CAT 2022 Cutoff – The CAT 2022 Cutoff will be released by the exam authorities after the declaration of the CAT 2022 Result. The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad conducts CAT 2022 as a computer based MBA Entrance examination. Candidates can check the Cutoff marks at their official website i.e. iimcat.ac.in. The CAT Cutoff is the minimum number of qualifying marks to be scored by the candidate to qualify for the admission and counseling process in the participating colleges. Candidates can check below for various information like CAT qualifying marks, CAT Cutoff for the previous years, etc.
CAT 2022 Cutoffs
CAT 2022 Cutoffs are released in the form of pdf files on the respective IIMs official website. Some IIMs such as IIM Kozhikode, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Raipur and IIM Lucknow can declare the minimum CAT 2022 cutoff for their university admissions prior to the result announcement. The CAT 2022 Cutoff for all the IIMs and business schools will be released by the 1st week of January, 2022.
CAT 2022 Cutoff is announced in two stages: first is the qualifying cutoff and then the final cutoff.
Qualifying cutoffs are always announced before the declaration of the CAT 2022 result, whereas the exam authorities will announce the final CAT 2022 cutoff after the result in the first/second week of January, 2022.
Upon release CAT 2022 cutoffs would be updated here.
NOTE: It is important for the candidate to score the qualifying cutoff in each section of the exam to be eligible for the the final CAT 2022 cutoff.
CAT 2022 Expected Cutoffs
The expected CAT cutoffs for various IIMS and B-Schools are given below
IIM Ahmedabad Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Aggregate
General
70
70
70
80
NC-OBC
65
65
65
75
SC
60
60
60
70
ST
50
50
50
60
PwD (General/ NC-OBC/ SC)
60
60
60
70
PwD (ST)
50
50
50
60
IIM Amritsar Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
QA
DILR
VARC
Aggregate
General
80
75
75
85
NC-OBC
65
60
60
75
SC
55
50
50
55
ST
35
35
35
40
PwD
35
35
35
40
Expected IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
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
IIM Calcutta Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Aggregate
General
≥75
≥80
≥80
≥80
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
IIM Lucknow Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Aggregate
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
IIM Indore Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Aggregate
General
80
80
80
90
EWS
80
80
80
90
NC-OBC
70
70
70
80
ST
45
45
45
50
SC
55
55
55
60
PwD
45
45
45
50
IIM Udaipur Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Aggregate
General
80
80
80
95
ST
50
50
50
60
SC
30
30
30
40
Differently Abled Person
30
30
30
40
NC-OBC
60
60
60
78
IIM Nagpur Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
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
PwD
35
35
35
40
IIM Visakhapatnam Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Percentile
General
85
80
80
85
NC-OBC
60
60
60
60
SC
50
50
50
55
ST
30
30
30
40
PwD
30
30
30
40
IIM Kashipur Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Percentile
General
80 (80.2)
80 (80.12)
80 (80.56)
94
SC
45 (46.05)
45 (45.42)
45
55 (55.03)
ST
30 (30.64)
30 (30.21)
30 (30.82)
40 (40.25)
NC-OBC
60 (61.19)
60 (60.61)
60 (60.66)
75 (75.02)
PwD
30 (32.43)
30 (31.96)
30 (30.82)
40 (40.18)
EWS
60 (61.19)
60 (61.19)
60 (60.66)
75 (75.01)
IIM Raipur Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
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
PwD
30
30
30
40
IIM Ranchi Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
VARC
DILR
QA
Overall
General
80
80
80
94
NC-OBC
60
60
60
75
EWS
60
60
60
75
SC
45
45
45
55
ST
30
30
30
40
PwD
30
30
30
40
IIM Sirmaur Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
QA
DILR
VARC
Aggregate
General
80
80
80
94
EWS
60
60
60
75
NC-OBC
60
60
60
75
ST
30
30
30
40
SC
45
45
45
55
PwD
30
30
30
40
IIM Rohtak Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
DILR
VARC
QA
Aggregate
General/ EWS
>=70
>=70
>=70
95
NC-OBC
>=60
>=60
>=60
78
SC
>=50
>=50
>=50
60
ST
>=30
>=30
>=30
40
PwD
>=30
>=30
>=30
40
IIM Trichy Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
QA
DILR
VARC
Aggregate
General
80
80
80
94
NC-OBC
60
60
60
75
EWS
60
60
60
75
Scheduled Tribes
30
30
30
40
Scheduled Castes
45
45
45
55
Person with Disability
30
30
30
40
IIM Shillong Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
PwD
SC
ST
EWS
Others
Class 10
50
55
50
80
80
Class 12
50
55
50
80
80
Graduation
50
55
50
65
65
DILR
50
60
50
75
75
VARC
50
60
50
75
75
QA
50
60
50
75
75
IIM Jammu Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
QA
DILR
VARC
Aggregate
General
80
80
80
90
NC-OBC
60
60
60
78
EWS
80
80
80
85
SC
50
50
50
60
ST
30
30
30
40
PwD
30
30
30
40
IIM Sambalpur Expected Cutoff 2022
Category
QA
DILR
VARC
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
CAT 2022 Expected Cutoff for Top B-schools
The prominent business schools in India also provide their individual cutoff on their respective official websites. Candidates have to score above these cutoffs to gain admission in their preferred college. Students can check the Expected CAT 2022 cutoffs of these colleges in the table given below.
