IIM General Category CAT Shortlisting Cutoff 2025

Sohini Bhattacharya

Updated On: November 30, 2025 10:31 AM

The IIM General Category CAT Cutoff 2025 is expected to range between the 80th to 90th percentile overall, and between the 70th to 80th percentile for the sectional score. The institute-wise General category cutoff percentile for IIM CAT 2025 shortlisting is provided here.
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The IIM General Category CAT Cutoff 2025 for the WAT-PI shortlisting varies from one institution to another. The general category cutoff for IIM Rohtak CAT 2025 is expected to be the highest among all the other institutes. On average, the cutoff percentile for the General category usually ranges between 80 to 95. The top-tier IIMs such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta, have a minimum cutoff score requirement of 85th percentile for the General category. Similarly, the newer IIMs like Shillong, Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak, Udaipur and Kashipur are likely to have a higher cutoff requirement ranging between 90th to 95th percentile. The sectional cutoff percentiles are calculated based on the ARC, DILR, and QA scores.

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Institute-wise IIM General Category CAT Cutoff 2025

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The IIM General Category CAT Cutoff 2025 for all institutes has been provided here for your reference. Some IIM institutes are yet to publish the cutoff data for the current session. An expected cutoff percentile has been mentioned for those institutions for both the sectional and overall cutoff.

Institute Name

Sectional Cutoff Percentile

Overall Percentile

IIM Ahmedabad

85

95

IIM Bangalore

75

85

IIM Calcutta

80

85

IIM Lucknow

85

90

IIM Indore

80 (tentative)

90 (tentative)

IIM Kozhikode

75 (tentative)

85 (tentative)

IIM Shillong

75 (tentative)

80 (tentative)

IIm Rohtak

90

97

IIM Raipur

75 (tentative)

90 (tentative)

IIM Ranchi

75

95

IIM Trichy

75

95

IIM Kashipur

73

94

IIM Bodh Gaya

73

94

IIM Amritsar

80

90

IIM Jammu

75

95

IIM Nagpur

75

95

IIM Sambalpur

65

90

IIM Sirmaur

75

95

IIM Vizag

70

82

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In a gist, the General Category CAT Cutoff 2025 is different for each IIM institute. The newer IIMs have a higher cutoff requirement in comparison to the older institutes. The average overall cutoff percentile for the General category ranges between 80 to 90, while the sectional cutoff percentile ranges between 70 to 80.

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