IIT Jodhpur MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Check CAT Cutoffs, PI Shortlist and Application Dates

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IIT Jodhpur MBA admission criteria includes CAT score and PI performance. The minimum CAT cut off required for IIT Jodhpur MBA admission is 85 percentile. The IIT Jodhpur admission process begins after the release of CAT result, in the last week of December. Read here all about IIT Jodhpur MBA admission criteria 2026.

IIT Jodhpur MBA admission criteria includes CAT score and PI performance. The minimum CAT cut off required for IIT Jodhpur MBA admission is 85 percentile. Read here all about IIT Jodhpur MBA admission criteria 2026.

IIT Jodhpur offers MBA & MBA Technology and MBA in FinTech & Cybersecurity through its School of Management and Entrepreneurship (SME). IIT Jodhpur was established in 2008.It operates from its 852-acre residential campus on the National Highway 65, north-northwest of Jodhpur. SME is exclusively dedicated to management education at PG and higher level.

AS per the latest MBA placement data, IIT Jodhpur MBA graduates of 2023-2025 batch were offered an average salary package of INR 11.04 lakh per annum. The highest CTC offer stood at INR 25.11 lakh per annum. MBA graduates from IIT Jodhpur are hired by top corporates as Senior Analyst, Analyst, Product Strategy, Management Trainee, Consultant, Team Lead, Global Risk & Compliance, Assistant Manager Marketing.

Admission to MBA programmes offered by IIT Jodhpur is done on the basis of CAT score. The IIT Jodhpur admission process 2026 will begin a day after the release of CAT 2025 result, in the last week of December. The IIT Jodhpur MBA application form 2026 will be released at the institute website and candidates will be required ro submit their form by January 31, 2026. The PI round will be conducted in February-March 2026. Read below all about IIT Jodhpur MBA admission criteria 2026.

Table of contents

IIT Jodhpur MBA Eligibility Criteria 2026
IIT Jodhpur MBA Admission Process 2026
IIT Jodhpur MBA CAT Cut Offs
IIT Jodhpur MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Final Selection

IIT Jodhpur MBA Eligibility Criteria 2026

Academic qualification required for IIT Jodhpur MBA is graduation. Check detailed eligibility criteria below:

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification with 60% mark in aggregate or equivalent CGPA for General/OBC/EWS categories (55% marks or equivalent CGPA for SC/ST and PwD candidates.
Final-year graduation students are also eligible to apply for MBA programme. There candidature however, will remain provisional until submission of certificates of qualifying degree within two months of joining the program.

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.

IIT Jodhpur MBA Admission Process 2026

The IIT Jodhpur MBA admission process has two stages.

Stage 1: Selection of candidates for PI round on the basis of CAT score
Stage 2: Final selection of candidates on the basis of PI performance and other criteria

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IIT Jodhpur MBA CAT Cut Offs

The IIT Jodhpur MBA CAT cut offs are different for different category students. Check the table below for category wise CAT cut offs required to make it to the PI shortlist.

IIT Jodhpur CAT Cut Offs 2025-2027
Category	Overall	Sectional
GEN	85.00	60.00
GEN-EWS	76.50	54.00
NC-OBC	76.50	54.00
SC	56.10	39.60
ST	56.10	39.60
PwD	56.10	39.60
IIT Jodhpur CAT Cut Offs 2024-2026
Category	Overall	Sectional
Gen	80.00	55.00
Gen_EWS	72.00	49.50
NC_OBC	72.00	49.50
SC	52.80	36.30
ST	52.80	36.30
PwD	52.80	36.30

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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IIT Jodhpur MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Final Selection

The final selection for admission to IIT Jodhpur MBA programme 2026 will be based on candidate’s performance in the PI round. The evaluation will be done on the basis of Composite score which will be summation of work experience, academic diversity, gender diversity and academic record.

Selected candidates will be informed via email (letter of offer for admission). The candidates will have to confirm admission by paying requisite fee and complete the process within the deadline.

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