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The scores obtained in CAT are accepted by multiple top MBA colleges including 8 IITs and IISc Bangalore. The CAT cutoff 2024 for IIT/IISc is anticipated to range from 80 to 98 percentile. Here is all you need to know about selection criteria and CAT Cutoff 2024 for IITs, and IISc.

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The CAT cutoff 2024 for IIT/IISc is expected to range from 80 to 98 percentile. The cutoff is the minimum percentile or score that candidates need to secure for admission into MBA courses. 8 IITs offer MBA courses based on the CAT scores, namely IIT Bombay, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, and IIT ISM Dhanbad. Additionally, IISc Bangalore provides a Master of Management program. 

IITs and IISc are among the top colleges in India that accept CAT scores for MBA admissions. The CAT 2024 exam will be conducted on November 24, 2024. To be considered for MBA admission, it is crucial to meet the CAT cutoff set by these institutes. However, candidates must note that the CAT score is just one of the many admission criteria set by these institutes. Numerous other criteria are also integral for MBA admissions in IITs and IISc. Students can go through this entire article to gather all the information about the CAT 2024 cutoff for IITs and IISc.

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Qualifying CAT 2024 Cutoff for IITs

The CAT cutoff for IITs follows a similar pattern as that of previous years. Candidates must check out the CAT 2022 cutoff for IITs to learn more. The expected qualifying CAT 2024 cutoff for IITs for the batch 2024-2026 has been provided below.

College Name

General Category

SC/ST/ PwD Category

IIT Delhi

90 percentile

60 percentile

IIT Kanpur

85 percentile

75 percentile

IIT Madras

96 percentile

--

IIT Kharagpur

90 percentile

75 percentile

IIT Dhanbad

80 percentile

60 percentile

IIT Bombay

90 percentile

60 percentile

IIT Roorkee

90 percentile

70 percentile

IIT Jodhpur

Direct admission to applicants with 98 percentile or above

--


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Final CAT 2024 Cutoff for IIT

The final CAT 2024 cutoff for IITs is given below. Students can get an idea about the expected final CAT 2024 cutoff for the upcoming 2024-2026 batch:

College Name

CAT Cutoff 2024 (Expected)

IIT Delhi

  • General: 98 percentile
  • Reserved: 97 percentile

IIT Kanpur

95 percentile

IIT Madras

96 percentile

IIT Kharagpur

90 percentile

IIT Dhanbad

80 percentile

IIT Bombay

98.5 percentile

IIT Roorkee

94.6 percentile

IIT Jodhpur

90 percentile

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CAT Cutoff for IISc Bangalore

Students can get an idea about the expected CAT 2024 Cutoff for IISc MBA admissions 2024 from the table below:

Exam Name

General

EwS

OBC

SC

ST

PH

KM

CAT

98.87

96.98

95.23

91.94

73.78

88.87

88.87

Section-wise & Category-wise CAT Cutoff 2024 for IITs

IITs release sectional as well as overall CAT cutoffs 2024 and students need to meet both to be eligible for admission at the MBA offering institutes. The expected sectional CAT cutoff for IIT has been given below:

IIT Delhi

Given below is the section-wise CAT Cutoff for IIT Delhi:

Category

Section 1 Percentile: VARC

Section 2 Percentile: DILR

Section 3 Percentile: Quant

Overall CAT Percentile

Open (General)

80

80

80

90

SC

53.3

53.3

53.3

60

ST

53.3

53.3

53.3

60

NC- OBC

72

72

72

81

PwD

53.3

53.3

53.3

60

IIT Kanpur

Provided here is the section-wise CAT Cutoff for IIT Kanpur:

Category

Section 1 Percentile: VARC

Section 2 Percentile: DILR

Section 3 Percentile: Quant

Overall CAT Percentile

Open (General)

50

50

50

92.5

IIT Madras

The section-wise CAT Cutoff for IIT Madras is given below:

Category

Section 1 Percentile: VARC

Section 2 Percentile: DILR

Section 3 Percentile: Quant

Overall CAT Percentile

Open (General)

50

50

50

85.11

IIT Kharagpur

The table below contains the section-wise CAT cutoff for IIT Kharagpur:

Category

Section 1 Percentile: VARC

Section 2 Percentile: DILR

Section 3 Percentile: Quant

Overall CAT Percentile

Open (General)

50

50

50

85

IIT Bombay

Here is the section-wise CAT Cutoff 2024 for IIT Bombay:

Category

Section 1 Percentile: VARC

Section 2 Percentile: DILR

Section 3 Percentile: Quant

Overall CAT Percentile

Open (General)

80

80

80

90

SC

53.3

53.3

53.3

60

ST

53.3

53.3

53.3

60

NC- OBC

72

72

72

81

PwD

53.3

53.3

53.3

60

IITs and IISc MBA Application & Final Selection Dates 2025

After the CAT result 2024 is released, the application procedure for IITs and IISc MBA admission 2024 will begin, most likely in the first week of January 2025 and last for around a month. IIT MBA Admissions 2024 important dates (tentative) are as follows:

