IIM Indore offers admission to various management courses through CAT such as PGP, EPGP, IPM and DPM. IIM Indore has released its cutoff for PGPM and PGP- Human Resource Management. Overall CAT Cutoff for General category was 90 percentile.

IIM Indore Overall CAT Cutoff

IIM Indore CAT 2025 overall Category- wise Cutoff for PGPM and PGP-HRM is shown below:

Category CAT Percentile
General 90
EWS 90
OBC 80
SC 60
ST 45
PwD 45

At IIM Indore, CAT overall Cutoff has been highest for General category and lowest for ST and PwD categories.

IIM Indore Sectional CAT Cutoff

IIM Indore CAT 2025 sectional Cutoff for PGPM and PGP-HRM is shown below:

Category QA DILR VARC
General 80 80 80
EWS 80 80 80
OBC 70 70 70
SC 55 55 55
ST 40 40 40
PwD 40 40 40

IIM Indore Year- Wise CAT Cutoff

Candidates can check IIM Indore year- wise and category- wise CAT overall cutoff for PGP is shown below.

Category 2025 2024 2023
General/ EWS 90 90 90
OBC 80 80 80
SC 60 60 60
ST/ PwD 45 45 45

From the above table, it is observed that CAT Cutoff had been consistent over the years for PGPM.

IIM Indore Selection Process

After clearing the CAT cutoff at IIM Indore, candidates are shortlisted for the next round as described in the image below.

IIM Indore Selection Process

IIM Indore vs IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff

Overall CAT cutoff comparison between IIM Indore and IIM Ahmedabad is shown below in the table.

Category IIMI IIMA
General 90 99
OBC 80 99
SC 60 99
ST/ PwD 45 99

From the above table it is observed that IIM Indore CAT cutoff varies across categories, being highest for General category and lowest for ST and PwD candidates. However, IIM Ahmedabad CAT cutoff is constant for all the categories.

IIM Indore CAT Cutoff FAQs

Ques. Can a candidate with a high CAT score still get rejected by IIM Indore?

Ans. At IIM Indore, CAT score is only one component of evaluation. Candidates must also perform well in the personal interview and meet sectional cutoffs and diversity criteria. A weak interview performance, inconsistent academics, or low composite score can lead to rejection despite a high CAT percentile.

Ques. Does IIM Indore have sectional CAT cutoffs?

Ans. Yes, IIM Indore has sectional CAT cutoffs and overall cutoffs. For getting shortlisted, candidates must meet both the overall CAT percentile requirement and the minimum sectional percentiles in Verbal, Quantitative Ability, and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning. Failure to meet any one of the sectional cutoffs can result in not being shortlisted for the next stage, even if the overall percentile is high.

Ques. Which IIM has lower CAT Cutoff, IIM Indore or IIM Lucknow?

Ans. IIM Indore requires a lower CAT percentile (90 overall) making it less competitive than IIM Lucknow, which has an overall cutoff of 97 percentile. Hence, it is easier for candidates to get admission at IIM Indore in comparison to IIM Lucknow.