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What are the qualifying CAT cutoffs for all the IIMs?

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Candidates are shortlisted for WAT-PI(Written Ability test and Personal Interview) process of IIMs based on the CAT score.

Qualifying CAT cut off for all the IIMs:

IIM	General	ST	SC	EWS	OBC
IIM Ahmedabad	80	60	70	80	75
IIM Lucknow	90	60	65	82	82
IIM Kozhikode	85	55	65	75	75
IIM Bengaluru	85	65	70	75	75
IIM Amritsar	85	40	55	85	75
IIM Trichy	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Raipur	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Kashipur	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Visakhapatnam	80	35	45	72	70
IIM Shillong	75	50	60	75	75
IIM Ranchi	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Nagpur	90	40	60	80	76.5
IIM Sirmaur	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Jammu	Male- 90, Female- 87	Male- 37, Female- 34	Male- 52, Female- 50	Male- 68, Female- 65	Male- 72, Female- 70
IIM Sambalpur	74	40	54	70	74
IIM Bodhgaya	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Rohtak	95	30	55	90	78

Note: These cut off percentiles for each IIMs are subject to change every year.

<p style="text-align: justify;">Candidates are shortlisted for WAT-PI(Written Ability test and Personal Interview) process of IIMs based on the CAT score.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Qualifying CAT cut off for all the IIMs:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 358.4px;" border="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 16.6427%;"><col style="width: 16.6427%;"><col style="width: 16.6427%;"><col style="width: 16.6427%;"><col style="width: 16.6427%;"><col style="width: 16.6427%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="text-align: center; height: 22.4px;"><strong>IIM</strong></td><td style="text-align: center; height: 22.4px;"><strong>General</strong></td><td style="text-align: center; height: 22.4px;"><strong>ST</strong></td><td style="text-align: center; height: 22.4px;"><strong>SC</strong></td><td style="text-align: center; height: 22.4px;"><strong>EWS</strong></td><td style="text-align: center; height: 22.4px;"><strong>OBC</strong></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Ahmedabad</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">80</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">60</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">70</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">80</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">75</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Lucknow </td><td style="height: 22.4px;">90</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">60</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">65</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">82</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">82</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Kozhikode </td><td style="height: 22.4px;">85</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">55</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">65</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">75</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">75</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Bengaluru</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">85</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">65</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">70</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">75</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">75</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Amritsar</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">85</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">40</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">55</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">85</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">75</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Trichy</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">92</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">40</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">54</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">70</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">74</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Raipur</td><td>92</td><td>40</td><td>54</td><td>70</td><td>74</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Kashipur</td><td>92</td><td>40</td><td>54</td><td>70</td><td>74</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Visakhapatnam</td><td>80</td><td>35</td><td>45</td><td>72</td><td>70</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Shillong</td><td>75</td><td>50</td><td>60</td><td>75</td><td>75</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Ranchi</td><td>92</td><td>40</td><td>54</td><td>70</td><td>74</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Nagpur</td><td>90</td><td>40</td><td>60</td><td>80</td><td>76.5</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Sirmaur</td><td>92</td><td>40</td><td>54</td><td>70</td><td>74</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Jammu</td><td>Male- 90, Female- 87</td><td>Male- 37, Female- 34</td><td>Male- 52, Female- 50</td><td>Male- 68, Female- 65</td><td>Male- 72, Female- 70</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">IIM Sambalpur</td><td>74</td><td>40</td><td>54</td><td>70</td><td>74</td></tr><tr><td>IIM Bodhgaya</td><td>92</td><td>40</td><td>54</td><td>70</td><td>74</td></tr><tr><td>IIM Rohtak</td><td>95</td><td>30</td><td>55</td><td>90</td><td>78</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Note: These cut off percentiles for each IIMs are subject to change every year.</p>

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Vipra Shrivastava | Contributor-Level 10

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Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of Iims for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI are listed below. Candidates who MET the qualifying CAT cut off, were eligible for What-PI round. These qualifying CAT cut offs are for General Category. The cut offs for Reserved category students are lower:

IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile
IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
IIM Indore: 90 percentile
IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
IIM J

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