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.
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 |
--- | --- | 50 | 82 | |
--- | 54 | 40 | 74 | |
82+ | 50+ | 40+ | 72+ | |
94+ | 60+ | 40+ | 77+ | |
97+ | 60+ | 40+ | --- | |
94+ | 60+0 | 40+ | 77+ | |
94+ | 60+ | 40+ | 77+ |
Check out: IIM CAT Cut Off (GEM/OBC/SC/ST) for MBA/PGDM/PGPM
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The hardest IIMs to get into are the top tier IIMs IIM A, B, and C (IIM Ahmedabad, IIM 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.
On Question asked by student community
with this percentile, you can get into tier 2 or tier 3 college, the list of the few notable college is given below-
1) FLAME university, Pune
2) AIMS institute, Bangalore
3) Doon business school, Dehradun
4) Christ university, Bangalore
5) NIT Trichy
6) KIIT school of management, Bhuvneshwar
A CAT percentile of 99.64 is an excellent score and definitely places you in a strong position for top IIM calls, including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Calcutta. However, admission to these institutes is not based on CAT score alone. Each of these IIMs follows a holistic selection process
HELLO,
With a 74 percentile in CAT ,EWS category and 8/8/7 academics , you are in good spot for many non IIM colleges like :-
1.BIMTECH
2.AIM DELHI
3.AMITY GROUP
4.IMT
5.IMT NAGPUR
6.SDM IMD
7.Great Lakes (GLIM) Institute of Management
8.Alliance University
9.IBS Business School
10. Institute of Management,
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 :-
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