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IISWBM CAT Cutoff for the MBA courses for the academic session 2025-2027 will be released after the declaration of the CAT result. The IISWBM CAT Cutoff is expected to be around the 70 percentile mark. The CAT Cutoff required for IISWBM MBA admission will likely vary per the reservation criteria for candidates from certain categories. The candidates clearing the IISWBM CAT Cutoff will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds which the institute conducts. IISWBM admission to the MBA programme has been started and eligible candidates can complete the registration before IISWBM application form 2024 last date, ie. December 20, 2024.
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Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata offers various MBA specializations like financial management, human resource management, public systems management, Marketing management, and Production and Operations Management.
The IISWBM CAT Cutoff will depend on factors like the difficulty level of the CAT 2024, total qualifying candidates, normalization of scores, seats available, and reservation criteria. The expected IISWBM CAT cutoff based on the factors stated above for different IISWBM courses is provided in the table given below.
Course | IISWBM CAT Cutoff 2024 (Expected) |
MBA Financial Management | 70+ |
MBA Human Resource Management | 70+ |
MBA Public Systems Management | 70+ |
MBA Marketing Management | 70+ |
MBA Production and Operations Management | 70+ |
The CAT sectional cutoff is mandatory for the applying candidates to clear. The sectional IISWBM CAT cutoff for each CAT exam section is given in the table below.
CAT Exam Section | IISWBM Sectional Cutoff |
VARC | 50.35 |
DILR | 50.35 |
QA | 50.35 |
Total | 70 |
The IISWBM CAT cutoff trends indicate the cutoff to remain unchanged. The candidates can check out the IISWBM CAT Cutoff for previous years mentioned in the table below.
Course | IISWBM CAT Cutoff 2023 | IISWBM CAT Cutoff 2022 | IISWBM CAT Cutoff 2021 |
MBA Financial Management | 75 | 75 | 75 |
MBA Human Resource Management | 75 | 75 | 75 |
MBA Public Systems Management | 75 | 75 | 75 |
MBA Marketing Management | 75 | 75 | 75 |
MBA Production and Operations Management | 75 | 75 | 75 |
IISWBM eligibility criteria to apply for the MBA programme is to have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field from an approved university. The selection criteria for the shortlisted applicants based on the IISWBM CAT exam Cutoff consists of Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds. The performance of candidates in both rounds is considered for final selection. A final merit list is released after considering the performance of candidates in both rounds and other parameters like past academic performance, work experience, and other relevant achievements. Shortlisted candidates in the final merit list must pay the IIISWBM Kolkata admission fee and verify their documents for final admissions.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CAT score required for admission to IISWBM MBA courses is around 70 percentile after normalization. Candidates with a CAT percentile of more than 70 can apply to the IISWBM through an online application via the institute’s official website.
The highest package at IISWBM is approximately Rs. 18 lakhs per annum. The average package is around Rs. 9 lakhs per annum. The median package is around Rs. 10.5 lakhs per annum.
The fees for IISWBM vary as per the MBA program preferred by the candidate. The fee for an MBA ranges from Rs. 6.2 lakhs to Rs. 8.3 lakhs. The fee is to be paid over the course of four semesters.
Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in any stream with 50% marks (45% for reserved category) or equivalent CGPA are eligible for applying to IISWBM given they clear the prescribed IISWBM CAT cutoff.
On Question asked by student community
Yes, you can fill the CAT form even if you currently have a backlog. CAT eligibility requires you to be in your final year of graduation or already graduated backlogs don’t stop you from applying.
While filling the form:
Enter the aggregate percentage/CGPA of marks you have obtained up to the latest semester for which results are declared (in your case till 4th semester).
There will be an option to mention that you have a backlog.
If you clear the backlog later, you’ll just need to show the updated marks during admission.
Hello Aspirant,
Yes, you can apply for the CAT exam as a final-year student. You must declare your backlog on the online application form. You do not write about it on the final-year student certificate; that document is to certify your enrollment status. You must clear all backlogs before the final admission process to any MBA college.
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You can find the last 5 year questions of DILR for CAT at Careers360 website. Moreover, you can find the previous year papers of all the subjects i.e. DILR, Quants and VARC. I am attaching the link through which you would be able to access the same.
Here's the link:
CAT Previous Year Papers by CAREERS360
Sample paper of DILR:
CAT Sample Paper (DILR) by CAREERS360
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