OBC Category CAT 2025 Shortlisting Cutoff for all IIMs

Prasanthi Boodati

Updated On: November 24, 2025 05:57 PM

The OBC Category CAT 2025 Shortlisting Cutoff varies across IIMs, with top IIMs like Ahmedabad (90 overall percentile) and Lucknow(82 overall percentile) having higher cutoffs.
 
OBC Category CAT 2025 Shortlisting Cutoff for all IIMsOBC Category CAT 2025 Shortlisting Cutoff for all IIMs

OBC Category CAT 2025 Shortlisting Cutoff for all IIMs: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are known for their highly competitive admission procedures. The CAT 2025 shortlisting cutoff for the OC category differs from one IIM to another, with premier institutes setting comparatively higher benchmarks. For example, IIM Ahmedabad requires an overall percentile of 90 along with sectionals of 80 in VARC, DILR, and QA. In contrast, IIM Lucknow’s cutoff stands at 82 overall percentile with 77 in each of the three sections.

Generally, the OBC category cutoffs are marginally lower than those for General category candidates across most IIMs. Several factors influence these cutoffs, such as the total number of applicants, seat availability, and sectional performance.

OBC Category CAT 2025 Shortlisting Cutoff for all IIMs

The table provides a clear comparison of OBC Category CAT 2025 Shortlisting Cutoff across all IIMs. It shows both the overall percentile required and the sectional percentile cutoffs (VARC, DILR, QA) for each institute. The data helps candidates understand how cutoff expectations vary between older, newer, and baby IIMs.

Name of the IIM

Overall percentile cutoff

VARC percentile cutoff

DILR percentile cutoff

QA percentile cutoff

IIM Ahmedabad

90

80

80

80

IIM Bangalore

75

70

65

65

IIM Calcutta

75

70

65

65

IIM Lucknow

82

77

77

77

IIM Jammu

80

50

50

50

IIM Indore (Tentative)

80

70

70

70

IIM Kozhikode (Tentative)

75

65

65

65

IIM Shillong (Tentative)

75

75

75

75

IIM Rohtak (Tentative)

83

Not available

Not available

Not available

IIM Raipur (Tentative)

80

65

65

65

IIM Ranchi (Tentative)

80

50

50

50

IIM Trichy (Tentative)

80

50

50

50

IIM Kashipur (Tentative)

75

50

50

50

IIM Bodh Gaya (Tentative)

75

50

50

50

IIM Amritsar (Tentative)

80

65

60

60

IIM Nagpur (Tentative)

80

50

50

50

IIM Sambalpur (Tentative)

75

55

55

55

IIM Sirmaur (Tentative)

80

50

50

50

IIM Vizag (Tentative)

70

60

60

60

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