CAT Cut off 2022 (Out): Check Category-wise CAT 2022 Cut off for IIMs and Top MBA Colleges

Written BySachin Gupta Content Writer

CAT Cut off 2022: The qualifying CAT Cut off for IIM is released by the respective IIMs on their official websites for MBA admission 2023-25.

Overall CAT 2022 Cut off for IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta is 85 percentile for the GN category.
CAT Cut off 2022 for IIM Ahmedabad for general category is 80 percentile and for OBC, it is 75 percentile.

CAT Cut off for IIMs participating in CAT CAP counselling is 92 percentile for the GN category. This year, IIM CAP counselling will be conducted by IIM Udaipur.

CAT 2022 Cut Off

CAT Cut off 2022 for IIM (Qualifying)

Qualifying CAT 2022 Cut off is released by IIMs in their admission brochure. Candidates can check the detailed selection process and cut off for each of the 20 IIMs using the links given in the table below.

IIMs	QA Percentile	DILR Percentile	VARC Percentile	Overall CAT Percentile
IIM Ahmedabad CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	80
IIM Bangalore CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	75	75	80	85
IIM Calcutta CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	75	80	80	85
IIM Kozhikode CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	75	75	75	85
IIM Shillong CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	75	75	75	--
IIM Lucknow CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	85	85	85	90
IIM Indore CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	80	80	80	90
IIM Udaipur CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	92
IIM Amritsar CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	80	75	75	85
IIM Sirmaur CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	92
IIM Raipur CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	92
IIM Rohtak CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	-	-	-	95
IIM Kashipur CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	92
IIM Ranchi CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	92
IIM Trichy CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	92
IIM Bodh Gaya CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	92
IIM Nagpur CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Process	72	72	72	85
IIM Jammu CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	65	65	65	Male- 90 Female- 87
IIM Visakhapatnam CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria	70	70	70	80
IIM Sambalpur CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Process	Male- 70 Female- 65	Male- 70 Female- 65	Male- 70 Female- 65	Male- 92 Female- 80

Clearing the CAT Cut off does not guarantee a PI call from the IIM as many other factors are considered like past academic records, work experience, etc. Check CAT IIM Shortlist Criteria

For top non-IIMs like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and FMS Delhi, CAT Cut off 2022 is in the range of 90-99 percentile. Check CAT 2022 Cut for IITs
For other Non-IIMs like SPJIMR, MDI Gurgaon, and XIME, candidates can expect CAT Cut off to be between 90-95 percentile.

CAT 2022 aspirants can also use CAT 2022 College Predictor to get an idea about the colleges they can get admission to based on their CAT score and percentile.

Table of Contents

CAT Cut Off 2022
CAT 2022 Cut off for IIMs Category-wise
CAT 2022 Score vs Percentile
CAT Cut off 2021
CAT Cut off 2020
CAT Cut off 2019
CAT Cut Off 2018
CAT Cut off 2017
CAT Cut off 2016
CAT Cut off 2022 for IITs
Top Non-IIM B-Schools Accepting CAT Score
CAT 2022: IIM Admission & Selection Criteria
CAT 2022 College Predictor
Qualifying CAT Cut off vs Final CAT Cut off
Factors Affecting CAT Cut off
CAT Cut off 2022 FAQs

CAT Cut Off for Top IIMs

CAT Cut off 2022 Category-wise for IIMs

CAT Cut off 2022 category-wise are released by the respective IIMs on their admissions website. Candidates must go through the same to get insights into the minimum overall & sectional percentile score required for the respective categories.

IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut off 2022

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC-cum-transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC)	60	60	60	70
PwD (ST)	50	50	50	60

Read IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Bangalore CAT Cut off 2022

Category	Section-1 VARC	Section-2 DILR	Section-3 QA	CAT 2022 Overall percentile
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA percentile	DILR percentile	VARC percentile	Overall CAT 2022 percentile
General	≥75	≥80	≥80	≥85
NC-OBC	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
EWS	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
SC	≥60	≥60	≥65	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PWD	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65

Check IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria 2023-25

IIM Lucknow CAT Cut off 2022

Category	PGP				PGP-ABM and PGP-SM
Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Total	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
General	85	85	85	90	80	80	80	85
EWS	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
SC	55	55	55	70	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60
PWD	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60

Check IIM Lucknow Selection Criteria 2023-25

IIM Kozhikode CAT Cut off 2022

The minimum eligibility criteria for IIM Kozhikode MBA admission 2023-25 is tabulated below.

