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    IIT Kanpur MBA Cutoff 2026 (Expected): CAT Percentile, DoMS Admission & Selection Process

    IIT Kanpur MBA Cutoff 2026 (Expected): CAT Percentile, DoMS Admission & Selection Process

    Team Careers360Updated on 30 Jan 2026, 02:52 PM IST

    IIT Kanpur MBA cut off 2026 is available on the official website. As per IIT Kanpur MBA cutoff, candidates belonging to the general, EWS, and NC-OBC category need to secure at least 80 percentile in CAT, and for the reserved category, the IIT Kanpur CAT cutoff is 55+ percentile. The detailed IIT Kanpur MBA CAT cut off marking criteria is available on the official website, iitk.ac.in/doms. The factors that determine the IIT Kanpur MBA Cut off include the difficulty level of the CAT exam, the number of candidates appearing in the exam, the reservation policy, and previous trends. Read this article to know more about the IIT Kanpur MBA CAT percentile, MBA courses and selection process.

    This Story also Contains

    1. IIT Kanpur MBA CAT 2025 Cut off
    2. IIT Kanpur CAT Cutoff 2025
    3. IIT Kanpur CAT Cutoff: Previous Years (2024 vs 2023 vs 2022)
    4. IIT Kanpur MBA admission 2026
    5. IIT Kanpur MBA Courses 2026
    6. IIT Kanpur MBA Placements
    IIT Kanpur MBA Cutoff 2026 (Expected): CAT Percentile, DoMS Admission & Selection Process
    IIT Kanpur MBA CAT Cutoff

    IIT Kanpur MBA CAT 2025 Cut off

    Candidates who wish to apply for the IIT Kanpur MBA admission must meet the overall CAT cutoff percentile. Based on CAT scores and eligibility criteria, candidates are shortlisted for the next round of the selection process. The IIT Kanpur MBA final merit list will be prepared after the interview round based on the CAT 2025 score, previous academic performance, work experience, and performance in the interview. Applicants are not required to fulfil the sectional-wise cutoff in the CAT entrance exam.

    IIT Kanpur CAT Cutoff 2025

    CategoryCAT 2025 cutoff percentile
    General80+
    EWS80+
    OBC-NCL80+
    SC55+
    ST55+
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    IIT Kanpur CAT Cutoff: Previous Years (2024 vs 2023 vs 2022)

    IIT Kanpur will release the CAT Cutoff for MBA admission 2026-28. The category-wise IIT Kanpur cutoff for MBA admission for 2024, 2023 and 2022 is provided below.

    IIT Kanpur CAT Cut off

    Category

    IIT Kanpur MBA Cutoff 2024

    IIT Kanpur MBA Cutoff 2023

    IIT Kanpur MBA Cut Off Percentile 2022

    General

    80

    80

    85

    EWS

    80

    80

    85

    OBC-NCL

    80

    80

    85

    SC

    55

    55

    75

    ST

    55

    55

    75

    IIT Kanpur MBA admission 2026

    The IIT Kanpur MBA selection process includes 4 steps. Candidates can go through the below steps to understand how to get MBA admission at IIT Kanpur.

    • Stage 1: MBA Aspirants who fulfil the MBA eligibility criteria can fill out the IIT Kanpur application form available on the official website, iitk.ac.in
    • Stage 2: Shortlist candidates based on their CAT scores and other norms.
    • Stage 3: IIT Kanpur MBA shortlisted candidates must attend the GD and personal interview round on the specified date and time.
    • Stage 4: The IIT Kanpur final list is released based on the performance in all selection rounds, CAT score, academic performance, and work experience.
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    IIT Kanpur MBA Courses 2026

    The candidates listed in the IIT Kanpur MBA final list can choose any of the MBA specialisations mentioned below. The IIT Kanpur MBA course fee and the eligibility to apply for the MBA admission are given below.

    IIT Kanpur MBA Programmes

    Course Fee

    IIT Kanpur MBA Eligibility Criteria

    MBA in Marketing management

    Rs. 7 lakhs

    Candidate must have passed bachelor’s degree in relevant field from an approved university with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks (50% for reserved category)


    A valid CAT score.

    MBA in Accounting and Finance

    MBA in Operations Management

    MBA in Human Resources

    MBA in Business Analytics

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    IIT Kanpur MBA Placements

    IIT Kanpur has made a 26.8% increase in the average salary packages offered to the students in final placement. Many of the IIT Kanpur MBA graduates got placed in various sectors such as Finance, IT, Marketing, Analytics, Operations and Human resources. Around 500 companies have recruited MBA graduates in the recent IIT Kanpur placements.

    Previous year IIT Kanpur MBA Placement Statistics

    Particulars

    IT Kanpur MBA Salary Packages

    IIT Kanpur Highest Package

    Rs 12.64 LPA

    IIT Kanpur MBA Average Package

    Rs 10.42 LPA

    IIT Kanpur MBA Lowest Package

    Rs 9.86 LPA

    IIT Kanpur Recruiters

    HDFC Bank

    HSBC

    Bajaj Finserv Ltd

    Yes Bank

    Infosys

    Accenture

    Cognizant

    Mu Sigma

    LAVA

    ICICI Bank

    Repos Energy

    Lera Technologies

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the cutoff for MBA from IIT Kanpur?
    A:

    The IIT Kanpur MBA CAT Cutoff requires candidates to apply for the MBA course is about 80 overall percentile.

    Q: Does IIT Kanpur consider the CAT sectional-wise cutoffs for shortlisting?
    A:

    No, The shortlist is prepared based only on the IIT Kanpur MBA cutoff overall percentile.

    Q: How can I get MBA at DOMS IIT Kanpur?
    A:

    IIT Kanpur MBA admission is made based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the CAT exam, performance in the interview and previous academic background. The final composite score is calculated based on below marking scheme.

    Parameters

    Weightage

    CAT 2024 Score

    20%

    Academic Performance 

    20%

    Work Experience

    10%

    Group Discussion

    20%

    Personal Interview

    30%

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