IIM CAT cut off 2019: Previous years' cut offs for admission
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CAT cut off is the mininum score required for selection to WAT-GD-PI round of IIM admission process. Get here IIM CAT cut off of last three years and expected CAT 2019 cut off for admission to the 2020 batch.
IIM CAT cut off 2019 - Pursuing post graduate programme in management at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is the dream of thousands of MBA aspirants but only a few hundred make it to the premier institute's 20 campuses. Getting through IIM is definitely a difficult task. The candidate is not only required to meet the minimum IIM CAT percentile cut off, but also have an excellent record in academics.
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The IIM selection process includes screening of the candidates on the basis of minimum CAT cut off and academic record. Those who are selected are invited for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Post that, each candidate is once again evaluated. The second level of selection is based on each candidates Composite Score arrived at by calculating their performance in CAT exam, WAT-PI, academics, extracurricular activities and diversity. In this article, we have collated IIM CAT cut offs of last three years ( 2018, 2017 and 2016). You will also find expected CAT 2019 cut off percentiles of top IIMs.
CAT 2019 is scheduled for November 24 and the result is expected to be announced by January 6, 2020. Shiksha has created an online tool to predict CAT 2019 percentile. IIM aspirants can use this CAT Percentile Predictor tool know their chances of making it to IIMs Interview round.
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The IIMs normally do not reveal CAT cut off scores for each year as they publish qualifying cut off scores as part of their selection criteria, beforehand. Download institute-wise qualifying CAT cut offs for all categories
- IIM CAT 2019 Cut Offs
- IIM CAT Cut Off 2018
- IIM CAT percentile cut offs 2017, 2016
- *These CAT cut offs are obtained by Shiksha through RTI
IIM CAT 2019 Cut Offs
| IIMs |
Expected CAT cut offs (percentile) |
|---|---|
| 99 |
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| 99 |
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| 99 |
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| 97-98 |
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| 97-98 |
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| 97-98 |
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| 95-96 |
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| 95-96 |
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| 95-96 |
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| 94-95 |
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| 94-95 |
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| 94-95 |
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| 94-95 |
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| 92-94 |
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| 92-94 |
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| 92-94 |
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| 90 |
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| 90 |
Given below are IIM CAT cut off percentiles of various IIMs (2018, 2017, 2016). This cut off data will give the candidates an idea of CAT 2019 cut off percentile for IIM admission.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
CAT cut offs do not flutuate much. For the past few years, the CAT exam cut offs for IIMs or other top colleges have not seen much change. If there is any change at all, it is in decimals. However, that decimal point too can make or mar admission chances. CAT cut offs for 2026 admission will largely
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
CAT cut offs for IIM admission 2026 batch will not change. They will remain high between 92-100 percentile. Top 6 IIM cut offs will be between 98-100, while the cut offs for rest of them will be between 92-97.
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Answered 2 days ago
There will be no option of result evaluation in CAT 2025. Candidates cannot challenge the scorecard. Marks and percentiles printed on CAT 2025 result cum scorcard will be final.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
CAT result is not released offline. Candidates have to download it from the iimcat.ac.in website only. The scorecard is available for download for 1 year.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
As the Manipal University CAT Cutoff 2025 is not out yet, according to the Manipal University CAT Cutoff 2024, the qualifying cutoff was 25 percentile for General category candidates under the All India quota. The CAT cutoff for 2023 was also the same. So, going by the previous years' cutoff trends,
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
The Jaipur National University CAT Cutoff 2025 will be released soon. In the meantime, according to the Jaipur National University CAT Cutoff 2024, students needed to secure overall 70 percentile and 40 percentile sectional for admission to the MBA/PGDM course. In 2023, and 2022, the cutoff was also
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Answered 3 days ago
The Jaipur National University CAT Cutoff 2025 will be released soon. In the meantime, according to the Jaipur National University CAT Cutoff 2024, students needed to attain 70 percentile overall and 40 percentile sectional. In 2023 and 2022, the cutoff was the same, indicating that the CAT Cutoff 2
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Answered 3 days ago
For MBA admission, Sister Nivedita University accepts the national-level entrance exams, such as CAT, MAT, etc. It also accepts valid SNUET entrance exam score conducted by Sister Nivedita University for MBA admission. In 2024, the sectional CAT cutoff percentile was 25, for the General AI category
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The K J Somaiya Institute of Management CAT Cutoff 2024 was released for admission to the MBA/ PGDM courses. The CAT Cutoff 2024 was 84 for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) course at K J Somaiya Institute of Management. Students who are aiming for admission have to attain qualifying cut
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The IMT Nagpur CAT Cutoff 2025 will soon be released by the institute for admission to the MBA/PGDM courses. In the meantime, judging from the IMT Nagpur CAT Cutoff 2024, the qualifying CAT percentile was 85 for all categories under the All India quota. The institute also accepts the cutoff of vario
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