What is the CAT cutoff required to get into IIM Bangalore?
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3 Answers
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The expected cut off will range between 98 to 99 percentile. IIM- B has many more parameters to judge for shortlisting such as academic performance in class 10th, 12th, graduation and work experience. After that to get admission in IIM-B, your performance in GD and PI round will also count.
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For IIM Bangalore admissions 2025, the minimum required CAT cutoff is 85 percentile for general category students. The qualifying CAT cutoffs have also been announced for candidates in other categories. Students can find IIM Bangalore section CAT cutoffs for various categories are listed in the table below:
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Overall
General
80
75
75
85
NC-OBC
75
65
65
75
EWS
70
65
65
75
SC
65
60
60
70
ST
55
55
55
65
PWD
50
50
50
60
Note: The tabulated cutoff percentile is for 2024 admission and is sourced from the official website. For the academic batch 2025–27, the CAT qualifying IIM Bangalore cut off percentile is likely to remain the same.
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IIM Bangalore considers two kinds of CAT scores for MBA admission - Qualifying and Final score. Qualifying CAT score is the minimum sectional and overall CAT score used to shortlist students for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Candidates above minimum cutoffs in the sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and having a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT are considered for the next stage. The final CAT score is cutoffs are the basis of which the candidates are called for final selection after the AWT and PI rounds are over.
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