What is the required cutoff in CAT to pursue MBA?

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Rashmi Aggarwal | Contributor-Level 7

9 years ago

It depends on which college you want to go for. IIM A,B,C mostly go for 98 percentile and above while baby IIMs still have 90 percentile as their cut off. IITD has a 95percentile cutoff. IITR have 93-95 percentile cutoff. But one thing you should keep in mind, they all have sectional cutoffs too. So

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Ronak Jain | Beginner-Level 2

8 years ago

Are they giving importance to our SSC and HSC marks?

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Abeer Gupta | Contributor-Level 8

9 years ago

It really depends upon the college you are aiming for. IIMs have cutoff more than 97% for general category. For top colleges it varies from 85-90%. There are also colleges who admit students at 60% or even less.

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Sugandha Sahu | Guide-Level 13

9 years ago

You can refer this link for percentile accepted by top colleges: https://www.shiksha.com/minimum-cat-2015-percentile-required-for-admissions-at-iims-article-11265-1 https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-india-accepting-cat/2-2-0-0-305

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Ayyanar K | Beginner-Level 5

3 years ago

CAT Cut Off for IIM includes both overall cutoff and sectional cutoff. To get selected into Iims or other top MBA Colleges in India, the actual CAT 2022 Cut Off will be a minimum of 90 percentile.

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Konatham Abhishek | Scholar-Level 16

5 years ago

Hello Debashis Please visit the link for more details:-https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-india-accepting-cat/2-2-0-0-305 Thank you.

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Vineet Kumar Rohilla | Guide-Level 12

7 years ago

It depends from institute to institute, top colleges have very high cutoffs but lower ranking colleges can give admission even if you have just passed CAT.

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Suprakash Mishra | Guide-Level 12

7 years ago

It's depends on the business school. Different business schools have different criteria and cut-off scores for admission.

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Ronmi Bora | Contributor-Level 7

9 years ago

For getting admission in top B-schools like IIMs, you need a percentile as good as 98 or above with good profile plus GDPI score in general category is a prerequisite.

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Vaibhav Agarwal | Contributor-Level 7

9 years ago

Every college has its own cut-off, if you are planning for top MBA institutes then you have to give your best as their cut-off is never less than 96-99. Every college has different variants in selecting a candidate as they give priority to sectional cut-off or your overall academic performance.

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Simran Singh | Contributor-Level 7

2 years ago

The required cutoff in CAT (Common Admission Test) to pursue an MBA varies depending on the institution and programme you are applying to. CAT is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams in India, and it is accepted by many top MBA colleges and universities. Typically, the cutoff for CAT is determ

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