IIT Kanpur MBA Cut Off: Check Category-wise Qualifying CAT Cutoff

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Vipra Shrivastava
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2 mins readUpdated on Mar 30, 2026 17:54 IST
IIT Kanpur MBA cutoff is usually around 90-91 percentile for General category students. Read all about IIT Kanpur MBA CAT cut off for General, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PwD candidates in this article. Selection criteria includes Personal Interview, which is conducted in February-March.

IIT Kanpur MBA cutoff is usually around 90-91 percentile for General category students. Read all about IIT Kanpur MBA CAT cut off for General, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PwD candidates in this article.

IIT Kanpur MBA cut off

Minimum CAT score required for IIT Kanpur MBA

IIT Kanpur MBA cutoff is 90-91 percentile for General category students. For Reserved category students it is around 80 percentile. Like other IITs, IIT Kanpur too accepts CAT score for selecting MBA candidates. The MBA course is offered at IIT Kanpur’s Department of Management Studies, which is ranked among top 20 management institutes by the NIRF. IIT Kanpur MBA is very popular as the curriculum and placement are on par with top B-Schools

Minimum CAT cut off required to apply for IIT Kanpur MBA is 80 percentile, but candidates are selected at higher score. Academic eligibility criteria is 60% (minimum) in Graduation. Selection criteria includes Personal Interview, which is conducted in February-March. So, if you are preparing for CAT 2026, keep in mind IIT Kanpur CAT cut off.

Table of contents
  • IIT Kanpur MBA CAT cut offs
  • IIT Kanpur MBA Final cut offs
  • IIT Kanpur MBA Cut Off: Academic Score
  • IIT Kanpur MBA Admission 2026: Final Selection

IIT Kanpur MBA CAT cut offs

The qualifying CAT cut offs for candidate shortlisting are released by the IIT Kanpur Department of Management Sciences category wise, with the admission criteria document. 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

IIT Kanpur MBA Final cut offs

While the qualifying CAT cut off for IIT Kanpur is 80 percentile, the final cut off is usually above 90 percentile. Check CAT cut offs for previous two years for IIT Kanpur.

Category

CAT 2023 cur off

CAT 2024 cut off

General

91

93

EWS

82

90

NC-OBC

82

90

SC

70

70

ST

70

70

PwD

70

70

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IIT Kanpur MBA Cut Off: Academic Score

Candidates applying for MBA programme at IIT Kanpur will be required to meet the minimum eligibility criteria or the academic score cut off, which is:

  • 60% in graduation for General, EWS and OBC categories
  • 55% in graduation for SC/ST/PwD categories

IIT Kanpur MBA Admission 2026: Final Selection

Post the PI round, candidates will be evaluated on certain parameters for MBA admission. There is no particular cut off for this round. However, selection will be based on highest to lowest scorers. Check below the parameters for final selection:

Component

Weight*

Scaled CAT Score

20%

Academic Performance (HSc+ Graduation)

20%

Work Experience

10%

Group Discussion

20%

Personal Interview

30%

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