CAT Reservation Criteria:
A certain percentage of seats in IIMs are reserved for SC, ST, OBC, PwD and EWS candidates as per government rules. The underneath table provides an overview of reservation:
Category |
Reservation |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
Non-Creamy – Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC) |
27% |
Person with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD) |
5% |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) |
Up to 10% |