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CAT College Predictor: Which IIMs' Minimums Does Your Percentile Clear?

Enter your CAT percentile and category to see, for each of the 21 IIMs, whether you meet the minimum percentiles it published for its first shortlisting stage. For General candidates these minimums run from 82 overall (IIM Visakhapatnam) to 97 (IIM Rohtak). Clearing a minimum makes you eligible to be considered; it is not a cut-off and not a prediction of an interview call.

By ProCounsel Editorial TeamReviewed by ProCounsel counselling teamLast updated 12 Nov 2026

Official sources only · last verified 12 Nov 2026

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How does this eligibility check work?

For each institute we take the most recent official admission policy we hold and look up the minimum CAT percentiles it publishes for your category (and PwD status) for the first, CAT-based shortlisting stage. Your overall percentile and each sectional percentile you entered (VARC, DILR, QA) are compared with those minimums: a value equal to or above the minimum passes. 'meets_minimum' means you are at or above every published minimum; 'below_minimum' lists the parts you are below; 'unknown' means the institute has not published a minimum for your category, we do not hold its policy, or you left out a sectional percentile it sets a minimum for.

What can this tool not tell you?

These are MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS for being considered, not closing percentiles or final cut-offs. Institutes state that the percentiles actually needed for an interview call are usually much higher, and they depend on the applicant pool. Meeting the minimum does not mean you will be shortlisted or admitted: each IIM then ranks eligible candidates on a composite score that also uses Class X/XII and graduation marks, work experience, gender/academic diversity, and later the written ability test (WAT/AWT) and personal interview, as set out in its own admission policy. Some policies also set non-CAT minimums (for example Class X/XII or graduation percentages) and require a positive or non-negative raw score in every CAT section; those are mentioned in the notes but not checked here. Thresholds may come from the previous year's policy where the current one is not yet published (see policyBatch) and can change. This tool makes no admission-probability claims; always check the official policy linked in each result.

What are the minimum CAT percentiles for General category at each IIM?

Non-PwD General candidates, latest official policy for each IIM. Columns are the overall minimum and the sectional minimums for VARC, DILR and QA (“—” means the policy sets none). Other categories and PwD rows are in the IIM minimum percentiles table.

Minimum CAT percentiles, General category, non-PwD
Institute	Policy batch	Overall	VARC	DILR	QA	Official source
IIM Ahmedabad	2027-29	95	85	85	85	IIM Ahmedabad admission policy
IIM Amritsar	2026-28	90	80	75	80	IIM Amritsar admission policy
IIM Bangalore	2026-28	85	80	75	75	IIM Bangalore admission policy
IIM Bodh Gaya	2026-28	90	65	65	65	IIM Bodh Gaya admission policy
IIM Calcutta	2027-29	85	80	80	75	IIM Calcutta admission policy
IIM Indore	2026-28	90	80	80	80	IIM Indore admission policy
IIM Jammu(Male)	2026-28	91	72	72	72	IIM Jammu admission policy
IIM Jammu(Female)	2026-28	89	71	71	71
IIM Jammu(Transgender)	2026-28	89	71	71	71
IIM Kashipur	2026-28	90	75	75	75	IIM Kashipur admission policy
IIM Kozhikode	2026-28	85	75	75	75	IIM Kozhikode admission policy
IIM Lucknow (MBA)	2026-28	90	85	85	85	IIM Lucknow admission policy
IIM Lucknow (MBA-ABM)	2026-28	85	80	80	80	IIM Lucknow admission policy
IIM Lucknow (MBA-SM)	2026-28	85	80	80	80	IIM Lucknow admission policy
IIM Mumbai	2026-28	85	80	80	75	IIM Mumbai admission policy
IIM Nagpur	2026-28	95	70	70	70	IIM Nagpur admission policy
IIM Raipur	2026-28	90	75	75	75	IIM Raipur admission policy
IIM Ranchi	2026-28	95.25	75	75	75	IIM Ranchi admission policy
IIM Rohtak	2026-28	97	—	—	—	IIM Rohtak admission policy
IIM Sambalpur(Female)	2026-28	85	—	—	—	IIM Sambalpur admission policy
IIM Shillong	2026-28	—	75	75	75	IIM Shillong admission policy
IIM Sirmaur(Male)	2026-28	90	65	65	65	IIM Sirmaur admission policy
IIM Sirmaur(Female)	2026-28	85	65	65	65
IIM Tiruchirappalli	2026-28	95.25	75	75	75	IIM Tiruchirappalli admission policy
IIM Udaipur	2026-28	94	75	75	75	IIM Udaipur admission policy
IIM Visakhapatnam	2026-28	82	70	70	70	IIM Visakhapatnam admission policy

IIM Sambalpur: IIM Sambalpur's General minimum is 90 overall for men, or 85 for men with at least 1 year of relevant work experience; work experience cannot be checked here, so General (Male) is shown as unknown.
IIM Shillong: IIM Shillong's 2026-28 policy sets sectional minimums only (no overall minimum) and has no NC-OBC row.

These are minimum eligibility thresholds, not cut-offs. An IIM publishes them for its first, CAT-based shortlisting stage. The percentiles actually needed for an interview call are usually much higher, and meeting a minimum never guarantees a call or admission.

Frequently asked questions

How does this CAT college predictor work?

It does not guess. It compares the percentiles you enter with the minimum CAT percentiles each IIM publishes in its own admission policy, for your category, PwD status and gender, and tells you where you meet every published minimum, where you fall short and where the policy does not let us say. It makes no admission-probability claim.

Is the minimum CAT percentile the same as the IIM cut-off?

No. The minimum is the lowest percentile an IIM will consider at its first, CAT-based shortlisting stage. Candidates who clear it are then ranked on a composite score (CAT, Class X/XII, graduation, work experience, diversity), and the percentile at which interview calls actually stop is usually well above the minimum. IIMs do not publish those closing percentiles in a comparable form.

What does 'Can't tell yet' mean in my result?

Either the IIM sets a minimum for a section you left blank, it publishes no minimum for your category (for example IIM Shillong has no NC-OBC row in its 2026-28 policy), or it sets gender-specific minimums and you did not give your gender. Fill in the missing detail and check again, or read the policy linked in the result.

Why are most thresholds from the 2026-28 policy and not 2027-29?

By 12 Nov 2026 only IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta had published the policy for the 2027-29 batch (CAT 2026). For every other IIM the latest official policy is the 2026-28 one (CAT 2025), and each row shows which batch it comes from. Thresholds can change when a new policy is released.

If I score exactly the minimum, do I pass?

Yes. A percentile equal to the published minimum is treated as meeting it, which is how the IIM policies word their thresholds (“at least” or “minimum”).

Does this tool check Class X, Class XII or graduation marks?

No. Some IIMs also set minimum academic percentages, require a positive raw score in every CAT section, or ask for work experience for specific programmes. Those rules appear in the notes of each result but are not checked. Always read the official admission policy before deciding where to apply.

Do you store the percentiles I enter?

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