CAT 2021 Cut Off for Top MBA Colleges – Check Sectional and Overall

CAT 2021 Cut Off for Top MBA Colleges – Knowing the cutoff is important to see whether the candidate has cleared the exam and got into the further selection process. The cutoff for CAT 2021 is different for each college and is also different for each category. The cutoff is available for the total sections and also the section-wise. According to the cutoff, the candidates are shortlisted for the further counseling process. In this article, the candidates can check the cut-offs for all the IIMs, previous year cutoffs, etc.

CAT 2021 Cut Off for Top MBA Colleges

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IIMs have released their minimum qualifying cutoff on their respective official website. Candidates can refer to the following information for the same.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Ahmedabad

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Ahmedabad for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General, EWS	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC-cum-transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (General, EWS, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC)	60	60	60	70
PwD (ST)	50	50	50	60

Click here to know more about the admission process of IIM Ahmedabad for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Calcutta

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Calcutta for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
OPEN	≥80	≥80	≥75	≥85
NC-OBC	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
EWS	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
SC	≥65	≥60	≥60	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PwD	≥45	≥45	≥45	≥55

Click Here to know more about the information on the admission process for IIM Calcutta for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Bangalore

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Bangalore for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	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

Click Here to know more about the information on the admission process for IIM Bangalore for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Lucknow

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Lucknow for the further selection process –

Category	PGP VARC	PGP DILR	PGP QA	Total	PGP-ABM VARC	PGP-ABM DILR	PGP-ABM QA	Total	PGP-SM VARC	PGP-SM DILR	PGP-SM QA	Total
General	85	85	85	90	80	80	80	85	80	80	80	85
EWS	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77	72	72	72	77
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77	72	72	72	77
SC	55	55	55	70	55	55	55	65	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60	50	50	50	60
PWD	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60	50	50	50	60

Click Here to know more about IIM Lucknow’s admission process for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Indore

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Indore for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General/EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	45	45	45	50
PWD	45	45	45	50

• Click Here to know more about the information of the admission process for IIM Indore for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Kozhikode

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Kozhikode for the further selection process –

Category	CAT 2021	Sectional cutoff	SSC/X Class Percentage	HSC/XII Class Percentage
General	85	75	60	60
NC-OBC/EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/PwD	55	45	55	55

• Click Here to know more about the information of the admission process for IIM Kozhikodea for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Shillong

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Shillong for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude
DA (D)	50	50	50
ST (T)	50	50	50
SC (C )	60	60	60
EWS (E )	75	75	75
Others Category	75	75	75

• Click Here to know more about the information of the admission process for IIM Shillong for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Ranchi

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Ranchi for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

• Click Here to know more about the admission process for 2022-2024 session of IIM Ranchi.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Raipur

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Raipur for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

• Click Here to know more about the admission process for 2022-2024 session of IIM Raipur.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Udaipur

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Udaipur for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

• Click Here for knowing the admission procedure of IIM Udaipur for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Kashipur

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Kashipur for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

• Click Here to know the information on the admission procedure of IIM Kashipur for the session 2022-2024.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Trichy

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Trichy for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

• Click Here for knowing the admission process for the IIM Trichy for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Visakhapatnam

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Vishakhapatnam for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	80	80	80	85
EWS	70	70	70	75
NC-OBC	70	70	70	75
SC	50	50	50	55
ST	30	30	30	40
PWD	30	30	30	40

• Click Here for knowing the admission process for the IIM Vishakhapatnam for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Amritsar

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Amritsar for the further selection process –

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Overall
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	65	60	60	75
SC	55	50	50	55
ST	35	35	35	40
PWD	35	35	30	40

• Click Here to know the admission process for the IIM Amritsar for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Nagpur

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Nagpur for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	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
DAP	35	35	35	40

• Click Here to know the admission process for the IIM Nagpur for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Bodh Gaya

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Bodh Gaya for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	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

• Click Here for knowing the admission process for the IIM Bodh Gaya for the 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Sirmaur

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Sirmaur for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

• Click Here to know more about the admission process of IIM Sirmaur for 2022-2024 session.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Sambalpur

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Sambalpur for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

• Click Here to know more about the admission process for 2022-2024 session of IIM Sambalpur.

