IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2025-27: Check CAT 2024 Cut Offs and CAP PI Shortlisting

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IIM Jammu has fixed CAT cut off at 91 percentile for General category for MBA admission this year. Admission will be done through IIM CAP. Read more about IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2025 MBA batch.

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IIM Jammu admission process for MBA batch 2025-27 includes shortlisting of candidates through CAT score and Common Admission Process or the CAP. For admission to the 2025 batch, IIM Bodhgaya will conduct the CAP. IIM Jammu will additionally conduct the Supplementary Admission Process (SAP) for candidates meet the IIM Jammu shortlisting criteria but not the CAP cut off criteria.

The CAT 2024 cut off, determined by IIM Jammu this year is 91 percentile for General candidates, 74 for EWS and NC-OBC, 54 for SC and 32 for ST/PwD candidates. The CAT cut offs for female candidates is 2 percentile less in all categories.

IIM Jammu, being one of the new campuses, follows the Common Admission Process (CAP), also called Personal Appearance (PA). In this process, a common Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round is conducted for IIM Jammu, IIM NagpurIIM Bodh GayaIIM KashipurIIM RaipurIIM RanchiIIM SambalpurIIM Sirmaur and IIM TrichyIIM Udaipur. This year, the IIM CAP will be conducted by IIM Kashipur. 

Q:   How much percentile is a good score in CAT exam?

A:

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?

A:

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:   Are CAT cut offs announced along with the CAT result?

A:
CAT cut offs are not announced along with the CAT result. The cut offs also not released publicaly. They are known after a few days of result announcement when the IIMs and other colleges start their shortlisting process. The IIMs will open shortlist window basis the CAT cut offs two to three days after the result announcement. The CAT percentile of candidates shortlisted for Written Ability Test (What), Group Discussion GD and Personal Interview, PI can be considered the cut off for that IIM. For example, if a candidate with CAT percentile of 99 belonging from General category is selected for the What/GD-PI of IIM Calcutta, then the CAT cut off for IIM Calcutta is 99 percentile. Only those candidates who will make it to the What/GD-PI round of IIMs will get to know the cut offs.

IIM Jammu Admission Process 2025

The IIM Jammu admission process 2025 comprises three stages:

  1. Shortlisting on the basis of CAT score
  2. Personal Appearance: WAT-PI
  3. Final selection

CHECK: CAT cut off 2023/2022/2021/2020/2019/2018/2017

IIM Jammu Admission & Shortlisting Criteria 2025

In the first stage, the CAT 2024 test-takers will be shortlisted on the basis of their overall and sectional scores. For female and transgender candidates the cut off criteria is lower than male candidates in all categories. The minimum cut-offs fixed for stage 1 of IIM Jammu admission 2025 are given below:

Category

VARC

DILR

QA

Total

GEN Male

72

72

72

91

GEN Fenale

71

71

71

89

GEN Transgender

71

71

71

89

EWS Male

48

48

48

74

EWS Female

47

47

47

72

EWS Transgender

47

47

47

72

NC-OBC Male

48

48

48

74

NC-OBC Female

47

47

47

72

NC-OBC Transgender

47

47

47

72

SC Male

42

42

42

54

SC Female

41

41

41

52

SC Transgender

41

41

41

52

ST Male

24

24

29

32

ST Female

23

23

28

30

ST Transgender

23

23

28

30

PwD Male

24

24

29

32

PwD Female

23

23

28

30

PwD Transgender

23

23

28

30

The overall as well as section-wise CAT percentile cut off may be reduced in case the actual number of candidates shortlisted is found to be less than the batch size.

Calculation of Composite Score for IIM Jammu Admission

The table below indicates parameters and scores allotted to them for calculative composite score:

IIM Jammu Admisison Parameters

Weightage

CAT 2024 score

45

PI

30

Academic profile

10

Work Experience

10

Diversity

5

Total

100

IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2025: Points Chart for Academic Profile

Check the points allotted to candidates viz. their scores in class 10 and class 12 and graduation.

Range of Marks

Class 10

Class 12

Less than 60

0

0

60.01 to 70

1

1

70.01 to 80

1.5

1.5

80.01 to 90

2

2

90.01 to 95

2.5

2.5

More than 95

3.0

3.0

Q:   What is the minimum percentile required for IIM Trichy?

A:

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

70707092

NC-OBC

45454574

EWS

40404070

SC

35353554

ST

252532.540

DAP

252532.540

Q:   What is the CAT cut off for IIM Ahmedabad?