Category	Overall CAT 2022 percentile	Sectional CAT 2022 percentile	SSC/10th percentage	HSC/12Ith percentage
General	85	75	60	60
NC-OBC/EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/PwD	55	45	55	55

Read IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Indore CAT Cut off 2022

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General/EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	45	45	45	50
PWD	45	45	45	50

Read IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Udaipur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

Read IIM Udaipur Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Shillong CAT Cut off 2022

Category	VARC	DILR	QA
Differently Abled-DA (D)	50	50	50
ST (T)	50	50	50
SC (C)	60	60	60
EWS (E)	75	75	75
Other (OT)	75	75	75

IIM Amritsar CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall Percentile
General/ EWS	80	75	75	85
NC- OBC	65	60	60	75
SC	55	50	50	55
ST	35	35	35	40
PwD	35	35	35	40

IIM Rohtak CAT Cut off 2022

Category	Overall CAT Percentile
General	95
EWS	90
NC-OBC	78
SC	55
ST	30
DAP	30

IIM Visakhapatnam CAT Cut off 2022

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	70	70	70	80
EWS	63	63	63	72
NC-OBC	63	63	63	70
SC	40	40	40	45
ST	30	30	30	35
PwD	30	30	30	35

IIM Sirmaur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA Percentile	DILR Percentile	VARC Percentile	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Kashipur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Trichy CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Raipur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	50	50	50	70
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

IIM Sambalpur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General (Male)	70	70	70	92
General (Female)	65	65	65	80
EWS	50	50	50	70
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

*For candidates with a minimum work experience of 12 months, the overall CAT 2022 Cut off is 80 percentile and the sectional CAT Cut off is 65 percentile.

IIM Jammu CAT Cut off 2022

Final CAT Cut off 2022 (Expected)

Final CAT Cut off 2022 is expected to be above 99 percentile for top 5 IIMs. For newer IIMs, the cut off is usually above 90 percentile.

IIM	Expected Cut off
IIM Ahmedabad	99 (If you have 80+ percentage in 10th, 12th and bachelors, then around 99.5+ percentile is a decent CAT score to get a call.)
IIM Bangalore	99 (In addition to a decent CAT score like 99+, you need to make sure you have an 80+ percentage in your 10th, 12th, and graduation.)
IIM Calcutta	99 (Score above 99.5+ and 80+ in 10th and 12th might get you a call in IIM Calcutta.)
IIM Lucknow	97-98
IIM Indore	97-98
IIM Kozhikode	97-98
IIM Amritsar	95-96
IIM Nagpur	95-96
IIM Sambalpur	95-96
IIM Tiruchirapalli	94-95
IIM Raipur	94-95
IIM Ranchi	94-95
IIM Kashipur	94-95
IIM Visakhapatnam	92-94
IIM Udaipur	92-94
IIM Bodh Gaya	92-94
IIM Shillong	90
IIM Sirmaur	90
IIM Jammu	90
IIM Rohtak	90-92

CAT 2022 Score vs Percentile

Based on the expert analysis of CAT 2022 for all shifts and going by the trends, to get 99 percentile in CAT, one must score more than 98 marks. For getting a percentile above 99 percentile, a score of 100+ is desirable. CAT 2022 Score vs Percentile is updated here for candidates of all shifts. Candidates can predict their percentile based on the CAT 2022 Score vs Percentile analysis given here.

CAT 2022 Percentile	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score	Overall Score
99.5+	37-38	30-32	37-39	104-108
99+	34-35	28-30	36-37	98-102
99	33-34	29-30	34-35	98-98.5
98+	32-33	27-28	30-32	90-93
95+	32-34	20-21	28-30	80-82
90+	29-30	17-19	26-27	72-75
85+	24-25	14-15	20-22	59-61
80+	20-22	11-13	15-16	46-48

CAT Cut off 2021: Category-wise Qualifying Cut offs

Given below are previous year CAT Cut off category-wise for IIMs. IIMs release the category-wise and section-wise qualifying cut offs for shortlisting the candidates for the personal interview selection round.

