IIM cut-off or minimum CAT score percentile required by prospective students to be eligible for the WAT/PI round of IIMs. The IIM cut-offs vary from Category to category as well as Institute to Institute. The minimum CAT cut-off for IIMs for the General category is usually 95-100, and the cut-off for reserved category students is 85-95. However, with a stellar profile, even a percentile below 95 can fetch you a call.
The estimated IIM CAT cutoff for IIM admission 2023-25 has been tabulated below. It’s important to note that the actual cut-offs may be higher.
IIM |
Expected cutoff |
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta |
99-100 |
IIM Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Indore |
97-98 |
IIM Amritsar, IIM Nagpur, IIM Sambalpur |
95-96 |
IIM Trichy, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Kashipur |
94-95 |
IIM Vizag, IIM Udaipur, IIM Bodhgaya |
92-94 |
IIM Shillong, IIM Sirmaur |
90 |
So, the lowest cutoff for new IIMs is 90.