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Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and other top Bschools in India select the candidates for their management courses based on the score achieved in the CAT exam 2024. Applicants who meet the CAT 2024 cut off for IIMs and top MBA colleges and other eligibility criteria will be shortlisted for the further rounds of selection procedure. IIM cut off 2024 category wise varies every year based on some factors discussed below. Read the careers360 article to know the expected IIM cut off 2024 and other best MBA colleges in India. IIM Calcutta announced CAT 2024 result in December 19.
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Some of the highlights regarding the expected IIM cutoff 2024 and CAT cutoff of other colleges are listed here:
List of Colleges: CAT Cut Off Percentile
All the 21 IIMs offer MBA/PGDM/PGP admission by accepting the IIM CAT cutoff for MBA. To get shortlisted in the IIM selection process, applicants must attain a valid score in the CAT exam 2024 and meet the CAT cutoff percentile to participate in the written test, GD and interview rounds. See the table below to know the expected CAT 2024 cutoff for IIMs for MBA admission.
List of IIMs | CAT Percentile for IIM (Expected) | IIM NIRF Rank 2024 |
99-100 | 1 | |
99-100 | 2 | |
99 | 5 | |
97+ | 7 | |
97+ | 8 | |
97 to 98 | 3 | |
95+ | 47 | |
95+ | 31 | |
95+ | 50 | |
94 | 27 | |
94 | 14 | |
94 | 17 | |
94 | 23 | |
92 | 26 | |
92 | 22 | |
92 | 33 | |
90 | 24 | |
95 | 57 | |
95 | 12 | |
97 | 6 | |
90 | 42 |
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Around 8 IITs provide management courses for the CAT-qualified candidates. The candidates who fulfil the CAT cutoff scores will be called for the written test, GD, and PI round for the final IIT MBA admission process. The CAT cutoff for IIT MBA admission is mentioned below.
List of IITs | CAT 2024 Cutoff (Expected) |
94.6 Percentile | |
90 Percentile | |
95 Percentile | |
98+ Percentile | |
99+ Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
IIT-ISM Dhanbad CAT cut off | 80 Percentile |
| IIT Jodhpur CAT cut off | 80 Percentile |
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Apart from IIMs, other private B-schools also offer MBA admission based on the CAT cutoff marks. The expected CAT cutoff percentile required to shortlist for the further MBA admission procedure is mentioned in the table below.
List of CAT Accepting Colleges | CAT 2024 Cutoff (Expected) |
FMS | 98.20 Percentile |
94 Percentile | |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai CAT cut off | 90+ Percentile |
90+ Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile | |
90+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile |
Every college accepting CAT scores for MBA/PGDM/PGP admission releases the CAT cutoff marks every year after the release of the CAT results. The candidates who meet the CAT cutoff marks will be shortlisted for the further MBA selection process. Some of the factors affecting the CAT cutoff for MBA seats include:
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The table below shows the expected sectional-wise and overall CAT cutoff scores for 2024.
CAT Percentile | Score VARC | Score DILR | Score QA | Overall Score |
99.5 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 86 |
99 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 74 |
95 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 52 |
90 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 42 |
80 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
70 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
Here we have listed last year's IIM CAP category-wise cutoff.
| Category | VARC Cutoff 2023 | DILR Cutoff 2023 | QA Cut off 2023 | Overall CAT Cutoff 2023 |
| General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
| NC-OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
| EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
| ST | 25 | 32 | 32.5 | 40 |
| SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
| DAP | 25 | 32 | 32.5 | 40 |
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Hi there,
The minimum eligibility criteria for a general candidate to receive a call from IIM Sambalpur are as follows:
VARC: 65%ile
QUANTS: 65%ile
LRDI: 65%ile
Overall: 90%tile
Keep practising and aim to improve your score. You can also focus on other management exams where you may secure a strong
Hi there,
With a B.tech in industrial engineering from IIT Roorkee and a CAT 2025 score of 98.89 percentile and strong sectionals your profile is solid for top B-schools. For the top IIMs like Ahmedabad and Bangalore, calls for engineers usually go to candidates with near perfect percentiles. Your score
Hello,
The IIT Guwahati cutoff for SC and EWS categories depends on the branch, year, and JoSAA counselling round, but you can get a general idea from recent trends.
For the SC category, closing ranks usually range from 4,000 to 9,000 for popular branches like CSE, ECE, and Mechanical, while
with this percentile, you can get into tier 2 or tier 3 college, the list of the few notable college is given below-
1) FLAME university, Pune
2) AIMS institute, Bangalore
3) Doon business school, Dehradun
4) Christ university, Bangalore
5) NIT Trichy
6) KIIT school of management, Bhuvneshwar
A CAT percentile of 99.64 is an excellent score and definitely places you in a strong position for top IIM calls, including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Calcutta. However, admission to these institutes is not based on CAT score alone. Each of these IIMs follows a holistic selection process
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