CAT Cut Off 2025– The minimum qualifying marks to pass the CAT exam is CAT cut off marks. CAT 2025 cut off marks will be released after the conclusion of the exam. Coaching institutes release the CAT exam cut off immediately after the exam. Those who will qualify for the CAT exam 2025 will be able to take admission in top IIMs or MBA colleges based on their CAT scores and the selection process of the Institute. Aspirants having the CAT cutoff for IIMs between 95 to 100 percentiles will be further called for written ability tests and the Interview process.
To get admission in the best IIMs in India, you need to score in the CAT exam between 98 to 100 percentile. The cutoff of CAT will be higher for General candidates than SC, ST and OBC aspirants as per the reservation policy. Depending on their admission requirements and students’ performance for selection, IIMs will announce the CAT 2025 cutoff. The non-IIM colleges also accept CAT scores of aspirants to provide admission to the Management programs.
Previous Year’s CAT Cut Off With NIRF Rankings
Go through the table below for last year’s CAT cutoff along with NIRF rankings.
| IIMs | IIMs CAT Percentile | IIM NIRF Rank |
| IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut Off | 99 to 100 | 1 |
| IIM Bangalore CAT Cut Off | 99 to 100 | 2 |
| IIM Kozhikode CAT Cut Off | 97 to 98 | 3 |
| IIM Calcutta CAT Cut Off | 99 | 5 |
| IIM Lucknow CAT Cut Off | 97+ | 7 |
| IIM Indore CAT Cut Off | 97+ | 8 |
| IIM Rohtak CAT Cut Off | 95 | 12 |
| IIM Raipur CAT Cut Off | 94 | 14 |
| IIM Udaipur CAT Cut Off | 92 | 22 |
| IIM Ranchi CAT Cut Off | 94 | 17 |
| IIM Kashipur CAT Cut Off | 94 | 23 |
| IIM Shillong CAT Cut Off | 90 | 24 |
Best IITs Accepting CAT Scores
Despite IIMs, almost 8 IITs accept CAT scores and provide admission in Management courses to CAT-qualified aspirants.
| IITs | Last Year’s CAT Cut Off |
| IIT Roorkee CAT Cut Off | 94.6 percentile |
| IIT Kharagpur CAT Cut Off | 90 percentile |
| IIT Kanpur CAT Cut Off | 95 percentile |
| IIT Bombay CAT Cut Off | 99+ percentile |
| IIT Delhi CAT Cut Off | 98+ percentile |
| IIT-ISM Dhanbad CAT Cut Off | 80 percentile |
| IIT Jodhpur CAT Cut Off | 80 percentile |
| IIT Madras CAT Cut Off | 95+ percentile |
Factors Responsible for CAT Cut Off 2025
The CAT cutoff percentile for every college is based on several factors that affect your exam result. A few of the major causes that recognize IIM CAT cut offs category-wise are detailed below.
- Number of candidates who have taken the exam.
- Difficulty level of the CAT test.
- Last year’s trends of the CAT cut off.
- Number of seats available in a specific institute or college.
- Difficulty level of the CAT exam
Qualifying CAT Cut-Off vs CAT Final Cut-Off
The qualifying CAT cut-off is the minimum score percentage a candidate needs to score to become eligible for the next admission level such as the Personal Interview. This will be declared before the CAT exam results. The Final CAT cut-off depicts the actual score percentage of the last aspirant selected for the Interview, showing competition and the number of seats present.
Fulfilling the qualifying cut-off doesn’t ensure your selection for the Management programs but clearing the final cut-off percentile enhances the possibilities of a candidate for WAT/GD-PI calls. The final CAT cut-off also doesn’t ensure your admission in the Management courses in the reputed IIMs and other colleges.
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