CAT Cut-off

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a prestigious national entrance exam conducted annually by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission into their MBA programs. Held on the last Sunday of November, the exam is administered in three time slots across more than 170 cities. There are 21 IIMs in total, comprising 7 established IIMs and 14 newer or "baby" IIMs. While the older IIMs use the CAT application form as both an exam and admission application, the newer and baby IIMs follow the Common Admission Process (CAP) to shortlist candidates for admission.

CAT Expected Cut-off

Approx. cut-off percentiles Gen.

Institutes

94+

FMS, MDI-G, IISc-B, JBIMS, IIM-RH, IIM-RN, IIT-R

90+ (includes profile-based)

IIM-I, IIM-T, IIM-J, IIM-RP, IIM-KS, IIM-U, IIM-Sam, IIM-Srm, IIM-BG, IIT-B, IIT-D, IIT-KH, IMT-G, IMT-D

80+ (includes profile-based)

IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-L, IIM-K, IIM-N, IIM-V, IIM-Asr, SPJIMR, NITIE, IIT-KN, KJSIMSR

80+

DU, MDI-M, UBS-CHD, IMI-D, IMT-N, GLIM, FSM, IRMA, TAPMI, NIRMA, WIMDR-M, IIFM, LBSIM, LIBA, MICA, BIM

70+

IMT-H, BIMTECH, MISB, IFMR