CAT Cut off for IIM Ahmedabad

Category-wise IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut off 2021 (Qualifying)

Sections	General	NC-OBC-cum transgender	SC	ST	DA
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC)	70	65	60	50	50
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DIILR)	70	65	60	50	50
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	70	65	60	50	50
Overall Percentile	80	75	70	60	60

IIM Bangalore CAT Cut off

Category	Section-1 VARC	Section-2 DILR	Section-3 QA	CAT 2021 Overall percentile
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

CAT Cut off for IIM Calcutta

Category	QA percentile	DILR percentile	VARC percentile	Overall percentile
General	≥75	≥80	≥80	≥85
NC-OBC	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
EWS	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
SC	≥60	≥60	≥65	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PWD	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65

CAT Cut off for IIM Indore

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall
General/EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	45	45	45	50
PWD	45	45	45	50

CAT Cut off for IIM Lucknow

Category	PGP				PGP-ABM and PGP-SM
Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Total	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
General	85	85	85	90	80	80	80	85
EWS	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
SC	55	55	55	70	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60
PWD	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60

CAT Cut off for IIM Shillong

IIM Shillong CAT 2021 Qualifying Cut off

Category	CAT VARC Percentile	CAT DILR Percentile	CAT QA Percentile
Differently Abled-DA (D)	50	50	50
ST (T)	50	50	50
SC (C)	60	60	60
EWS (E)	75	75	75
Other (OT)	75	75	75

Read More IIM Shillong CAT Cut off

CAT Cut off for IIM Kozhikode

Category	CAT Overall percentile	CAT Sectional percentile	SSC/10th percentage	HSC/12Ith percentage
General	85	75	60	60
NC-OBC/EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/PwD	55	45	55	55

Read More IIM Kozhikode CAT Cut off

CAT Cut off for IIM Rohtak

Category	Overall CAT Percentile
General	95
EWS	90
NC-OBC	78
SC	55
ST	30
DAP	30

CAT Cut off for IIM Nagpur

Category	Seats Available	Section 1 (VARC)	Section 2 (DILR)	Section 3 (QA)	Overall
General	97	72	72	72	85
EWS	24	72	72	72	85
NC-OBC	65	65	65	65	76.5
SC	36	50	50	50	60
ST	18	40	40	40	40
DAP (Differently Abled Persons) (Horizontal Reservation across categories)	12	40	40	40	55

CAT Cut off for IIM Visakhapatnam

IIM Visakhapatnam CAT 2021 Qualifying Cut off

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	70	70	70	80
EWS	63	63	63	70
NC-OBC	63	63	63	70
SC	40	40	40	45
ST	30	30	30	35
PwD	30	30	30	35

CAT Cut off for IIM Amritsar

Category	Quantitative Aptitude (Percentile)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (Percentile)	Verbal & Reading Comprehension (Percentile)	Total
Category	Section-1	Section-2	Section-3	Overall Percentile
General	80	75	75	85
Non Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC- OBC)	65	60	60	75
Scheduled Castes (SC)	55	50	50	55
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	35	35	35	40
Persons with Disabilities(PwD)	35	35	35	40

CAT Cut off 2021 for IIM CAP Counselling

CAT Cut off 2021 for IIM CAP Counselling was 92 for the general category, 70 for EWS, 74 for OBC, 54 for SC, and 40 for ST and DAP categories. In 2021, IIM CAP counselling was conducted by IIM Trichy for 9 IIMs including IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Kashipur, IIM Udaipur, and IIM Jammu. The sectional percentile was the same for all the participating CAP IIMs except IIM Raipur.

Category	VARC percentile	DILR percentile	QA percentile	Overall CAT percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

*For IIM Raipur, the sectional cut off for EWS and NC-OBC was 50 percentile and for ST and DAP categories, it was 27 percentile.

CAT Cut off 2020

Candidates can check the cut off in the table below:

IIMs	CAT Cut off Percentile
IIM Ahmedabad	99
IIM Bangalore	99
IIM Calcutta	99
IIM Lucknow	97+
IIM Indore	97+
IIM Kozhikode	97 to 98
IIM Amritsar	95+
IIM Nagpur	95+
IIM Sambalpur	95+
IIM Trichy	94
IIM Raipur	94
IIM Ranchi	94
IIM Kashipur	94
IIM Vizag	92
IIM Udaipur	92
IIM Bodhgaya	92
IIM Shillong	90
IIM Sirmaur	95
IIM Rohtak	95

CAT Cut off 2019

IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC cum Transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PWD (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC)	60	60	60	70
PWD (ST)	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	80	80	75	85
NC-OBC cum Transgender	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD (ST)	55	55	55	65

IIM Bangalore CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC cum Transgender	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

IIM Rohtak CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	95
NC-OBC cum Transgender	60	60	60	78
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

CAT 2018 Cut off

CAT Cut Off 2018

IIM	CAT Cut off Percentile
IIM Ahmedabad	95+
IIM Bangalore	90+
IIM Calcutta	95+
IIM Lucknow	90+
IIM Indore	90
IIM Kozhikode	95.5
IIM Rohtak	90+
IIM Trichy	96
IIM Udaipur	90

CAT Cut off 2017

IIM	CAT Cut off Percentile (General)	OBC	SC
IIM Ahmedabad	100	100	99.82
IIM Bangalore	90.72	81.48	75.22
IIM Indore	90.05	80.05	50.19
IIM Kozhikode	95.12	80.19	65.03
IIM Rohtak	95	78	60.01
IIM Raipur	95	78	60.01
IIM Trichy	95	78.01	60.01
IIM Udaipur	95	78.03	64.14
IIM Nagpur	90.09	81.89	65.48
IIM Visakhapatnam	90.09	80.01	75.03

CAT Cut off 2016

IIM	CAT Cut off Percentile (General)
IIM Ahmedabad	100
IIM Bangalore	92.48
IIM Indore	90.01
IIM Kozhikode	94.82
IIM Rohtak	96
IIM Trichy	96
IIM Udaipur	96
IIM Raipur	96
IIM Nagpur	90.08
IIM Visakhapatnam	90.02

B-School Categorization

CAT Cut off: B-School Categorization

Based on the trends of final CAT Cut off, IIMs and B-schools have been classified below:

Rating	Level (Approx. CAT cut-off Percentiles for General)	Institutes
A+	I (CAT Percentile 98.5+)	IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-K, IIM-I, IIM-L, FMS, MDI-PGPM, IIT- B, RGIIMS
A+	II (CAT Percentile 96.5+)	SPJIMR, IIT-D, NITIE-PGDIM, JBIMS, MDI-PGP HR/IM, IIM-RH, IIM-RN, IIM-RP, IIM-KS, IIM-UP, IIM-T
A	III (CAT Percentile 94.5+)	IIT-KH, IIT-KN, IIT-C, IIT-R, IISc-B, IIM-BG, IIM-N, IIM-V, IIM-Asr, IIM-Sam, IIM-Srm, MDI-M, IIM-A (ABM), IIM-L (ABM)
A	I (CAT Percentile 90+)	MICA, IMT-G/N, IMI-D, FSM, IRMA, TAPMI, KJSIMSR, UBS-CHD, SPJAIN-D/S, BIM, NIRMA, PUMBA
B+	II (CAT Percentile 87+)	WIMDR-M, LBSIM, LIBA, IMI-K/B, GLIM, BIMTECH-PGDM/IB, IBS-ICFAI, MFC-DU, IFMR, MIB-DU, MHROD-DU, IMT-H
B+	III (CAT Percentile 85+)	MISB, ISBM-P, AJKMCRC, IIMC (Mass Com Delhi), WIMDR-B, BIMTECH-Retail/Insurance, IIFM, MBE-DU

CAT Cut off 2022 for IITs

CAT 2022 scores are also accepted by 8 IITs to offer admission to MBA/ PGDM programmes. Every IIT has released its own qualifying CAT Cut off 2022 and admission criteria 2023-25. Tabulated below is the minimum CAT Cut off for IITs. Check CAT 2022 Selection Process for IITs

IIT	CAT Cut off for General	CAT Cut off for SC/ST/PwD
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile	75 percentile
IIT Madras	90 percentile	-
IIT Bombay	90 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Delhi	90 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Kanpur	80 percentile	55 percentile
IIT Roorkee	90 percentile	70 percentile
IIT Dhanbad (ISM)	80 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Jodhpur	98 percentile (direct admission based on CAT percentile score)	-

