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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- Good academic performance of the student
- CAT score
- 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.
- 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.
Also Read: IIM Selection and Admission Criteria for 2020-2022 Session
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) |
|---|---|
| 99 |
|
| 99 |
|
| 99 |
|
| 97-98 |
|
| 97-98 |
|
| 97-98 |
|
| 95-96 |
|
| 95-96 |
|
| 95-96 |
|
| 94-95 |
|
| 94-95 |
|
| 94-95 |
|
| 94-95 |
|
| 92-94 |
|
| 92-94 |
|
| 92-94 |
|
| 90 |
|
| 90 |
|
| 96 |
|
| 95 |
|
| 95 |
|
| 95 |
|
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 98 |
|
| 92 |
|
| 90 |
|
| 96 |
|
| 94 |
|
| 90 |
|
| 91 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 86 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 70 |
|
| 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.
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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