CAT Cutoff 2023: Expected Cutoffs & Previous Year Cutoff

Heena KhubchandaniLast Updated: January 6, 2023

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CAT cutoff 2023 will be released by the IIM on their official website after the CAT results have been announced. The minimum mark required for the candidates to get admission into one of the best MBA colleges is known as the CAT cutoff.

The CAT cutoff to get admissions into the best IIMs range from 99% to 100% for general category candidates. However, candidates belonging to the reserved category need to score between 97% to 98%.

The cutoff for the 2023 exam is yet to be released. However, in this post, we have given the expected CAT cutoff 2022 and previous years’ CAT cutoff for 2021, 2020, 2019, and more.

CAT Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

All the IIMs announce their minimum CAT cut-offs on the official website to select the candidates for the final selection round. The CAT cutoff 2022 is yet to be released. However, the candidates can check the previous year’s CAT cutoff.

Previous Year CAT Cutoff for IIMs (minimum criteria)

IIMs	CAT 2019 Cutoff	CAT 2020 Cutoff	CAT 2021 Cutoff
IIM Ahmedabad	81.53	99	80
IIM Bangalore	90+	99	85
IIM Calcutta	95+	99	85
IIM Lucknow	90+	97+	90
IIM Indore	90	97+	90
IIM Kozhikode	95.5	97 to 98	85
IIM Amritsar	90	95+	85
IIM Nagpur	90	95+	85
IIM Sambalpur	90	95+	85
IIM Trichy	96	94	93
IIM Raipur	90 to 94	94	93
IIM Ranchi	90	94	94
IIM Kashipur	90	94	93
IIM Vizag	90	92	85
IIM Udaipur	90	92	90
IIM Bodhgaya	90+	92	90
IIM Shillong	90	90	85
IIM Sirmaur	95	95	95
IIM Rohtak	90+	95	95

Expected CAT MBA CutOff 2022 in IIMs

Here is the CAT sectional cutoff and overall MBA admission cutoff expected by the IIMs.

IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (General/ NC-OBC/ SC)	60	60	60	70
PwD (ST)	50	50	50	60

IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Aggregate
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	65	60	60	75
SC	55	50	50	55
ST	35	35	35	40
PwD	35	35	35	40

IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PwD	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	≥75	≥80	≥80	≥80
NC-OBC	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
EWS	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
SC	≥60	≥60	≥65	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PwD	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65

IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	85	85	85	90
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	70
ST	50	50	50	65
PwD	50	50	50	65
EWS	77	77	77	82

IIM Indore Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
ST	45	45	45	50
SC	55	55	55	60
PwD	45	45	45	50

IIM Udaipur Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	95
ST	50	50	50	60
SC	30	30	30	40
Differently Abled Person	30	30	30	40
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78

IIM Nagpur Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	72	72	72	85
EWS	72	72	72	85
NC-OBC	65	65	65	76.5
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	35	35	35	40
PwD	35	35	35	40

IIM Visakhapatnam 2022 Cutoff [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Percentile
General	85	80	80	85
NC-OBC	60	60	60	60
SC	50	50	50	55
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

IIM Kashipur Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Percentile
General	80 (80.2)	80 (80.12)	80 (80.56)	94
SC	45 (46.05)	45 (45.42)	45	55 (55.03)
ST	30 (30.64)	30 (30.21)	30 (30.82)	40 (40.25)
NC-OBC	60 (61.19)	60 (60.61)	60 (60.66)	75 (75.02)
PwD	30 (32.43)	30 (31.96)	30 (30.82)	40 (40.18)
EWS	60 (61.19)	60 (61.19)	60 (60.66)	75 (75.01)

IIM Raipur Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
EWS	60	60	60	75
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
SC	45	45	45	55
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

IIM Ranchi Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
EWS	60	60	60	75
SC	45	45	45	55
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

IIM Sirmaur Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	94
EWS	60	60	60	75
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
ST	30	30	30	40
SC	45	45	45	55
PwD	30	30	30	40

IIM Rohtak Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	DILR	VARC	QA	Aggregate
General/ EWS	>=70	>=70	>=70	95
NC-OBC	>=60	>=60	>=60	78
SC	>=50	>=50	>=50	60
ST	>=30	>=30	>=30	40
PwD	>=30	>=30	>=30	40

IIM Trichy Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	94
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
EWS	60	60	60	75
Scheduled Tribes	30	30	30	40
Scheduled Castes	45	45	45	55
Person with Disability	30	30	30	40

IIM Shillong Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	PwD	SC	ST	EWS	Others
Class 10	50	55	50	80	80
Class 12	50	55	50	80	80
Graduation	50	55	50	65	65
DILR	50	60	50	75	75
VARC	50	60	50	75	75
QA	50	60	50	75	75

IIM Jammu Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78
EWS	80	80	80	85
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

IIM Bodh Gaya Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall
General	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78
EWS	80	80	80	85
SC	50	50	50	60
PwD	30	30	30	40
ST	30	30	30	40

IIM Sambalpur Cutoff 2022 [Expected]

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
EWS	60	60	60	75
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
SC	45	45	45	55
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

CAT Expected Cutoff 2022 for Top B-schools

Here are the CAT cutoffs for the top institutes that accept CAT scores:

CAT MBA admission Cutoff 2022 for Top B-schools [Expected]

List of B-schools	Expected CAT Cutoff
CAT cutoff for FMS	98.20%
DMS, IIT Delhi	98+%
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai	90+%
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay	99+%
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad	90+%
Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon	95+%
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai	95+%
SPJIMR CAT cutoff 2022	85+%
XIMB CAT Cutoff 2022	90+%
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras	95+%
T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal	85+%

Factors Determining CAT Cutoff 2022

The IIM that conducts the CAT exam will release the CAT cutoffs after the CAT results. Here are some of the factors that authorities keep in mind while preparing the CAT cutoffs. Here are the key factors considered by IIMs:

- The difficulty level of exam: The higher the exam difficulty, the lower the CAT cutoff, and vice versa.
- Number of candidates appearing for the exam: The total number of candidates appearing in CAT 2022 will affect the CAT cutoff. That is, the more candidates appear for the exam, the higher the CAT cutoff and vice versa.
- The number of seats available: The number of seats will also affect the cutoff.
- The reputation of the Institute: Well-recognized institutions ranked under the NIRF management ranking will set cutoffs that are higher.
- Previous year cutoff trends: The 2022 cutoff will be based on the previous year’s cutoff trends.

Conclusion

CAT cutoff refers to the minimum mark required for the candidates to get admission into one of the best MBA colleges. The cutoff will decide if the candidates can get admission into an IIM or other colleges that accept CAT scores.

The CAT cutoff for the 2022 exam is yet to be released. However, here we have explained the expected CAT cutoff for you.

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