CAT cut offs for General, OBC, ST, ST categories are different. While the CAT cut off percentiles for General and NC-OBC candidates are higher, for SC and ST categories, it is low. Check here CAT 2023 cut off for General, OBC, ST, ST categories.
CAT 2023 cut offs
CAT 2024 aspirants must prepare and perform keeping in mind the previous years’ IIM cut offs for MBA admission. The CAT cut offs are minimum percentile required to be selected for the Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) round of the IIMs. The institutes release, CAT cut offs for PI shortlisting, every year. The CAT 2024 cut offs will be released after the CAT 2024 result announcement. Aspirants can check here CAT 2023 cut off for General, OBC, ST, ST categories to know the expected percentile for the upcoming admission season.
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The CAT (Common Admission Test) is a highly competitive entrance exam for admission to various management programs offered by top business schools in India. The percentile score in CAT exam is based on the relative performance of the test taker compared to all the other test takers.
The cutoff percentile for admission to top business schools varies from year to year and also depends on factors such as the number of candidates, difficulty level of the exam, and the number of available seats. In general, a percentile score of 90 or above is considered a good score and can help you secure admission to some of the top business schools in India. However, to increase your chances of admission to the top-tier business schools, a percentile score of 95 or above is preferred.
Q: What is sectional cutoff in CAT exam?
Sectional cut off in CAT exam refers to the section wise percentiles required by the candidate for making it to the Personal Interview round of the IIMs or other top MBA colleges. The sectional cut offs are lower than overall cut offs of any institute. To understand better, check the table below for sectional CAT cut offs for IIM Ahmedabad:
Category | VARC percentile | DILR percentile | QA percentile | Overall percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
NC-OBC-Transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
PwD (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
PwD (ST) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
For sectional cut offs of all IIMs, check this article – IIM shortlist and selection criteria
Q: What is the minimum percentile required for IIM Trichy?
IIM Trichy accepts minimum CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates for the Personal Interview round. For IIM Trichy MBA admission 2024, the estimated overall CAT cutoff for the General category students is 92 percentile. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the section-wise minimum CAT percentile required for various categories:
Category | PVRC | PDILR | PQA | Overall percentile rank (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
NC-OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
ST | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
DAP | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
IIM CAT 2023 Cut Off for General, OBC, ST, ST Categories: Qualifying
Check below the table for category wise CAT 2023 cut offs for IIMs. These are qualifying CAT cut offs for PI shortlisting. The final CAT 2023 cut offs were higher.
| Category wise CAT 2023 Cut Offs (Qualifying) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIM |
General |
NC-OBC |
SC |
(ST |
PwD |
| 80 |
75 |
70 |
60 |
60 |
|
| 85 |
75 |
70 |
65 |
60 |
|
| 85 |
75 |
70 |
65 |
55 |
|
| 90 |
82 |
65 |
60 |
60 |
|
| 90 |
80 |
80 |
45 |
45 |
|
| 85 |
75 |
65 |
55 |
55 |
|
| 90 |
80 |
55 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 92 |
74 |
54 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 82 |
72 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 75 |
75 |
60 |
50 |
50 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 95 |
78 |
55 |
30 |
30 |
|
| 94 |
77 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
|
| 85 |
75 |
70 |
65 |
55 |
|
MBA aspirants must know that the IIMs and other B-Schools consider CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates. They do not look at the CAT raw or scaled score. The CAT result is also prepared in percentile. However, the marking is done in terms of scores. So, to arrive at CAT cut offs, the CAT scores are converted into CAT percentile.
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CAT 2023 Cut Offs: Score vs Percentile
Check below the table for CAT 2023 cut off percentiles, derived from calculation of CAT scaled score.
| CAT Percentile
|
CAT Scaled Score |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Overall |
|
| 100 |
61 |
50 |
50 |
143 |
| 99.99 |
58 |
42 |
44 |
120 |
| 99.50 |
44 |
31 |
29 |
85 |
| 99.00 |
40 |
28 |
26 |
77 |
| 97.00 |
33 |
22 |
23 |
63 |
| 95.00 |
29 |
19 |
18 |
55 |
| 90.00 |
24 |
16 |
14 |
46 |
| 85.00 |
21 |
14 |
12 |
34 |
| 80.00 |
18 |
12 |
10 |
40 |
| 70.00 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
32 |
CAT Cut Off Percentile Calculation Formula
CAT percentile is a candidate's performance against all the test takers. The CAT scorecard has sectional and overall percentiles mentioned on it. This is how, CAT percentile is calculated, which is then used to determine CAT cut offs for MBA admission.
P = (R/N) × 100
where,
P= Percentile score
R= Rank of the candidate arrived at on the basis of scaled CAT score or the total number of test takers ranking below a particular candidate.
N= Number of candidates who appeared in CAT exam (all three sessions)
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Q: What is the CAT cut off for IIM Vizag?
IIM Visakhapatnam accepts CAT scores for admission to the management courses. However, the institute does not release the CAT cutoffs in the public domain and is exclusively accessible only via account login to candidates who have appeared for the exam. IIMs accept both sectional and overall cutoff for admission. CAT 2024 cutoff will be tentatively declared in the month of Jan. Considering the previous year trends, the final CAT cutoff 2024 is expected to be in the range between 92-94 for IIM Visakhapatnam.
The estimated qualifying CAT cutoff 2024 is 80 for the General category students.
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| Parameter | CAT | MAT |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Sections | Three | Five |
| Duration | 180 minutes | 150 minutes |
| No. of Questions | 100 | 200 (40 from each section) |
| No. Of Papers | 1 | 1 |
| Test Centre | Candidates can choose four cities as per the choices | Candidates can choose three cities |
| Level of Difficulty | High | Moderate |
| Marking Scheme | Correct Answer: +4 Incorrect Answer: -1 | Correct Answer: +1 Incorrect: -.25 |
| No. of Exams conducted yearly | Once a Year | Four times a year |
| Major Colleges | All IIMs, IITs, FMS, MDI, IMT | Christ College Institute of Management, IMS, BIMTECH (Noida) |
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