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    MICAT Cutoff 2026: Expected Sectional Cutoff, Merit List & Selection Criteria

    MICAT Cutoff 2026: Expected Sectional Cutoff, Merit List & Selection Criteria

    Team Careers360Updated on 13 Feb 2026, 03:35 PM IST

    MICAT 2026 cutoff will be released by MICA Ahmedabad, but only the qualifying scores of the test takers, as it does not publish any fixed overall cutoff score. After the declaration of the MICAT 2026 result phase 2, scheduled to be released on February 28, 2026, the institute will release the merit list for the General Exercise (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. To get admission to MICA Ahmedabad, candidates must secure a minimum mark in the MICAT 2026 exam phase 2 held on February 13, 2026.

    This Story also Contains

    1. MICAT 2026 Cutoff (Expected)
    2. MICAT 2026 Merit List Cutoff: Shortlisting of Candidates for GE and PI
    3. MICAT 2026 Cutoff: Merit List Preparation
    4. Factors affecting MICA 2026 Cutoff
    MICAT Cutoff 2026: Expected Sectional Cutoff, Merit List & Selection Criteria
    MICAT Cutoff 2026: Expected Sectional Cutoff, Merit List & Selection Criteria

    For MICAT 2026 cutoff, the expected sectional cutoffs are around 8.5 to 12 marks out of 30 in Divergent and Convergent Thinking, 8 to 10 out of 25 in Verbal Ability, 6.5 to 7.5 out of 25 in Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation, and 5.5 to 6.5 out of 25 in General Awareness. MICA. To get more information about the MICA 2026 cutoff, read this article further.

    MICAT 2026 Cutoff (Expected)

    There is a certain number of marks that candidates need to achieve in every section to qualify for the MICAT 2026 cutoff. To qualify for the Divergent Convergent Thinking section, candidates need to secure at least 8.5 - 12 marks out of 30, and so on. Given below is the complete list of sectional MICAT 2026 cutoffs. Candidates who are interested in appearing for the MICA admission 2026 must check out the MICAT cutoff 2026, sectional-wise.

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    MICAT Section

    MICAT 2026 Cutoff

    Total Marks

    Divergent Convergent Thinking

    8.5 - 12

    30

    Quantitative Abilities and DI

    6.5 - 7.5

    25

    Verbal Ability

    8 - 10 marks

    25

    General Knowledge

    5.5 - 6.5 marks

    25

    MICAT 2026 Merit List Cutoff: Shortlisting of Candidates for GE and PI

    The GE & PI candidate list is prepared based on the composite score formula of 20% weightage of CAT/XAT/GMAT and 30% weightage of MICAT scores. Given below are all the factors that are considered while shortlisting candidates for the GE-PI round, as well as the weightage of all the factors that are considered while calculating the composite score.

    • Psychometric Test: The first section of MICAT( Psychometric Test) is the qualifying round. If a candidate fails that round, their application won’t be evaluated further.

    • CAT/XAT/GMAT Score Evaluation: After qualifying the psychometric test, candidates have their scores from CAT, XAT, or GMAT considered. MICA sets cutoffs for these exams to filter candidates.

    • MICAT Section Evaluation: Those who meet the CAT/XAT/GMAT cutoffs have their scores from Section C and Section B evaluated.

    • Composite Score: A composite score is calculated based on the performance from the relevant sections of MICAT and the CAT/XAT/GMAT scores.

    • GE & PI Shortlist: Candidates with the highest composite scores are then shortlisted for the Group Exercise (GE) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.

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    Parameters for calculating composite scores

    Weightage

    CAT/XAT/GMAT

    35

    MICAT Exam

    25

    Group Exercise

    10

    Personal Interview

    20

    Academic Performance

    Class 10th Marks

    1.75

    Class 12th Marks

    1.75

    Graduation Marks

    1.5

    Extracurricular, sports, academic diversity, gender diversity, etc

    5

    MICAT 2026 Cutoff: Merit List Preparation

    Candidates need to secure 3.5 out of 5 in the general exercise and 4 out of 5 in the interview round to clear the MICAT 2026 Cutoff and make it to the merit list. Check out the table below to know more about the MICAT merit List 2026.

    Section

    Merit List Cutoff

    General Exercise

    3.5 out of 5

    Personal Interview

    4 out of 5

    Factors affecting MICA 2026 Cutoff

    A few factors directly affecting MICA 2026 Cutoff scores are mentioned below:

    • Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam

    • Difficulty level of MICAT

    • MICA Ahmedabad cutoff trend of past years

    • Total number of seats available.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the application fee of MICA?
    A:

    MICA’s application fee for 2026 is Rs. 2100.

    Q: Does MICAT have GK?
    A:

    Yes, the MICAT exam does include the GK section in its exam.

    Q: How difficult is MICAT?
    A:

    The difficulty level of the MICAT exam is generally considered to be high. 

    Q: How much weightage is given to academic performance during the MICA selection process?
    A:

    5% weightage is assigned to academic performance during the MICA selection process. 

    Q: What is the total fee of MICA Ahmedabad?
    A:

    Rs. 28 Lakhs is the total tuition fee (including boarding and lodging) of MICA Ahmedabad.

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    • PI - 20%
    • Academic performance (10th, 12th, Graduation) - 5%
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