CAT Cut Off 2025

CAT Cut Off 2025: Check Previous Year IIMs Cut Off Here

CAT 2025 Cut Off will be announced by various IIMs individually for admission into their institutions. The IIMs organize the CAT 2024 exam on a rotational basis, providing admission into MBA programs offered by the IIMs and other prestigious B-Schools. The Common Admission Test (CAT), a national-level entrance test, is conducted annually by one of the IIMs on a rotating schedule. Every year, a large number of candidates apply for this exam. In this article, we have updated the CAT 2025 Cut Off information.

S.no.Chapter-Wise CAT Cut Off 2025

CAT 2025 Cut Off

The cut-off marks are the minimum scores that candidates must achieve to qualify for the exam. The cut-off varies based on factors like seat availability, the number of candidates, common scores among candidates, and the exam's difficulty level.

Previous Year Cut off by IIM’s 

IIM Lucknow

Category  CAT (Percentile)
VARC DILR QA Total
General 85 85 85 90
EWS 77 77 77 82
NC-OBC 77 77 77 82
SC 55 55 55 65
ST 50 50 50 60
PWD 50 50 50 60

Also Read: CAT Exam Dates 2024

IIM Sirmaur

Category Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Total Percentile
General 65 65 65 85
EWS 50 50 50 55
NC – OBC 50 50 50 55
SC 30 30 30 40
ST 25 25 25 35
DAP 25 25 25 35

IIM Ahmedabad

Category Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Total Percentile
General, EWS 70 70 70 80
NC – OBC/ Transgender 65 65 65 75
SC 60 60 60 70
ST 50 50 50 60
PWD (General/ EWS, NC-OBC, Transgender, SC) 60 60 60 70
PWD (ST) 50 50 50 60

Also Check: CAT 2024 Admit Card

IIM Amritsar

ategory Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Total (Overall Percentile)
General 80 75 75 88
EWS 80 75 75 88
NC – OBC/ Transgender 65 60 60 78
SC 55 50 50 55
ST 35 35 35 40
PWD 35 35 35 40

IIM CAT 2022 Cut off

IIM Sirmaur

ategory Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Total Percentile
General 70 70 70 92
EWS 40 40 40 70
NC – OBC 45 45 45 74
SC 35 35 35 54
ST 25 25 32.5 40
DAP 25 25 32.5 40

Also Check: CAT Registration 2024

IIM Ahmedabad

Category Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Total Percentile
General, EWS 70 70 70 80
NC – OBC/ Transgender 65 65 65 75
SC 60 60 60 70
ST 50 50 50 60
PWD (General/ EWS, NC-OBC, Transgender, SC) 60 60 60 70
PWD (ST) 50 50 50 60

IIM Amritsar

Category Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Total (Overall Percentile)
General 80 75 75 85
EWS 80 75 75 85
NC – OBC/ Transgender 65 60 60 75
SC 55 50 50 55
ST 35 35 35 40
PWD 35 35 35 40

Read More: CAT Eligibility Criteria 2024

IIM Bangalore

Category Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Total (Overall Percentile)
General 80 75 75 80
EWS 70 65 65 75
NC – OBC/ Transgender 70 65 65 75
SC 65 60 60 70
ST 55 55 55 65
PWD 50 50 50 60

IIM Calcutta

Category Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Total (Overall Percentile)
General 80 80 75 85
EWS 70 65 65 75
NC – OBC/ Transgender 70 65 65 75
SC 65 60 60 70
ST 55 55 55 65
DAP 45 45 45 55

IIM Lucknow

Category  PGP PGP-ABM PGP-SM
VARC DILR QA Total VARC DILR QA Total VARC DILR QA Total
General 85 85 85 90 80 80 80 85 80 80 80 90
EWS 77 77 77 82 72 72 72 77 72 72 72 77
NC-OBC 77 77 77 82 72 72 72 77 72 72 72 77
SC 55 55 55 65 55 55 55 65 55 55 55 60
ST 50 50 50 60 50 50 50 55 50 50 50 55
PWD 50 50 50 60 50 50 50 55 50 50 50 55

IIM Kozhikhode

Category CAT Score Percentile Sectional Percentile2
General 85 75
NC-OBC/ EWS 75 65
SC 65 55
ST/ PwD 55 45

IIM Raipur

Category Cut Off Percentiles
(Criteria for shortlisting the candidates for PI process)
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Total (Overall Percentile)
General 70 70 70 92
EWS 40 40 40 70
NC – OBC/ Transgender 45 45 45 74
SC 35 35 35 54
ST 25 32 32.5 40
DAP 25 32 32.5 40

Frequently Asked Questions

Ans. The CAT 2024 cut-off marks for top IIMs are expected to be around the 90-99 percentile, depending on the category and specific IIM.

Ans. IIM Shillong and IIM Visakhapatnam have some of the lowest qualifying cut-offs, expected around the 75-80 percentile​

Ans. The expected CAT cutoff for IIM Lucknow in 2024 is around the 90 percentile​.

Ans. Yes, a 98 percentile significantly exceeds the expected cut-off, increasing your chances of getting a call from IIM Lucknow​.

Ans. The expected cutoff for IIM Kozhikode in 2024 is around the 85 percentile​.

Ans. The minimum qualifying sectional cut-off for IIM Lucknow is around the 85 percentile for general category candidates.