Which MBA college can I get at 85 percentile in CAT?

At 85 percentile CAT, you can target FORE Delhi, BIMTECH Greater Noida, Welingkar Mumbai, NIBM Pune, SDA Bocconi Asia Center, MICA Ahmedabad, Altera Institute and similar tier-3 PGDM colleges with average packages in the ₹11–17 LPA range.

Which IIMs can I get at 95 percentile in CAT?

At 95 percentile, you can target IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore (borderline), and the newer IIMs (Trichy, Udaipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Kashipur, Rohtak, Nagpur, Vizag, Amritsar, Bodhgaya, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Jammu). MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai and Masters' Union also accept ~95+.

What is the cutoff for FMS Delhi?

FMS Delhi requires 99.3+ percentile in CAT (General category) — they call about 4× the seat count for interview. Tuition is just ₹2 Lakhs for the full 2-year MBA — the highest ROI MBA in India.

What is the difference between sectional and overall cutoff?

IIMs publish minimum percentiles for each section (VARC, DILR, QA) as well as the overall total. You must clear ALL minimums simultaneously to be shortlisted. For IIM Ahmedabad General category that means 70+ in each section AND 80+ overall. Missing any one section disqualifies you regardless of overall score.

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For each 5-percentile slice (where the cutoff lands), the single best college on offer — measured by published average package. Below that: how high the highest package on that campus went.

ELITE TIER3 bands

99–100

%ile

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta4 colleges in band

peak ₹1.45 Cr2-yr fees ₹27.00 L

₹36.00 L

avg ctc · CAT

95–99

%ile

Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai (NITIE)13 colleges in band

peak ₹54.00 L2-yr fees ₹24.50 L

₹33.84 L

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90–95

%ile

IIFT Delhi MBA BA, Kakinada, Giftcity18 colleges in band

peak ₹1.23 Cr2-yr fees ₹20.40 L

₹31.30 L

avg ctc · CAT

STRONG TIER3 bands

85–90

%ile

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)5 colleges in band

peak ₹40.92 L2-yr fees ₹21.00 L

₹19.23 L

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80–85

%ile

FORE School of Management, New Delhi5 colleges in band

peak ₹29.00 L2-yr fees ₹23.47 L

₹16.40 L

avg ctc · CAT

75–80

%ile

Deakin University6 colleges in band

₹16.00 L

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MID TIER2 bands

65–70

%ile

SIES4 colleges in band

peak ₹17.50 L2-yr fees ₹10.00 L

₹9.20 L

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60–65

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XISS, Ranchi5 colleges in band

peak ₹20.50 L2-yr fees ₹8.90 L

₹9.40 L

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ENTRY TIER1 band

55–60

%ile

GIBS Business School Bangalore11 colleges in band

peak ₹16.15 L2-yr fees ₹11.25 L

₹10.40 L

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How to read: each row is the college with the highest published average package whose cutoff falls in that band. Bars are scaled to the top band. Peak = single highest offer on that campus. Skewed-sample numbers (e.g. "top 10% avg") excluded from comparison.

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IIM sectional cutoffs by category

Every IIM publishes minimum sectional cutoffs (VARC, DILR, QA) AND an overall cutoff. Miss any one section — you're out, regardless of overall.

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IIM AhmedabadVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7080+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC/EWS	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD	60	60	60	70

IIM BangaloreVARC/DILR/QA 80/75/7585+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC/EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PwD	50	50	50	60

IIM CalcuttaVARC/DILR/QA 80/80/7585+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	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

IIM IndoreVARC/DILR/QA 80/80/8090+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General/ EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	40	40	40	45
PwD	40	40	40	45
PwD	45	45	45	50

IIM LucknowVARC/DILR/QA 85/85/8590+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	85	85	85	90
EWS	77	77	77	82
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	60
PWD	50	50	50	60

IIM KozhikodeVARC/DILR/QA 75/75/7585+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	75	75	75	85
NC-OBC/EWS	65	65	65	75
SC	55	55	55	65
ST	55	45	45	55
PwD	55	45	45	55

Established IIMs7 IIMs

IIM RanchiVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7090+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	70	70	70	90
OBC (NC)	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
DAP	25	32	32.5	40
ST	25	32	32.5	40

IIM ShillongVARC/DILR/QA 50/50/5085+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
DA	50	50	50	85
ST	50	50	50	78
SC	60	60	60	60
EWS	75	75	75	60
OTHERS	75	75	75	—

IIM TrichyVARC/DILR/QA 73/73/7394+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	73	73	73	94
EWS	50	50	50	77
NC-OBC	50	50	50	77
SC	44	44	44	60
ST	25	25	30	40
DAP	25	25	30	40

IIM UdaipurVARC/DILR/QA 73/73/7394+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	73	73	73	94
EWS	50	50	50	77
NC-OBC	50	50	50	77
SC	44	44	44	60
ST	25	25	30	40
DAP	25	25	30	40

IIM RaipurVARC/DILR/QA 73/73/7394+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	73	73	73	94
EWS	50	50	50	77
NC-OBC	50	50	50	77
SC	44	44	44	60
ST	30	25	25	40
DAP	30	25	25	40

IIM KashipurVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7092+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	25	32	32.5	40
DAP	25	32	32.5	40

IIM RohtakVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7096 and 92+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General and EWS	70	70	70	96 and 92
NC-OBC	60	60	60	82
SC	50	50	50	60
PWD	30	30	30	40
ST	30	30	30	50

Newer IIMs7 IIMs

IIM VisakhapatnamVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7082+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
Un-reserved	70	70	70	82
EWS	63	63	63	72
NC-OBC	63	63	63	72
SC	40	40	40	50
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

IIM NagpurVARC/DILR/QA 73/73/7394+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	73	73	73	94
EWS	50	50	50	77
NC-OBC	50	50	50	77
SC	44	44	44	60
ST	25	25	30	40
DAP (Horizontal Reservation)	25	25	30	40

IIM SirmaurVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7092+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	25	25	32.5	40
DAP	25	25	32.5	40

IIM AmritsarVARC/DILR/QA 75/75/8088+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	75	75	80	88
EWS	75	75	80	88
NC-OBC	60	60	65	78
SC	50	50	55	55
ST	35	35	35	40
(PwD)	35	35	35	40

IIM BodhgayaVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7092+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
PwD	25	25	32.5	40
ST	25	25	32.5	40

IIM SambalpurVARC/DILR/QA 70/70/7092+ overallopen ↓

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
GENERAL	70	70	70	92
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	25	25	32.5	40
DAP	25	25	32.5	40
EWS	40	40	40	70

IIM Jammuopen ↓

Category	Gender	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	Male	72	72	72	—
General	Female	71	71	71	—
General	Transgender	71	71	71	—
EWS	Male	48	48	48	—
EWS	Female	47	47	47	—
EWS	Transgender	47	47	47	—
NC-OBC	Male	48	48	48	—
NC-OBC	Female	47	47	47	—
NC-OBC	Transgender	47	47	47	—
SC	Male	42	42	42	—
SC	Female	41	41	41	—
SC	Transgender	41	41	41	—
ST	Male	24	24	29	—
ST	Female	23	23	28	—
ST	Transgender	23	23	28	—
PwD	Male	24	24	29	—
PwD	Female	23	23	28	—
PwD	Transgender	23	23	28	—

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