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

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

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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 results, 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.

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 approximately: 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 total fee of MICA Ahmedabad?
A:

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

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: How difficult is MICAT?
A:

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

Q: Does MICAT have GK?
A:

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

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

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

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MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad) is a top marketing institute, but public data about it and MICAT is limited. MICA shares mainly important information like admission rules, application process, and exam schedules. Detailed past exam data or cut-offs are not usually published to protect privacy and maintain exam integrity.

For accurate information, visit the official MICA website or contact their admissions office. Alumni can also give useful insights.

https://www.mica.ac.in/


Admission to MICA's PGDM and PGDM-C programs involves a multi-stage selection process. The final composite score is calculated with the following weightage:

  • CAT/ XAT/ GMAT - 35%
  • MICAT - 25%
  • GE (Group Exercise) - 10%
  • PI - 20%
  • Academic performance (10th, 12th, Graduation) - 5%
  • Extra- curricular - 5%

Your XAT score is 73, performing exceptionally well in MICAT can enhance your chances of being shortlisted for the GE and PI rounds. Specific score requirements for MICAT are not publicly disclosed, focusing on thorough preparation and aiming for high performance in each section will strengthen your application.

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GMAT is graduate management admission test which is conducted by GMAC for admission of MBA in many countries, the eligibility criteria regarding this is as follows;

Candidates needs to be 18 years old or above,

Pass bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university, those in the final year or working professionals too are eligible to apply,

Should have a valid passport,

As the exam is conducted in English, hence proficiency in the same language is required as well,

Candidate can take maximum of five attempts in a year, and overall 8 attempts for lifetime, and there has to be a gap of 16 days prior to retaking the exam,

Colleges in India accepting GMAT scores are as follows;

  • SPJIMR Mumbai
  • IMT Ghaziabad
  • IMI New Delhi
  • Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB)
  • Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
  • T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal
  • K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai
  • Goa Institute of Management (GIM) Goa
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management
  • FORE School of Management, New Delhi
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
  • BIMTECH Greater Noida
  • MICA Ahmedabad
  • IFIM Business School, Bangalore
  • SOIL-School of Business Design, Gurgaon

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SNAP is conducted for 60 minutes in MCQs format, each question consists of one mark, there is deduction of 0.25 marks for each incorrect attempt, the following sections are included in the entrance test:-

  • General English
  • Analytical & Logical Reasoning
  • Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

The colleges accepting scores of SNAP are listed below;

  • Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Pune
  • Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pimpri-Chinchwad
  • Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune
  • Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune,
  • Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore
  • Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Pune,
  • Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Rangareddy,
  • Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance, Pune
  • LM Thapar School of Management, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi
  • Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune,
  • Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik,
  • Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Management, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research Pune,
  • Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication Pune,
  • Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore,
  • Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences, Lavale,
  • Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management, Lavale
  • Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School, Lucknow
  • Symbiosis School of Media and Communication
  • Bangalore
  • Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,, Nagpur
  • Om Bio Science and Management College, Haridwar Roorkee

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CMAT is conducted for 180 minutes, and additional 30 minutes is allotted for optional section, there are total of five sections(one is optional) and each one consists of 25 questions for 100 marks as mentioned below-

  • Quantitative techniques and data interpretation
  • Logical reasoning
  • General awareness
  • Language comprehension
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship (optional)

for each correct answer four marks are awarded and in case of each incorrect attempt one mark is deduced,

The selection process mainly consists of three rounds:-

Written Ability Test,

Group Discussion, and

Personal Interview

Some of the top colleges offering admission for MBA Programme through CMAT are mentioned below-

  • JBIMS, Mumbai
  • SIMSREE, Mumbai
  • KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
  • Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
  • University of Pune, Department of Management Sciences
  • Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
  • Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
  • Goa Institute of Management
  • Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
  • Amity University, Noida
  • Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida

Explore more detailed information about the complete list of colleges offering MBA through CMAT at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-b-schools-accepting-cmat-scores

The list of colleges accepting scores of NMAT are as follows;

  • SPJIMR, Mumbai
  • School of Business Management SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai

  • VIT Business School Vellore,
  • IBS Business School Hyderabad,
  • K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
  • ITM Business School Navi Mumbai
  • Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
  • GITAM Hyderabad Business School Hyderabad,
  • GITAM Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
  • Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
  • Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai,
  • Amity Business School Noida,
  • Goa Institute of Management Poriem,
  • Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
  • ISBR Business School Bangalore
  • Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Hyderabad,
  • Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University
  • Centre for Management Studies, Jain University, Bangalore
  • Bangalore, Karnataka
  • Bennett University, Greater Noida
  • Jindal Global Business School, Sonipat,
  • IIHMR University, Jaipur
  • Amity University, Mumbai
  • Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
  • Galgotias University, Greater Noida
  • BML Munjal University, Gurgaon
  • Chitkara Business School, Patiala
  • Woxsen University Hyderabad - Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad,
  • School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar
  • Amity University, Noida
  • School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun

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Hey!

On February 17, 2022, MICA, Ahmedabad, announced the MICAT 2022 result for phase 2 on mica.ac.in. Using their login credentials, candidates may check the MICAT 2022 phase 2 result. MICAT result 2022 has been emailed to applicants' registered email addresses, and students who took the entrance exam can now verify their qualifying status.

To check the result, follow the below mentioned steps:

Visit MICA Ahmedabad's main website at mica.ac.in.

Select "MICAT 1 Result" from the drop-down menu.

On the screen, a candidate login window will display.

Click the "Login" tab after entering the user ID and password.

Download the MICAT scorecard 2022 and check your qualifying status.

For further information, check out the link provided below.

https://media.careers360.com/articles/micat-result