The scores obtained in CAT are accepted by multiple top MBA colleges including 8 IITs and IISC Bangalore. Here is all you need to know about selection criteria and CAT Cutoff for IITs, IISCs.
CAT cutoff for IIT, IISC is the minimum percentile or score required by candidates for admission to MBA courses. A total of 8 IITs and IISC Bangalore offer MBA courses along with various other popular CAT participating institutes. The selection criteria at each of these colleges are very different from each other. The CAT 2021 cutoff for IIT, IISC is released on the official website and it changes every year. It usually falls in the range of 80 to 98 percentile.
IITs and IISC accepting CAT scores are some of the top colleges for MBA admission in India. In order to be considered for MBA admission in India, it is crucial to satisfy the CAT cutoff released by IITs, IISCs. Candidates must note that the CAT scores is one of the many admission criteria set by these institutes. There are numerous other criteria that are integral for MBA admissions in IIT and IISC. Students can go through this entire article to gather all the information about IIT, IISC CAT Cutoff 2021!
Factors Determining CAT Cutoff for IITs, IISCs
Some of the factors that determine the CAT Cutoff for IITs and IISCs are as follows:
Total number of students appearing for the exam
Total number of seats available in each participating institute
Exam performance of the candidates
The difficulty level of the exam
Ranking as well as the reputation of the college
Qualifying CAT 2021 Cutoff Vs Final CAT 2021 Cutoff
The qualifying CAT 2021 cutoff and the final CAT 2021 cutoff are different in IITs and both of them are released separately. Here are the basic differences between the two:
Qualifying CAT 2021 Cutoff | Final CAT 2021 Cutoff |
Minimum eligibility cutoff in order to sit for WAT-PI-GD rounds | Minimum eligibility cutoff fixed by the college for selection of deserving students |
Satisfying the cutoff does not mean students will get to sit for WAT-PI-GD rounds | Satisfying the cutoff does not mean students will be offered admission at the college |
It is fixed before the result announcement | It is finalised after the announcement of the result |
It is announced by each participating MBA college with their notification of admission & selection criteria | It is not announced officially by any institute |
Read More: List of MBA Colleges Accepting 80-90 Percentile in CAT 2021
Qualifying CAT 2021 Cutoff for IIT
The qualifying CAT 2021 cutoff for IIT for the batch 2021-2023 have been captured below. This table will provide a rough idea about the expected qualifying CAT 2021 cutoff for the upcoming academic session:
College Name | General Category | SC/ST/ PwD Category |
90 percentile | 60 percentile | |
85 percentile | 75 percentile | |
96 percentile | -- | |
90 percentile | 75 percentile | |
80 percentile | 60 percentile | |
90 percentile | 60 percentile | |
90 percentile | 70 percentile | |
Direct admission to applicants with 98 percentile or above | -- |
Final CAT 2021 Cutoff for IIT
The final CAT 2021 cutoff for IIT for batch 2021-2023 is given below. Students can get an idea about the expected final CAT 2021 cutoff for the upcoming 2022-2024 batch:
College Name | CAT 2021 Cutoff |
IIT Delhi | 98 percentile |
IIT Kanpur | 95 percentile |
IIT Madras | 96 percentile |
IIT Kharagpur | 90 percentile |
IIT Dhanbad | 80 percentile |
IIT Bombay | 98.5 percentile |
IIT Roorkee | 94.6 percentile |
IIT Jodhpur | 90 percentile |
CAT Cutoff for IISC Bangalore
Provided below is the CAT Cutoff for IISC Bangalore Admissions 2021. Students can get an idea about the expected CAT Cutoff for IISC admissions 2022:
Exam Name | General | EwS | OBC | SC | ST | PH | KM |
CAT | 99.19 | 97.17 | 95.85 | 84.44 | 65 | 90 | 90 |
Read More: List of MBA Colleges Accepting 60-70 Percentile in CAT 2021
Section-wise CAT Cutoff for IITs
IITs release sectional as well as overall CAT cutoffs 2021 and students need to meet both in order to be eligible for admission at the MBA offering institutes. The expected sectional CAT cutoff for IIT has been given below:
IIT Delhi
Given below is the section-wise CAT Cutoff for IIT Delhi:
Category | Section 1 Percentile: VARC | Section 2 Percentile: DILR | Section 3 Percentile: Quant | Overall CAT Percentile |
Open (General) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
SC | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 60 |
ST | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 60 |
NC- OBC | 72 | 72 | 72 | 81 |
PwD | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 60 |
IIT Kanpur
Provided here is the section-wise CAT Cutoff for IIT Kanpur:
Category | Section 1 Percentile: VARC | Section 2 Percentile: DILR | Section 3 Percentile: Quant | Overall CAT Percentile |
Open (General) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 92.5 |
IIT Madras
The section-wise CAT Cutoff for IIT Madras is given below:
Category | Section 1 Percentile: VARC | Section 2 Percentile: DILR | Section 3 Percentile: Quant | Overall CAT Percentile |
Open (General) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 85.11 |
IIT Kharagpur
The table below contains the section-wise CAT cutoff for IIT Kharagpur:
Category | Section 1 Percentile: VARC | Section 2 Percentile: DILR | Section 3 Percentile: Quant | Overall CAT Percentile |
Open (General) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 85 |
IIT Bombay
Here is the section-wise CAT Cutoff 2021 for IIT Bombay:
Category | Section 1 Percentile: VARC | Section 2 Percentile: DILR | Section 3 Percentile: Quant | Overall CAT Percentile |
Open (General) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
SC | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 60 |
ST | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 60 |
NC- OBC | 72 | 72 | 72 | 81 |
PwD | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 60 |
Read More: List of MBA Colleges Accepting 50-60 Percentile in CAT 2021
IIT, IISC Selection Criteria
Each IIT and IISC has a different set of admission criteria to shortlist deserving students. Some colleges give more weightage to the WAT-PI rounds while others give more importance to CAT scores. There are numerous selection parameters that IITs and IISCs consider before offering admission to candidates and a few of them have been mentioned below:
Here is the detailed selection criteria for IIT, IISC admissions:
To get selected for admission to IITs or IISC, students need to give their best performances in all the selection rounds. To know more about the selection criteria of each college they can visit the official website of the institute or write to us in the QnA zone.
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