CAT Cutoff: Expected Cutoff, Previous Years Cutoff (2023-2017), Score vs Percentile

CAT Cutoff: Admission for the 2024 batch of MBA courses in the top IIMs will be based on the IIM cutoff. The CAT exam is considered to be one of the toughest management exams in India. Every year, more than 2 lakh students take the IIM CAT exam, but only a few can get admission into the top IIMs. It is crucial to check the expected cut-off for preparations, which will help you target the right score for the examination. After clearing the cutoff, there are other procedures that you have to clear as well for the CAT 2024 selection process.

Exam Name	CAT
Exam Conducting Body	Indian Institute of Management(IIM)
Full Name	Common Admission Test
Exam Syllabus	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Level	Moderate to Difficult
Exam Date	November, 2024
Exam Application Fees	General, OBC and EWS – Rs. 2300 ST, SC, and PwD – Rs. 1150
Official Website	https://iimcat.ac.in/

CAT Cutoff 2024

For admission to any top IIM institute or MBA college in India is a minimum 90 percentile. The cut-off for the CAT exam has remained high for all the top IIMs such as IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow IIM Kozhikode, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore etc. In Tier 2 MBA colleges the cut-off has remained between 70-80 percentile and for Tier 3 the cutoff has remained at 60-70 percentile. It is crucial for candidates to check the expected cut-off and the previous year’s cut-off to gain admission to top MBA colleges.

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Factors Determining CAT Cutoff 2024

The CAT cutoff determines the admission of the candidates for several IIMs and other MBA institutes in India. The various factors determining CAT cutoffs are briefly listed below:

1. Exam Difficulty Level
2. Number of Candidates Appearing for Exam
3. Number of Aspirants Who Cleared the Exam
4. Previous Year Trends of CAT Cutoff
5. Number of Seats Available
6. All India Ranking of the Institue

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Qualifying CAT Cutoff Vs Final CAT Exam Cutoff

CAT cutoff for IIM admission is of two types: 

1. Qualifying Cutoff – The qualifying cutoff is released before the declaration of the result. 
2. Final Cutoff – The final cutoff is released during the time of PI shortlisting.

The final CAT cutoff is not released by IIMs publicly. It can only be accessible by candidates who appeared in the CAT exam by logging into the account. 

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CAT Expected Cutoff 2024

The CAT 2023 cutoff can range from 94 to 100 percent for non-IIMs. The cutoff for 2023 ranged from 95 to 100 percentile in different categories, which is between 98 and 100 for the general category. The top MBA colleges, such as FMS, SPJIMR, IMT, MDI, MICA, etc., along with the IIMs, have issued the qualifying CAT cutoffs for getting shortlisted for the WAT-PI before the announcement of the results of the CAT 2023 exam. The final CAT cutoffs are expected to be revealed after admissions. Candidates can expect the IIM CAT cutoff of top non-IIM MBA colleges to be lower than that of IIMs.The CAT cutoff for 2023, including the expected percentile and score, is in the table below.

CAT Percentile	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score	Overall Score
99.9 %	48	36	48	106
99.5 %	44	32	32	89
99 %	40	28	28	80
98 %	36	25	24	71
95 %	30	19	19	57
90%	25	16	15	49
85%	21	13	12	40
80%	19	11	10	36
75%	17	10	9	31
70%	13	9	8	29

Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About CAT Exam 2024

CAT Cutoff for IIMs 2024

CAT cutoff for admission in IIMs exists in a percentile range between 95 to 100 for general category candidates. The cutoff for the top 6 IIMs can go higher up to 99.99 percentile to 100 percentile. It ranges between 95 to 97 for the new IIMs. Check the table below for the IIM qualifying cut-offs for CAT 2023. 

Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)	Qualifying Cutoff For CAT
IIM Bangalore	85
IIM Ahmedabad	85
IIM Lucknow	90
IIM Calcutta	85
IIM Indore	90
IIM Amritsar	90
IIM Kozhikode	85
IIM Trichy	93
IIM Nagpur	85
IIM Sambalpur	93
IIM Bodhgaya	93
IIM Raipur	93
IIM Sirmaur	92
IIM Rohtak	95
IIM Ranchi	90
IIM Kashipur	94
IIM Vizag	80
IIM Udaipur	93
IIM Shillong	75
IIM Jammu	93
IIM Nagpur	85

CAT Cutoff for Non-IIMs 2024

We have listed below the expected CAT cutoff for Non-IIMs for the year 2024:

Top MBA colleges(Non-IIMs)	Expected CAT cut-off(Percentile)
FMS	98.20
DMS, IIT Delhi	98+
BITSOM CAT cutoff	94
IIFT Delhi	95+
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay	99+
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad	90+
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai	90
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai	95+
MDI Gurgaon	95+
XIMB	90+
SPJIMR	85+
GIM Goa	85+
T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal	85+
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras	95+

Also Read: CAT Exam Admit Card 2024: Steps to Download 

Previous Year CAT Cutoff of Top IIMs 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

The year-by-year change was observed in the CAT cutoff for Top IIMs. The different IIM releases their Cutoffs for the students so that they can get admissions into these prestigious MBA colleges. Here, is the list of previous year cut-offs for various IIMs.

CAT Cutoff 2022

An overall CAT Cutoff 2022 will provide an idea about what they can expect from the cut-off of upcoming years. The overall cutoff for IIMs and other top B-schools for the year 2022 is given in the table.

Indian Institute of Management(IIMs)	Cutoff CAT 2022
IIM Bangalore	85
IIM Calcutta	85
IIM Lucknow	90
IIM Amritsar	90
IIM Kozhikode	85
IIM Indore	90
IIM Ahmedabad	85

CAT Cutoff 2021

The final cutoff for the CAT exam 2021 for different IIMs is given below:

Name of IIMs	Final Cut off
IIM Ahmedabad	99-100
IIM Bangalore	99-100
IIM Calcutta	99
IIM Lucknow	97-98
IIM Nagpur	95-96
IIM Vizag	92-94
IIM Shillong	90
IIM Bodhgaya	92-94
IIM Trichy	94-95
IIM Sambalpur	95-96
IIM  Kashipur	94-95

CAT Cutoff 2018

The CAT Exam 2018 cutoff percentile of the top IIMs by which the candidates got the selection for admission are: 

Indian Institute of Management(IIMs)	Cutoff(percentile)
IIM Bangalore	90+
IIM Ahmedabad	81.5
IIM Calcutta	95+
IIM Indore	90
IIM Lucknow	90+
IIM Rohtak	90+
IIM Kozhikode	95.50
IIM Udaipur	90
IIM Trichy	96

CAT Cutoff 2017

The CAT cutoff 2017 for different IIMs is given below in the table 

Indian Institute of Management(IIMs)	CAT Cut-off Percentile(General)	CAT Cut-off Percentile(OBC)	CAT Cut off Percentile(SC)
IIM Ahmedabad	100	100	99.82
IIM Rohtak	95	78	60
IIM Bangalore	90.73	81.47	75.24
IIM Raipur	95	78	60
IIM Trichy	95	78	60
IIM Indore	90	80	50
IIM Udaipur	95	78	64
IIM Nagpur	90.1	82	65.4
IIM Visakhapatnam	90.1	80	75
IIM Kozhikode	95.12	80.2	65.03

Also Read: Strategy to Score 99.99 Percentile in CAT 2024 

CAT Score vs Percentile

Candidates getting higher than the 80 percentile in the CAT 2023 exam are selected and get invitations for the exam rounds from the top MBA colleges in India. The candidates will be further called for the selection process of CAT by the IIMs based on the CAT cutoff marks. There are so many B-schools that accept the CAT cutoff 2023 and CAT scores. In the table below we have provided details about the CAT percentile along with scores required in different sections. 

CAT Percentile	CAT VARC	CAT DILR	CAT QA	Overall Score
99.9	48	36	48	106
99.5	44	32	32	89
99	44	28	28	80
98	36	25	24	71
95	30	19	19	57
90	25	16	15	49
85	21	13	12	40
80	19	11	10	36
75	17	9	10	31
70	15	9	8	29

The students want to know about the CAT cut-off every year as it will help them to get entry into the top IIMs. Most of the management institutes start the admission process after the CAT exam. The advancement of candidates in the next rounds for admission by the organizing institutes will be based on the CAT exam percentile.

Must Read: Strategy to Score 99.99 Percentile in CAT 2024 

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