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    Updated on Mar 06 2026, 03:14 PM IST by Nakkal Varsha

    About Cutoff at IIM Amritsar

    Indian Institute of Management Amritsar cutoff is released every year for admissions into Management programmes. IIM Amritsar CAT 2025 cutoff scores and selection criteria 2026-28 have been released. IIM Amritsar admission 2026-28 to the MBA programmes is based on the CAT 2025 cutoff and Personal Interview. Candidates must meet the IIM Amritsar cutoff to be eligible for participation in the admissions. Students must clear the IIM Amritsar IPM cut off for admissions to the IPM programme. 

    IIM Amritsar CAT 2025 cutoff score required for admission to the MBA programme is 90 each for General and EWS category students, while for the OBC students it is 80. The CAT scores for SC and ST candidates are 55 and 40, respectively. While preparing the IIM Amritsar cut off for admission, factors like the total number of candidates who have applied for admission, the entrance test difficulty level and category-wise past years' cutoff trends are considered. IIM Amritsar then releases the final list of candidates selected for admission to IIM Amritsar on the basis of candidates' CAT score, PI, work experience, gender diversity and academic diversity.

    Also See: IIM Amritsar Admissions

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2025

    CAT cutoff 2025 for IIM Amritsar MBA admissions 2026-28 has been released. Students must meet the IIM Amritsar CAT cut off 2025 to get shortlisted for admissions. Selected students can proceed with the admission process. Check key highlights of IIM Amritsar CAT cutoff 2024 for better understanding. 

    • CAT cutoff of IIM Amritsar 2025 increased for the general category students. Overall CAT cutoff in 2025 and 2024 is 90, but the IIM Nagpur cutoff for general category students was 88 in 2023. 
    • IIM Amritsar cutoff percentile for OBC students is 80 overall, and the sectional cutoff ranges from 60 to 65, depending on the section. 
    • 55 is the overall Indian Institute of Management Amritsar cut off for SC students.
    • IIM Amritsar CAT cutoff for ST students is 40.
    • CAT, followed by WAT and PI, is the IIM Amritsar selection criteria 2026-28 for MBA admissions.

    IIM Amritsar CAT Cutoff 2025

    IIM Amritsar cutoff 2025 is released on the official website in the form of the CAT cutoff. Candidates can refer to the IIM Amritsar cut off, which has been prepared taking into account different factors. IIM Amritsar MBA cut-off is released for admissions to full-time MBA programmes. Check below the IIM Amritsar MBA shortlisting criteria based on the CAT 2025 score for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PWD students.

    IIM Amritsar MBA Cut off 2025

    Category
    Overall
    General
    90
    EWS
    90
    Non-Creamy Other Backwards Classes (NC-OBC)
    80
    Scheduled Castes (SC)
    55
    Scheduled Tribes (ST)
    40
    Persons with Disabilities (PwD)
    40

    IIM Amritsar Sectional Cutoff 2025

    Indian Institute of Management Amritsar sectional cutoff includes Quantitative Ability (QA), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC). IIM Amritsar VARC cutoff 2025 for general category students is 80, for NC-OBC students is 65, for SC and ST students, it's 52 and 37, respectively. Check the details of the IIM Amritsar MBA cutoff 2025 for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PWD students below. 

    Category
    QA
    DILR
    VARC
    General
    80
    75
    80
    EWS
    80
    75
    77
    NC-OBC
    65
    60
    65
    SC
    55
    50
    52
    ST
    40
    35
    37
    PwD
    40
    35
    37

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2024

    IIM Amritsar cutoff 2024 is released on the official website in the form of the CAT cutoff. Candidates can refer to the IIM Amritsar cut off, which has been prepared taking into account different factors. IIM Amritsar MBA cut off is released for admissions to full-time MBA programmes. Check below the IIM Amritsar MBA shortlisting criteria based on the CAT 2024 score for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PWD students.

    IIM Amritsar CAT Cut-off 2024

    Category
    Overall
    General
    90
    EWS
    90
    Non-Creamy Other Backwards Classes (NC-OBC)
    80
    Scheduled Castes (SC)
    55
    Scheduled Tribes (ST)
    40
    Persons with Disabilities (PwD)
    40

    IIM Amritsar Sectional Cutoff 2024

    IIM Amritsar VARC cutoff 2024 for general category students is 80, for NC-OBC students is 65, for SC and ST students, its 55 and 35 respectively. IIM Amritsar DILR CAT cutoff 2024 is 75 for general category students, for NC-OBC students is 60, for SC and ST students, its 60 and 35 respectively. Check below the details of the IIM Amritsar MBA cutoff 2024 for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PWD students.

    IIM Amritsar Category Wise Cutoff 2024

    Category
    QA
    DILR
    VARC
    General
    80
    75
    75
    EWS
    80
    75
    75
    NC-OBC
    65
    60
    60
    SC
    55
    50
    50
    ST
    35
    35
    35
    PwD
    35
    35
    35

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2023

    Students can go through the table below and know the previous years' IIM Amritsar MBA cutoff. For general and OBC category students, the IIM Amritsar CAT cutoff is 88, while for SC and ST students, it is 55 and 40, respectively. Check the details of IIM Amritsar CAT Cut off 2023 for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PWD students.

    IIM Amritsar MBA Cutoff 2023

    Category

    Total (Overall Percentile)

    General

    88

    EWS

    88

    Non Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC)

    78

    Scheduled Castes (SC)

    55

    Scheduled Tribes (ST)

    40

    Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

    40

    Also See: IIM Amritsar Placements

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2022

    Indian Institute of Management Amritsar cut off for general category students in 2022 is 85. IIM Amritsar cut off 2022 for ONC students is 75, while for SC and ST students, the cutoff is 55 and 40, respectively. Check the details below of IIM Amritsar MBA cutoff 2022 for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PWD students.

    IIM Amritsar Category Wise Cut off 2022

    Category

    Overall Percentile

    General

    85

    NC-OBC

    75

    SC

    55

    ST

    40

    PwD

    40

    IIM Amritsar Sectional Cutoff 2022

    CategoryQA

    DILR

    VARC

    General

    80

    75

    75

    NC-OBC

    65

    60

    60

    SC

    55

    50

    50

    ST

    35

    35

    35

    PwD

    35

    35

    35

    Candidates must know IIM Amritsar fees, eligibility criteria and cutoff for admissions to the college. 

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2021

    For general category students, the CAT cutoff for IIM Amritsar is 85 in 2022. For OBC, SC and ST students, IIM Amritsar cut off is 75, 55 and 35, respectively. Students can check below the details of IIM Amritsar sectional cutoff for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PWD students. 

    IIM Amritsar CAT Cut off 2021

    Category

    Overall Percentile

    General

    85

    NC-OBC

    75

    SC

    55

    ST

    35

    PwD

    35

    CAT Sectional Cut off IIM Amritsar 2021

    Category

    QA

    DILR

    VARC

    General

    70

    70

    70

    NC-OBC

    55

    55

    55

    SC

    50

    50

    50

    ST

    30

    30

    30

    PwD

    30

    30

    30

    Also See: IIM Amritsar Courses

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2020

    Indian Institute of Management Amritsar CAT Cutoff 2022 is 90 for general category students, 75 for OBC, 55 for SC and 35 for ST students. For PWD students, IIM Amritsar cut-off is 30. Check below details of IIM Amritsar category wise cutoff of CAT for admissions to MBA courses. 

    IIM Amritsar CAT Cutoff 2020

    CategoryOverall Percentile

    General

    90

    NC-OBC

    75

    SC

    55

    ST

    35

    PwD

    30

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2020

    Category

    QA

    DILR

    VARC

    General

    70

    70

    70

    NC-OBC

    55

    55

    55

    SC

    50

    50

    50

    ST

    30

    30

    30

    PwD

    30

    30

    30

    IIM Amritsar Cutoff 2019

    IIM Amritsar admission cutoff for general category students is 90. For OBC students, the IIM Amritsar cutoff marks were 75, while for SC students, the cutoff was 55. Check the details of the IIM Amritsar MBA cutoff 2024 below. 

    IIM Amritsar Category Wise Cutoff 2019

    Category

    Overall Percentile

    General

    90

    NC-OBC

    75

    SC

    55

    ST

    35

    PwD

    35

    IIM Amritsar CAT Cut off 2019

    Category

    QA

    DILR

    VARC

    General

    70

    70

    70

    NC-OBC

    55

    55

    55

    SC

    50

    50

    50

    ST

    30

    30

    30

    PwD

    30

    30

    30

    Also See: IIM Amritsar Facilities

    IIM Amritsar Selection Criteria 2025-27

    Candidates are shortlisted on the basis of 2 stages - the CAT and Personal Interview (PI) round, on the basis of academic record, work experience, and other factors.

    Stage 1 - Candidates are shortlisted on the basis of CAT percentile.

    Shortlisting of candidates for the first stage of IIM Amritsar admission is based on the following parameters.

    Components

    Maximum Weight in Per cent

    CAT 

    60

    Class 10 score

    10

    Class 12 score

    5

    Graduation score

    5

    Gender Diversity

    10

    Work Experience

    10

    Total

    100

    Stage 2 - After stage 1, all shortlisted candidates must appear for a Personal Interview (PI) round on the basis of academic record, work experience, and other factors.

    Check the components which will be considered during the final IIM Amritsar selection 2023-27

    Components

    Maximum Weight in Per cent

    Personal Interview

    70

    Work Experience

    10

    Academics

    10

    Academic/ Gender diversity

    10

    Total

    100

    After completion of all selection rounds, the final list is prepared which consists of the final score.

    Students can check below factors determining IIM Amritsar cut off marks. 

    • The overall difficulty level of CAT.

    • Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam.

    • Total number of seats available.

    • IIM Amritsar admission cutoff trends of past years.

    Top IIMS Cutoff Comparison

    Students can check the details of the overall CAT 2025 cut-off percentile for general category students for some of the top Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) below. 

    CollegeOverall CAT Cutoff Percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff

    90

    IIM Raipur Cutoff

    90

    IIM Indore Cutoff

    90

    IIM Calcutta Cutoff

    ≥85

    The above-mentioned data is as per the CAT Cutoff 2025 scores. Students who meet the CAT cutoff of IIM Amritsar can participate further in the admission process.

    Student Reviews for IIM Amritsar

    College Infrastructure: 3.8/5
    Academics: 4.5/5
    Placements: 4.3/5
    Value for Money: 4/5
    Campus Life: 4.1/5

    Top Institute in Punjab and Haryana Region

    Verified Review

    College Infrastructure

    The infrastructure at IIM Amritsar is modern and well-kept. The institute offers high-speed Wi-Fi throughout academic blocks and hostels, which is very useful for case studies, projects, and online research. The computer labs and analytics labs have updated software and tools used in MBA programs.

    It is a decent college.

    Verified Review

    College Infrastructure

    As the permanent campus is still work in progress many of the facilities like sports and gym are not provided yet. Otherwise the campus is good. Mess food is also good. There is cafe in the vollege too.

    Wonderful and extremely adventures during first three months

    Verified Review

    College Infrastructure

    Overall infrastructure structure is good, but there is no gym, no playing area except a TT table in mess, sports complex is still under construction. Classes are big and fully furnished. Hostel rooms are small but fully furnished along with AC.

    IIM Amritsar Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

    1: Does IIM Amritsar have sectional cutoffs in CAT?

    Yes, Indian Institute of Management Amritsar has sectional cutoffs. The IIM Amritsar sectional cutoff is released for Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Ability (QA) sections.

    2: Can candidates with slightly lower CAT scores still get admission to IIM Amritsar?

    The qualifying CAT cut off is the minimum score required to be eligible for shortlisting of IIM Amritsar PI round. Candidates with slightly less CAT scores are rejected for admissions.

    3: How does IIM Amritsar calculate its CAT cutoff?

    In order to determine its CAT cutoff, IIM Amritsar first determines a minimum percentile score, usually around 90% for the General Category. This is then paired with a "Application Rating Score" that takes into account variables like diversity, work experience, and academic performance. The final selection is made using a composite score, of which the CAT score has a significant weight (usually around 80%).

    4: Will the IIM Amritsar cutoff be released category wise?

    Yes, the Indian Institute of Management Amritsar cutoff is released category-wise for admission to MBA programmes. IIM Amritsar VARC cutoff 2024 for general category students is 80, for NC-OBC students is 65, for SC and ST students, its 55 and 35 respectively. IIM Amritsar DILR CAT cutoff 2024 is 75 for general category students, for NC-OBC students is 60, for SC and ST students, its 60 and 35 respectively.

    5: Will I be able to get admission after securing IIM Amritsar cutoff?

    The final selection at IIM Amritsar will be done taking the performance of the students in CAT, written ability test, personal interview, work experience, and other academic records.

    6: How much marks should I secure to meet the cutoff of IIM Amritsar?

    IIM Amritsar cut off marks required for admission to the MBA programme are 90 each for General and EWS category students, while for the OBC students, it is 80. IIM Amritsar CAT cutoff scores for SC and ST candidates are 55 and 40, respectively.

    7: What are the IIM Amritsar cutoff determining factors?

    The IIM Amritsar cutoff determining factors include the difficulty level of the question paper, number of candidates taking the test, availability of seats, the reputation of the institute and last year's CAT cutoff trends.

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