The students writing CAT this year can check the expected CAT 2020 cutoff for IIMs and other B-schools here on this page. CAT 2020 notification is expected to release on July 30, 2020. IIM Lucknow will be conducting the Common Admission Test this year. The CAT 2020 exam date is most likely to fall in first week of December 2020. The CAT cutoff is decided by the IIMs but is never officially announced by them. Thousands of candidates who dream of studying at IIMs write CAT but admission is granted to few deserving ones only. The candidates who will obtain the marks in the exam equal to or more than the CAT cutoff 2020 percentile will only be called up to attend the selection process, which will comprise of a Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).
The cutoff of CAT 2020 will be determined by the IIMs after the announcement of CAT exam result. Till then, the candidates can check the CAT 2020 cutoff of IIMs and other top b-schools accepting CAT score. Having an idea of the previous year CAT cutoff will help the candidates have an idea about the CAT 2020 cutoff and target a CAT 2020 score for themselves, which they must obtain in order to be considered for the shortlisting.
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CAT 2020 Cutoff
At present, there are 20 IIMs, which are operating in India and more than 100 B-Schools which grant admission to various post graduate management courses. The cutoff is decided individually for different category of students and the CAT 2020 cutoff will remain on a lower side for the students belonging to reserved categories. Apart from the cutoff, the B-Schools also take into consideration the past academic record, candidate's involvement in co-curricular activities, work experience (if any), internship experience (if any) and such other factors.
Types of CAT 2020 Cutoff
There are three types of cutoff, which are as follow -
- Qualifying CAT cutoff – All the IIMs announce the admission policy and in it, they provide the minimum CAT percentile, which is referred to as qualifying percentile.
- Official cutoff of CAT – The IIMs decide and apply the cutoff but they never announce it officially.
- Cutoff announced by Experts – Various experts having years of experience and knowledge in the field of CAT coaching predict the cutoff mainly after the completion of CAT exam.
Difference between Qualifying and Official CAT cutoff
- The official cutoff always remains higher than the qualifying percentile.
- To be considered for the IIM PI shortlisting, it is important for the candidates to obtain marks in CAT equal to or more than the announced minimum CAT percentile.
CAT Cutoff 2020 - Deciding Factors
For deciding the cutoff, various factors are taken into consideration. Some of these factors have been listed here below -
- Difficulty level of CAT
- Previous year's CAT cutoff
- Number of candidates who wrote CAT
- Number of seats offered by the B-School
- Reservation norms followed by the Management Institute
CAT 2020 Cutoff (Expected)
Since the CAT exam has not been conducted yet, it is not practically possible to predict the CAT 2020 cutoff. However, seeing the past trends of the IIM admission and the cutoff, the students who aim to grab a seat in one of the IIMs must try to obtain 94 to 99+ percentile in CAT.
The candidates can check the tables given below to know the expected CAT cutoff 2020 for all the IIMs. These are last year's cutoff of CAT, based on which the students got calls from the IIMs to attend GD/PI.
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Ahmedabad
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
75 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
|
SC |
65 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
|
ST |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
|
NC-OBC cum Transgender |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
|
PWD |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Bangalore
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
85 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
70 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
|
ST |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
NC-OBC |
75 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
|
PWD |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Calcutta
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
65 |
65 |
65 |
70 |
|
ST |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
|
NC-OBC |
75 |
75 |
75 |
85 |
|
PWD |
65 |
65 |
65 |
70 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Lucknow
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
85 |
85 |
85 |
90 |
|
SC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
70 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
NC-OBC |
77 |
77 |
77 |
82 |
|
PWD |
55 |
55 |
55 |
70 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Indore
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
60 |
|
ST |
55 |
55 |
55 |
60 |
|
NC-OBC |
70 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
|
PWD |
45 |
45 |
45 |
50 |
CAT 2020 Cutoff for IIM Kozhikode
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
ST |
40 |
40 |
40 |
55 |
|
NC-OBC |
70 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
|
PWD |
40 |
40 |
40 |
55 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Shillong
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|
NC-OBC |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
CAT 2020 Cutoff for IIM Ranchi
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
81 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
CAT 2020 Cutoff for IIM Rohtak
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
85 |
|
SC |
45 |
45 |
45 |
60 |
|
ST |
40 |
40 |
40 |
60 |
|
NC-OBC |
70 |
70 |
70 |
75 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
CAT 2020 Cutoff for Raipur
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
81 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
CAT 2020 Cutoff for IIM Trichy
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
|
NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
81 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Udaipur
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
81 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Kashipur
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
81 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Nagpur
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
81 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Visakhapatnam
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
85 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
|
NC-OBC |
75 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Bodhgaya
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Sirmaur
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
75 |
75 |
75 |
80 |
|
SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
70 |
|
ST |
45 |
45 |
45 |
65 |
|
NC-OBC |
68 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
70 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Jammu
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
75 |
75 |
75 |
80 |
|
SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
|
ST |
45 |
45 |
45 |
60 |
|
NC-OBC |
68 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
70 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Sambalpur
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
35 |
|
ST |
30 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
|
NC-OBC |
65 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
|
PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
CAT Cutoff 2020 for IIM Amritsar
|
Category |
VARC |
DI & LR |
QA |
Overall |
|
General |
70 |
70 |
70 |
90 |
|
SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
|
ST |
30 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
|
NC-OBC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
70 |
|
PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
Minimum CAT 2020 Percentile
IIMs announce their admission criteria every year, in which they provide the minimum CAT percentile. This CAT cutoff is often misunderstood by the students as the official cutoff. However, this minimum percentile is the qualifying cutoff which must be secured by the candidates to be considered for the PI shortlisting. The actual CAT 2020 cutoff will remain on a higher side as compared to this minimum percentile.
Top B-Schools accepting CAT 2020 score other than IIMs
Over 100 B-schools offer admission to the students on the basis of their CAT percentile. However, every management aspirant wishes to take admission in country's best and top management Institutes. The CAT 2020 cutoff for all the top B-schools granting admission on the basis of CAT score generally remains above 90 percentile.
The expected cutoff of CAT 2020 for some of the top B-Schools has been given in the table below here.
|
S.No. |
Name of B-Schools |
Expected CAT 2020 Cutoff |
|
1 |
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay |
99+ Percentile |
|
2 |
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi (FMS, DU) |
98.20 Percentile |
|
3 |
JBIMS |
99+ Percentile |
|
4 |
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras |
95+ Percentile |
|
5 |
VGSOM - IIT Kharagpur |
95+ Percentile |
|
6 |
DMS, IIT Delhi |
98+ Percentile |
|
7 |
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) |
90+ Percentile |
|
8 |
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad |
90+ Percentile |
|
9 |
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai |
95+ Percentile |
|
10 |
FORE-Delhi |
90+ Percentile |
|
11 |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai |
90+ Percentile |
|
12 |
S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai |
85+ Percentile |
|
13 |
T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal |
85+ Percentile |
|
14 |
DMS - IIT Roorkee |
94+ Percentile |
|
15 |
Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon |
95+ Percentile |
|
16 |
IMI- Delhi |
91+ Percentile |
|
17 |
IRMA - Anand |
90+ Percentile |
|
18 |
BIM - Trichy |
88+ Percentile |
|
19 |
K J Somaiya |
86+ Percentile |
|
20 |
IIFM - Bhopal |
80+ Percentile |
|
21 |
Great Lakes - Gurgaon |
74+ Percentile |
|
22 |
NIBM Pune |
74+ Percentile |
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