Updated on Nov 27, 2019 13:13 IST

Meeting minimum CAT percentile cut off is the basic criteria for admission to top MBA institutes in India. Take a look at CAT cut off scores of previous years of Top B-Schools in India.

CAT cut offs for Top B-schools - CAT 2019 result will be declared soon (tentatively by January 6, 2020) and so will begin the rush for MBA admissions. Once the result of CAT exam is declared, all the IIMs and top B-schools will announce their admission cut off. These admission cut off or CAT cut off marks form the basis of admission to any MBA college. In India, there are over 1200 MBA colleges in India accepting CAT score for admission apart from IIMs. This article will share CAT cut offs of top B-schools in India. But, first let’s take a look at MBA admission process through CAT.

Selection Criteria of Top MBA Colleges in India

  • CAT score
  • Group Discussion/Written ability Test/Essay Writing and Personal Interview
  • Final selection on the basis of CAT score, GD/PI performance and academic history

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CAT Cut Offs for Top MBA Colleges in India

Shiksha obtained CAT cut offs for various B-schools through RTI. The list below contains of the minimum CAT cut offs for top B-schools in India taken into consideration admission. Please note, that the CAT percentiles mentioned are minimum CAT cut offs reported by the colleges in RTI replies.

B-Schools

*Minimum CAT cut-off percentile

IIM Kozhikode

95.44

IIM Indore

90.05

IIM Amritsar

93.30

IIM Bangalore

91.46

IIM Raipur

96.31

IIM Ranchi

96.42(PGDM)

90.52 (PGDHRM)

IIM Sambalpur

90.05

IIM Tiruchirappalli

96.30

IIM Udaipur

96.31

IIM Visakhapatnam

90.29

IIT Bombay, Shailesh J Mehta School of Management

97.50

IIT Kanpur

90.6

IIT Roorkee

94.02

NIT Trichy

89.65

Banaras Hindu University, IMS

79.31

Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal

78.32

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata

50.35

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad

55.87

National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai

97 (PGDIM)

95 (PGDISEM)

Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli

65.92 (OC)

Christ University Institute of Management, Bangalore

70 and above

Fortune Institute of International Business

50

Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

80.04 (Male)

80.15 (Female)

*This data is of 2015-2016, for latest CAT cut off percentiles, click here.

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