FMS Delhi CAT Cutoff 2026 (SOON): Expected Cutoff, Last 10 Year FMS Cutoff Percentile

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29 Nov '26

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FMS selection criteria for MBA courses include Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). For admission to the batch of 2026-28, GD and PI will be conducted in April 2026. For previous MBA batch, the institute had released the list of selected candidates in February. Check her FMS cut off and application deadline.

FMS Delhi shortlists candidates for MBA admission process based on FMS CAT cutoff percentile. Find here CAT cut off percentile for FMS Delhi admissions.

FMS CAT Cutoff Score: The Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University, offers full-time MBA program for admissions via CAT scores. Candidates performance as per the CAT results will get them shortlisted for FMS Delhi selection process. The FMS selection process uses a composite score that weights different CAT sections: 40% for VARC, and 30% each for DILR and QA. In addition to entrance scores, the final selection considers academic results from Class 10 and 12, a statement of purpose, extempore, and personal interviews. In the past sessions, the FMS CAT cutoff for the general category has remained above 45. FMS cutoff for OBC candidates remains between 30 and 40 percentile. FMS Delhi releases category-wise CAT cutoff when shortlisting candidates for the PI and Extempore round.

In FMS 2025 admission cycle, General category candidates required weighted CAT score equal to or above 51.103 to be shortlisted for FMS Delhi selection process. Check more details on FMS CAT cutoff score, including expected CAT cutoff, selection process, composite score calculation, etc.

FMS Delhi shortlists candidates for MBA admissions 2026 based on CAT 2025 scores

Table of contents

FMS Delhi Admissions 2026: Expected CAT 2025 Cutoff
FMS Selection Criteria 2026
Previous Year's FMS Delhi CAT Cutoff
Documents Required During FMS Extempore-PI

FMS Delhi Admissions 2026: Expected CAT 2025 Cutoff

While shortlisting candidates for MBA selection process, FMS Delhi releases category wise seats available for MBA admissions, category wise number of shortlisted candidates, and CAT composite cutoff score. Check FMS CAT expected cutoff 2025 tabulated below:

Category	Composite Score*
General	45 - 52
SC	27 - 32
ST	22 - 24
OBC	30 - 40
EWS	33 - 41
PWD	25 - 35

FMS has been fetching a place in the top 10 B-Schools of India for past few years. Additionally, this b-school is highly renowned for its ROI. High-quality education for nominal fees along with good placement statistics, has led FMS to this position. FMS, Delhi offers MBA, MBA-Executive and MBA-Executive HCA along with Management Development and Doctoral Programme.

Every year, the institute releases the minimum composite score to get the name in FMS shortlist. The FMS composite score is based on the sectional performance of each candidate as per the CAT results. The determining factors of FMS cut off marks include the number of candidates appearing in the CAT exam, number of candidates clearing CAT, number of seats available in each category, past CAT scores of FMS, etc.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the CAT exam cutoff required to get admission to IIM Bangalore?

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)

Q: What is the difference between qualifying CAT cut off and final CAT cut off?

Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of an IIM is the minimum percentile (sectional as well as overall) required by candidates to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI round. These are only eligibility score and not the score for selection. The final CAT cut off percentiles are the scores on the basis of which a candidate is actually selected for the What-PI round. The qualifying CAT cut offs are released publically before the CAT exam and result as a part of selection criteria for the MBA/PGP batch of that year. The qualifying cut offs for CAT are release category wise - General, NC/OBC. General-EWS, SC/ST, PwD. The qualifying cut offs percentiles of General category candidate is higher than then rest. The final CAT cut offs are not released publically. The cut offs are estimate on the basis of candidate's selection for What-PI. The final CAT cut offs for General category candidate is also higher than then rest.

Q: What is the CAT cut off for IIM Lucknow?

The CAT cut offs for IIM Lucknow is usually around 97-99 percentile. The two courses - PGP Agri-Business Management (ABM) and PGP Sustainable Management (some) are extremely popular among MBA aspirants who wish to make a career in these areas. The institute also offers PGP programme. The qualifying CAT cut off for IIM Lucknow's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 90 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST and PwD candidates, it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Lucknow PGP course. General category: 85 VARC 85 DILR 85 Quantitative Aptitude 90 (Overall) NC-OBC category: 77 VARC 77 DILR 77 Quantitative Aptitude 82 (Overall) EWS category: 77 VARC 77 DILR 77 Quantitative Aptitude 82 (Overall) SC category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall) ST category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall) PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall) Click here for detailed IIM Lucknow admission and selection criteria: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-lucknow-shortlist-admission-criteria-blogId-18509.