IIT 2025 Important Dates

Name of IIT

Application Starts

Application Deadline

Selection Process Begins

GD-PI-WAT Dates

IIT Delhi

January 2025

January 31, 2025

March 2025

1st week of March 2025

IIT Kanpur

January 20, 2025

January 31, 2025

March 15 to 17, 2025

March 15 to 17, 2025

IIT Madras

December 27, 2024

January 31, 2025

March 2025

March 1, 2, 3, 2025

IIT Kharagpur

December 22, 2024

February 5, 2025

March 2025

  • Schedule 1: March 2 to March 4, 2025
  • Schedule 2: March 9 to March 11, 2025
  • Schedule 3: March 22 to March 24, 2025

IIT Dhanbad

December 22, 2024

January 31, 2025

February to March 2025

  • February 26-28, 2025
  • February 29, 2025
  • March 4-5, 2025
  • March 8-10, 2025

IIT Bombay

January 2, 2025

January 31, 2025 (5 pm)

 March 2025

March 7 to 10, 2025

IIT Roorkee

January 2025

January 31, 2025

 March 2025

1st week of March 2025

IIT Jodhpur

December 25, 2024

February 7, 2025

 March 2025

  • March 18 to 21, 2025
  • March 26 to 31, 2025
  • April 1 to 6, 2025

IISc 2025 Important Dates

Events

Tentative Dates for 2025

Application Start Date

February 5, 2025

Application Deadline

March 25, 2025

Interview Dates

April 15-19, 2025

Reporting Dates

To Be Notified

Commencement of Classes

To Be Notified

Qualifying CAT 2024 Cutoff Vs Final CAT 2024 Cutoff

The qualifying CAT 2024 cutoff and the final CAT 2024 cutoff are different in IITs and both of them are released separately. Here are the basic differences between the two:

Qualifying CAT 2024 Cutoff

Final CAT 2024 Cutoff

Minimum eligibility cutoff to sit for WAT-PI-GD rounds 

Minimum eligibility cutoff fixed by the college for selection of deserving students

Satisfying the cutoff does not mean students will get to sit for WAT-PI-GD rounds

Satisfying the cutoff does not mean students will be offered admission at the college

It is fixed before the result announcement

It is finalised after the announcement of the result

It is announced by each participating MBA college with their notification of admission & selection criteria

It is not announced officially by any institute

IIT, IISc Selection Criteria

Each IIT and IISc has a different set of admission criteria to shortlist deserving students. Some colleges give more weightage to the WAT-PI rounds while others give more importance to CAT scores. Here are the detailed selection criteria for IIT, IISc MBA admissions:

Name of the IIT

Eligibility Criteria

Admission Process

IIT Delhi

MBA: Bachelor's degree with an average CGPA of 60% (6 out of 10) for general applicants and 55% for candidates who are SC/ST (5.5 CGPA out of 10).

MBA Telecom: A bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, technology, pharmacy, or a BSc in agricultural engineering

‘Or’

An undergraduate degree in one of the physical, mathematical, or chemical sciences, such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, electronics, computer application, operations research, statistics, environmental science, agriculture, or computational/information science, or an undergraduate degree in business, economics, CA, or ICWA. SC/ST students scored 55% on average (CGPA of 5.5 out of 10), whereas general applicants obtained 60% (6 CGPA out of 10). 

Selection Parameters

Particulars

Weightage

Class 10 marks

1

Class 12 marks

2

CAT score (Overall CAT score/Maximum CAT Score)

50

Extracurricular activities

5

Aggregate graduation marks

4

Personal interviews

25

Work experience

3

Written aptitude test

10

Total

100

Written Ability Test and Personal Interview

IIT Bombay

  • A four-year bachelor's or master's degree with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 out of 10 for the General Category or 6 for the SC/ST category) or a minimum aggregate of 60% for the General category or 55% for the SC/ST category.

  • A minimum CPI of 6.5 (6 in the case of candidates belonging to the SC/ST category) out of 10 is also required, or CA/ICWA with a bachelor's degree and at least a 60% overall average (or a 55% average for candidates in the SC/ST category).

Written Ability Test and Personal Interview

IIT Kharagpur

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy, Medicine, or similar disciplines for a minimum duration of 4 years

  • Master’s degree in Economics/Science/Commerce. Candidates must have had Mathematics or Statistics at the Bachelor’s level.

  • At least 60% aggregate or 6.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 points for GE/NC-OBC candidates

  • Minimum 55% aggregate of 6.0 CGPA on a scale of 10 points for SC/ST/PwD candidates

Written Aptitude Test and Personal Interview

IIT Madras

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum 60% aggregate for the General category.

  • Bachelor's degree with minimum 55% aggregate for SC/ST/PwD category.

Written Ability Test and Personal Interview

IIT Kanpur

  • Candidates must have graduated in BTech, BE or B Arch, BSc Engineering, BSc with Maths, MSc with Maths, MA in Economics with Mathematics.

