Check the CAT 2022 Cut off Criteria for Admission to Top MBA Colleges in India

Q: Is MBA admission possible with 85 percentile in CAT?

If you&#39;re not set on getting into IIMs, an 85 percentile in the CAT is good for MBA admissions 2023. Many reputable government and private MBA colleges with excellent pedagogy and placement records are open to MBA students with a CAT score of 85 percent or higher.

CAT 2022 Cut-off for Top MBA Colleges in India

Tiyasa KhanraUpdated On: January 12, 2023 06:13 pm IST | CAT

CAT 2022 results have been declared, which means IIMs and other MBA colleges will release their CAT 2022 cutoff soon. Check out the CAT 2022 cutoff for top MBA colleges in India based on the previous year's trends.

CAT 2022 Cut-off for Top MBA Colleges in India

Table of Contents

CAT 2022 Cutoff Highlights
CAT 2022 Final Cutoffs for Selection in IIMs (Expected)
CAT 2022 Qualifying Cutoffs for Selection in IIMs (Expected)
CAT Sectional Cutoff 2022
CAT Qualifying Cutoff Vs CAT Final Cutoff
CAT Cutoff 2022 for Top Non-IIM MBA Colleges (Expected)
Factors Affecting CAT 2022 Cutoff
CAT Cutoff 2022: Score vs Percentile
How to Achieve the CAT 2022 Cutoff?
IIM Admissions: List of Shortlisted Candidates 2022

The CAT 2022 cut-off for top MBA colleges in India, including the IIMs, will be out soon. The CAT cutoff is the minimum percentile required by candidates to get admission into MBA courses.

Candidates aspiring for admission in management courses in India must be aware of the MBA admission process of the top B-Schools in India. For all categories, the CAT cutoffs for admission to the IIMs are somewhere between the 95 and 100 percentile. The CAT 2022 cutoff percentile for top IIMs is predicted to be between 98 and 100 percentile for students in the General category.

For students in the Reserved category, the cutoffs can be lower. The cutoffs will be significantly lower for all categories for new and young IIMs. The final CAT cutoffs are only made public by the IIMs after the result announcement and at the time of PI shortlisting, and the qualifying CAT cutoffs are released for WAT-PI shortlisting much earlier. IIMs' CAT 2022 qualifying cutoffs are anticipated to range between 75 and 90 percentile.

Now is the right time to analyze your performance and evaluate your percentile basis which you can shortlist colleges. We have come up with estimated CAT cutoffs for some of the top B-Schools in India with the help of the analysis done by a renowned coaching institute to help you shortlist colleges that you are eligible for.

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CAT 2022 Toppers List	CAT 2022 100-Percentile Scorers

CAT 2022 Cutoff Highlights

Each IIM will release the CAT cutoff 2022 marks on its official website soon. Both the overall cutoff and sectional cutoff are included in the CAT 2022 cutoff for IIMs. The actual CAT Cut Off 2022 will be a minimum of the 90th percentile in order to get accepted into IIMs or other prestigious MBA Colleges in India. For prestigious IIMs like IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Kozhikode, you can anticipate that the CAT 2022 Cutoff will be 99+ percentile. The CAT Cutoff for Tier 2 colleges, however, typically stays in the 80–85 percentile range. The CAT Exam Cutoff has a number of characteristic features that you need to be aware of:

The qualifying cutoff is often announced before the release of the results, while the final cutoff is usually announced after the result announcement.
The CAT Cut Off for IIM is divided into two categories: qualifying cutoffs and final cutoffs.
The cutoffs are made public by IIM. Only those applicants who took the exam have the authority to view the CAT 2022 Cut Off.
To be selected for the IIM selection round, it is crucial to achieving the minimum CAT Cutoff.

CAT 2022 Final Cutoffs for Selection in IIMs (Expected)

CAT is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams in India. All of the top Indian B-Schools accept CAT scores for admissions. Once the CAT exam results are announced, top management colleges in India start releasing their respective cutoffs, which is the minimum percentile required by a candidate to be eligible to apply to the respective college. Management aspirants can find the CAT 2022 cutoffs for top MBA colleges in India given in the table below.

