All the aspirants appearing for CAT 2021 can check the sectional as well as category wise cutoff for all the IIMs provided here. They can also check the factors responsible for determining the CAT 2021 Cutoff.
- What is IIM Cut Off?
- Difference between IIM Call Cut Off vs IIM Shortlist Cut …
- IIM CAT 2021 Cut Off
- IIM Sectional Cutoff 2021
- IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Calcutta Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Kozhikode Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Udaipur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- IIM Indore Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Visakhapatnam Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Nagpur Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Ranchi Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- IIM Kashipur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- IIM Sirmaur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- IIM Raipur Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Sambalpur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- IIM Jammu Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
- IIM Trichy Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- IIM Shillong Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- IIM Rohtak Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
- CAT 2020 Cut Off of Top 10 IIMs
- IIM Final Admission Criteria: Parameters
The journey of getting admission to one of the top B-Schools in India does not end just after performing well in the CAT exam. You will have to meet the minimum cutoff decided by the IIMs and all other B-Schools of India in order to get admission. All the IIMs release their cutoff after the release of CAT results and the management aspirants will have to satisfy the cutoff decided for the first round of the selection process to get a call from any IIM.
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CAT 2021 was conducted on November 28, 2021 and the result was declared on January 03, 2022. You can expect the cutoff list of IIMs to be released one or two weeks after the exam. Do not forget to check the exam analysis of CAT 2021 to evaluate your performance! You can visit the official website of CAT to know the cutoff of each IIM. This article will provide you with the IIM Cut Off 2021 along with the previous years’ cutoff of all IIMs.
What is IIM Cut Off?
IIM Cutoff is the minimum percentile that the candidate must have scored in the CAT exam in order to qualify for the WAT-PI rounds of IIMs. The IIM cutoff varies for all categories. The cutoff for the SC/ ST and other reserved categories is considerably lower than that for the general category candidates. The overall cutoff of all the IIMs varies every year depending on the number of registrations, the number of seats, previous years cut off and many other factors. Candidates can check the cutoff of IIMs either from the official website of CAT or from the official website of the selected IIM.
Difference between IIM Call Cut Off vs IIM Shortlist Cut Off
MBA aspirants must know that there is a difference between the IIM Call Cutoff and the IIM Shortlisting Cut Off. The Call Cutoff is always higher than the Shortlist Cut off. You should also note that satisfying the Shortlist Cut Off does not mean that you will be selected for further selection rounds. You will have to meet the Call Off in order to get a call from IIM. The table below captures the essence and differences between IIM Call Cut Off vs IIM Shortlist Cut Off.
| IIM Shortlist Cut-Off | IIM Call Cut-Off |
| Minimum marks that an individual must acquire to be eligible for an interview call from IIMs. | The minimum percentile prescribed by the IIMs to select candidates for GD-PI/WAT rounds. |
| Also referred to as the Qualifying CAT cut-off. | Also called as the Final CAT cut-off. |
| It is fixed before the announcement of the CAT result. | It is issued after the release of the CAT result. |
| It varies according to the category of the candidate. General category experiences higher cut-off than reserved category candidates. | It is also fixed as per the aspirant's category. The cut-off is high for General category candidates in comparison to the reserved category. |
| The shortlist cut-offs are announced in the selection & admission process notification of each campus. | They are not announced officially by any top MBA institutes or IIMs. |
| Meeting the cut-off does not guarantee that the applicant will be selected for WAT/GD-PI round. | Meeting the cut-off does not guarantee that the applicant will be selected for admission. |
| Check the Detailed Difference Between the IIM Call Cut Off vs IIM Shortlist Cut Off here! | |
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IIM CAT 2021 Cut Off
Check the table provided below to know the cutoff of IIM. Some IIMs have already declared their cutoff while for some IIMs, the expected cutoff is available. The table will be updated as and when once the official cutoffs of various IIM are updated on the official website of CAT.
IIM Campus | Cutoff |
80 | |
85 | |
85 | |
90 | |
85 | |
90 | |
90 | |
85 | |
85 | |
93 | |
94 | |
93 | |
95 (Expected) | |
95(Expected) | |
93 | |
85 (Expected) | |
93 | |
85 | |
85 | |
90(Expected) |
IIM Sectional Cutoff 2021
It should be noted that all the IIMs will also release a sectional cutoff for all the sections. You will have to satisfy both the overall and sectional cutoff in order to get selected for admission. The expected sectional cutoff for all the IIMs is provided below.
IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | QA | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
NC-OBC-cum-Transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
PWD | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall Percentile |
EWS | 70 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
General | 80 | 75 | 75 | 85 |
NC-OBC | 70 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
PwD | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
SC | 65 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 55 | 55 | 55 | 65 |
IIM Calcutta Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | QA | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
EWS | 65 | 70 | 65 | 75 |
General | 75 | 80 | 80 | 85 |
NC-OBC | 65 | 70 | 65 | 75 |
PWD | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
SC | 60 | 65 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 55 | 55 | 55 | 65 |
IIM Kozhikode Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | QA | DILR | Overall Percentile |
General | 75 | 60 | 60 | 85 |
NC-OBC/ EWS | 65 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
SC | 55 | 55 | 55 | 65 |
ST/ Pwd | 45 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | QA | DILR | Overall Percentile |
EWS | 77 | 77 | 77 | 82 |
General | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 |
NC-OBC | 77 | 77 | 77 | 82 |
PWD | 50 | 50 | 50 | 65 |
SC | 55 | 55 | 55 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 65 |
IIM Udaipur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | VARC | QA | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
Differently Abled Person | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
General | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 78 |
SC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
IIM Indore Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | QA | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
General | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
NC-OBC cum transgender | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
PWD | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 |
SC | 55 | 54 | 55 | 60 |
ST | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 |
IIM Visakhapatnam Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | QA | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
DA | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
General | 85 | 80 | 80 | 85 |
NC-OBC | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 |
SC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 55 |
ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
IIM Nagpur Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | DILR | QA | VARC | Overall Percentile |
DAP | 40 | 40 | 40 | 55 |
EWS | 72 | 72 | 72 | 85 |
General | 72 | 72 | 72 | 85 |
NC-OBC | 65 | 65 | 65 | 76.5 |
SC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
ST | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
IIM Ranchi Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | VARC | QA | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
DAP | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
EWS | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
General | 80 | 80 | 80 | 94 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
SC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
IIM Kashipur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | VARC | QA | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 93 |
SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 50 |
ST | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
NC-OBC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 74 |
PWD | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
IIM Sirmaur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | QA | VARC | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
DAP | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
EWS | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
General | 80 | 80 | 80 | 94 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
SC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
IIM Raipur Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | VARC | QA | DILR | Overall Percentile |
Differently Abled Person (DAP) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
EWS | 50 | 50 | 50 | 73 |
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 93 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
Scheduled Castes | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
Scheduled Tribes | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | QA | VARC | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
General | 80 | 75 | 75 | 85 |
NC-OBC | 65 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
PwD | 35 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
SC | 55 | 50 | 50 | 55 |
ST | 35 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
IIM Sambalpur Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | VARC | DI & LR | QA | Overall Percentile |
DAP | 35 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
EWS | 75 | 75 | 80 | 85 |
General | 75 | 75 | 80 | 85 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 65 | 75 |
SC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 55 |
ST | 35 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
IIM Jammu Cutoff 2021 (Latest)
Category | QA | VARC | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
DAP | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
EWS | 50 | 50 | 50 | 74 |
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 93 |
NC-OBC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 74 |
SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 50 |
ST | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
IIM Trichy Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | QA | VARC | DI & LR | Overall Percentile |
DAP | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
EWS | 50 | 50 | 50 | 74 |
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 93 |
NC-OBC | 72 | 72 | 72 | 81 |
SC | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
IIM Shillong Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | DI & LR | VARC | QA |
Differently abled | 50 | 50 | 50 |
EWS | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Others | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Scheduled caste | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Scheduled tribe | 50 | 50 | 50 |
IIM Rohtak Cutoff 2021 (Expected)
Category | DI & LR | VARC | QA | Overall |
PWD | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 78 |
ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
SC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
General | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
CAT 2020 Cut Off of Top 10 IIMs
The table provided below will help you know the CAT 2020 cutoff of top 10 IIMs.
IIM Campus | CAT 2020 Cut off percentile |
IIM Ahmedabad(IIM A) | 80 |
IIM Bangalore(IIM B) | 85 |
IIM Calcutta(IIM C) | 85 |
IIM Lucknow(IIM L) | 90 |
IIM Indore(IIM I) | 90 |
IIM Kozhikode(IIM K) | 90 |
IIM Tiruchirappalli(IIM Trichy) | 95 |
IIM Shillong(RGIIM) | 90 |
IIM Udaipur(IIM U) | 95 |
IIM Rohtak(IIIM R) | 95 |
Also Read: CAT 2021: How Scaled Score will be Calculated for Three Shifts?
IIM Final Admission Criteria: Parameters
All the IIMs have different selection criteria. Some of the IIMs give more weightage to CAT scores while some of them give more weightage to academic scores. There are many other parameters that are considered while selecting candidates. The graph provided below will help you know all the parameters that are considered during the IIM selection process.
Candidates must note that they will have to perform well in all the rounds in order to get selected for admission. They can visit the official website of the particular IIM to know its detailed selection criteria. Besides this, if any candidate has any doubts regarding the selection and admission process of IIMs, he can ask his questions on the QnA zone.
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