CAT 2025 Cutoff for Top IIMs and Leading MBA Colleges

CAT cutoff 2025 needed to join for MBA courses at any of the top IIMs or other business schools in India is 95+ percentile. MBA aspirants seeking admission to IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Calcutta require a CAT percentile of 99 or higher. The CAT cut off 2025 for general candidates is higher than reserved candidates. 
 

To join any of the tier-2 or tier-3 MBA colleges in India, the MBA CAT cutoff 2025 falls in a range of 60 to 80 percentiles. The CAT cutoff 2025 will be announced by the top IIMs and other MBA colleges in India after the declaration of CAT results. MBA colleges in India accepting the CAT score release category-wise cutoff marks to meet the reservation policy of the Government of India. 

The CAT cutoff for MBA/PGP admission in top colleges in India varies from year to year. The following factors determine the CAT cutoff 2025 of top MBA colleges in India are as follows:

• Availability of MBA/PGDM seats at top MBA colleges in India.
• Difficulty level of the CAT exam.
• Reservation policy.
• Number of applicants for MBA admission in 2026.
• Previous year CAT cutoff trends.

All the IIMs in India will announce the CAT cutoff 2025 after the announcement of the CAT results 2025. The table lists out the expected IIMs in India CAT cutoff 2025 percentile, along with the previous year's CAT cutoff marks. 

The CAT cutoff for non-IIMs in India is lower compared to the IIM CAT cutoff marks. 

The top MBA colleges in India, other than IIMs CAT cutoff 2025 are mentioned in the table below based on the previous year.

For MBA admission based on CAT score, the actual score achieved by the CAT exam takers out of the total marks of 204 is not considered. Estimation of the CAT score is based on the difficulty level of the CAT exam and the number of test takers that year. A high CAT score may not become a high percentile after normalisation if a large number of candidates scored higher or same marks. Scaled CAT score is not similar to the raw CAT score. The CAT normalisation process is conducted to ensure that every candidate’s performance is judged on the same scale and no one has an advantage of attending an easier CAT exam in any of the sessions. Check out the table below to estimated range of the CAT score vs percentile 2025.

Applicants who meet the CAT cutoff are invited to participate in the next stage of the screening process. The IIM MBA admission process comprises screening candidates based on their CAT score, followed by WAT, GD/PI, and final selection. Out of 21 IIMs, 9 IIMs have a common admission process called IIM CAP counselling, which is conducted by any of the nine IIMs on a rotational basis every year. 

Once the candidate is shortlisted for further selection process, the candidate must report to the allotted venue on the specified date and time with the following documents.

• Original and self-attested copies of marksheets of class 10, 12 and graduation.
• Original and self-attested copies of the caste certificate/disability certificate to prove your eligibility to get consideration as per the reservation policy.
• A candidate in the final year of graduation can submit a certificate from the Principal to certify that he/she has scored a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in the recent semester exam. (45% for reserved candidates)  

After the completion of the selection procedure, IIMs will release the final merit list based on the composite score achieved by each candidate in all aspects considered for MBA admission. 

• Class 10 and 12 marks
• Graduation score
• CAT score
• WAT, GD/PI round score
• Gender diversity
• Academic diversity
• Work experience