Name of the Institute	CAT 2022 Final Cutoff (Expected)
IIM Bangalore	99-100
IIM Ahmedabad	99-100
IIM Calcutta	99
IIM Lucknow	97-98
IIM Amritsar	95-96
IIM Bodh Gaya	92-94
IIM Vishakhapatnam	92-94
IIM Ranchi	94-95
IIM Udaipur	92-94
IIM Raipur	94-95
IIM Kozhikode	97-98
IIM Tiruchirapalli	94-95
IIM Kashipur	94-95
IIM Sirmaur	90
IIM Rohtak	95
IIM Jammu	90
IIM Shillong	90
IIM Sambalpur	95-96
IIM Nagpur	95-96

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CAT 2022 Qualifying Cutoffs for Selection in IIMs (Expected)

Candidates are required to obtain the minimum required scores to seek admission to IIMs that have been mentioned in the table below:

Name of the Institute	CAT 2022 Qualifying Cutoff (Expected)
IIM Nagpur	85
IIM Amritsar	85
IIM Bodh Gaya	90
IIM Vishakhapatnam	85
IIM Ranchi	94
IIM Udaipur	90
IIM Raipur	94
IIM Kozhikode	85
IIM Tiruchirapalli	95
IIM Kashipur	90
IIM Sirmaur	94
IIM Rohtak	95
IIM Jammu	90

Note: Some of these are perceptual estimates only. Actual cutoffs may vary according to colleges' discretion.

CAT Sectional Cutoff 2022

Clearing the sectional CAT Cut Off is one of the requirements for receiving a call for PI from the institutes, in addition to the overall CAT Percentile. The following section discusses the IIM Sectional Cutoff for CAT considered to choose candidates for Personal Interviews from the General category:

Name of the Institute	CAT Cutoff Percentile for Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	CAT Cutoff Percentile for Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	CAT Cutoff Percentile for Quantitative Ability
IIM Bangalore	80	75	75
IIM Calcutta	≥80	≥80	≥75
IIM Ahmedabad	70	70	70
IIM Bodh Gaya	70	70	70
IIM Amritsar	75	75	80
IIM Lucknow (PGP)	85	85	85
IIM Nagpur	72	72	72
IIM Indore	80	80	80
IIM Jammu	70	70	70
IIM Kozhikode	75	75	75
IIM Raipur	>=70	>=70	>=70
IIM Ranchi	80	80	80
IIM Sirmaur	>=70	>=70	>=70
IIM Tiruchirappalli	>=70	>=70	>=70
IIM Sambalpur	70	70	70
IIM Udaipur	70	70	70
IIM Visakhapatnam	70	70	70

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CAT Qualifying Cutoff Vs CAT Final Cutoff

IIM qualifying cutoffs and final CAT cutoffs (IIM call cutoff) are the two different categories of cutoffs. The differences between the two are mentioned in the table below:

CAT Qualifying Cutoff	CAT Final Cutoff
It is also referred to as the IIM eligibility cutoff or the IIM shortlist cutoff and is the minimum required score to qualify for an interview call from the IIMs for the WAT/GD-PI phase.	The minimum score specified by the IIMs for choosing candidates for the WAT/GD-PI phase is known as the IIM call cutoff.
The candidate may still not be chosen for the WAT/GD-PI round despite meeting the qualifying cutoff.	Meeting the final CAT cutoff does not guarantee admission for the applicant.
Before the CAT results are announced, the qualifying cutoff is determined.	After the CAT results are announced, the CAT final cutoff is determined.
Each campus releases the qualifying CAT cutoff percentiles along with their announcement of the admission requirements and selection process for that academic year.	No IIM or even other top MBA institutions formally publish the final CAT cutoffs.
All IIMs continue to have qualifying CAT cutoffs above the 90 percentile, with the exception of IIM Ahmedabad, whose qualifying cutoff has recently been 85 percentile.	For all prestigious IIMs, the final CAT cutoffs continue to be as high as 99+ percentile, and for new IIMs, 95+ percentile.
The CAT qualifying cutoff is fixed for each category. The cutoff for students in the general category is high (90), but it is low for those in the reserved group (70 and below).	The CAT final cutoff is fixed for each category. In comparison to students in the reserved categories, female students, and those without an engineering background, the final cut off is higher for general category male students with engineering backgrounds.

CAT Cutoff 2022 for Top Non-IIM MBA Colleges (Expected)

The CAT 2022 cutoff percentiles for General category students for admission to top non-IIM MBA colleges are listed below:

Name of the Institute	CAT 2022 Cutoff (Expected)
TA Pai Management Institute	85
Loyola Institute of Business Administration	70
Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai	80
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	95-97
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research	95-99
Xavier's Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar	91
IIT Delhi	90
IIT Bombay	90
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon	93+
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi	98-99
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies	96
K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai	86
FORE, New Delhi	85
IRMA, Anand	80
MICA, Ahmedabad	80
XIME, Bangalore	70

Students must remember that these are not the cutoffs set by the respective institutes. These numbers have been formulated after detailed research and analysis of CAT cutoffs in the past few years. Also, having scored the minimum cutoff does not ensure admission to the respective colleges. Other criteria such as past academic performance, work experience, educational background, and gender diversity also play an important role in the selection criteria.