CAT Cut off 2021 for IITs

IIT	CAT Cut off for IITs
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile
IIT Madras	90 percentile
IIT Bombay	90 percentile
IIT Delhi	90 percentile
IIT Kanpur	85 percentile
IIT Roorkee	90 percentile
IIT Dhanbad (ISM)	80 percentile
IIT Jodhpur	98 percentile (direct admission based on CAT percentile score)

CAT Cut off 2020 for IITs

IIT	CAT cut off
IIT Delhi	98 percentile
IIT Bombay	98.5 percentile
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile
IIT Roorkee	94.6 percentile
IIT Madras	96 percentile
IIT Kanpur	95 percentile
IIT-ISM Dhanbad	80 percentile

Top Non-IIM B-Schools

CAT Cut off 2022 for Top MBA Colleges (Non-IIMs)

Apart from the top leading IIMs of India, there are Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs) and other top MBA Colleges that accept CAT scores too. CAT percentile for some of the top non-iim CAT accepting MBA colleges at which you will be shortlisted for PI is provided in the table below-

Name of the Institute	CAT Score Required
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi	99 Percentile
DMS, IIT Delhi	96+ Percentile
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay	98+ Percentile
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras	95+ Percentile
Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon	94+ Percentile
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai	85+ Percentile
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)	94+ Percentile
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad	90+ Percentile
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai	97+ Percentile
TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal	85+ Percentile
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai	79+ Percentile
Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR) Chennai	80+ Percentile

Check Top Non-IIM Institutes and their Admission Criteria

CAT 2022: IIM Admission Process & Selection Criteria

CAT 2022 IIM Admission process includes appearing for CAT exam, clearing the cut offs, GD-WAT/ PI rounds, and the release of the final merit list of candidates shortlisted for MBA admission 2023-25.

Take CAT 2022 exam: The first step is to appear for CAT exam. CAT 2022 has been conducted on November 27, 2022.
Release of CAT Qualifying Cut offs: IIMs release their admission process and selection criteria along with the qualifying cut offs before the declaration of CAT result. CAT 2022 Qualifying cut offs are released both section-wise and category-wise for IIM MBA Admission 2023-25.
Release of Official CAT Cut offs: CAT 2022 Result will probably be out in the first week of January 2022. Post the declaration of result, IIMs will release their final CAT 2022 Cut offs (both sectional and overall) based on which the shortlisted candidates will get the call for participating in the GD/ WAT/ PI rounds.
IIM CAT GD-WAT/ PI: Every IIM follows its own selection criteria. Candidates are shortlisted for the GD & PI rounds on the basis of CAT exam scores (final cut offs) and past academic performance. Based on last year’s process, for MBA admissions 2023-25, IIM Ahmedabad will shortlist candidates on the basis of AWT and PI, while IIM Calcutta will be conducting only the PI round.
Composite Score Calculation & Release of Final Merit List: In this stage, IIMs will calculate the composite score after taking into account various parameters. Candidates are assessed on the following parameters:

Parameter	Details
CAT 2022 Scores/ Percentile	Overall & Sectional IIM CAT Cut offs (from 70-99 depending on the IIM)
Graduation Marks	Aggregate scores obtained in the 3-yr bachelor's degree will be considered
Class 10^th & 12^th Marks	Aggregate marks obtained in both class 10^th and 12^th will be considered
Academic Diversity	Candidates from Non-Engineering Backgrounds given diversity points to ensure fair representation.
Gender Diversity	Female candidates are awarded diversity points to promote gender diversity in IIMs
Work Experience	Candidates with relevant supervisory experience of 2-3 years are awarded 5-10 points

CAT Cut off 2022: Use College Predictor to Know Chances of Admission in IIMs and Top MBA Colleges

Candidates appearing for CAT 2022 exam must use CAT College Predictor 2022 to evaluate their chances of getting admission into IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India accepting CAT scores. The MBA Call Predictor uses the data of previous year CAT Cut off of the 20 IIMs and 1300 other b-schools. To get the list of eligible colleges based on your CAT percentile, you just need to enter your expected percentile and category on CAT 2022 College Predictor. This year’s qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore and Calcutta is 85 percentile while it is 90 percentile for IIM Lucknow.