List of B-schools
Expected CAT Cutoff
CAT cutoff for FMS
98.20 Percentile
DMS, IIT Delhi
98+ Percentile
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai
90+ Percentile
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
99+ Percentile
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad
90+ Percentile
Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon
95+ Percentile
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai
95+ Percentile
SPJIMR CAT cutoff 2021
85+ Percentile
XIMB CAT Cutoff 2021
90+ Percentile
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
95+ Percentile
T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal
85+ Percentile
CAT 2022 Cut Off Determining Factors
The CAT expected Cutoff for IIMs is generally upto 99 to 100 percentile for the General Category while it can be slightly lower at 97 to 98 percentile for the Reserved Category. All the Institutes and B-schools release the CAT 2022 Cutoff after taking into account certain factors. Given below are some of the factors that can influence the CAT 2022 Cutoff for the candidate’s reference
Difficulty level of examination – The greater the difficulty level of the test paper, the lower is the Cutoff and vice-versa. This year the level of difficulty of the CAT 2022 exam was moderate.
Number of candidates appearing for the exam– More the number of test takers, higher will be the cutoff. This year approximately 1,90,143 candidates sat for the exam.
Available seats at respective IIMs – Lower the number of seats in a specific IIM, higher will be the cutoff for the selecting candidates.
Reputation of the Institute/college – The CAT 2022 cutoff will be higher for the Institutes which are ranked higher in the NIRF Management Ranking 2022.
Previous year’s cutoff trends – The CAT 2022 cutoff will be somewhere around the previous year’s cutoff trends.
CAT 2022 Result
The CAT 2022 Result will be declared on the official website of IIM, Ahmedabad i.e. iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can view the result in the form of a scorecard. The students must take a printout of the scorecard after viewing it. To download the result, candidates have to login using their application number and password and then click on submit after filling the captcha/safety code. The students will be able to view and download their results. The CAT 2022 Result is compiled on the basis of the final answer key. Candidates must know that there is no option of re-evaluation or re-checking the results once the results have been announced. But the candidates can challenge the CAT 2022 answer key during its release.
CAT Previous Year’s Cutoff for IIMs
IIMs
CAT 2019 Cutoff
CAT 2020 Cutoff
IIM Ahmedabad
81.53
99
IIM Bangalore
90+
99
IIM Calcutta
95+
99
IIM Lucknow
90+
97+
IIM Indore
90
97+
IIM Kozhikode
95.5
97 to 98
IIM Amritsar
90
95+
IIM Nagpur
90
95+
IIM Sambalpur
90
95+
IIM Trichy
96
94
IIM Raipur
90 to 94
94
IIM Ranchi
90
94
IIM Kashipur
90
94
IIM Vizag
90
92
IIM Udaipur
90
92
IIM Bodhgaya
90+
92
IIM Shillong
90
90
IIM Sirmaur
95
95
IIM Rohtak
90+
95
FAQs on CAT 2022 Cutoffs
Ques. What is the CAT 2022 Cutoff?
Ans. The minimum qualifying marks that the candidate needs to score to get a call for further rounds in the IIM entrance exam is called the CAT 2022 cutoff. It is upto 99 to 100 Percentile for IIMs in General Category.
Ques. Will all the IIMs release the CAT 2022 cutoff together? Ans. No, all the 22 IIMs will release their CAT 2022 cutoffs separately on their respective official websites. The students need to visit and login to these websites to view and download the cutoff. Ques. How is the CAT 2022 Cutoff decided? Ans. The CAT 2022 Cutoff depends on a lot of factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, number of students giving the exam, past year trends, etc. Every Institute and college decide their cut off separately on the basis of these factors. Ques. Will I be eligible for CAT 2022 counseling if I clear the Overall cutoff but not the sectional cutoff? Ans. No, it is compulsory to clear both the sectional as well as the overall final cutoff to be eligible for the CAT 2022 counseling and the admission process. The section wise cutoff is released before the declaration of results.
Ques. When will CAT 2022 result be announced? Ans. CAT 2022 cutoff will be released around December 2022. Only after the results have been announced.