CAT 2021 Cut off for IIM Jammu

These are minimum cutoffs to get calls from IIM Jammu for the further selection process –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General*	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
PwD	27	27	27	40

• Click Here to know more about the admission process of IIM Jammu for 2022-2024 session.

What after CAT 2021 Cut off?

• The candidates are shortlisted according to the cutoff decided. A list is released in which the name of the candidates are there who have cleared the test.
• The shortlisted candidates are called for WAT, GD, PI –
  • WAT – Written Ability Test in which essay type of questions are asked.
  • GD – Group Discussion
  • PI- Personal Interview
• Then after the final scores of WAT, GD, PI will recieve a final offer letter for the admission to the desired college. It completed by the document verification process.

CAT Previous Years Cutoffs

The CAT cut off for the year 2020 has been mentioned below –

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Ahmedabad –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC cum transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (All categories except ST)	60	60	60	70
PwD (ST)	50	50	50	60

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Calcutta –

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Overall
General	75	80	80	85
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

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Bangalore –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	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

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Lucknow –

Category	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
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

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Indore –

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Overall
General/EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	45	45	45	50
PWD	45	45	45	50

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Kozhikode –

Category	CAT Sectional Percentile	Class 10th Percentile	Class 12th Percentile	Overall
General	75	60	60	85
NC-OBC/ EWS	65	60	60	75
SC	55	55	55	65
ST/ Pwd	45	55	55	55

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Shillong –

Category	Class 10	Class 12	Graduation	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude
Differently-abled	50	50	50	50	50	50
ST	50	50	50	50	50	50
SC	55	55	55	60	60	60
EWS	80	80	65	75	75	75
Others	80	80	65	75	75	75

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Rohtak –

Category	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General/EWS	70	70	70	95
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Ranchi –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
NC-OBC cum transgender	60	60	80	75
SC	60	60	60	75
ST	45	45	45	55
PwD (All categories except ST)	30	30	30	40
PwD (ST)	30	30	30	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Raipur –

Category	Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	Data interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC)	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Udaipur –

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Kashipur –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension >=	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning>=	Quantitative Aptitude Percentile >=	Total Percentile >=
General	70 (70.33)	70 (70.21)	70 (70.60)	93 (93)
EWS	50 (50.65)	50 (50.62)	50 (51.51)	74 (74)
NC-OBC	50 (50.65)	50 (50.62)	50 (51.51)	74 (74)
SC	35 (35.90)	35 (35.69)	35 (35.58)	54 (54.02)
ST	27 (27.84)	27 (28.01)	27 (27.59)	40 (40.12)
DAP	27 (30.08)	27 (29.74)	27 (31.11)	40 (40.69)

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Trichy –

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Overall
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Visakhapatnam –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC cum transgender	60	60	60	60
SC	50	50	50	55
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Amritsar –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	75	75	80	94
NC-OBC cum transgender	60	60	80	65
SC	50	50	60	55
ST	35	35	45	35
PwD	35	35	30	35

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Nagpur –

Category	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall Percentile
General	72	72	72	85
EWS	72	72	72	85
NC-OBC	65	65	65	76.5
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	40	40	40	40
DAP	40	40	40	55

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Bodh Gaya –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM  Sirmaur –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC cum transgender	60	60	60	78
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Sambalpur –

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
EWS	60	60	60	75
NC-OBC cum transgender	60	60	60	75
SC	45	45	45	55
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

CAT 2020 Cut off for IIM Jammu –

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Reading Comprehension	Overall
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

Difference Between CAT 2021 Sectional and Overall Cutoff

To clear the CAT cutoff, it is necessary that the candidates have cleared both the sectional and the overall cutoff for a particular college to get admission into that college. The Sectional cutoff is the minimum score which the candidates need to clear in each section that is Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, and Logical Reasoning to clear the cut-off. The Overall cutoff is the total or aggregate score which the candidates need to score to clear off the cut-off.

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