What are the qualifying CAT cutoffs for all the IIMs?
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 a
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