Qualifying vs Final Cut Off

Qualifying CAT Cut off vs Final CAT Cut off

There are two kinds of cut offs that are present in the CAT exam. These are the CAT cut offs (IIM eligibility cut off) and the final CAT cut offs (IIM MBA call). The differences between the two are enumerated as below:

Qualifying CAT cut offs	Final CAT cut offs
This is also called the IIM eligibility cut off / IIM shortlist cut off. It represents the minimum score that a candidate must get so that they can eligible for the interview call (for WAT / GD-PI round) from the IIMs.	Also called the IIM call cut offs / official IIM cut offs, these represent the minimum percentage score that is fixed by the IIMs for selecting candidates for the 2^nd stage of selection. This stage is generally the WAT / D-PI round.
Just because a candidate has met the requirements for the qualifying cut off does not guarantee their selection for the WAT – GD / PI round.	Just because a candidate has met the requirements for the final cut off, it does not mean that the candidate will necessarily be selected for admission into any IIM Institute.
This specific cut off is ascertained before the CAT result has been announced.	This cut off is decided after the release of the CAT result
The qualifying cut off are above 90 percentile for all IIMs except IIM Ahmedabad whose cut off has remained at 80 percentile since 2016.	The final cut off reaches as high as 99+ percentile for most IIMs, especially the top ones, and 95+ for the relatively new ones.
The qualifying cut offs include overall as well as sectional cut offs	The final cut offs include overall and sectional cut offs
The qualifying cut off is segmented into categories. The cut off for general students generally ranks pretty high at 90 percentile, while it is relatively lower for reserved category students, usually ranging from 70 and below.	The final CAT cut off is regulated category-wise. For general category students that are male and come from an engineering background, the final cut off is higher compared to students that come from the reserved category, female students, and those that come from a stream that is not engineering.

Factors Affecting CAT Cut off 2022

CAT Cut off 2022 will vary for each participating institute based on a number of factors. The major factors taken into consideration while determining CAT Cut off percentile are:

Difficulty level of CAT exam
Number of candidates who took the exam
Number of candidates who cleared the exam
Number of seats available at the respective institute
Previous Year Cut off trends
Number of candidates across different categories

CAT Cutoff FAQs

CAT Cutoff 2022 FAQs

Ques. What is the cutoff of CAT 2022?

Ans. CAT Cut off 2022 is the minimum percentile score required in CAT exam to be eligible for admission to IIMs and other B-schools. Each institute/ college releases its own qualifying CAT Cut off to conduct the selection process. CAT Cut off 2022 will be the highest for IIMs followed by FMS Delhi, IITs, XIMB, NITIE Mumbai, and others. CAT admission cut off 2022 is expected to be above 99 percentile for the top IIMs and FMS Delhi.

Ques. What is the cut off for CAT for IIM?

Ans. The minimum qualifying CAT Cut off percentile required to be eligible for IIM MBA admission process is released by each IIM separately. As of now, 14 IIMs have released their CAT Cut off criteria including IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Lucknow. The qualifying cut off for CAT for most of the IIMs is released much before the result declaration.

Ques. Can I get IIM with 95 percentile?

Ans. Yes, scoring 95 percentile can get you a call from the new IIMs like IIM Rohtak, IIM Amritsar, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Nagpur, IIM Bodh Gaya, etc. CAT Call Cut off is higher than 98 percentile for the top IIMs- IIM-K, IIM-L, IIM-I, IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C.

Ques. Who releases CAT Cut off?

Ans. IIMs and other non-IIM B-Schools accepting CAT scores for admissions release their category-wise cut-offs for admissions. If candidates meet CAT 2022 cut off criteria, they need to participate in the further rounds of selection like Group Discussion, Personal interviews, etc.

Ques. What is CAT cut off for IIM Ahmedabad?

Ans. The minimum Cut off percentile for IIM Ahmedabad is 80 as announced by the institute this year. IIM Call Cut off is announced after the declaration of CAT results on the official website of the IIM.

Ques. What is the cut off for OBC in CAT?

Ans. CAT Cut off for OBC is released by the respective IIMs in their admission brochure. Based on CAT Cut off trends, the qualifying CAT Cut off for OBC varies between 75-80 for the top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Lucknow. For other IIMs, the cut off for OBC in CAT is between 50-65 percentile.

