The CAT cut-off is the minimum score that candidates must secure in order to be considered for admission to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top business schools in India. The CAT cutoff is determined based on a variety of factors, including the number of test takers, the difficulty level of the exam, and the number of available seats.
The cut-off for CAT is the minimum score required to be considered for admission to a particular program or institution. The cutoff varies each year and is determined by the number of applicants, the difficulty of the exam, and the number of seats available. It is important for candidates to aim for a score higher than the cutoff to increase their chances of getting admitted to their preferred program or institution.
Candidates who score above the cutoff are considered for further rounds of selection, such as Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI) at IIMs. The cutoff score is typically announced along with the release of the CAT results. CAT (Common Admission Test) is a highly competitive entrance exam for admission into MBA programs at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top B-schools in India.
In this article, candidates can get complete information about the following topics:
- CAT Cut-off 2022
- Expected CAT Cutoff for IIM (Qualifying)
- Previous year IIM CAT Cutoff
- Expected CAT Cut Off for IIMs based on CAT 2022
- Best B-School admission Expected Cut-off 2023
Expected CAT Cutoff for IIM 2023
Based on the previous year analysis, the expected qualifying CAT 2023 cutoff for all the IIMs is provided in the table below. Meanwhile, aspirants must know that admission to IIM Kashipur will require the highest cutoff, and IIM Vizag will have the lowest expected cutoff for admission in its management course
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Expected CAT Cutoff for IIM (Qualifying)
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IIMs
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Qualifying CAT cut-offs
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IIM Ahmedabad
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85
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IIM Bangalore
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85
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IIM Calcutta
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85
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IIM Lucknow
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90
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IIM Indore
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90
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IIM Kozhikode
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85
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IIM Amritsar
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90
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IIM Nagpur
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85
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IIM Sambalpur
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93
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IIM Trichy
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93
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IIM Raipur
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93
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IIM Ranchi
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90
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IIM Kashipur
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94
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IIM Vizag
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80
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IIM Udaipur
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93
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IIM Bodhgaya
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93
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IIM Shillong
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75
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IIM Sirmaur
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92
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IIM Rohtak
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95
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IIM Nagpur
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85
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IIM Jammu
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93
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Top Colleges in India Offering MBA
Apart from IIMs, the CAT score is accepted by over 8 IITs offering management courses and 200+ business schools in India. In the table below you can find the list of some of the accredited B-School in India:
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Top Colleges in India Offering MBA
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Great Lakes Chennai
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Great Lakes Gurgaon
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ICFAI Dehradun
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IMT Ghaziabad
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UPES Dehradun
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LPU Jalandhar
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SRM University Chennai
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GD Goenka University, Gurgaon
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Chandigarh University
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BML Munjal University, Gurgaon
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Manipal University (MAHE)
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Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
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IPE Hyderabad
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IFIM Business School
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Apart from the Top B-school accepting CAT score for admission, we have also prepared a list of premier B-school along with the expected cutoff in 2023 to get admission into these institutes:
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List of B-schools
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Expected CAT cutoff 2023
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FMS
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98.20 Percentile
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DMS, IIT Delhi
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98+ Percentile
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Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai
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90+ Percentile
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SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
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99+ Percentile
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Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad
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90+ Percentile
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MDI Gurgaon CAT cutoff
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95+ Percentile
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National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai
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95+ Percentile
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SPJIMR CAT cutoff 2022
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85+ Percentile
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XIMB CAT Cutoff 2022
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90+ Percentile
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Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
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95+ Percentile
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TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal
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85+ Percentile
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Previous Year CAT Cutoff for IIMs (Minimum criteria)
In the table below, the CAT Cutoff for the 20 IIMs for the previous 3 years i.e. 2019, 2020 2021 has been provided for aspirants to get a clear idea of the individual IIM Cutoff in 2023.
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Previous Year CAT Cutoff for IIMs (Minimum criteria)
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IIMs
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CAT 2019 Cutoff
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CAT 2020 Cutoff
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CAT 2021 Cutoff
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IIM Ahmedabad
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81.53
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99
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80
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IIM Bangalore
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90+
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99
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85
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IIM Calcutta
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95+
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99
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85
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IIM Lucknow
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90+
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97+
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90
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IIM Indore
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90
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97+
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90
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IIM Kozhikode
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95.5
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97 to 98
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85
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IIM Amritsar
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90
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95+
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85
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IIM Nagpur
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90
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95+
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85
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IIM Sambalpur
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90
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95+
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85
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IIM Trichy
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96
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94
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93
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IIM Raipur
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90 to 94
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94
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93
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IIM Ranchi
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90
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94
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94
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IIM Kashipur
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90
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94
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93
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IIM Vizag
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90
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92
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85
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IIM Udaipur
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90
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92
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90
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IIM Bodhgaya
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90+
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92
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90
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IIM Shillong
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90
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90
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85
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IIM Sirmaur
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95
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95
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95
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IIM Rohtak
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90+
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95
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95
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IIM Cutoff: Sectional Cutoff 2023
Below we have curated a table for individual IIM based on the CAT 2022 cutoff. As per the CAT exam pattern, candidates will be required to qualify for the sectional cutoff along with the overall CAT cutoff. Moreover, along with the expected sectional and overall IIM cut-off score the data also contains the expected category-wise CAT cutoff for 2023.
