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Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Cutoff 2026 Previous Year Category-wise Cutoff Ranks & Scores

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Batch 2026 (Final Placements, 61st MBA batch 2024-26)

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Batch 2026 (Final Placements, 61st MBA batch 2024-26) • Verified Data

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IIM Calcutta publishes the minimum CAT percentile requirements for Stage I of its MBA selection in its admission policy, and the latest published policy is for the batch 2027-29, which uses CAT 2026. An Open category candidate must have at least the 80th percentile in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, at least the 80th percentile in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, at least the 75th percentile in Quantitative Ability and an overall percentile of at least 85, with non-negative raw scores in all sections. EWS and NC-OBC candidates need 70, 65 and 65 in the three sections and 75 overall, and SC candidates need 65, 60 and 60 with 70 overall.

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Previous Year Cutoffs

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CAT Cutoffs for MBA at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Minimum CAT percentiles for Stage I (batch 2027-29, CAT 2026)
Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
OPEN	80	80	75	85
EWS	70	65	65	75
NC-OBC	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PwD	45	45	45	55

ST candidates need 55 in each section and 65 overall, while candidates with benchmark disabilities need 45 in each section and 55 overall. The Institute states plainly that the actual cut-offs may be much higher than these minimums because they depend on the number of candidates to be called for the interview in each category. In practice, therefore, these are entry thresholds and not guarantees of a call. After Stage I, candidates are ranked on a composite score of 85 points made up of 56 points for the CAT score, 10 points for Class 10 marks, 15 points for Class 12 marks and 4 points for gender diversity, and category-wise composite cut-offs decide who is called for the Personal Interview and Writing Ability Test.

Class 10 and Class 12 marks are scored in bands. A candidate with 80 percent or more in Class 10 earns 10 points, with 75 to 80 percent earns 8 points, 70 to 75 earns 6 points, 65 to 70 earns 4 points, and 60 to 65 earns 2 points, while Class 12 marks earn 15, 12, 9, 6 and 3 points in the same bands. For the final selection, the CAT score carries 30 points, the Personal Interview 48 points, the Writing Ability Test 8 points, academic diversity up to 6 points and work experience up to 8 points. This means that the interview is the single most important part of the final composite, which is why strong preparation for the interview matters even for candidates with high CAT scores.

The number of candidates called for the interview and writing test in each category depends on the size of the incoming batch and is at the sole discretion of the Institute. IIM Calcutta reserves the right to verify eligibility at any stage and to amend its policy, and offered candidates cannot defer admission to a later year. The MBAEx does not use CAT; it needs a GMAT score at or above the 50th percentile equivalent, although the batch enrolled in 2026-27 averaged above the 85th percentile, and the PGDBA uses its own admission test. Candidates planning ahead can read the admission process page.