Ques. What is the cut off for CAT 2022?

Ans. CAT Cut off 2022 is different for every IIM. For IIM Lucknow, the qualifying CAT Cut off 2022 is 90 percentile for the general category and 82 percentile for the NC-OBC and EWS categories. CAT 2022 Cut off (qualifying) for IIM Calcutta is 85 for the GN category and 75 for NC-OBC/ EWS. For IIM Ahmedabad, the qualifying percentile is 80 while for IIM Bangalore and Calcutta, the qualifying CAT percentile 2022 is 85. 8 IIMs are yet to release their qualifying CAT 2022 cut offs.

Ques. What is CAT Cut off for IIM for ST?

Ans. Every IIM releases CAT Cut off category-wise on its official website likely in September/ October. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifying percentile are eligible to apply for admission to the institute. CAT Cut off 2022 for IIM for ST will be released soon on their official websites. Based on previous year trends, you can expect CAT Cut off for ST to be between 40-60 for the top IIMs.

Ques. What is JBIMS CAT Cut off 2022?

Ans. JBIMS is one of the top MBA colleges (Non-IIM) that accepts CAT score for admission to its full time MBA program. Based on previous year CAT Cut off for JBIMS, you can expect the 2022 cut off to be between 96-98 percentile. JBIMS CAT Cut off for 2021 was 96 percentile.

Ques. Other than CAT 2022 Cut off, what is the selection procedure for admission to IIMs and other participating B-Schools?

Ans. Generally, the IIMs and other participating B-Schools shortlist candidates for admission through a 2-3 stage selection process comprising of a round of Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI). The Institutes use these stages to assess and analyze the students’ creative writing skills, the pattern of logical thinking, and verbal communication skills. Different institutes place varying degrees of weightage on these components of the selection procedure. The Admission Policy of the IIMs specifies how they prioritize the scores in secured CAT, WAT, GD, or PI. New IIMs participate in Common Admission Process or CAP and prepare their final admission list on the basis of the Candidate’s CAT Score, Performance in CAP rounds and their profile. Read CAT 2022 Counselling

Ques. How much CAT Cut off do I need to secure to get shortlisted for pre-admission selection rounds at the IIMs?

Ans. Topmost B-Schools like IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-K, IIM-I, IIM-L, FMS, MDI-PGPM, IIT- B, RGIIMS require a minimum score of 98.5 percentile to be considered for the selection rounds.

Ques. Is there any general, indicative list as to which institutes require what minimum CAT Cut off Scores?

Ans. The table below depicts the approximate CAT Cut-Off Percentiles that the participating Institutes accept for selection for admission into their respective programs:

Approx. CAT Cut-Off Percentiles (General Category)	Institutes
CAT Percentile 98.5+	IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-I, IIM-K, IIM-L, FMS, IIT- B, MDI-PGPM, RGIIMS
CAT Percentile 96.5+	IIT-D, SPJIMR, JBIMS, NITIE-PGDIM, MDI-PGP HR/IM, IIM-KS, IIM-RH, IIM-RN, IIM-RP, IIM-T, IIM-UP
CAT Percentile 94.5+	IIT-C, IIT-KH, IIT-KN, IIT-R, IISc-B, IIM-A (ABM), IIM-Asr, IIM-BG, IIM-L (ABM), IIM-N, IIM-Sam, IIM-Srm, IIM-V, MDI-M

Ques. Do these institutes have any ranking based on their CAT Cut off Score requirement?

Ans. Yes, the CAT participating institutes can be ranked as per their indicative Cut-Off Percentile.

Rating	Level (Indicative CAT Cut-Off Percentiles for General Category Candidates)
A+	I (CAT Percentile 98.5+)
A+	II (CAT Percentile 96.5+)
A	III (CAT Percentile 94.5+)
A	I (CAT Percentile 90+)
B+	II (CAT Percentile 87+)
B+	III (CAT Percentile 85+)

Check CAT 2022 Selection Procedure

Ques. Is clearing CAT cut off enough to get admission in the IIMs?

