CAT Cut-off

The CAT cutoff for the year 2024 at Kurukshetra University is expected to remain at a similar level to the previous year's cutoff. The current CAT cutoff trend at Kurukshetra University shows no change in the competition for the MBA course. The cutoff is expected to range between 25 - 70 in 2024.

MDI Gurgaon does not release cutoff list. The eligibility criteria set for admission to MDI Gurgaon follows that, Candidate must have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. Candidate must have scored at least 50% in both Class 10 and 12, and have a valid CAT/GMAT score. In addition to the CAT score, candidates must also perform well in the Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for final selection. Additionally, MDI Gurgaon does not have any management quota seats.

The B-School with CAT cutoff of 85 percentile that has the highest fee is MICA Ahmedabad. The course fee of MICA's PGDM in Communication is INR 21 lakh. The fee is to be paid in instalment. MICA offers scholarships to meritorious students. MICA Scholarships are awarded annually on the basis of student's overall academic performance and family income. The scholarships are awarded for Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Communications) - PGDM (C) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management - PGDM and the 1-year Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Crafting Creative Communications (CCC).

The MBA institute with an 85 percentile CAT cutoff that has the lowest fee is Delhi School of Economics. The fee is INR 30,000 for two years. The course fee is low in this institute because it is a government aided institution. DSE is a highly reputed for Economics and MBA programmes and provides excellent placement opportunities to its students.

The top private B-schools with CAT cutoff of 85 percentile are listed below:

• Goa Institute of Management
• LIBA Chennai
• Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
• TAPMI Manipal
• KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research Mumbai
• BITS Pilani Department of Management Studies
• IMI Delhi 

There are a very few IIMs which have CAT cutoff of 85 percentile. These are IIM Nagpur, IIM Amritsar and IIM Bodh Gaya. Since these IIMs have been launched in the last decade, the cut offs are low for admission to MBA/PGP courses. Reserved category students can apply with 85 percentile in most of the IIMs as the cut off for them is much lower in comparison to General category candidates. 

The CAT cutoff involves qualifying cutoffs (lower, typically 75-85 percentile for interview and final cutoffs in which are higher .The Top IIMs will demand 98-100 percentile, while newer IIMs are 92-96. Non-IIMs like FMS, SPJIMR, and MDI are usually 94-99. Cutoffs depend on exam difficulty, applicants, and seats, and often include sectional minimums.

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta have the highest CAT cut off. Every year, the cut off percentiles of these three top IIMs hover around 99-100 percentile. even though the qualifying CAT cut off is lower at 80 or 85 percentile, the final cut offs are the highest among all MBA institutes in India. For, reserved category students the final CAT cut offs of these IIMs are a few percentiles lower.