Q: How many CAT mock tests to practice to score 99 percentile?

Experts recommend that aspirants must practice at least 40 CAT mock tests to score above 99 percentile well in the exam. Most of the CAT test takers take up to 50 mock tests of various types and difficulty level. CAT toppers in previous years have practiced even up to 80 mock tests during their preparation. However, candidates must decide the number of CAT mock tests depending on their control and confidence on topics as the exam day comes closer. Mock tests are the best way to judge your performance viz. The important topics of CAT. The more one practices CAT mock tests, the more accurate they get in solving questions from all subjects. It is very important to know which formula to apply to which type question to solve the problem accurately. Mock tests help candidates in this aspect which is why practicing mock tests is most important in CAT preparation.

FMS Selection Criteria 2026

FMS selection criteria for MBA courses include the screening of candidates based on their composite score, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). For admission, GD and PI is conducted around March and April. For MBA 2026 batch, the institute has kept the number of seats in line with the previous year.

Aspirants have to apply separately on the official website to qualify for admission to FMS, Delhi. Interested candidates can apply online on the FMS website, by paying the application fee.

The FMS selection process includes the following stages:

Screening of candidates based on composite CAT score
Extempore
Personal Interview
Final selection of candidates

The table below mentions the weightage for all parameters with its weightage of FMS MBA admission process:

Parameters	Weightage
CAT 2025 score	50 per cent
Marks obtained in Class 10	up to 10 per cent, with the following conditions: - Candidates who secure between 60 and 75 get 5 per cent weightage - Candidates who secure above 75 per cent get 10 per cent weightage
Marks obtained in Class 12	up to 10 per cent, with the following conditions: - Candidates who secure between 60 and 75 get 5 per cent weightage - Candidates who secure above 75 per cent get 10 per cent weightage
Discussion on Statement of Purpose	10 per cent
Extempore	5 per cent
Personal Interview	15 per cent

NOTE: Female candidates get an additional weightage of 5 marks in the Weighted Score for the purpose of shortlisting for the interview process.

FMS Delhi Composite Score Calculation

The candidates are selected for Extempore and PI based on a composite score computed based on a certain weightage given to the scores of QA, DI/LR and VARC sections of the CAT exam. Additional five marks will be added to the composite score of women candidates to promote gender diversity. The table below mentions the weightage given to different sections:

Sections	Sectional Weightage
QA	30
DILR	30
VARC	40

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Previous Year's FMS Delhi CAT Cutoff

Below are the CAT scores or cut-off marks and composite scores (category-wise) of FMS.

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2025-27 (Based on CAT 2024 Score)

Category	Number of Seats*	Total Shortlisted Candidates based on CAT 2024	Composite Score*
General	101	707	51.103
SC	37	259	31.887
ST	19	133	23.424
OBC	69	483	39.154
EWS	25	175	40.796
PWD	12	84	27.034
CW	12	CW 1: 23 CW 2: 14 CW 3: 16 CW 4: 26 CW 5: 05	CW 1: All candidates CW 2: All candidates CW 3: All candidates CW 4: All candidates CW 5: 28.721
WT1 (Permanent staff)	06	42	21.s549
WNT1 (Permanent Staff)	06	42	4.909
Orphan Quota Male	01	07	38.555
Orphan Quota Female	01	07	30.449
Total	289	2023

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2024-26 (Based on CAT 2023 Score)

