IIM Kashipur - Indian Institute of Management

CAT score require to get admission to IIM Kashipur fluctuates depending on several criteria, including the number of applications & overall academic performance.

Students need atleast CAT percentile of 90-95 to be considered for shortlisting. Selection is based on many factors like: 

• Academic Background
• Professional Experience
• Performance in personal interview & written ability test. 

No, students cannot apply for IIM Kashipur MBA without CAT. To be eligible for admission to MBA, candidates are required to apply and appear for the entrance exam. Further for MBA Analytics, college also accepts GMAT entrance exam score.

The estimated IIM Kashipur CAT cutoff 2026 could be around 92 percentile for admission to the MBA/PGDM programme. The institute accepts the CAT results for admission to the management course. 

In 2025, the estimated CAT cutoff was 92 for the General AI category. Hence, going by this trend, in 2026, the cutoff could be more than 90. 

Students should note that this is the estimated cutoff and other categories will have different cutoffs accordingly. 

Cited below is the detailed comparison between IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Amritsar and IIM Kashipur on two important factors; one is the total tuition fees and average package offered during campus placements:

Note: The tuition fee mentioned is taken from unofficial sources. Hence, it is indicative. Candidates can refer to the institute’s official website for more information on the same.

A full-time bachelor's degree in any discipline or an equivalent academic pursuit (10+2+3) with a minimum of 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA (47% for NC-OBC/EWS, 45% for SC/ST/DAP) is required for admission to the IIM Kashipur MBA programme. Candidates also need to have a valid GMAT score, with the exam taken no earlier than May 1, 2022, or a valid CAT-2023 score. For candidates who belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Non-Creamy Other Backward Class (NC-OBC), Differently Abled Person (DAP), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS), IIM Kashipur adheres to the Government of India's reservation policies.

Whether IIM Kashipur is good for MBA or not varies from students to students based on different parameters set by them. However, if we look into data collected through various sources then IIM Kashipur ranked 19 by the NIRF in 2023. Several alumni reports speaks highly good about the professors, curriculum, extracurricular activities, etc. IIM Kashipur MBA placement for 2023 was 100%. Total 324 students were placed. The highest package offered was INR 37 LPA (domestic) and USD 39,240 per annum (international). However, the average salary offered was INR 18.1 LPA. 

IIM Kashipur EMBA fees is INR 11.4 lakh. Students can pay the fee in instalment plan approved by the institute. The payment can be completed through the accepted gateway.  

IIM Kashipur CAT cutoff 2024 has been released after the CAT 2025 result. As per the previous year cutoff 2023 and 2022, the CAT percentile was 94 for the General All India category candidates. For ST and SC category candidates had a common cutoff of 94 in 2023, and 2022. 

Considering the previous years percentile, it is expected that IIM Kashipur CAT cutoff 2023 will range between 94-95 for the General category students under the All India Quota. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the previous year CAT percentile for various categories: