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Enter your overall CAT percentile or raw score (out of 198), reservation category, and work experience. Our AI engine computes your institute-specific Composite Score (CS) based on historical shortlisting algorithms of all 21 IIMs and premier non-IIM B-schools.

What CAT percentile is required for IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Calcutta?

For General category applicants, a CAT percentile of 99.5+ with strong 10th and 12th board marks (90%+) and 70-80+ sectional percentiles is typically required to secure WAT-PI interview calls from IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Calcutta.

Which top non-IIM colleges accept CAT percentiles with high ROI?

Premier non-IIM institutes accepting CAT include FMS Delhi (₹2.5L fees, ₹34.2 LPA average CTC), MDI Gurgaon, SJMSOM IIT Bombay, DMS IIT Delhi, and IIFT New Delhi.

How do IIMs calculate the Composite Score (CS)?

IIMs compute a Composite Score assigning weights: CAT Exam Score (40–60%), 10th & 12th Board Marks (15–25%), Graduation Marks (10–15%), Work Experience (5–10%), and Gender/Academic Diversity (5–10%).

What is the cutoff for IIM CAP (Common Admission Process) 2026?

For IIM CAP (covering 10 New and Baby IIMs including Udaipur, Trichy, Raipur, and Ranchi), the minimum overall cutoff for General candidates is approximately 92-94 percentile, with 70+ in each section.

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What are the CAT cutoffs for IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Sirmaur?

For IIM Ranchi, the expected minimum CAT cutoff is 92+ percentile for General (81+ for OBC-NCL, 66+ for SC). For IIM Bodh Gaya, the expected cutoff is 85+ percentile for General (73+ for OBC-NCL, 55+ for SC). For IIM Sirmaur, the minimum qualifying percentile is 92-94 for General (84+ for OBC-NCL, 70+ for SC).

Which top MBA colleges can I convert with 80 to 85 percentile in CAT?

With an 80 to 85 percentile in CAT, top options include TAPMI Manipal, GIM Goa (Goa Institute of Management), Great Lakes Chennai (PGPM/PGDM), FORE School of Management, LBSIM Delhi, BIMTECH Noida, and Welingkar Mumbai. Reserved category candidates (SC/ST/PwD) can also receive interview calls from Baby IIMs (Bodh Gaya, Jammu, Sirmaur).

Which colleges can I get with 90 percentile in CAT without IIMs?

At 90 percentile in CAT, top non-IIM business schools include IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, XIM University (XIMB), IIT Roorkee (DoMS), IIT Kanpur, DSE Delhi (Department of Commerce), and GIM Goa. These colleges offer average salary packages ranging from ₹14.5 to ₹17.5 LPA.

Can I get an IIM interview call with 95 percentile in CAT?

Yes! A 95 percentile in CAT secures interview calls for all 10 New and Baby IIMs participating in the Common Admission Process (CAP) including IIM Udaipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Raipur. Additionally, non-engineers and female candidates with 90%+ in 10th and 12th boards frequently receive interview calls from older IIMs like IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Indore at 95+ percentile.

What are the best MBA options if my CAT percentile is below 80 or if I am a working professional?

If your CAT score is below 80 percentile or you are a working professional, an accredited Online MBA is the top alternative. Leading NAAC A++ institutions like MAHE Manipal, Amity University, and Chandigarh University offer 100% online MBA programs with UGC-DEB and AICTE approvals, zero CAT requirement, zero-cost EMI starting from ₹3,999/month, and 100% statutory equivalence under UGC Regulation 22 (2020).

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NIRF	College Name & Campus	Tier	Cutoff (General)	Avg Package	Total Fees
#1	IIM IIM Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat•MBA / PGP	Top IIM	99.6+ %ile	₹35.50 LPA Max: ₹1.15 Cr	₹26.50 L
#2	IIM IIM Bangalore Bengaluru, Karnataka•PGP (General MBA)	Top IIM	99.5+ %ile	₹35.35 LPA Max: ₹1.10 Cr	₹26.00 L
#3	IIM IIM Kozhikode Kozhikode, Kerala•PGP / PGP-Finance	Top IIM	98.5+ %ile	₹31.02 LPA Max: ₹67.0 LPA	₹22.50 L
#4	IIM IIM Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal•MBA	Top IIM	99.5+ %ile	₹35.07 LPA Max: ₹1.20 Cr	₹27.00 L
#5	IIT IIT Delhi (DMS) New Delhi, Delhi•MBA / MBA Telecom	Top IIT B-School	98+ %ile	₹25.82 LPA Max: ₹41.1 LPA	₹12.00 L
#6	IIM IIM Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh•PGP / PGP-ABM	Top IIM	99+ %ile	₹32.27 LPA Max: ₹1.00 Cr	₹21.00 L
#7	IIM IIM Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra•MBA / MBA-OSM	IIM Premier	98+ %ile	₹31.00 LPA Max: ₹78.2 LPA	₹21.00 L
#8	IIM IIM Indore Indore, Madhya Pradesh•PGP	Top IIM	98+ %ile	₹30.14 LPA Max: ₹1.00 Cr	₹21.15 L
#9	FMS FMS Delhi New Delhi, Delhi•MBA Full Time	Top Non-IIM	99+ %ile	₹34.20 LPA Max: ₹1.23 Cr	₹2.50 L ★ Best ROI
#10	IIT IIT Bombay (SJMSOM) Mumbai, Maharashtra•MBA	Top IIT B-School	98.5+ %ile	₹28.88 LPA Max: ₹54.0 LPA	₹14.50 L
#11	MDI MDI Gurgaon Gurugram, Haryana•PGDM / PGDM-HRM	Top Non-IIM	95+ %ile	₹31.08 LPA Max: ₹63.2 LPA	₹30.60 L
#12	IIM IIM Rohtak Rohtak, Haryana•PGP	New IIM	93+ %ile	₹19.27 LPA Max: ₹48.2 LPA	₹18.00 L
#14	IIT IIT Kharagpur (VGSoM) Kharagpur, West Bengal•MBA	Top IIT B-School	95+ %ile	₹22.13 LPA Max: ₹43.2 LPA	₹11.50 L
#15	IIF IIFT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi•MBA (International Business)	Top Non-IIM	96+ %ile	₹29.10 LPA Max: ₹85.4 LPA	₹21.90 L
#17	IIT IIT Madras (DoMS) Chennai, Tamil Nadu•MBA	Top IIT B-School	95+ %ile	₹20.50 LPA Max: ₹38.5 LPA	₹10.50 L

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Understand how your overall CAT percentile converts into estimated All-India Ranks and target IIMs & premier B-schools.

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CAT Percentile	Estimated All-India Rank	Eligible B-Schools & IIM Call Targets
99.9+ %ile	1 – 330	IIM Ahmedabad / Bangalore / Calcutta (Safe Calls)
99.5+ %ile	331 – 1,650	Top IIMs (IIM L, K, I, Mumbai) & FMS Delhi
99+ %ile	1,651 – 3,300	FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SJMSOM IIT Bombay
98+ %ile	3,301 – 6,600	MDI Gurgaon, IIFT Delhi, DMS IIT Delhi
95+ %ile	6,601 – 16,500	IIM Shillong, New IIMs (Udaipur, Trichy, Ranchi)
90+ %ile	16,501 – 33,000	New & Baby IIMs (CAP), IMT Ghaziabad, IMI Delhi
85+ %ile	33,001 – 49,500	IMT Ghaziabad, TAPMI Manipal, FORE School of Management
80+ %ile	49,501 – 66,000	LBSIM New Delhi, Great Lakes Gurgaon, Somaiya Vidyavihar

Note: Estimated All-India Ranks are calculated based on ~3.3 lakh registered CAT candidates and historic percentile distributions.

CAT Percentile	Tier / Classification	Eligible B-Schools & IIMs	Call Probability & Criteria	Avg Package
99.0+ Percentile	Super Elite	IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, FMS Delhi	WAT-PI calls across Old IIMs (subject to 75-80+ sectional cutoffs)	₹32.0 - ₹35.0 LPA
95.0 – 98.9 Percentile	Premier	IIM Kozhikode, IIM Indore, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, SJMSOM IIT Bombay, DMS IIT Delhi	High call probability for non-engineers & candidates with 90%+ 10th/12th academic records	₹26.0 - ₹31.0 LPA
90.0 – 94.9 Percentile	High ROI	IIM Udaipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, XIMB, IIT Roorkee	Direct shortlists for 10 CAP New IIMs, plus premier private and IIT business schools	₹17.0 - ₹21.0 LPA
85.0 – 89.9 Percentile	Target Tier	IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Jammu, IIM Sambalpur, TAPMI Manipal, GIM Goa, Great Lakes (PGPM)	Baby IIM CAP cutoffs cleared; top selection chances at accredited private institutions	₹14.0 - ₹16.5 LPA
80.0 – 84.9 Percentile	Safe / Moderate	FORE School of Management, LBSIM New Delhi, BIMTECH Greater Noida, Welingkar Mumbai, KJ Somaiya	Strong conversion chances for general category; direct call for reserved categories at IIMs	₹11.5 - ₹14.0 LPA
70.0 – 79.9 Percentile	Accessible	XIME Bangalore, Alliance School of Business, Christ University, Jaipuria Institute, NDIM New Delhi	Guaranteed GD-PI shortlist for PGDM programs; good entry-level corporate placement records	₹8.0 - ₹10.5 LPA

CAT Percentile

Tier / Classification

Eligible B-Schools & IIMs

Call Probability & Criteria

Avg Package

99.0+ Percentile

Super Elite

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, FMS Delhi

WAT-PI calls across Old IIMs (subject to 75-80+ sectional cutoffs)

₹32.0 - ₹35.0 LPA

95.0 – 98.9 Percentile

Premier

IIM Kozhikode, IIM Indore, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, SJMSOM IIT Bombay, DMS IIT Delhi

High call probability for non-engineers & candidates with 90%+ 10th/12th academic records

₹26.0 - ₹31.0 LPA

90.0 – 94.9 Percentile

High ROI

IIM Udaipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, XIMB, IIT Roorkee

Direct shortlists for 10 CAP New IIMs, plus premier private and IIT business schools

₹17.0 - ₹21.0 LPA

85.0 – 89.9 Percentile

Target Tier

IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Jammu, IIM Sambalpur, TAPMI Manipal, GIM Goa, Great Lakes (PGPM)

Baby IIM CAP cutoffs cleared; top selection chances at accredited private institutions

₹14.0 - ₹16.5 LPA

80.0 – 84.9 Percentile

Safe / Moderate

FORE School of Management, LBSIM New Delhi, BIMTECH Greater Noida, Welingkar Mumbai, KJ Somaiya

Strong conversion chances for general category; direct call for reserved categories at IIMs

₹11.5 - ₹14.0 LPA

70.0 – 79.9 Percentile

Accessible

XIME Bangalore, Alliance School of Business, Christ University, Jaipuria Institute, NDIM New Delhi

Guaranteed GD-PI shortlist for PGDM programs; good entry-level corporate placement records

₹8.0 - ₹10.5 LPA

Institute	CAT Weight	10th Marks	12th Marks	Graduation	Work-Ex	Diversity	Key Selection Strategy
IIM Ahmedabad(IIM-A)	65%	10%	15%	0%	5%	5%	Highest CAT & Board focus; exceptional academic record required
IIM Bangalore(IIM-B)	55%	10%	10%	10%	10%	5%	Heavy weightage on quality work experience & consistent graduation scores
IIM Calcutta(IIM-C)	56%	10%	15%	0%	8%	4% (Gender)	Quant & Analytical excellence; no graduation marks evaluated for shortlisting
IIM Lucknow(IIM-L)	60%	0%	10%	10%	10%	10%	High weightage on academic diversity (non-engineers) and work-ex
IIM Kozhikode(IIM-K)	45%	25%	15%	0%	5%	10%	Academic diversity friendly; 40% weight on 10th & 12th board marks
IIM Indore(IIM-I)	35%	34%	40%	0%	0%	0%	Extreme academic weight (74% on 10th+12th); lowest CAT score weight
FMS Delhi(FMS)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	+5 Marks (Women)	100% CAT sectional score: VARC (40%), QA (30%), DILR (30%)

Institute

CAT Weight

10th Marks

12th Marks

Graduation

Work-Ex

Diversity

Key Selection Strategy

IIM Ahmedabad(IIM-A)

65%

10%

15%

Highest CAT & Board focus; exceptional academic record required

IIM Bangalore(IIM-B)

55%

10%

Heavy weightage on quality work experience & consistent graduation scores

IIM Calcutta(IIM-C)

56%

10%

15%

4% (Gender)

Quant & Analytical excellence; no graduation marks evaluated for shortlisting

IIM Lucknow(IIM-L)

60%

10%

High weightage on academic diversity (non-engineers) and work-ex

IIM Kozhikode(IIM-K)

45%

25%

15%

10%

Academic diversity friendly; 40% weight on 10th & 12th board marks

IIM Indore(IIM-I)

35%

34%

40%

Extreme academic weight (74% on 10th+12th); lowest CAT score weight

FMS Delhi(FMS)

100%

+5 Marks (Women)

100% CAT sectional score: VARC (40%), QA (30%), DILR (30%)

Cluster / Tier	Institutions	General (UR)	OBC-NCL	EWS	SC	ST	PwD
Top IIMs (Tier 1)	Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore	99.0 - 99.8%	92.0 - 95.0%	93.0 - 96.0%	78.0 - 82.0%	68.0 - 72.0%	65.0 - 70.0%
IIM CAP (New IIMs)	Udaipur, Trichy, Ranchi, Raipur, Kashipur, Rohtak	92.0 - 94.0%	74.0 - 77.0%	74.0 - 77.0%	54.0 - 60.0%	40.0 - 45.0%	40.0 - 45.0%
Baby IIMs	Bodhgaya, Jammu, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur	85.0 - 90.0%	70.0 - 74.0%	70.0 - 74.0%	50.0 - 55.0%	35.0 - 40.0%	35.0 - 40.0%
Elite Non-IIMs	FMS Delhi, SJMSOM IIT Bombay, DMS IIT Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR	95.0 - 99.5%	82.0 - 92.0%	85.0 - 93.0%	68.0 - 75.0%	55.0 - 65.0%	50.0 - 60.0%

Cluster / Tier

Institutions

General (UR)

OBC-NCL

EWS

PwD

Top IIMs (Tier 1)

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore

99.0 - 99.8%

92.0 - 95.0%

93.0 - 96.0%

78.0 - 82.0%

68.0 - 72.0%

65.0 - 70.0%

IIM CAP (New IIMs)

Udaipur, Trichy, Ranchi, Raipur, Kashipur, Rohtak

92.0 - 94.0%

74.0 - 77.0%

54.0 - 60.0%

40.0 - 45.0%

Baby IIMs

Bodhgaya, Jammu, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur

85.0 - 90.0%

70.0 - 74.0%

50.0 - 55.0%

35.0 - 40.0%

Elite Non-IIMs

FMS Delhi, SJMSOM IIT Bombay, DMS IIT Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR

95.0 - 99.5%

82.0 - 92.0%

85.0 - 93.0%

68.0 - 75.0%

55.0 - 65.0%

50.0 - 60.0%

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