IIM Sambalpur CAT Expected Cutoff 2025 for Preliminary Shortlisting Category-wise

The expected cutoff percentile for IIM Sambalpur CAT 2025 preliminary shortlisting is 90 for the general category, and between 80 and 45 for the reserved categories. The official data may slightly vary from the category-wise expected cutoff percentile when it's released.

IIM Sambalpur CAT Expected Cutoff 2025 for Preliminary Shortlisting

The expected cutoff percentile for IIM Sambalpur CAT 2025 preliminary shortlisting is around 90 for the general category, 80 for the EWS category, 75 for the OBC category, and between 45 to 55 for the remaining reserved categories. It is expected to closely mimic the cutoff percentile trends of the past year across all the student categories. Students are required to meet the cutoff percentile for the overall and sectional categories individually to qualify for the WAT-PI shortlisting. Moreover, if any student scores just below the specified cutoff percentile, they can still apply through a list of factors like gender diversity (reserved for female candidates) and a non-engineering background. The official data for the institute-specific cutoff percentile is likely to be released soon.

IIM Sambalpur CAT 2025 Cutoff Percentile for WAT-PI Shortlisting

A detailed expected data for IIM Sambalpur CAT 2025 cutoff percentile is provided here for preliminary shortlisting across all categories:

Student Category	Expected Overall CAT Percentile	Expected VARC Percentile	Expected DILR Percentile	Expected QA Percentile
General	90	65	65	65
EWS	80	60	60	60
OBC-NCL	75	55	55	55
SC	55	40	40	40
ST	45	35	35	35
DAP	45	35	35	35

IIM Sambalpur CAT 2025 Admission Policy

The admission policy for IIM Sambalpur requires all eligible students to qualify for the WAT-PI shortlisting based on their CAT scores. Therefore, their admission status will be determined based on their composite score, which will be calculated by their Class 10th and 12th scores, graduation score, gender diversity, work experience, etc. A detailed list of parameters for IIM Sambalpur MBA admission through CAT is mentioned here for reference:

IIM Sambalpur CAT Admission Parameters	Weightage in Percentage
CAT 2025 Score	50
WAT-PI Score	25
Overall Educational Score	10
Work Experience	10
Gender Diversity	5
Total	100

So, the students who are interested in getting admission for MBA at the IIM Sambalpur must secure the required percentile in the CAT 2025 for preliminary shortlisting. It is important to mention that qualifying for the WAT-PI shortlisting does not guarantee admission, and students will be judged based on their overall performance in both the selection rounds combined.

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