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IIM Kozhikode Placements 2022	IIM Udaipur Placements 2022

Factors Affecting CAT 2022 Cutoff

The following list includes the factors that influence the CAT Cutoff:

The level of difficulty for the CAT 2022 exam
Number of applicants who took the CAT exam
Availability of seats at a particular institute
Ranking of the specific institution

CAT Cutoff 2022: Score vs Percentile

Check out the table below to evaluate your performance and possibilities of getting admission to a top MBA college by knowing the range of CAT scores vs. CAT percentile:

CAT Percentile	QA Score	VARC Score	DILR Score	Overall CAT Score
99.5 Percentile	48	45	33	104
99 Percentile	42	41	29	97
98 Percentile	37	37	26	86
95 Percentile	28	32	21	72
90 Percentile	23	27	17	59
85 Percentile	19	23	15	52
80 Percentile	16	21	13	44

How to Achieve the CAT 2022 Cutoff?

To pass the CAT Cutoff of their chosen B school, candidates must have excellent strategies. Candidates must be familiar with the CAT Exam Pattern and comprehensive CAT Syllabus in order to be properly prepared for the entrance examination.

Take mock tests: Candidates must regularly appear for CAT Mock Tests in order to become familiar with the exam pattern and the nature of the questions asked in the examination.
Study plan: To get prepared for the CAT exam, candidates need to have a well-structured study plan.
Analyze your strengths and weaknesses: Candidates must have knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses. On the subjects or places where you lack the necessary competence, start from the beginning. Candidates should put effort to get their concepts clear.

IIM Admissions: List of Shortlisted Candidates 2022

Candidates interested in checking the list of shortlisted candidates by various IIMs can refer to the articles given below.

Name of IIM	List of Shortlisted Candidates for IIMs 2023-25 (To be Updated)
IIM Calcutta	IIMC Shortlisted / Waitlisted Candidates List
IIM Ahmedabad	IIMA Shortlisted / Waitlisted Candidates List
IIM Bangalore	IIMB of Shortlisted / Waitlisted Candidates List
IIM Indore	IIM-IDR Shortlisted / Waitlisted Candidates List
IIM Lucknow	IIM Shortlisted / Waitlisted Candidates List

Candidates belonging to categories other than the general category must get in touch with the college to get an estimate of the CAT cutoff before applying. MBA admissions are done on the basis of the overall profile as well as the personality of a candidate, and what a candidate may lack in one area may be compensated by another.

So, it is important to do a detailed analysis of the selection criteria and weightage set by the respective colleges and create an application accordingly. It is crucial that you target your colleges smartly as both time and money are important assets. Apply only to those colleges for which you have qualified the minimum eligibility criteria as well as the estimated CAT cutoff. If you have any doubt related to the CAT 2022 cutoff, you can ask them in the Collegedekho QnA zone.

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FAQs

Which colleges can I get with 90 percentile in CAT?

With 90 percentile in CAT 2022, one can apply toany IIMs or top MBA colleges in India. The best IIMs, including IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Kozhikode, are open to those who received a 99+ CAT percentile.

Is MBA admission possible with 85 percentile in CAT?

If you're not set on getting into IIMs, an 85 percentile in the CAT is good for MBA admissions 2023. Many reputable government and private MBA colleges with excellent pedagogy and placement records are open to MBA students with a CAT score of 85 percent or higher.

Which colleges accept 50 percentile scores in CAT?

Colleges that accept 50 percentile in CAT 2022 include Asian Business School, New Delhi Institute of Management, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, AIMS Institute Bangalore, Balaji Institute of Modern Management Pune, International Institute of Management Studies Pune, Acharya Business School Bangalore, PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore, etc.

Which IIM has the lowest CAT cut-off for MBA admissions?

As per previous year trends, IIM Ahmedabad has the lowest qualifying CAT cutoff of 85 percentile. That said, no IIM or even other top MBA institutions formally publish the final CAT cut offs. All IIMs continue to have qualifying CAT cut offs that are above the 90 percentile, with the exception of IIM Ahmedabad, whose qualifying cut off has recently been 85 percentile.

Is 73 percentile in the CAT exam a good score?

While a CAT percentile in the region of 70 to 80 cannot be regarded as a very good result, it is an above-average score that can get applicants a spot in a reputable MBA program. There are private colleges and b-schools where aspirants can pursue an MBA course with a 73 percentile in CAT.

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