The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) conducted the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 on November 24, 2024, for admissions to its Postgraduate Programs (PGP) for the academic session 2025-26. Alongside this, IIM Lucknow had also announced the admission criteria for its MBA programs for the 2025 intake, confirming that the selection process would remain consistent with previous years. The IIM Lucknow MBA admission process involved CAT 2024 scores, Application Rating Score (ARS), and a Personal Interview (PI).
IM Lucknow MBA Selection Process 2025: The MBA selection process for IIM Lucknow was based on three key components:
- CAT 2024 score
- ARS
- PI
CAT 2024 was conducted online in three shifts, with the exam schedule as follows:
- Shift 1: 8:30 am to 10:30 am
- Shift 2: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
- Shift 3: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Important Date CAT 2024
| CAT 2024 Notification | July 28, 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Registration Start | August 1, 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Registration Last Date | September 20, 2024, at 5 PM |
| CAT Form Correction Date | September 27 to 30, 2024, at 5 PM |
| CAT Admit Card 2024 | November 5, 2024 |
| CAT exam date 2024 | November 24, 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Answer Key Release | December 2-3, 2024 |
| Last Date to Object the CAT Answer Key 2024 | December 5-6, 2024 |
| CAT Result Date 2024 | January 2025 (Tentative) |
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MBA Colleges Accepting Low CAT Score
Candidates seeking admission at IIMs who did not do well in the exam. They can check the list of MBA colleges accepting low CAT ranks and score.
| MBA College | CAT Score | Fees (Rs Lakhs) |
| Pondicherry University | 70 | 0.66 |
| ABBS, Bangalore | 70 | 8 |
| GITAM, Visakhapatnam | 70 | 7.20 |
| Chandigarh University | 70 | 3.80 |
| VIT, Vellore | 70 | 6.97 |
| Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida | 70 | 10.35 |
| Mittal School of Business, LPU, Phagwara | 70 | 5.32 |
| Doon Business School, Dehradun | 60-70 | 4.99 |
| International School of Business and Media, Kolkata | 60-70 | 8 |
| Army Institute of Management, Kolkata | 50+ | 8.71 |
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CAT Exam Details (2024)
| CAT | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| Administrator | Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow |
| Eligibility | Graduation with 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST students) |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Marking Scheme | Negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer |
| Exam Fees | INR 2,500 (General) INR 1,250 (SC/ST/PwD) |
| Syllabus Sections | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Quantitative Ability (QA) |
| Official Website | https://iimcat.ac.in |
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CAT 2024 Cut-Offs: Non-IIMs
| B-School | Expected CAT Cut-offs 2024 |
| FMS, Delhi | 98-99 |
| SPJIMR, Mumbai | 95-99 |
| IMT, Ghaziabad | 95-97 |
| JBIMS, Mumbai | 96 |
| MDI, Gurgaon | 97-99 |
| IMI, New Delhi | 90 |
| XIM, Bhubaneshwar | 91 |
| GIM Goa | 85 |
| K J Somaiya, Mumbai | 86 |
| TAPMI, Manipal | 80 |
| FORE, New Delhi | 85 |
| IFMR, Chennai | 80 |
| IRMA, Anand | 80 |
| MICA, Ahmedabad | 80 |
| LIBA, Chennai | 70 |
| XIME, Bangalore | 70 |
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IIM Qualifying CAT 2024 Cut-Off for PGP Admission
| IIM | CAT 2024 Cut-offs (Qualifying) |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 80 |
| IIM Bangalore | 85 |
| IIM Calcutta | 85 |
| IIM Lucknow | 90 |
| IIM Kozhikode | 85 |
| IIM Indore | 90 |
| IIM Rohtak | 95 |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | 80 |
| IIM Trichy | 94 |
| IIM Udaipur | 90 |
| IIM Ranchi | 94 |
| IIM Amritsar | 90 |
| IIM Kashipur | 90 |
| IIM Sambalpur | 90 |
| IIM Shillong | 75 |
| IIM Jammu | 94 |
| IIM Sirmaur | 94 |
| IIM Raipur | 94 |
| IIM Bodhgaya | 94 |
| IIM Nagpur | 85 |
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CAT Accepting Colleges’ Admission Process
- Candidates appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
- This exam assesses quantitative ability, verbal ability, and reading comprehension, and data interpretation, and logical reasoning
- Colleges shortlist candidates based on their CAT percentile, academic performance, and work experience (if any).
- Shortlisted candidates are often required to write an essay on a given topic within a specified time limit.
- This assesses their writing skills, clarity of thought, and ability to structure arguments.
- Candidates are divided into groups to discuss a given topic.
- GDs evaluate a candidate’s communication skills, leadership qualities, teamwork abilities, and critical thinking.
- The final stage involves a one-on-one interview with a panel of interviewers.
- The PI assesses a candidate’s personality, motivation, knowledge, and fit with the program.
- Colleges consider the CAT score, WAT, GD, PI performance, and academic background to create a final merit list.
- The final selection is often a weighted average of these components.
