TISS Cut Off 2025, Check Sectional and Category-wise Cut off

Dakshita Bhatia

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Jan 22, 2025

TISS Cut Off 2025, Check Sectional and Category-wise Cut off

TISS Cutoff 2025: Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is one of India's most prestigious MBA Colleges known for its wide range of courses in social sciences and management. And as we come upon the admission cycles for 2024-25, it becomes imperative for the aspirants to know TISS cutoff trends 2025.

The first blog delves into the expected TISS CAT cutoff 2025, category-wise distributions, and the overall trends for TISS admissions. We will also discuss the predicted TISS final merit cut off 2025.

Also Read, TISS Selection Criteria 2025, Cut off, Download Brochure PDF

TISS Cut off 2025

For the year 2025, TISS has stopped CUET and shifted to CAT scores. As such, the TISS cut-off for the general category may range between 98-99 percentile for CAT. The overall minimum of 70%ile in CAT admissions. The examination pattern has been fairly changed from that of last year.

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)Quantitative Aptitude (QA)Overall
General/KM/AF/ EWS60606070
NC-OBC54545463
SC/ST45454555

Also Read, IIM Shillong Selection Criteria 2025, Download Brochure PDF

TISS Cut off 2025: Category-wise 

While the specific CAT cut offs for 2024 haven't been announced yet, it's expected that they will align with trends from previous years. Capturing the idea, each category of the candidate, i.e., General, OBC, SC, ST, would be having a qualification criterion. For example, the cutoff for last year was significantly lower for an SC candidate than for a General candidate. For the prestigious course of Master of Arts in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations and also more popularly known as HRM & LR, it goes like this:

  • General/EWS/KM/AF: 70th percentile overall, with sectional cutoffs at 60th percentile.
  • NC-OBC: 63rd percentile overall, with sectional cutoffs at 54th percentile.
  • SC/ST/PwD: 50th percentile overall, with sectional cutoffs at 45th percentile.

Category

Expected Overall Cutoff

General

70

OBC(NC)/EWS

63

SC/ST

55

Also Read, IIM Nagpur Selection Criteria 2025, Download Brochure PDF

TISS Cut off Trends for 2025: Projected Cut off Marks

As we look ahead to 2025, several factors will influence the cutoff marks:

  • Difficulty Level: The complexity of the CAT exam will directly affect cutoffs.
  • Number of Applicants: An increase in applicants usually leads to higher cutoffs.
  • Available Seats: The number of seats per program can also shift cutoffs significantly.

Also Read, XLRI Jamshedpur Selection Criteria 2025, Cut off, Shortlisting Process

TISS Cut off 2025: Weightage Distribution 

  1. Overall Weightage:
    • For programs such as the MA in Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM & LR), the CAT score is weighted at 95%.
    • The remaining 5% would be gender diversity for generating extra points to women and transgender candidates.
  2. Final Merit List Composition:
    • The final composite merit list is achieved by combining the CAT score with various other elements:
      • CAT Score: 70% weightage
      • Graduation Marks: 10% weightage
      • Online Personal Interview (PI): 20% weightag

Also Read, SP Jain Selection Criteria 2025 PDF, Cut Off, Shortlisting Process

TISS Cut off 2025: Sectional and Program-wise

The sectional cutoffs will play a significant role in the admission process. Each program may have its own appropriate cutoff based on prerequisite competencies. The Master's programs in areas like Human Resource Management and Organization Development, Change and Leadership might have higher cutoffs, owing to their high popularity and demand.

Also Read, IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria 2025 PDF, Application Process

TISS Final Merit Cutoff 2025

Final merit cutoff will be declared only after all counseling rounds and interview processes of the admission are done with. This includes not just the scores from CAT but also all other assessments that TISS tends to conduct. The merit list itself will be declared usually after the admission process and rounds of counseling are completed.

Also Read, IMT Ghaziabad Selection Criteria 2025, Download Brochure PDF

TISS Cut off 2025: Conclusion

Knowing the trend of TISS cut off 2025 is invaluable to future aspirants. With the switch from CUET scores to CAT scores, therefore, aspirants must start making their moves to secure sure marks higher than the expected cutoff. A constant eye on the official releases from TISS regarding specific category and program cutoffs before the 2024-2025 admission days will be essential.

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