Expected IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut-Off 2023
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Ahmedabad Cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Overall CAT Cutoff
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General
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80-82
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80-82
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80-82
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80-82
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EWS
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80-82
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80-82
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80-82
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80-82
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NC-OBC
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70-72
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70-72
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70-72
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70-72
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SC
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54-56
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54-56
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54-56
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60-62
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ST
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40-44
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40-44
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40-44
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45
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PwD
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40-44
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40-44
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40-44
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45
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IIM Amritsar Expected Cutoff 2023
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Amritsar cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Overall Percentile
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General
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75-77
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75-77
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80-83
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85-87
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NC-OBC
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60-62
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60-62
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65-67
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75-77
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SC
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50-52
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50-52
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55-57
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55-58
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ST
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35-37
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35-37
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35-37
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40-42
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PwD
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33-35
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33-35
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33-35
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40-43
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Expected IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2023
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Bangalore cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Overall Percentile
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General
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80-82
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75-77
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75-77
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83-85
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NC-OBC
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70-72
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65-67
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65-67
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75-77
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EWS
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70-72
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65-67
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65-67
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75-77
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SC
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65-68
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60-62
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60-72
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70-73
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ST
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55-57
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55-57
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55-57
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65-67
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PwD
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50-52
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50-52
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50-62
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60-64
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IIM Calcutta Expected Cutoff 2023
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Calcutta cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Aggregate
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General
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75
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80
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80
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80
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NC-OBC
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65
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65
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70
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75
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EWS
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65
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65
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70
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75
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SC
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60
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60
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65
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70
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ST
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55
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55
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55
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65
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PwD
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55
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55
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55
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65
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IIM Lucknow CAT Cut Off 2023
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Lucknow cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Overall Percentile
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General
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83-85
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83-85
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83-85
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90-93
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NC-OBC
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75-77
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75-77
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75-77
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82-85
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SC
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55-57
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55-57
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55-57
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70-73
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ST
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50-53
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50-53
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50-53
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65-67
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PwD
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48-51
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48-51
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48-51
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65-68
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EWS
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77-79
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77-79
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77-79
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82-84
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IIM Kozhikode Expected Cutoff
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Kozhikode cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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CAT Percentile
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Sectional Percentile
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General
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85-87
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75-77
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NC-OBC/ EWS
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75
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65
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SC
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65
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55
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ST/ PwD
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55
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45
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IIM Indore Expected Cutoff
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Indore cut-off 2023 percentile:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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CAT Percentile
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General
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80-83
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80-83
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80-83
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90
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EWS
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80-83
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80-83
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80-83
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90
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NC-OBC
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70-74
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70-74
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70-74
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80-82
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ST
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43-46
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43-46
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43-46
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50-53
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SC
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55-58
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55-58
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55-58
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60-63
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PwD
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45-47
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45-47
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45-47
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50-53
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IIM Udaipur Expected Cutoff
The table below contains expected category-wise IIM Udaipur Cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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CAT Percentile
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General
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80-82
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80-82
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80-82
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95-97
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ST
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50-53
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50-53
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50-53
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60-62
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SC
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30-35
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30-35
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30-35
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40-43
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Differently Abled Person
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30-35
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30-35
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30-35
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40-43
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NC-OBC
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60-62
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60-62
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60-62
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78-82
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IIM Nagpur Expected Cutoff
The table below contains the expected category wise IIM Nagpur Cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Overall
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General
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72-75
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72-75
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72-75
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85-86
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EWS
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72-75
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72-75
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72-75
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85-86
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NC-OBC
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65-67
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65-67
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65-67
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76-77
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SC
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50-52
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50-52
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50-52
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60-62
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ST
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35-37
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35-37
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35-37
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40-43
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PwD
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35-37
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35-37
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35-37
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40-43
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IIM Visakhapatnam Expected Cutoff
The table below contains the expected category wise IIM Visakhapatnam Cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Percentile
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General
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85-87
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80-82
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80-82
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85-87
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NC-OBC
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60-63
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60-61
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60-61
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60-62
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SC
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50-51
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50-52
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50-52
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55-57
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ST
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30-31
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30-32
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30-32
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40-43
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PwD
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30-32
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30-32
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30-32
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40-43
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IIM Kashipur Expected Cutoff
The table below contains the expected category-wise IIM Kashipur cut-off percentile in 2023:
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Category
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VARC
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DILR
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QA
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Percentile cut off
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General
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80-81
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80-81
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80-81
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94-96
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SC
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45-47
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45-46
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45-46
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53-55
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ST
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30-31
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30-32
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30-32
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40-46
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NC-OBC
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60-61
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60-61
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60-62
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75-77
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PwD
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30-32
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30-32
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30-32
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40-43
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EWS
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60-62
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60-62
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60-62
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75-76
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