Which IIM Has the Lowest CAT Cutoff in 2025? Expected Cutoffs for All Categories

Which IIM Has the Lowest CAT Cutoff in 2025? Expected Cutoffs for All Categories

Team Careers360Updated on 20 Nov 2025, 05:47 PM IST

Which IIM Has Lowest Cut Off? - IIMs have a high CAT cutoff for admission to their MBA/PGDM programs for candidates. IIMs have a sectional CAT cut-off which a candidate must clear to become eligible to apply. The cut-off percentile for the general category in the IIMS is known to have a very competitive process of admission based on the CAT. The CAT cutoffs usually are at a higher percentile, close to 100%. Therefore, candidates often turn to IIMs having a lower cutoff to maximise their chances of getting into the prestigious IIM. There are several IIMs with a lower cutoff as compared to the others. However, the sectional cutoff criteria also apply.

Which IIM Has the Lowest CAT Cutoff in 2025? Expected Cutoffs for All Categories
Which IIM has the lowest cutoff?

IIM With the Lowest Cut Off 2025 (Expected)

A few IIMs like IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, and IIM Nagpur are among the IIMs with the lowest CAT cutoffs. The qualifying CAT cutoff for these IIMs ranges between 50 to 70, depending on the category of a candidate. The IIMs with the lowest cutoffs are mentioned in the table below.

IIM with lowest cutoff

CAT cutoff for General

CAT cutoff for SC

CAT cutoff for ST

CAT cutoff for OBC

IIM Shillong

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50

82

IIM Sirmaur

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54

40

74

IIM Vizag

82+

50+

40+

72+

IIM Udaipur

94+

60+

40+

77+

IIM Rohtak

97+

60+

40+

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IIM Nagpur

94+

60+0

40+

77+

IIM Ranchi

94+

60+

40+

77+

Check out: IIM CAT Cut Off (GEM/OBC/SC/ST) for MBA/PGDM/PGPM

Non-IIM Colleges With Lowest Cutoff

Other than IIMs also, there are colleges with low cutoffs for their MBA/PGDM courses. Only a few of them might have reservations or cutoff relaxation for different categories. The CAT cutoff for non-IIM MBA/ PGDM colleges is provided in the table below.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Which IIM has no sectional cut-off?
A:

IIM Rohtak is the only IIM that does not have a sectional cut-off, meaning you only need to meet the overall CAT percentile to be considered for MBA admission. 

Q: Which is the hardest IIM to get into?
A:

The hardest IIMs to get into are the top tier IIMs IIM A, B, and C (IIM AhmedabadIIM Bangalore, and IIM Calcutta). The CAT cutoffs for all categories are the highest for these IIMs along with a lower acceptance rate among the other IIMs.

Q: Which IIM has no sectional cut-off?
A:

IIM Rohtak is the only IIM that does not have a sectional cut-off, meaning you only need to meet the overall CAT percentile to be considered for MBA admission. 

Q: Which IIM has least cutoff?
A:

A few IIMs like IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Nagpur, and IIM SIrmaur are among the IIMs with the lowest CAT Cut offs. Going by trends, the qualifying CAT cutoff for these IIMs ranges between 50 to 70 percentile depending on the category of candidate. 

Q: Which IIM has the lowest CAT cut-off?
A:

There are several IIMs that require a lower CAT cutoff such as IIM Nagpur, IIM Shillong, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Ranchi etc. Candidates with a low CAT score can apply to the MBA/PGDM programs of these IIMs for a better chance of getting accepted.

Q: Can I get IIM with the 95 percentile?
A:

With 95 percentile candidates can apply for IIMs like II Trichy, IIM Vizag etc. The cutoff will vary for different reserved categories. At 95 percentile a few good non-IIM colleges with great placement record can also be aimed for.

Q: Which is the easiest IIM to get into?
A:

Generally lower tier IIMs are easier to get if a candidate has a weaker overall application profile. IIMs such as IIM Shillong, IIM Nagpur, IIM Rohtak, and IIM Bodh Gaya are a few to name when it comes to easier IIMs to get into. IIM Rohtak does not has any sectional cutoff criteria.

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Hello there,

Yes, you should surely give a try. Your score and being Non-Engineer gives you an edge. The previous trends shows that cutoff typically hovers around 75-84 for EWS category. Therefore you must give a try.

NIBM  gives proper weightage to academics as well, therefore your 8\8\8 would work

HELLO,

With an overall 98.54 percentile ( QA/DILR 97.55, VARC 94.89) and strong academics 9/9/0, you have a good profile. As a B.Tech candidate you can expect calls from :-

  • IIM Shillong
  • IIM Udaipur
  • IIM Trichy
  • IIM Ranchi
  • IIM Raipur
  • IIM Kashipur
  • IIM Nagpur
  • IIM Indore is Boderline

Hope this

Hello there,

The IIMs you should expect are listed below:

  • A 90-100% chance: IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Shillong, IIM Mumbai, and all CAP IIMs( Udaipur, Trichy, Ranchi, etc.).
  • A 50-70% CHANCE: IIM Calcutta and SPJIMR.
  • A very competitive chance, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore

Your biotech background

Hello there,

With a 70 percentile it is not easy to make it in the IMT Hyderabad because the cutoff usually reaches 85-90+ for general category, even IMT Nagpur has low chances since the cutoff usually reaches 75-85. However, IMI Kolkata, is your safe option, since the cutoff is around

Hello aspirant,

Your kid has a good profile even in the general category with a BTech from IIT Delhi, three years of excellent job experience in a leading industry, and a 96 percentile in the CAT. He has a strong chance at reputable MBA schools like IIM Shillong, IIM Udaipur,