Ans. No, CAT result is followed by a WAT and PI for which candidates will be sent personal call letters from IIM(s). Merely clearly CAT cut off does not guarantee you get a call from any IIM. New IIMs participate in CAP (Common Admission Process) and prepare their final admission list on the basis of CAP (Common Admission Process), CAT Scores, and candidate’s profile.

Ques. Do the IIMs and other participating B-Schools announce sectional scores?

Ans. The IIMs and other participating B-Schools announce overall CAT Cut off Percentile as well as sectional Cut off Percentile for their respective admission selection procedures.

Ques. Are the CAT Cut off Scores the same for all categories of candidates?

Ans. No. The minimum cut-off (overall as well as sectional cut-offs) for reserved category students is different and lesser than the general category students.

Ques. What parameters are considered for selection for admission at the IIMs?

Ans. The parameters that are considered by the IIMs during the selection procedure are:

CAT score
All academic records till the qualifying examination
Gender diversity
Academic diversity
Work experience (if any)

Ques. What is the minimum score required to clear CAT cut off?

Ans. A minimum score to qualify CAT cannot be specified offhandedly as the system of scoring is relative and dependent mainly on the number of participants; the cut-off score varies each year and is announced by the IIMs and other participating institutes. A detailed study of retrospective cut-off data can reveal a trend to estimate an expected cut-off figure.

Ques. Do the candidates have to clear each of the sections separately?

Ans. Yes, candidates are supposed to clear each section separately as the IIMs and other participating B-Schools shortlist based on overall cut-off as well as the sectional cut-off.

Ques. What is the minimum cut-off for each section?

Ans. Just like the overall cut-off score is relative and varies every year. Likewise, sectional cut-off also varies with every edition of CAT. However, experts, based on their experience, swear by the thumb rule of 70% questions attempted of the total lot with an 80% accuracy rate is required to clear the cut-off score trend.

Ques. Will each section have the same CAT Cut off 2022?

Ans. Sectional and overall CAT cut off wll be released by the IIMs. It is not essential that each section will have the same CAT Cut off 2022.

Ques. If I secure the prescribed cut-off score of my preferred B-School, is my admission guaranteed?

Ans. Getting a good percentile does not ensure selection for admission in the desired B-School. Performance in the selection round is equally essential to convert an interview call into an admission offer. Candidates’ level of Confidence, attitude and overall quality of performance in the Selection round is what ensures an offer for admission in the desired B-School.

Ques. What percentile would be needed in the CAT to get a call from the top IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, and Lucknow) at these credentials General/Male/2.5 years of Work experience; ClassX-91%, XII-93%, B.E.- 95 %?

Ans.

A: With a splendid academic track record and a work experience of 2.5 years, you have a good chance of getting interview calls from all the IIMs.
An engineer with a CAT score of 99.65 percentile and a non-engineer with 95 percentile in CAT can expect a call from IIM-Ahmedabad.
IIM Calcutta lays 56% weightage on CAT score; thus a general category male candidate will need to score around 99.55 percentile for an interview call from IIM-C.
IIM Bangalore has a complicated process with weightage for Class X and XII marks, graduation marks and work experience. However, the institute lays less stress on CAT score and as such a 95 percentile scorer can expect a call from IIM-B but to ensure an admission offer, it is safe to score 98 percentile or more.
IIM Lucknow lays 60% weightage on CAT score and so a higher CAT score as compared to IIM-B, of around 99% percentile is advisable for an interview call.

Ques. What are the different candidate categories for which the IIMs and other participating institutes release separate CAT Cut off scores?

Ans. The IIMs consider Candidate's category and other participating B-Schools are General, Other Backward Caste (Non-Creamy Layer) and Transgenders (IIAM-A only), Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Differently Abled Persons or Persons with Disability.

Ques. How much do I need to score to get 99+%ile in CAT Cut off?

Ans. That is subjective to several factors like candidates appearing for CAT, the difficulty level of the exam, previous year trends, etc. Read CAT Score Calculation

Ques. What is the selection procedure for Admission to IIMs?

Ans. The candidate after attaining the minimum CAT cut off marks is called the Personal Appearance round which consists of Personal Interview and Written Ability Test.

Ques. What is the average minimum percentile for the general category?

Ans. The minimum CAT percentile varies for all the IIMs concerned but on average the minimum percentile for the general category is 85.