IIT Delhi MBA Cut Offs 2027– Check Category wise Cutoffs and Selection Process
IIT Delhi CAT cut off
IIT Delhi CAT Cut Off -The Department of Management Studies (DMS) of IIT Delhi offers admission to its MBA and MBA-Telecom programmes on the basis of CAT scores. The IIT Delhi CAT cut off is lower than IIMs but in the same range as other top MBA colleges in India. Both qualifying and final CAT cut offs for IIT MBA are different. While the qualifying DMS IIT Delhi CAT cut off is usually 90 percentile (General category), whereas the final cut off is 97-98 percentile.
Meeting the final IIT Delhi MBA CAT cut off is the first step towards admission. Those who meet the IIT Delhi cut off for MBA are invited for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Applicants are then screened for WAT-PI on the basis of DMS IIT Delhi CAT Cut Off percentile fixed for that academic year and their academic score. In this article, you will get information about CAT cut off and IIT Delhi MBA admission.
IIT Delhi DMS will release the MBA admission criteria and selection process 2027 after the announcement of CAT 2026 result (third week of December 2026). CAT 2026 exam is scheduled on November 29, 2026. MBA application and PI shortlisting form will be released in the first week of January 2027. IIT Delhi will conduct the PI round in February-March. Check on this page, IIT Delhi CAT cut offs and selection criteria of previous year for reference.
- IIT Delhi MBA: Expected CAT Cut Offs for Admission
- Previous Years IIT Delhi MBA CAT Cut Offs: Sectional
- Previous years’ IIT Delhi MBA Cut Offs: Category Wise
- Selection Process for IIT Delhi MBA Admission through CAT
IIT Delhi MBA: Expected CAT Cut Offs for Admission
The qualifying IIT Delhi MBA CAT cut offs are released before the CAT result and the final cut offs are released at the time of MBA shortlist form filling. Check below, IIT Delhi MBA CAT cut off 2025, for reference. IIT Delhi MBA CAT cut off 2026 is expected to be in the same range.
| IIT Delhi MBA cut off (Qualifying) |
|
|---|---|
| Category |
CAT percentile (overall) |
| GEN |
90 |
| OBC |
81 |
| SC |
60 |
| ST |
60 |
| PWD |
60 |
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Previous Years IIT Delhi MBA CAT Cut Offs: Sectional
Check below the table for previous years' IIT Delhi MBA sectional cut off, section wise. For getting selected to the PI round of IIT Delhi MBA 2026 batch, candidates will have to meet overall as well as sectional CAT cut off:
| Section |
IIT Delhi MBA cut off 2021 |
IIT Delhi MBA cut off 2022 |
IIT Delhi MBA cut off 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |
98.04 |
98.04 |
98.04 |
| Quants |
98.04 |
98.04 |
98.04 |
| VA-RC |
98.04 |
98.04 |
98.04 |
| DI-LR |
98.04 |
98.04 |
98.04 |
Previous years’ IIT Delhi MBA Cut Offs: Category Wise
IIT Delhi CAT cut off is not released in the public domain. However, Shiksha has obtained IIT Delhi MBA CAT Cut Offs for MBA batch 2014 to 2018 through (Right To Information) RTI. Below given are IIT Delhi-DMS Cut Offs (overall) for 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
| IIT Delhi MBA Cut Offs |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category/Year |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
| GEN |
95.01 |
87.96 |
89.04 |
90.00 |
98.20 |
| OBC |
86.38 |
87.96 |
79.30 |
90.00 |
94.03 |
| SC |
67.61 |
87.96 |
65.63 |
80.00 |
89.30 |
| ST |
60.90 |
87.96 |
63.55 |
75.00 |
73.37 |
| PWD |
77.74 |
87.96 |
84.79 |
75.00 |
90.66 |
Selection Process for IIT Delhi MBA Admission through CAT
IIT Delhi MBA Selection Process will be divided into three stages:
Stage 1: Screening of candidates on the basis of CAT 2026 score
Stage 2: WAT-PI round
Stage 3: Final selection on the basis of each candidate’s overall performance in CAT exam, WAT-PI, academics. Significant weightage is given to work experience and Statement of Purpose.
In stage one, the candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their CAT 2026 score. They must meet the IIT Delhi MBA sectional cut off to be eligible for selection to WAT-PI round. They will need to fill the MBA application form before the deadline (usually January 31 of every year).
In Stage two, candidates selected on the basis of IIT Delhi CAT cut off will be invited for WAT-PI round. The WAT-PI is held in February-March in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi. Candidates will get the option to choose interview city.
In Stage three, the admission body, will prepare a list of candidates finally selected for admission on the basis of following factors:
- CAT Score
- Graduation marks
- Class 12 marks
- Class 10 marks
- WAT-PI performance
- Academic Diversity
- Work Experience
- Statement of Purpose
For IIT MBA admission details read this article: IIT Delhi MBA Admission Process, Application and Fees
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Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of Iims for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI are listed below. Candidates who MET the qualifying CAT cut off, were eligible for What-PI round. These qualifying CAT cut offs are for General Category. The cut offs for Reserved category students are lower:
- IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
- IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile
- IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
- IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
- IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
- IIM Indore: 90 percentile
- IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
- IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
- IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
- IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
- 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
- IIM Jammu: 93 percentile
- IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
- IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
- IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
- IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
- IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile
- IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Amritsar: 90 percentile
For complete details of IIM selection and admission process read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-shortlist-selection-admission-criteria-blogId-18787.
Yes, the CAT accepting MBA colleges conduct either GD/PI or WAT/PI. Since MBA is a professional course about business and team management, personality assessment round is essential to ensure that the aspirant has the flair for management which can be polished during the programme. Communication skills, problem solving ability, management and leadership are essential qualities for MBA thus, every B-School conducts GD/PI or WAT/PI.
To get 99 percentile and above, candidates must attempt 40-45 out of 68 questions in CAT, with maximum accuracy.
No, securing a high CAT percentile is not enough for admission. One has to clear the selection process round too, like WAT and PI.
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Particulars | MBA Placement Statistics 2023 | MBA Placement Statistics 2024 | MBA Placement Statistics 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest package | INR 41.13 LPA | INR 40.5 LPA | INR 43.55 LPA |
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