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IIM CAT 2026 Score Weightage: Indian Institute of Management and top B-schools accepting CAT scores have released the CAT 2026 weightage along with the MBA admission 2027 policy. Generally, the top MBA colleges in India, including IIMs, shortlist the applicants for final selection by taking CAT 2026 weightage percentage, which ranges something in between 25 to 60, looking in the trends of the previous years. The highest score allotted in the MBA final selection criteria by the IIMs and non-IIMs can be CAT 2026 weightage and/or the Personal Interview. Read the Careers360 article to know about the CAT 2026 weightage in IIMs, the Weightage of CAT score in top MBA colleges in India and the parameters considered for MBA admission other than CAT score.
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The weightage of CAT 2026 scores in top IIMs in India is mentioned below. Most IIM will releases the IIM admission criteria 2027 and will mention their CAT 2026 weightage in the admission policy.
| IIM Ahmedabad Weightage | |
| Composite score | 40 |
| WAT | 10 |
| Personal Interview | 50 |
| IIM Bangalore Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 25 |
| WAT | 10 |
| Personal Interview | 40 |
| Academics | 15 |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| IIM Calcutta Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 30 |
| WAT | 8 |
| Personal Interview | 48 |
| Academics | 6 |
| Work Experience | 8 |
| IIM Lucknow Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 30 |
| WAT | 10 |
| Personal Interview | 40 |
| Work Experience | 5 |
| Academics | 10 |
| Diversity | 5 |
| IIM Kozhikode Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 35 |
| WAT | 20 |
| Personal Interview | 35 |
| Resume | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 50 |
| Personal Interview | 25 |
| Written Aptitude Test, 10th, 12th, Grad Post Grad, CA/CS/ICWA (completed), Work Ex, Academic Diversity, Gender Diversity (Male, Female, Transgender) | 75 |
| CAT/ Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 55 |
| Personal Interview % WAT | 25 |
| 10th | 20 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| CA/CS/ICWA (completed) | |
| Work Experience | |
| Academic Diversity | |
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 60 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| Academics | 10 |
| Gender Diversity (Male, Female, Transgender) | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 25 |
| Personal Interview | 48 |
| Academics | 12 |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Diversity | 5 |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 47 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| WAT | 5 |
| 10th | 10 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Academic Diversity | 2 |
| Gender Diversity (Female) | 6 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 40 |
| Personal Interview | 25 |
| Academics | 10 |
| Work Experience | 20 |
| Gender Diversity | 5 |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 65 |
| WAT | 2.5 |
| Personal Interview | 12.5 |
| Academics | 10 |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 55 |
| Personal Interview | 25 |
| 10th | 15 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 30 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| Written Aptitude Test | 10 |
| 10th | 15 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| Gender Diversity (Female) | 5 |
| Work experience | 20 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 42 |
| Personal Interview | 30 |
| 10th | 10 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Gender Diversity (Female) | 8 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| Personal Interview | 70 |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Academics | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 40 |
| Personal Interview | 40 |
| Diversity | 10 |
| Resume | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage (Expected) | |
| CAT Weightage | 33 |
| Personal Interview | 25 |
| 10th | 20 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| CA/CS/ICWA (completed) | |
| Work Experience | 12 |
| Academic Diversity | 4 |
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | 6 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 45 |
| WAT | 5 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| 10th | 6 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| Work Experience | 9 |
| Diversity | 10 |
| CAT/Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weighage | 60 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| Resume | 20 |
| CAT /Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 40 |
| Personal Interview | 45 |
| Academics | 10 |
| Diversity | 5 |
Also See: CAT Topic Wise Weightage for VARC, Quant, and DILR
Around 8 IITs in India offer MBA admission based on CAT score. The CAT weightage assigned to shortlist the applicants for IIT MBA admission is mentioned in the table below.
IITs Offering MBA Admission 2027 | CAT 2026 Weightage in IITs |
60 | |
70 | |
40 | |
75 | |
60 | |
60 | |
20 |
The weightage of marks taken in the CAT 2026 score by the top MBA colleges in India accepting CAT scores other than IIMs are mentioned in the table below.
Top MBA Colleges in India | CAT 2026 Weightage Top MBA Colleges |
50 | |
35 | |
Institute of Management Technology (Ghaziabad) | 35 |
35 | |
60 | |
60 | |
40 | |
40 | |
35 | |
35 | |
25 | |
SDA Bocconi Mumbai | 35 |
35 | |
60 | |
30 |
The final MBA admission offer letter is given to those candidates who scored good marks in all the below-mentioned parameters. The composite score is the final score that determines the chance of students getting listed in the final MBA admission merit list to get MBA admission 2027 in top colleges.
CAT score | The score obtained by the candidate in the CAT exam |
Class 10 Score | The percentage of marks achieved in the 10th standard. |
Class 12 Score | The percentage of marks scored in class 12 or equivalent. |
Graduation Score | The aggregate percentage obtained in a 3 or 4 year’s degree from an approved university. |
Personal Interview (PI) | Based on the performance of candidates in the personal interview, the PI score will be awarded. |
Group Discussion / Group Exercise | The presentation and communication skills of the candidate were evaluated in this round. |
Academic Diversity | Candidates from non-engineering backgrounds are given extra points to ensure fair representation of students from other streams. The points for academic diversity vary for each campus. |
Gender Diversity | The IIMs give extra points to female/transgender candidates to encourage fair representation of each gender. The points for Gender diversity vary for each campus. |
Work Experience | Extra points (from 1–5) are given to candidates with work experience. For this, a range is defined from lowest to highest. The points for IIM work experience vary for each campus. |
CAT exam or Common Admission Test is the widely accepted MBA entrance exam conducted by IIMs in India. A CAT score is required to apply for the MBA/PGP/PGDM programmes offered at the top MBA colleges in India/IIMs. All the IIMs release their admission policy mentioning the eligibility requirements to apply for the course, sectional and category-wise CAT weightage. Applicants who meet the CAT cut off marks as per the admission policy will be shortlisted by IIMs and other top MBA colleges to attend the further rounds of the MBA admission process. The final MBA admission offer letter is issued to those candidates who attained a good composite score in above mentioned criteria. The confirmation of the MBA seat will happen only after the payment of MBA fees and document verification.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IIM Ahmedabad takes the highest CAT 2024 weightage among all other IIMs and top MBA colleges in India for MBA admission. The IIM Ahmedabad shortlist is released based on the 65% weightage of CAT score in IIM Ahmedabad.
The CAT 2024 cut off required to be shortlisted by the IIMs for MBA admission comes in a range of 95 to 100 percentile.
The CAT 2024 exam comprises 3 sections, such as verbal ability and reading comprehension, quantitative aptitude, data interpretation and logical reasoning. The highest CAT weightage is for the VARC section followed by the DILR section.
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