Category	Number of Seats	Number of Shortlisted Candidates	Composite Score*
General	101	707	45.577
SC	37	259	28.182
ST	19	133	23.111
OBC	69	483	33.881
EWS	25	175	35.554
PWD1	12	84	22.175
PWD2
PWD3
PWD4
PWD5
PWD6
CW1	12	11	All Candidates
CW2		10	All Candidates
CW3		19	All Candidates
CW4		13	All Candidates
CW5		23	All Candidates
CW6		8	45.623
WT1 (Permanent Staff)	06	42	19.303
WT2 (Retired Staff)		0	NA
WT3 (Deceased Permanent Staff)		0	NA
WT4 (Temporary, Ad-hoc and Contractual Staff)		0	NA
WNT1 (Permanent Staff)	06	39	All Candidates
WNT2 (Retired Staff)		0	NA
WNT3 (Deceased Permanent Staff)		0	NA
WNT4 (Temporary, Ad-hoc and Contractual Staff)		3	All Candidates
Orphan Quota Male	01	7	30.786
Orphan Quota Female	01	2	All Candidates
Total	289	2018	-

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2023-25 (Based on CAT 2022 Score)

Category	Number of Seats	Number of Shortlisted Candidates	Composite Score*
General	101	707	47.520
SC	37	259	28.607
ST	19	133	22.572
OBC	69	483	34.916
EWS	25	175	36.484
PWD1	12	84	22.422
PWD2
PWD3
PWD4
PWD5
PWD6
CW1	12	15	All Candidates
CW2		08	All Candidates
CW3		17	All Candidates
CW4		08	All Candidates
CW5		11	All Candidates
CW6		25	40.075
WT1 (Permanent Staff)	06		All Candidates
WT2 (Retired Staff)			All Candidates
WT3 (Deceased Permanent Staff)			NA
WT4 (Temporary, Ad-hoc and Contractual Staff)			All Candidates
WNT1 (Permanent Staff)	06		All Candidates
WNT2 (Retired Staff)			All Candidates
WNT3 (Deceased Permanent Staff)			NA
WNT4 (Temporary, Ad-hoc and Contractual Staff)			All Candidates
Total	287	1994	-

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2022-24 (Based on CAT 2021 Score)

Category	No. of Seats	No. of Shortlisted Candidates	Composite Score*
General	101	707	53.851
SC	37	259	32.452
ST	19	133	24.257
OBC	69	483	39.991
EWS	25	175	40.576
PWD	12	84	20.943
CW1	12	18	All Candidates
CW2		10	All Candidates
CW3		17	All Candidates
CW4		19	All Candidates
CW5		18	All Candidates
CW6		02	58.252
WT1 (Permanent Staff)	6	20	All Candidates
WT2 (Retired Staff)		01	All Candidates
WT3 (Deceased Permanent Staff)		0	-
WT4 (Temporary, Ad-hoc and Contractual Staff)		0	-
WNT1 (Permanent Staff)	6	16	All Candidates
WNT2 (Retired Staff)		04	All Candidates
WNT3 (Deceased Permanent Staff)		0	-
WNT4 (Temporary, Ad-hoc and Contractual Staff)		0	-
Total	287	1966	-

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2021-23 (Based on CAT 2020 Score)

Category	Composite Score
General	49.363
SC	28.393
ST	19.767
OBC	35.384
EWS	37.399
PWD	19.750
CW1, CW2, CW3, CW4, CW5	-
CW6	37.670

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2019-21 (Based on CAT 2018 Score)

Category	Number of seats	Overall CAT 2018 percentile
General	101	98.18
OBC	54	90.07
SC	30	82.19
ST	15	58.10
PH1	6	85.94
PH2		2.68
PH3		57.99
PH4		25.83
PH5		6.98
CW1	10	11.00
CW2		9.29
CW3		26.23
Total	216	-

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2018-20 (Based on CAT 2017 Score)

Category	Number of seats	Composite score
General	101	52.986
OBC	54	33.859
SC	30	31.462
ST	15	22.697
PH1	6	28.223
PH2		01.319
PH3		07.636
CW1	10	04.205
CW2		07.239
CW3		02.238
CW4		06.17
CW5		52.614
Total	216	-

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2016-18 (Based on CAT 2015 Score)

Category	Number of seats	Composite score
General	101	59.430
OBC	54	42.175
SC	30	35.091
ST	15	25.319
PH1	6	25.885
PH2		06.917
PH3		34.432
CW1	10	02.191
CW2		06.220
CW3		11.128
CW4		24.516
CW5		32.085
Total	216	-

FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2015-17 (Based on CAT 2014 Score)

Category	Number of seats	Overall CAT 2014 percentile
General	101	98.54
OBC	54	90.60
SC	30	78.71
ST	15	60.57
PH1	6	67.54
PH2		17.50
PH3		83.89
CW1	10	10.34
CW2		23.02
CW3		09.00
CW4		03.03
CW5		78.45
Total	216	-

