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IIM Bangalore CAT Cutoff 2025: Check Sectional-Wise Cutoff Percentiles

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Q:   Is it mandatory to meet the sectional cutoff in CAT for admission to IIM Bangalore?
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Candidates seeking admission to IIM Bangalore MBA course must appear for CAT. It is mandatory for candidates to meet the sectional and overall CAT cutoff to be eligible for the Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for final admission to IIM Bangalore. For IIM Bangalore MBA admission, students need to meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and the sectional cut offs. Candidates seeking admission to IIM Bangalore must score above the 90 percentile in CAT exam. IIM Bangalore does not release CAT cutoffs in the public domain and are exclusively accessible only via account login to candidates who have appeared for the exam. Therefore, the students must aim to score above 90 percentile.

Q:   What is the expected CAT cutoff for top IIMs including IIM Bangalore?
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IIMs do not release the final CAT cutoff publicly and is only accessible through account login to those candidates who appear in the CAT exam. However, candidates can refer to the table below to view the estimated final CAT cutoff percentiles for top IIMs, including IIM Bangalore. The below cutoff percentiles are for the General AI category students. 

IIMs

CAT cutoffs 2024 (percentile)

IIM Ahmedabad

99

IIM Bangalore

99

IIM Calcutta

99

IIM Indore

97

Q:   What is the CAT exam cutoff required to get admission to IIM Bangalore?
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The CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore hovers between 97-100 percentile. The qualifying CAT cut off required for being eligible for IIM Bangalore's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 85 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST candidates, it is 65 percentile and for PwD candidates it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore.

  • General category: 80 VARC 75 DILR 75 Quantitative Aptitude 85 (Overall)
  • NC-OBC category: 75 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
  • EWS category: 70 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
  • SC category: 65 VARC 60 DILR 60 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall)
  • ST category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 65 (Overall)
  • PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall)
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What is sectional time limit for IIMB DBE?

Answered 3 months ago

The IIM Bangalore BBA in Digital Business and Entrepreneurship entrance test does not have any sectional time limit. The IIMB DBE entrance test is conducted for a duration of 90 minutes, wherein candidates have to attempt 60 questions. Candidates can switch between sections as per their preference.

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What is IIMB DBE qualifying marks?

Answered 3 months ago

IIMB DBE has prescribed the qualifying marks for admission to its BBA in Digital Business and Entrepreneurship:

  • General Category: Minimum 50%
  • NC-OBC & EWS: Minimum 45%
  • SC, ST & PwD (DA): Minimum 40%

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Which entrance exam is accepted by IIM Bangalore?

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IIM Bangalore offers admission to all its courses on the basis of both, merit and entrance scores. IIM Bangalore accepts national-level entrance exams. The college accepts CAT, GMAT, GRE, IIMB DBE, GATE, etc. scores for admission to its courses.

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What is IIMB DBE qualifying marks?

Answered 4 months ago

IIM Bangalore releases the cutoff marks to qualify for admissions. As per criteria, candidates must score:

  • General Category: Minimum 50%
  • NC-OBC & EWS: Minimum 45%
  • SC, ST & PwD (DA): Minimum 40%

Only candidates meeting the above IIMB DBE entrance test cutoff criteria will be shortlisted for admission.

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What is the sectional time limit in IIMB DBE?

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IIM Bangalore BBA in Digital Business and Entrepreneurship entrance test does not have any sectional time limit. Candidates get 90 minutes to attempt 60 multiple choice questions divided across- Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, Logical Reasoning, and General Awareness. Candidates can choose to

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