IIT Kanpur MBA Admission Criteria and CAT Cutoffs 2025
IIT Kanpur offers MBA programme through its Department of Management Sciences. Admission is based on CAT exam score. Check here IIT Kanpur MBA Admission Criteria and CAT Cutoffs.
IIT Kanpur MBA is ranked 29th on the NIRF ranking list 2024 for best management courses in India. The institute offers MBA through its Department of Management Sciences. The course fee of IIT Kanpur MBA is nearly INR 9.28 lakh, payable in instalments, semester wise.
Admission to the IIT Kanpur MBA is done on the basis of CAT score. The Department of Management Sciences starts MBA application process in January after the release of CAT result and conducts the selection round in March-April. Read below all about IIT Kanpur MBA admission criteria and CAT cut offs.
- IIT Kanpur MBA Admission Process 2025
- IIT Kanpur MBA Admission: Eligibility Criteria
- IIT Kanpur MBA CAT cut offs
- IIT Kanpur MBA Admission: Final Score Calculation
IIT Kanpur MBA Admission Process 2025
The IIT Kanpur MBA Admission Process 2025 includes three stages:
- Application through CAT score
- Shortlisting of candidates for GD-PI
- Final selection of candidates for MBA
IIT Kanpur MBA Admission: Eligibility Criteria
For admission to IIM Kanpur MBA, management aspirants have to fulfill the following academic eligibility criteria:
- Minimum 60 % aggregate in Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university for General, EWS and OBC candidates.
- Minimum 50% aggregate in in Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university for SC/ST and PwD candidates.
Check below IIT Kanpur admission process:
- After the application process is over; students have to go through various selection rounds for final admission. The institute considers the merit of the candidates for MBA and PhD admission.
- For BTech, MDes, MSc, BSc and MTech courses, JEE Advanced, IIT JAM CEED and GATE scores are considered for the selection of candidates.
- Additionally, admission to PhD and MS by Research is based on UGC NET/ CSIR NET and other national-level exam scores.
- After the exams, JoSAA, COAP and CCMN Counselling are conducted for seat allotment to BTech, M.Tech and MSc courses. However, a merit list is released by the institute for announcing the names of the candidates shortlisted for certificate, PhD and MS by Research courses followed by a counselling round. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.
14 candidates have scored 100 percentile in CAT 2024, out of a total of 2.93 Lacs candidates. Out of 14 toppers, 1 is a woman candidate. Check below CAT 2024 result data:
Check the below table for data and statistics of CAT 2024 test takers and toppers.
| CAT Toppers | Gender and Discipline | State |
|---|---|---|
| 100 percentiles 14 - Nos | Female - 1 Male - 13 Engg – 13 Non-Engg – 1 | Andhra Pradesh 1 Delhi 2 Haryana 1 Kerala 1 Maharashtra 5 Odisha 1 Rajasthan 1 Telangana 2 |
| 99.99 percentiles 29 -Nos. | Female - 2 Male - 27 Engg – 25 Non-Engg - 4 | Chandigarh 1 Delhi 4 Gujarat 2 Haryana 1 Karnataka 3 Kerala 1 Madhya Pradesh 1 Maharashtra 5 Odisha 1 Punjab 1 Rajasthan 3 Tamil Nadu 1 Telangana 1 Uttar Pradesh1 Uttarakhand 1 West Bengal 2 |
| 99.98 percentiles 30-Nos | Female - 1 Male - 29 Engg – 20 Non-Engg -10 | Bihar 1 Delhi 2 Gujarat 2 Haryana 4 Karnataka 4 Madhya Pradesh 3 Maharashtra 3 Tamil Nadu 2 Telangana 3 Uttar Pradesh 2 West Bengal 4 |
IIT Kanpur MBA CAT cut offs
The CAT cut offs for candidates shortlisting are fixed by the IIT Kanpur Department of Management Sciences category wise. Check the table below for minimum CAT cut off required to be eligible for IIT Kanpur MBA:
| Category |
CAT cut off |
|---|---|
| General/EWS/OBC |
80 percentile |
| SC/ST/PwD |
55 percentile |
However, admission usually closes at 85 percentile for General/EWS/OBC candidates and 75 percentile for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
IIT Kanpur MBA Admission: Final Score Calculation
The final selection of candidates will be based on the Composite Score of the candidate which will be calculated after the GD-PI round. The following components will be considered for final merit list preparation:
| Component |
Weight* |
|---|---|
| Scaled CAT Score |
20% |
| Academic Performance (HSc+ Graduation) |
20% |
| Work Experience |
10% |
| Group Discussion |
20% |
| Personal Interview |
30% |
Offer of admission will be sent out to selected candidates via email by May 2025. Those who shall have been selected will be required to complete the IIT Kanpur MBA admission facilities before the due date.
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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)
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.

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Answered a month ago
You may simply register at IIT Kanpur-Online's website to apply. Once you go to the website, click on the 'Apply' tab and then fill the registration form. Login and complete the application to submit it successfully.
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The following PG Diploma courses are offered at IIT Kanpur-Online:
- Online PG Diploma in Cyber Security
- Online PG Diploma in Renewable Energy Technologies
- Online PG Diploma in AI & ML
- Online PG Diploma in Public Policy
- Online PG Diploma in Economics and Data Science
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IIT Kanpur-Online M.Tech courses are as below:
- Wireless Network
- RF Engineering
- Microelectronics and VLSI
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IIT Kanpur-Online M.Tech fees includes components like programme fees, trimester fees, course fee per credit, evaluation fees, etc. Refer to the table below to know about the MTech fee structure of IIT Kanpur-Online:
| Fee Head | Amount in INR |
|---|---|
| Programme Fee (one-time within one week of selection) | 1.5 lakh |
| Total Tuition Fees | 9,33,600 |
Note: This amount is taken from official sources and can change.
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IIT Kanpur-Online accepts several entrance tests. The exams accepted by the institute are:
- GATE
- JAM
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You can apply for MSc at IIT Kanpur if you meet these criteria:
- Minimum CPI 5.5 or 55% in the qualifying degree
- Clearing the department specified cutoff of GATE/ JAM
- BTech/ B.E/ MSc/ BS EE, ECE, CS, Electronics, Physics, etc. is the Department specific eligibility.
- Mathematics in Class 12/ UG level
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Answered a month ago
To get admission in IIT Kanpur-Online you can go through these steps:
- Apply online at the website.
- The institute will review the application.
- Appear for the IITK Online Entrance Test if required
- IIT Kanpur-Online will announce the test results.
- Appear for department-specific Online Interview or Test if
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Yes IIT Kanpur Online admissions are open now. You can go to the website of the institute to register for the desired course. The eligibility and selection criteria is available at the website. Make sure to apply before the last date.
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On an average, about 10-15 CAT aspirants score 100 percentile. Given below is the data of CAT 100 percentilers of last 3 years:
Exam year
CAT 100 percentilers
State wise numbers
CAT 2024
14
1- Andhra Pradesh
2- Delhi
1- Haryana
1-Kerala
5- Maharashtra
1- Odisha
1- Rajasthan
2- Telangana
CAT 2023
14
1 – Andhra Pradesh
1 - Delhi
1 – Gujarat
1 – Jammu & Kashmir
1 - Karnataka
1 - Kerala
4 – Maharashtra
1 – Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh
CAT 2022
11
2 - Delhi
1 - Gujarat
1 - Haryana
1 - Kerala
1 - Madhya Pradesh
2 - Maharashtra
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh