what CAT score and years of Experience is needed for IIM

Asked by Dhruv Kumar on 2026-09-04 in MBA Colleges

I have
10th - 75%
12th - 65%
graduation (B.com) - 60%

and now I'm looking for job, so i can get to big MBA colleges like IIM and other top colleges how much cat score and work experience combination is needed and whats best recommended for me.

Im aiming for like 2 years later after gaining some experience can anyone guide me about this.

And specially what kind of job will best for profile or benifit me in the run.

1 Answer

M · 2026-09-05 · 3 helpful

hii
the cat percentile totalll depends on which iims you are targeting. if ypu are thinking about blacki then def 99% then one can get pi call at somewhat around 95-97% for new iims and for baby iims 92%+. the percentile also depends on your category. if you are from reserved categories then cutoffs are slightly lower. getting work ex is def a good idea buti it is not abosulte nessasary to have work ex but it does adds you 5% extra points to your profile.
for the last part. ot totally depends on what specialization you want to persue. so try to get jobs related to that only. if you thing you want to persue mba in marketing then go for jobs related to marketing and so on it will help you build your profile in s positive manner.
hope this helps.

Open this discussion on Percentyl Community →