  • Candidates in the General category must possess a minimum of 65% aggregate (CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale) & SC/ST category students must have at least 55% aggregate (CGPA 5.5 on a 10-point scale).

Group Discussion and Personal Interview

IIT-ISM Dhanbad

MBA & MBA in Business Analytics

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 60% aggregate or CGPA of 6.5 out of 10 for candidates in the General category.

  • Bachelor's degree with at least 55% aggregate or CGPA of 6.0 for candidates in the SC/ST/PD category.

Written Ability Test and Personal Interview

IIT Roorkee

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline of Engineering  or Technology
or
Master’s degree in any discipline

Written Aptitude Test and Personal Interview

 IIT Jodhpur

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 60% aggregate or CGPA of 6.0 out of 10 for candidates in the General category.

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum 55% aggregate or CGPA of 5.5 for candidates in the SC/ST/PD category.

Candidates must submit a recorded video clip of their introduction along with the following questions:

  • Why do you want to enrol in the MBA programme at SME, IIT Jodhpur?

  • Tell us about any situation where you have demonstrated leadership, empathy, or teamwork.

IISc Eligibility Criteria 2024

The eligibility criteria for applying to IISc have been provided below:

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or technology, or equivalent.

  • Exams that are equivalent to the B.Tech and B.E degrees offered by organisations of engineers recognized by the MOE, UPSC, and AICTE.

  • Candidates with a B.E/ B.Tech degree, with a First Class, and must have qualified in the GATE exam and hold a valid GATE score card, or CAT 2024 or GMAT with a valid score card having validity as of 1st August 2024.

IITs and IISc MBA Admission 2024 Selection Processes

Candidates can go through the detailed selection processes at the IITs and IISc by clicking on the links below:

To get selected for IITs or IISc MBA admission, students need to give their best performances in all the selection rounds. To know more about the selection criteria of each college they can visit the official website of the institute or write to us in the QnA zone. You can even check our CAT College Predictor 2024 and CAT Percentile Predictor 2024 tools to get an idea of your results based on your performance in the CAT 2024 exam.

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FAQs

What is the minimum CAT percentile/score required for MBA admission at IITs?

The minimum CAT percentile/score required for MBA admission at IITs for the general category ranges from 80 to 99 percentile. Since IITs are one of the most prestigious institutes in India, seeking admission to IITs for any course is tough. IITs will begin the MBA Admission 2025–27 batch application process after the CAT 2024 results are announced.

When do IITs start accepting MBA applications for 2025-2027?

The IITs start accepting MBA applications in the first week of January, following the release of the CAT exam results. The full application procedure must be finished by January 2025 and is done online only.

How can I get admission into IIT for MBA?

In order to seek admission into IITs for MBA, candidates will have to appear for the CAT exam and obtain the minimum qualifying cutoff scores. Candidates must possess more than 95 percentile on the CAT to be considered for the subsequent admission stages. The further IIT MBA selection processes include Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).

What is the CAT 2024 cut off for IISc Bangalore?

The expected CAT 2024 cutoff for IISc Bangalore is:

General

EwS

OBC

SC

ST

PH

KM

99.19

97.17

95.85

84.44

65

90

90

What is the CAT 2024 cut off for IITs?

The expected CAT 2024 cut off for IITs will be around 80 to 98 percentile. Eight IITs offer MBA courses based on the CAT scores, namely IIT Bombay, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, and IIT ISM Dhanbad.

Which IITs offer MBA programmes?

The IITs that offer MBA/PGDM courses are IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT-ISM Dhanbad, and IIT Jodhpur. The selection process of the MBA programmes offered by these IITs includes obtaining 95+ percentile on the CAT and qualifying for the WAT and PI rounds.

How much CAT percentile is required for an MBA in IIT?

The CAT percentile required for an MBA in IIT usually lies between 95-98 percentile. IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras, and IIT Kanpur accept 98 percentile, 98.5 percentile, 90 percentile, 94.6 percentile, 96 percentile, and 95 percentile, respectively.

What is the eligibility for MBA admission at IIT Delhi?

For MBA admission to IIT Delhi, General Category candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate, that is, 6.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale. The minimum aggregate required for SC/ST candidates is 55%, that is, 5.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale.

What is the eligibility for MBA admission at IIT Bombay?

The eligibility criteria for MBA admission at IIT Bombay includes a four-year bachelor’s or master’s degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate for General Category candidates. In the case of SC/ST category candidates, the minimum aggregate stands at 55%. Other than this, candidates can also possess a CA/ICWA with a bachelor’s degree with a minimum aggregate of 60% (55% in case of SC/ST candidates) or a minimum CPI of 6.5 (6 in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category) out of 10.

Does IIT Kharagpur accept CAT scores?

Yes, IIT Kharagpur accepts CAT scores. For General candidates, the minimum CAT percentile is 90, for NC-OBC it is 80, for SC it is 75, for ST it is 75 and for PwD, it is 75. The applicants are short-listed for online Personal Interview on the basis of CAT score, past academic performance, and other criteria. 

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