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.
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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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