A:
The qualifying CAT cut off for IIM Ahmedabad is 85 percentile for 2023-25 batch. However, the final CAT cut off for IIM Ahmedabad will go up to 99-100 percentile. The qualifying CAT cut off is the minimum score required to be eligible for shortlisting of IIM Ahmedabad PI round. The score on which a candidate is selected is called the final cut off and is much higher than the qualifying cut off. Given below is the qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Ahmedabad: General/EWS: 70 VARC 70 DILR 70 (QA), 80 (Overall) NC-OBC/transgender: 65 VARC 65 DILR 65 (QA), 75 (Overall) SC: 60 VARC 60 DILR 60 (QA), 70 (Overall) ST: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 (QA), 60 (Overall PwD (General/ EWS, NC-OBC/transgender, SC): 60 VARC 60 DILR 60 (QA), 70 (Overall) PwD (ST): 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 (QA), 60 (Overall). .

Q:   What is the CAT cutoff for IIM Jammu?

A:

The CAT overall and sectional cutoff percentile for shortlisting of general category candidates for the PI round is given below:

CategoryCut-off
VARC70
DILR70
QA70
Overall cut-off93

Click here, to check in which colleges you can get admission with your CAT Percentile.

Q:   How many questions should I solve to score 99 percentile in CAT exam?

A:
It is tough to give an accurate number as an answer to this questions are the number of questions have been changing in CAT in the last three years. Moreover, percentile also depends on the difficulty level of the exams and the number of test takers in a particular year. However, one can say that it is safe to solve at least 2/3rd of the total questions in each section of the CAT. So, if CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section has 24 questions, candidate must attempt 16-18 questions correctly. If the CAT Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning has 20 questions, the candidate must solve about 12-14 questions correctly. If the CAT Quantitative Aptitude section has 22 questions then candidates must solve about 14-15 questions correctly. For further understanding you can check detailed analysis here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/how-many-questions-to-attempt-in-cat-to-score-99-percentile-blogId-19639.

Q:   What is the CAT cut off for IIM Vizag?

A:

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. 

Check the points allotted to candidates viz their scores in graduation for IIM Jammu admission 2025.

Range of Marks

Graduation

Less than 60

0

60.01 to 70

1

70.01 to 80

1.5

80.01 to 85

2.0

85.01 to 90

2.5

90.01 to 95

3.0

More than 95

4.0

IIM Jammu Selection Criteria 2025: Points for Work Experience

Table below indicates, point allotted for work experience (month-wise) for IIM Jammu admission 2025.

Work Experience in Months

Score

Less than 12

0

12.01-18

4

18.01-24

7

24.1-36

10

36.01-48

7

48.01-60

4

60 or more

0

Points for Diversity

Point for Diversity for IIM Jammu 2025 admission is divided between male and female candidates. Check below.

Diversity

Marks

Male

0

Female

5

IIM Jammu Admission 2025-27: Generation of Merit List for Final Selection

Final selection will be done among the candidates who shall have cleared the WAT-PI round on the basis of the composite score arrived at after calculating their scores viz. the above-mentioned parameters. The selection list will finalised and released by May 2025.

Candidates who will receive admission offer from IIM Jammu will be required to confirm admission by sending Offer Acceptance and an Offer Acceptance amount of INR 50,000 to the institute. If a candidate wishes to withdraw the admission offer within the date specified by the Institute, Offer Acceptance Amount will be refunded after deducting INR 1,000 as processing charges.

Also Read: Top WAT-GD-PI topics for MBA admission 2025

CAT Percentile predictor prepared by Shiksha.com helps students to get their predicted CAT 2024 percentile on the basis of their expected exam score. So, predict your CAT 2024 score by clicking the link below:

CAT Percentile Predictor

Campus-wise IIM Admission and Selection Criteria 2025

To read IIM admission and selection criteria for each institute, refer to the table below.

IIM Admission and Selection Process

IIM Bangalore Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Lucknow Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Calcutta Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Kozhikode Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Ranchi Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Indore Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Visakhapatnam Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Trichy Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Udaipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Shillong Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Sirmaur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Rohtak Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Raipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Kashipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Sambalpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Amritsar Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Nagpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Bodh Gaya Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Mumbai Shortlist & Admission Criteria

Check CAT cut offs and predict calls from IIMs and Non-IIMs accepting CAT score for admission. Check Fees, Placement Reviews, Admission, Shortlist Criteria and Eligibility of all CAT participating colleges by clicking the link below:

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