To find the exact CAT cut-off percentiles to various MBA colleges across the country, Shiksha.com embarked on an RTI query about three months ago. We filed several RTI queries for various management colleges including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top colleges.
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According to IIM Bangalore’s response, the minimum CAT cut-off for general category candidate, PGP 2014-16 batch, is 90.32 percentile. For 2015-17 batch, the overall cut-off stood at 91.46 percentile while that of 2013-15 batch is 92.97 percentile.
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RTI Queries
Shiksha had requested for the following information:
1. Minimum percentile for CAT for students called for Written Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal interview for full-time MBA across all categories (General, SC, ST, OBC and other categories too) for last five years.
2. Minimum percentile for CAT for students who are selected for full-time MBA across all categories (General, SC, ST, OBC and other categories too) for last five years.
3. Weightage given to work experience, written test, interview, GD, etc for final selection across all categories (General, SC, ST, OBC and other categories too) for last five years.
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Here’s what IIM Bangalore shared:
RTI Response
1. Minimum CAT percentile of the candidates shortlisted for WAT and PI process of PGP course for the last three years is given below:
PGP 2015-17 batch
| Category |
Sec 1 |
Sec 2 |
Aggregate |
| General Merit |
80.05 |
85.19 |
90.6 |
| NC-OBC |
71.36 |
75.1 |
80.04 |
| SC |
60.38 |
60.45 |
75.14 |
| ST |
60.92 |
63.86 |
75.14 |
PGP 2014-16 batch
| Category |
Sec 1 |
Sec 2 |
Aggregate |
| General Merit |
80.74 |
85.7 |
90.32 |
| NC-OBC |
70.77 |
75.78 |
80.28 |
| SC |
50.52 |
51.86 |
70.34 |
| ST |
52.06 |
54.56 |
70.34 |
PGP 2013-15 batch
| Category |
Sec 1 |
Sec 2 |
Aggregate |
| General Merit |
80.57 |
90.42 |
90.7 |
| NC-OBC |
71.03 |
80.85 |
81.48 |
| SC |
51.3 |
50.18 |
70.63 |
| ST |
51.3 |
51.52 |
70.63 |
2. Minimum CAT percentile of the students admitted in PGP course for the last three years is given below:
PGP 2015-17 batch
| Category |
Sec 1 |
Sec 2 |
Aggregate |
| General Merit |
80.05 |
85.19 |
91.46 |
| NC-OBC |
71.36 |
75.1 |
80.04 |
| SC |
61.78 |
63.86 |
75.43 |
| ST |
61.5 |
63.86 |
75.14 |
PGP 2014-16 batch
| Category |
Sec 1 |
Sec 2 |
Aggregate |
| General Merit |
80.74 |
85.7 |
90.32 |
| NC-OBC |
70.77 |
75.58 |
80.82 |
| SC |
50.52 |
54.56 |
70.34 |
| ST |
52.06 |
57.23 |
70.34 |
PGP 2013-15 batch
| Category |
Sec 1 |
Sec 2 |
Aggregate |
| General Merit |
83.67 |
90.42 |
92.97 |
| NC-OBC |
75.17 |
80.85 |
81.48 |
| SC |
52.79 |
50.18 |
70.63 |
| ST |
51.3 |
51.52 |
70.63 |
Shiksha.com has filed 182 RTI queries for various top colleges. Except for IIM Bangalore, no other IIM or has responded back.