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FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2014-16 (Based on CAT 2013 Score)

Category	Number of seats	Overall CAT 2013 percentile
General	101	98.20
OBC	54	84.73
SC	30	77.45
ST	15	53.88
PH1	6	55.46
PH2		27.60
PH3		80.28
CW1	10	4.35
CW2		1.94
CW3		17.53
CW4		36.74
CW5		30.29
Total	216	-

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FMS Cutoff for Admissions 2013-15 (Based on CAT 2012 Score)

Category	Number of seats	Overall CAT 2012 percentile
General	101	98.56
OBC	54	86.17
SC	30	79.06
ST	15	52.10
PH1	6	45.97
PH2		50.60
PH3		64.29
CW1	10	80.05
CW2		47.49
CW3		59.40
CW4		50.60
CW5		53.58
Total	216	-

Commonly asked questions

Q: Which MBA colleges are available with 70 percentile in CAT?

A good number of private MBA colleges accept CAT score of 70 percentile in CAT. We have listed some of the colleges in which admission is possible with 70 percentile. Amity University AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore Amrita School of Business - Bangalore Acharya Bangalore B-School Asian Business School (ABS), Noida Amrita School of Business, Kochi Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Christ Institute of Management, Pune Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management, Kolkata FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi International Institute of Business Studies, Noida International School of Business and Media (ISB&M) Bangalore JK Lakshmipat University-Institute of Management, Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur JRE Group of Institutions (JRE), Greater Noida Lotus Business School, Pune Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar MATS University, Raipur IIKM Business School, Calicut IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi For full list, click here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-70-to-80-percentile-blogId-11956.

Q: Which MBA colleges are available with 60 percentile in CAT?

There are a number of private MBA colleges that accept CAT score of 60+ percentile for admission. We have listed some of the colleges below: AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore Amrita School of Business - Bangalore Acharya Bangalore B-School Asian Business School (ABS), Noida Amrita School of Business, Kochi Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Christ Institute of Management, Pune Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Kolkata FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi International Institute of Business Studies, Noida International School of Business and Media (ISB&M) Bangalore International School of Business & Media, Kolkata IIKM Business School, Calicut IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi For full list, click here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-60-to-70-percentile-blogId-11984.

Q: Are CAT cut offs announced along with the CAT result?

CAT cutoffs are usually not announced with the CAT result. The CAT cutoffs are also not released to the public.

They are published after a few days of the result announcement when the IIMs and other colleges start their shortlisting process. The IIMs opens their shortlisting window based on the CAT cut-offs two to three days after the result announcement. The CAT percentile of candidates shortlisted for the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) can be considered the cut-off for that IIM. For example, if a candidate with a CAT percentile of 99 belonging to the General category is selected for the WAT/GD-PI of IIM Calcutta, then the CAT cut-off for IIM Calcutta is 99 percentile. Only those candidates who make it to the WAT/GD-PI round of IIMs will get to know the cut-offs.

Q: What percentile is required for IIM Raipur?

The general category CAT percentile cutoff at IIM Raipur normally lies between 92 and 95%, though it could differ somewhat depending on the category (OBC, SC, ST) and applicant pool. At somewhat lower percentiles, candidates with a solid academic background and pertinent professional experience may be given consideration. A comprehensive review that takes into account the candidate's performance on the Written Ability Test (WAT), academic background, and personal interview (PI) is required for the ultimate selection. The likelihood of being shortlisted for the following round of the selection process increases with higher scores.

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Documents Required During FMS Extempore-PI

Candidates need to carry the following documents at the time of the extempore and PI round:

Two passport-size photographs
Proof of identity (e.g. Aadhaar card, Driving license, Voter ID card)
Birth certificate
Class 10 Marksheet (along with CGPA to percentage conversion document, if applicable)
Class 12 Marksheet (along with CGPA to percentage conversion document, if applicable)
Final Graduation Marksheet (latest marksheets for those appearing in the final year graduation examination)
CAT Score Card
Reservation Claim Certificates (if applicable)

Candidates must self-attest the copies of the above-mentioned documents, excluding the photographs. Candidates must also carry originals of these documents.

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