{"id":34961,"date":"2025-09-20T16:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=34961"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:30:26","slug":"cat-cutoff-for-iims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-cutoff-for-iims\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT Cutoff for IIMs – Qualifying vs Final Cutoff, Composite Score and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CAT Cutoff for IIMs: <\/strong>The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a gateway to securing a seat at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). For many MBA aspirants, the dream begins with cracking the CAT exam and meeting the IIM CAT cutoff. However, the concept of cutoffs is more nuanced than just a fixed score. Each IIM determines its own set of benchmarks, which include sectional and overall scores. This article provides a detailed understanding of the CAT cutoff for IIMs, offering insights into what candidates need to target, how cutoffs vary across different IIMs, and what other factors play a role in the selection process. IIM Ahmedabad is amongst the top business schools in India and in order to get admission, candidates must score a percentile above 99 percentile. Aspirants should also check CAT previous year cutoff trends to gain insights into difficulty level and overall competition trends. In this blog, we will be talking about the CAT cutoff for IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Mumbai, IIM Indore, IIM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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