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    IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025: Category-wise & Section-wise Cutoffs for MBA Admission 2026-28

    IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025: Category-wise & Section-wise Cutoffs for MBA Admission 2026-28

    Malvika ChawlaUpdated on 02 Jan 2026, 05:10 PM IST

    IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025 - IIM Calcutta is said to be one of the most prominent IIMs in India and will required the IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 cutoff for MBA admission 2026-28. Going by past-year trends, it is expected that IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 would be between 84-86 for the General category. Whereas, the SC/ST CAT 2025 cutoff for the IIM Calcutta would remain in the range of 69-71/64-66, respectively. Continue reading this article to find the expected IIM Calcutta 2025 CAT cutoffs as well as the IIM Calcutta section-wise CAT 2025 cutoff.

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    1. IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025 (Expected)
    2. Read More: Top 10 IIM CAT 2025 Cutoff| IIM admissions 2026.
    3. IIM Calcutta CAT 2024 Cutoff
    4. IIM Calcutta CAT 2023 Cutoff
    5. IIM Calcutta PI Call Cutoff Composite Score for 2023, 2024 & 2025
    6. IIM Calcutta 2025 Shortlisting Criteria for PI-WAT
    7. IIM Calcutta 2025 Final Selection Criteria
    IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025: Category-wise & Section-wise Cutoffs for MBA Admission 2026-28
    IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 Cutoff

    IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    All candidates who appeared for the CAT 2025 exam for MBA admission 2026-28 can go through the table below, which mentions the expected IIM Calcutta CAT cutoff 2025.

    Category

    Section I


    Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

    Section II


    Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

    Section III


    Quantitative Ability (QA)

    Overall Percentile

    OPEN

    79-81

    79-81

    74-76

    84-86

    EWS

    69-71

    64-66

    64-66

    74-76

    NC-OBC

    69-71

    64-66

    64-66

    74-76

    SC

    64-66

    59-61

    59-61

    69-71

    ST

    54-56

    54-56

    54-56

    64-66

    PwD

    44-46

    44-46

    44-46

    55-65

    IIM Calcutta CAT 2024 Cutoff

    According to the IIM Calcutta CAT 2024 cutoff for MBA admission to 2025-27, the overall percentile was 85 for the General category. Whereas, it was 75 percentile for both EWS and NC-OBC categories. Check out the table below for the complete IIM Calcutta CAT cutoff 2024.

    Category

    Section - 1
    Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

    Section- 2
    Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

    Section -3
    Quantitative Ability

    Overall Percentile

    OPEN

    ≥80

    ≥80

    ≥75

    ≥85

    EWS

    ≥70

    ≥65

    ≥65

    ≥75

    NC-OBC

    ≥70

    ≥65

    ≥65

    ≥75

    SC

    ≥65

    ≥60

    ≥60

    ≥70

    ST

    ≥55

    ≥55

    ≥55

    ≥65

    PwD

    ≥45

    ≥45

    ≥45

    ≥65

    IIM Calcutta CAT 2023 Cutoff

    Take a look at the following table on the IIM Calcutta CAT 2023 cutoff, which was needed for MBA admission 2024-26.

    Category

    Section I


    Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

    Section II


    Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

    Section III


    Quantitative Ability (QA)

    Overall Percentile

    OPEN

    ≥80

    ≥80

    ≥75

    ≥85

    EWS

    ≥70

    ≥65

    ≥65

    ≥75

    NC-OBC

    ≥70

    ≥65

    ≥65

    ≥75

    SC

    ≥65

    ≥60

    ≥60

    ≥70

    ST

    ≥55

    ≥55

    ≥55

    ≥65

    PwD

    ≥45

    ≥45

    ≥45

    ≥55

    IIM Calcutta PI Call Cutoff Composite Score for 2023, 2024 & 2025

    Below mentioned is the previous year’s IIM Calcutta CAT category-wise composite score, which was used for shortlisting for the interview round.

    Category

    General

    EWS

    NC-OBC

    SC

    ST

    2026-28 (Expected)

    50-56

    47-50

    43-49

    38-43

    33-36

    2025-27

    56.107

    51.01

    48.735

    42.305

    36.508

    2024-26

    51.3

    46.95

    44.775

    38.714

    33.915

    IIM Calcutta 2025 Shortlisting Criteria for PI-WAT

    All candidates must understand that IIM Calcutta uses a composite score–based shortlisting process for calling candidates for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Unlike some other IIMs, work experience is NOT considered at the PI shortlisting stage by IIM Calcutta.

    The following table mentions the IIM Calcutta Weightage for PI Shortlisting 2025

    Parameters

    Weight

    Method of Calculation

    CAT 2025 Score

    56

    (A/B) x 56

    Class 10 Marks

    10

    Class 12 Marks

    15

    Gender Diversity factor

    4

    4 points will be awarded for female and transgender candidates only.

    Total

    85

    A = Candidate’s CAT 2025 Total Overall Scaled Score & B = Maximum possible CAT 2025 Total Overall Scaled Score


    All candidates must note that IIM Calculata has a highly inclusive academic environment and welcomes LGBTQ+ candidates as well.

    IIM Calcutta 2025 Final Selection Criteria

    All candidates who have appeared for the WAT-PI round and have cleared it will have a composite score for final selection derived using the parameters mentioned below. This composite score will be used for the preparation of the category-wise merit list.

    Parameters

    Weights

    CAT 2025 Score

    30

    Personal Interview (PI)

    48

    Writing Ability Test (WAT)

    08

    Points awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s and Master’s level for non-engineering degrees and professional qualifications as per Table 5.

    06

    Work Experience

    08

    Total

    100

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