CAT

IIM Sambalpur does not release its final CAT cutoff 2024 on a public platform and is only accessible to candidates who appeared for the CAT entrance exam. However, as per the extimated past years CAT cutoff, the percentile ranged between 92 to 95 for the General AI category students. Considering the IIM Sambalpur cutoff 2023, the CAT percentile for the general category decreased by 3 percentile from 2021  (95) to 2022  (92). However, the cutoff further increased by 3 percentile in 2023  (95). This indicates an inconsistency in the CAT cutoff over three years for MBA admission. 

IIM Sambalpur released the qualifying CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates for the first stage of admission. As per the official website, the overall CAT cutoff percentile for MBA admission at IIM Sambalpur is 90, while for the sectional cutoff, the percentile is 65 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For other categories, the cutoff details are provided below:

*For Male candidates with one year of work experience and female candidates, the minimum overall percentile will be reduced to 85 in the General category.

IIM Amritsar and IIM Jammu both offer MBA admission based on the CAT entrance exam. The final CAT cutoff is comparatively higher for IIM Amritsar (95-96) than IIT Jammu (90) for the General AI category students. Candidates can refer to the table below to check other aspects as well, such as tuition fees and average packages, to decide which IIM is better for MBA admission.

Yes, it is possible to take admission to the IBS Mumbai PGPM programme without CAT. The institute accepts various other national-level test scores, including NMAT, XAT, and GMAT. Other than this, the institute also conducts an in-house entrance test, i.e., IBSAT. It is conducted once a year, generally in the month of December. Students willing to take the exam can visit the institute's official website to apply.

No, the registration has not begun yet. The registration for CAT 2025 are excepeted to begun from August and the results for the exam will be released in the month of December. So, you will have to wait till december to join the course through CAT exam. But, you can join the course through MAT CBT coexam as its applications are currently open.

Yes, candidates with valid scores in CAT can apply for an MBA course at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management. However, candidates who have not appeared in the CAT can get admission to MBA courses with the scores in other accepted entrance examinations, such as MAT, CMAT, CUET PG, UPTAC, and other accepted entrance exams. Hence, candidates can apply for an MBA in GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management with CAT and other accepted entrance exam scores too. 

IIM Nagpur released the qualifying CAT cutoff percentiles for General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and DAP categories. Candidates will be shortlisted in the first stage of the admission process based on the qualifying CAT percentile. For candidates belonging to the General AI quota, the minimum qualifying cutoff is 95, while the sectional cutoff is 75. For other categories, refer to the table below:

The IIM Lucknow CAT qualifying cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to PGP, PGP-ABM, and PGP-SM courses for different categories. For 2025 admission, the IIM Lucknow PGP-ABM qualifying CAT cutoff is 85 percentile (overall) for the students belonging to the general category in the AI quota. For EWS and NC-OBC categories, the minimum qualifying percentile is 77. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the sectional and overall cutoff percentiles for different categories.