CAT SCORES

CAT Scores

CAT scores are required to be eligible for admission to IIM’s and other management institutes. In addition to the IIMs, there are over 75 other management institutes across India accepting CAT scores for selection of candidates.

As prescribed by IIM's

Candidates meeting with the minimum cut off in each section as well as in the aggregate become part of basic selections. From this pool, an index score is computed with 50 percent weight for the overall CAT score, 20 percent weight for academic performance in secondary school, 20 percent weight for higher secondary school and 10 percent weight for the work experience of the candidate.

PERCENTILE CUT OFFS ARE AS UNDER:

Categeory QA DI VERBAL OVERALL
GEN 80 80 80 90
OBC(NC) 70 70 70 80
SC 60 60 60 70
ST 50 50 50 60
PWD-Low Vision 50 50 50 60
PWD-Hearing Impairment 50 50 50 50
PWD-Locomotor Disability/Cerebral Palsy 50 50 50 60

CRITERIA FOR FINAL SELECTION

Index score obtained in stage 2 of short listing for GD/PI - 50% Group discussion and social skills - 15% Personal interview - 25% Writing task (Essay) - 10%

The candidates are asked to write an extempore essay on a topic of general interest. Topic is announced at the venue just before the writing task. Fifteen minutes are assigned for this task.

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