Updated on Sep 24, 2019 16:26 IST
For admission, the MBA colleges set minimum CAT cut off percentile based on certain parameter on which they shortlist students for admissions. CAT cut offs set by top MBA colleges are as high as 90-100 almost every year.

The first thing that comes to your mind when you consider MBA admissions is CAT cut off percentile. So, here are the expected cut offs for MBA admissions 2020 to help you select your MBA college.

Studying in one of the top business schools is the dream of all students and why not? Added with them is prestige, outstanding educational facilities and great on-campus placement facility once the course is completed. However, getting into the top MBA colleges in India demands from students, good academic record and a high MBA entrance exam score. Since CAT is the most popular entrance exam for MBA in India, all the top B-schools select candidates on their CAT score. Inthis article, you will get to know, expected cutoff of top MBA colleges 2020, including the IIMs.

For admission, the  MBA colleges set minimum CAT cut off percentile based on certain parameter on which they shortlist students for admissions. CAT cut offs set by top MBA colleges are as high as 90-100 almost every year. Offer for admission is primarily dependent on the following criteria-

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  1. Good academic performance of the student
  2. CAT score
  3. GD/PI score & other components

The results of CAT exam, conducted on November 24, 2019 will be declared in the first week of January 2020. CAT cutoff 2019 will therefore depend on total test takers, the difficulty level of the exam and the total number of seats, etc. The IIMs and other top B-schools in India fix their own CAT cut off percentile and declare it well before admissions.

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Table of contents
  • Qualifying Cut Offs of top IIMs- A Quick Check!
  • Qualifying CAT Cut off V/s Final CAT Cut off
  • Expected IM admission cut offs 2020
  • Previous Years’ CAT cut offs for IIMs ( 2017 and 2018)
  • Expected CAT cut offs of top MBA colleges for 2020
  • Colleges Accepting CAT Cut Off Percentile

Qualifying Cut Offs of top IIMs- A Quick Check!

Premier Institutes

Qualifying CUT OFF %

IIM Calcutta & Bangalore

85 percentile (General Category)

IIM Lucknow

90 percentile (General Category)

IIM Ahmedabad

80 percentile

  • Note: The above qualifying cut offs  are for admissions to the PGP batch 2020.

Candidates who qualify the cutoff levels can move ahead with the selections rounds that include Writing Ability Test (WAT), Personal Interview (PI) and Group Discussion (GD). Other parameters, which also hold importance for selection process, include Work Experience, Past Academic Records and others. 

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Qualifying CAT Cut off V/s Final CAT Cut off

Students aspiring to make it for the IIMs need to know the significance and difference of both CAT cut offs and Final CAT cut offs for they play a decisive role in the admission process.

In order to qualify for the WAT/GD-PI round of selection process, the students have to attain the minimum score in CAT which is called the qualifying cut off.  The final CAT cut off, is the minimum percentile fixed by IIMs for the selection of candidates for WAT/GD-PI. The final cut off is always higher than the qualifying cut off.

 Also Read: CAT Percentile Cut off 2019 - Check IIM Cut offs expected for 2020 admissions

Expected IM admission cut offs 2020

Below is a list of the expected CAT Cut offs 2019 for the General Category students who aspire to take admission to the IIMs. Based on these, qualifying candidates may receive call for the interview round.

IIMs

Expected CAT Cut Offs (percentile)

IIM Ahmedabad

99

IIM Bangalore 

99

IIM Calcutta

99

IIM Lucknow

97-98

IIM Indore

97-98

IIM Kozhikode

97-98

IIM Amritsar

95-96

IIM Nagpur

95-96

IIM Sambalpur

95-96

IIM Trichy

94-95

IIM Raipur

94-95

IIM Ranchi

94-95

IIM Kashipur

94-95

IIM Vizag

92-94

IIM Udaipur

92-94

IIM Bodhgaya

92-94

IIM Shillong

90

IIM Sirmaur

90

IIM Rohtak

96

IIM Ranchi

95

IIM Nagpur

95

IIM Bodh Gaya

95

IIM Jammu

95

Previous Years’ CAT cut offs for IIMs ( 2017 and 2018)

The previous year’s CAT cut cffs for General Category are given in the table below.

IIMs

Cut Offs 2017 (Percentile)

Cut Offs 2018 (percentile)

IIM Ahmedabad

100

98+

IIM Bangalore

90.72

99

IIM Kozhikode

95.16

95

IIM Indore

90.05

92

IIM Trichy

95

93

IIM Raipur

95

93-94

IIM Rohtak

95

93-94

IIM Udaipur

95

93-94

IIM Sirmaur

95

90

IIM Nagpur

09.09

90

IIM Vizag

90.09

90

IIM Amritsar

94.76

90

IIM Sambalpur

95

90

 All the other top MBA colleges in India like FMS, MDI, IMT, SPJIMR, NMIMS, XIMB, IMI, IBS and others accept CAT exam score for admission to their MBA/PGDM courses.

Take a look at the expected CAT cut offs of top MBA colleges in India other than IIMs for 2020 admissions.

Expected CAT cut offs of top MBA colleges for 2020

B-School

Expected CAT cutoff (percentile)

FMS, Delhi

98

SPJIMR, Mumbai

92

IMT, Ghaziabad

90

JBIMS, Mumbai

96

MDI, Gurgaon

94

IMI, New Delhi

90

XIM, Bhubaneshwar

91

GIM Goa

85

K J Somaiya, Mumbai

86

TAPMI, Manipal

80

FORE, New Delhi

85

IFMR, Chennai

80

IRMA, Anand

80

MICA, Ahmedabad

80

LIBA, Chennai

70

XIME, Bangalore

70

Colleges Accepting CAT Cut Off Percentile

Overall, there are over 1000 MBA colleges in India, which takes into consideration CAT score for MBA admissions. The list of links mentioned below will provide you complete information on the Colleges where CAT 2019 percentile is one of the prime aspects for admissions.

Colleges Accepting CAT percentile above 90

Colleges Accepting CAT percentile from 70-80

Colleges Accepting CAT percentile from 80-90 percentile

Colleges Accepting CAT percentile from 60-70

Colleges Accepting CAT percentile above 85

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Thus, with the CAT 2019 results declared in the first week of January, Students will get a clear idea of MBA cut offs and other admission criteria. For the candidates who meet the CAT cut off, can rejoice and go ahead with the preparations of WAT, GD-PI.

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