What were the recent CAT cutoffs for general category candidates at DoMS IIT Roorkee?

DoMS IIT Roorkee's General category CAT cutoff sits at approximately 96 percentile in the most recent cycle (2024), up from around 92 percentile in 2023. GEM (General Engineering Male) candidates, who face the steepest competition, typically need 95-97 percentile to receive a shortlist call.

This is a hard filter: no amount of work experience or profile strength rescues you if you fall below it.

Why the Cutoff Rose

DoMS IIT Roorkee has become one of the most-discussed value picks in the IIT ecosystem. Total fees of roughly ₹5.5 lakh combined with improving placements have pulled in far more applicants over the past two cycles. That demand compression is exactly why the percentile bar jumped four points in a single year. The trend is unlikely to reverse unless the institute expands its intake significantly.

Sectional and Category Breakdown

The composite score drives shortlisting, but you still need to clear sectional floors. Most candidates who received calls report scoring at least 75-80 percentile in each section (VARC, DILR, QA).

Missing a section badly, even with a stellar overall, is enough to get filtered out.

These are based on reported calls from community forums and are directionally accurate, not officially published numbers.

Shortlist vs. Conversion: Two Different Games

Getting a call at 96 percentile is table stakes. The GDPI round is where the real filtering happens.

DoMS IIT Roorkee weighs your undergraduate GPA, 10th and 12th marks, quality of work experience, and interview clarity. Candidates with engineering backgrounds and domain-relevant projects or internships tend to convert more reliably than those sitting right at the cutoff edge with thin profiles.

This is not a soft interview. Faculty here probe technical depth, so expect questions on your graduation discipline, not just generic MBA motivation answers. A 96 percentile applicant with a solid 8.0+ CGPA and two years of relevant work experience has meaningfully better conversion odds than a 98 percentile candidate who cannot articulate their technical background.

How DoMS Compares to Similar Programs

For context, here is where DoMS IIT Roorkee sits among comparable IIT management schools:

• IIM Lucknow (PGP): General cutoff near 98 percentile, fees approximately ₹19 lakh
• DoMS IIT Bombay (SJMSOM): Cutoff around 97-98 percentile, fees approximately ₹11 lakh
• DoMS IIT Roorkee: Cutoff around 96 percentile, fees approximately ₹5.5 lakh
• DoMS IIT Delhi: Cutoff around 96-97 percentile, fees approximately ₹10 lakh

DoMS Roorkee wins on cost-to-brand ratio. Average placements in the ₹16-18 LPA range with recruiters including Deloitte, KPMG, Amazon, and Wipro make it competitive at its price point.

The honest take: this path is narrower than it looks. A 96 percentile puts you in the top 4% of CAT takers nationally. Don't treat it as a safety option.