Hello Aspirant,

Yes, of course. As CAT is a national level entrance exam so it do provides reservation to different categories as prescribed by the Indian Government. For ST category there are 7.5% seats reserved for CAT 2020. But note that you will be only treated of SC if the following details will be mentioned on your Certificate :-

• Name of the caste/tribe.
• Whether the aspirant belongs to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.
• District and State or Union Territory of the student’s ordinary residence.
• The appropriate Government of India schedule under which the candidate’s caste/tribe is approved by it as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.

Now coming to cut-off percentile so it is different for different institutes and it is bound to change every year depending upon various factors like difficulty level of question paper, seat availability, reputation of institute and so on.

For more details about CAT Cut-off, refer the link given below :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-cutoff

For more details about CAT eligibility criteria, refer to the link given below :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-eligibility-criteria

To know about your chances for IIM calls you can use CAT Pathfinder tool, link for the same is given below :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat?icn=CAT_clgpd&ici=CAT_article_view_sticky

I hope this information cleared your doubts.

Good Luck!!

Hello,

Yes, there are reserved seats for ST category students at the IIMs. 7.5% of the total seats at the IIMs are reserved for the ST category students. You need to clear the sectional cut offs in addition to clearing the overall cutoff to get into top colleges like the IIMs. Here are some of the institute wise cut off for ST students:

IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cutoff

Verbal and Reading Comprehension  (VRC)   - 50

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  (DIILR) - 50

Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 50

Overall Percentile - 60

IIM Bangalore CAT Cutoff

Verbal and Reading Comprehension  (VRC)   - 55

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  (DIILR) - 55

Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 55

Overall Percentile - 65

IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff

Verbal and Reading Comprehension  (VRC)   - 55

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  (DIILR) - 55

Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 55

Overall Percentile - 65

IIM Indore CAT Cutoff

Verbal and Reading Comprehension  (VRC)   - 45

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  (DIILR) - 45

Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 45

Overall Percentile - 50

IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2020

Verbal and Reading Comprehension  (VRC)   - 50

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  (DIILR) - 50

Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 50

Overall Percentile - 65

IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff

Verbal and Reading Comprehension  (VRC)   - 45

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  (DIILR) - 45

Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 45

Overall Percentile – 55

Please note that clearing the cut off for cat is only the first step to get admission into a top college. You need to perform well in your Group Discussion, Written Assessment Test, and Personal Interview. Try to maximize your performance in all these aspects to have a better chance to get into elite colleges.

All the best