What is the cut-off of CAT exam to get admission in IIM, Ahmadabad?
Asked about IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management - Master of Business Administration (MBA)
I am BBA student in Barwani and I have scored 51% in 10+2 mathematics stream.
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Hi Riya Vani,
Overall cut off of IIM, Ahmedabad is 80 percentile & Quantitative Aptitude (QA), Data Interpretation & Logical
Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) is 70 percentile. -
For IIM, Ahmedabad cutoff will be over 80 percentile but admission depend on various criteria 10th marks, 12th marks, graduation marks. It requires minimum 70% in three sections and overall minimum 80%.
Other IIMs focus on CAT score, while IIM, Ahmedabad also choose top 50 students from each course out of the CAT applicants to appear for second round of admission. -
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Amol Chopade MBA ++ Student at PUMBA University of pune | Contributor-Level 10
7 years agoWell, for IIM A, one should have good curriculum percentage throughout 10+2 and graduation. And, with work experience, you have good chances. Score well in CAT exams at least above 95%. -
The cutoff is different for almost all candidates as they have different profiles. It also varies from college to college and level of difficulty of exam. However, a general trend is CAT cutoff for old IIMs and top B-schools such as FMS (University of Delhi), MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, etc. goes over 99 percentile.- New IIMs including IIM Sambalpur, IIM Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy and Kashipur and other top B-schools have cutoff 90 percentile and above.- B-schools belonging to tier two to four range from 80 to 50 percentile. -
Hey Riya,
Basically, for admission in IIM-A candidate must have completed graduation with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognized University. GMAT taken before February 28, 2015 is not valid.
Firstly, shortlisted candidates will be called for Academic Writing Test and Personal Interview based on percentile/ score obtained in CAT/GMAT, class 10th marks, class 10+2 marks and graduation marks.
Then final selection is done on these basis.
IIM Ahmedabad has shortlisted candidates in general category who scored 81.53 percentile in CAT-2017 for the final AWT & PI round of admission 2018-20 batch. 182 candidates with a score of 90 o...more
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