LBSIM CAT cut off to apply for the PGDM courses is expected to be around 80 to 85 percentile. LBSIM Delhi releases the PGDM course-wise cutoff marks every year. MBA aspirants who wish to join the PGDM courses can check the LBSIM CAT cutoff marks after the release of CAT results. The LBSIM CAT percentile will be available on the official website, lbsim.ac.in, once the results of the CAT 2025 are out. Some of the factors determining the LBSIM CAT cut-off marks are the availability of the seats, the total number of applicants, the difficulty level of the exam, and the reservation policy. Read this article to know about the expected LBSIM CAT cut-off 2025 and the previous year’s LBSIM cut-off trends.
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The Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, releases the CAT marks for LBSIM courses every year. The institute declares the LBSIM CAT cut-off required for each LBSIM course. Check out the table to know the expected CAT cutoff to get LBSIM PGDM admission.
LBSIM PGDM Courses | LBSIM CAT Cut-off Score |
General | 83 – 85% |
Financial Management | 80 – 82% |
Research & Business Analytics | 76 – 78% |
E-Business | 70% |
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science | 70% |
The expected cutoff marks required in one of the MBA entrance examinations, like CAT/XAT/GMAT, to apply for the LBSIM PGDM admissions 2026 are mentioned in the table below.
Accepted Entrance Exams | Expected LBSIM Cut off marks for PGDM |
LBSIM CAT cut off 2025 | 80-85 Percentile |
XAT 2026 | 80-85 Percentile |
GMAT | 630+ score |
Candidates can go through the tables below to know the previous year's LBSIM cutoff marks for 2023 and 2022.
Entrance Exams | LBSIM Cut off 2024 | LBSIM Cut off 2023 |
LBSIM CAT cut off | 80-85 Percentile | 80-85 Percentile |
XAT | 80-85 Percentile | 80-85 Percentile |
GMAT | 600+ score | 600+ score |
Know about: Entrance Exams Accepted by LBSIM and How to Apply
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, provides 2-year full-time PGDM programmes based on CAT/XAT/GMAT scores, followed by GD or PI rounds. The LBSIM Delhi course fee comes to around Rs. 17.25 lakhs.
LBSIM Courses | Seats | Eligibility Criteria |
180 | Graduate in any discipline with 50% marks from an approved university and a valid XAT/ GMAT/ CAT score. | |
60 | ||
60 | ||
30 | ||
30 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, offers PGDM admission to candidates who meet the LBSIM eligibility requirements and who secured an acceptable score in the CAT/ XAT/ GMAT exam. They will be called for the group discussion and interview rounds for final selection. As per the LBSIM admission criteria, 60% of marks are assigned as CAT entrance exam weightage and 40% of marks are based on professional experience and educational qualifications to release the shortlist.
Follow these steps to fill out the LBSIM application form for PGDM admissions.
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The LBSIM Delhi has made 85% of campus placements from the batch 2022-24, with the LBSIM's highest salary package of Rs. 16.67 LPA. Meanwhile, the LBSIM average salary package received was Rs 12 LPA. Around 161 recruiters from various sectors like Research and Consultancy, IT/ITES and BFSI attended the LBSIM placements recently.
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