IIM Kozhikode is conducting the CAT 2025 exam today. Shiksha visited an examination centre in Delhi-NCR to check students’ opinion of the exam paper. Check here CAT 2025 review and students reaction after the first slot of the exam.
CAT 2025 is being held today in three slots. The first slot has gotten over and we have the initial reaction of candidates who appeared for the exam in 8:30 am to 10:30 am shift. According to the CAT test takers, the exam commenced as per the schedule and went on smoothly. Some of the candidates told Shiksha that they found the CAT 2025 question paper easy but said Quants was lengthy, whereas some said the paper was doable in the given time limit. Read below CAT 2025 student reactions and review, along with the video on what test takers have to say about the CAT slot 1 exam.
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CAT 2025 Student Reactions and Reviews
Abhishek said his exam went pretty good. The exam was not that difficult, we just needed preparation. It was my first attempt and I was pretty easy based on my preparation. Even the quants section was easy compared to previous years. I saw similarity in DILR questions from previous years. The strategy I applied was basic common knowledge.
Saumya said, her exam went well. “For most of the parts, the questions were easy. The DILR and Quants questions were moderate. In VARC, I found that 2 RCs were a little difficult. My preparation strategy was coaching and YouTube videos and practice questions”, she said.
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Disha said, “I found DILR a bit difficult…as it was my first time. Quants was easy. The questions were doable Numbers were small so I could solve them quickly. I thought one profit and loss question was from previous years. I attempted all the TITA questions, which I think is the best strategy”, she said.
Pooja said, her exam was good. VARC was moderate and DILR was moderate. 2-3 sets were doable. Quant was a bit lengthy, but the difficulty level was moderate. I found Quant the toughest. There was nothing out of the box,” she said.
Divya’s exam also went well. “The DILR questions were not difficult, but there were multiple sets to be solved in the given time limit,” she said.
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Hi.
The Vishwakarma University cutoff 2024 is 50 for all the categories.
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Scholar-Level 17
Answered 14 hours ago
In general, as per available education sources, the CAT cutoff for FLAME University lies around 70–75 percentiles for the 2025 admissions. Though this score helps the candidates qualify for the shortlisting stage, FLAME follows a holistic selection process; hence, the final admission also depends on
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 days ago
Hi.
The CAT cutoff percentile is required for IMS Ghaziabad is 75. This is the qualifying cutoff for all specializations, including Marketing, Finance, HRM, and Business Analytics.
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Scholar-Level 17
Answered 2 days ago
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham CAT Cutoff 2025 is yet to be released as the exam will be conducted on 30 Nov, 2025. However, according to the CAT Cutoff 2024, students need to secure at least 40 percentile for successful admission at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. If students have appeared for the XAT exa
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 5 days ago
The Sri Balaji University CAT Cutoff 2025 is not out yet. However, according to the CAT Cutoff 2024, the minimum percentile required for admission to MBA courses at Sri Balaji University is 50 for the General AI category students. For more information, click here.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
The Vishwakarma University CAT Cutoff 2024 for the General AI students was 50 for admission to various MBA programmes. The CAT exam is the accepting exam for MBA courses and various other PG courses. Students can click here for a more detailed cutoff information about Vishwakarma University 2024.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
Fore School of Management Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to PGDM course on the basis of CAT and XAT Cutoff 2025. For the General AI category, the overall CAT Cutoff 2025 was 85, same as the XAT Cutoff 2025. For more details about cutoffs for the General AI quota, see the table below:
| CAT Cutoff 2025 | XAT Cutoff 2025 | Course/ Specialisation Name |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | 85 | PGDM |
| 75 | 75 | PGDM in International Business |
| 75 | 75 | PGDM in Financial Management |
| 65 | 65 | PGDM in Big Data Analysis |
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
Bennett University CAT Cutoff 2025 has not been released yet. However, according to the CAT Cutoff 2024, the overall cutoff was 24 for students belonging to the General AI quota. For the OBC AI candidates, the CAT overall cutoff was also the same at 24. For more information about CAT Cutoff 2025 and
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Answered a week ago
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Scholar-Level 17
Answered a week ago
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Exam On - 30 Nov '25
What is the Vishwakarma University Cutoff 2024?