IIM Calcutta Cutoff 2026 – Category-wise CAT 2025 Percentile, Sectional Cutoffs list and Selection Process

IIM Calcutta has set the minimum CAT cutoff for general category candidates as 85 percentile along with sectional cutoffs as 80 percentile in VARC & DILR and 75 percentile in QA. The selection process will be based on Personal Interview, CAT Score, WAT and Work Experience.

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) is one of the top MBA colleges in India and to secure admission candidates are required to clear the highly competitive CAT cutoff. The IIM Calcutta CAT cut-off 2026 for the MBA program requires General category candidates to score a minimum of 85 percentile overall with sectional cut-offs of 80 in VARC & DILR and 75 in QA. However, the actual CAT cut off marks for final selection will be much higher at around the 96+ percentile for General category candidates as seen consistently over the past three years.

The eligibility criteria for the WAT and Personal Interview rounds require candidates to pass the sectional and overall CAT cut-offs. Selection into IIM Calcutta is based on a composite score where 48% weightage is assigned to Personal Interview, 30% to CAT, 8% to WAT and 8% to Work Experience. Check out the complete category-wise IIM Calcutta CAT cut off 2026, sectional cut-offs, final selection process and year-wise cut-off trends.

IIM Calcutta Qualifying CAT Cutoff 2025 for MBA Program -  Category-wise Sectional Cutoff 

In order to join the MBA program at IIM Calcutta, the candidates have to satisfy the section-wise CAT cut-off criteria prescribed for various categories. If a candidate belongs to the General category, they require 75 marks in QA and 80 marks in VA-RC and DILR sections whereas in the case of SC category candidates require 60-65 marks. The table below shows the detailed category-wise sectional cut offs for 2025.

IIM Calcutta Category-wise Overall Qualifying CAT 2025 Cutoff for the MBA Program 

To get shortlisted for the MBA program at IIM Calcutta, candidates must clear the overall CAT percentile along with sectional cut offs. To be precise, candidates from the general category must secure at least 85 percentile whereas those from the NC-OBC/EWS category must secure approximately 75 percentile. Below is a category-wise list of the overall CAT cut-off for 2026.

Note - The actual CAT 2025 section-wise and overall cut-off will be higher than the above-mentioned minimum percentile as it depends on the number of candidates who have to appear for a personal interview in each category.

IIM Calcutta Final CAT Percentile for MBA Program 2025, 2024 and 2023 

IIM Calcutta's final CAT score for getting admission to the MBA course is always higher than the minimum CAT cut offs. In recent years, the final percentile for selection has remained consistently high at around 96+ for the General category. The table given below depicts the trends of CAT percentiles required over the last three years.

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta - Cutoff & Selection Process 2026

IIM Calcutta Shortlisting for WAT & PI Round

Candidates who qualify the minimum sectional and overall CAT cutoff are shortlisted for WAT and PI (Personal Interview). Shortlisting is done depending on the overall score including - 

IIM Calcutta Final Selection Process (Composite Score)

Once both the written ability test and personal interview at IIM Calcutta are over, the candidate’s performance is assessed and weighted to prepare a final merit list. The weight given to each factor is given below - 

Note - IIM Calcutta final admission process is offered based on this overall score and category-wise merit ranking.