CAT 2024 Cutoff: Sectional cutoff marks for IIMs; required scores in CAT exam for admission

CAT 2024: Candidates are required to score at least 90 percentile to take admission to top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Mumbai, and IIM Calcutta.

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CAT 2024: Category-wise-sectional cutoff for top IIMs. (Image: Representational/Freepik)
CAT 2024: Category-wise-sectional cutoff for top IIMs. (Image: Representational/Freepik)

Vaishnavi Shukla | December 31, 2024 | 03:44 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta announced the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 results on December 19, 2024. The CAT cutoff scores vary across IIMs and other B-schools across the country. Candidates are required to score at least 90 percentile to take admission to top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode and IIM Calcutta.

The CAT cut-off for IIMs is determined by various factors including the difficulty level of the question paper, the number of candidates who appeared in the exam, seat availability, college ranking, and past year cutoff trends.

Candidates must secure the minimum cutoff marks to take admission to their choice of colleges and then appear for further admission rounds including group discussion and personal interview rounds.

Also read IIM Raipur CAT cut-off 2024 drops for general category; selection criteria, admission process changes

What is a good score in CAT 2024?

To score well in the CAT exam, candidates must attempt all the questions from each section. However, a good CAT score differs for the institute. Candidates willing to take admissions to top IIM institutions must secure a minimum of 95 percentile, whereas, for non-IIMs a score below 95 or 90 percentile is considered acceptable.

CAT 2024: Category-wise-sectional cutoff for top IIMs

The CAT 2024 exam has three main sections including Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension percentile rank (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning percentile rank (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA) sections. Candidates must score according to the category-wise sectional cutoff for each section to take admission to top IIMs. Given below are the cutoff scores for each section according to the General, OCB, SC, ST, EWS, and other categories.

IIM Ahmedabad CAT 2024 Cutoff

Category

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension percentile rank (VARC)

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning percentile rank (DILR)

Quantitative Ability percentile rank (QA)

Overall percentile rank

General, EWS

70

70

70

80

NC-OBC, Transgender

65

65

65

75

SC

60

60

60

70

ST

50

50

50

60

PwD (in General/ EWS/ NC-OBC/ Transgender/ SC)

60

60

60

70

PwD (in ST)

50

50

50

60

IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2024

Category

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Quantitative Ability (QA)

Overall Percentile

Open

≥80

≥80

≥75

≥85

EWS

≥70

≥65

≥65

≥75

NC-OBC

≥70

≥65

≥65

≥75

SC

≥65

≥60

≥60

≥70

ST

≥55

≥55

≥55

≥65

PwD

≥45

≥45

≥45

≥55

IIM Lucknow CAT 2024 Cutoff

Category

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Quantitative Ability (QA)

Total

General

85

85

85

90

EWS

77

77

77

82

NC-OBC

77

77

77

82

SC

55

55

55

65

ST

50

50

50

60

PwD

50

50

50


IIM Kozhikode CAT 2024 Cutoff

Category

CAT Score Percentile

Sectional Percentile

SSC/X Class Percentage*,1

HSC/XII Class Percentage* ,1

General

85

75

60

60

OBC-NCL, EWS

75

65

60

60

SC

65

55

55

55

ST, PwD

55

45

55

55

IIM Mumbai CAT Cutoff 2024

Category

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Quantitative Ability (QA)

Overall Percentile

OPEN

≥80

≥80

≥75

≥85

NC-OBC

≥70

≥65

≥65

≥75

EWS

≥70

≥65

≥65

≥75

SC

≥65

≥60

≥60

≥70

ST

≥55

≥55

≥55

≥65

PwD

≥45

≥45

≥45

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