How are CAT toppers determined?

CAT toppers are determined on the basis of candidate percentiles. Those whose overall percentiles are 100 and 99.99, they are declared the toppers of CAT exam. To calculate CAT percentiles, raw scores of every CAT candidate is normalized on the same scale and the following formula is applied: P = (R/N) * 100 where, P= Percentile score R= Rank of the candidate arrived at on the basis of scaled CAT score or the total number of test takers ranking below a particular candidate. N= Number of candidates who appeared in CAT exam (all three sessions)

Which MBA colleges are available with 80 percentile in CAT?

There are quite a few MBA colleges who accept CAT score of 80 percentile and above for admission. The admission process for these colleges include group discussion and Personal Interview . Fore School of Management Goa Institute of Management International Management Institute, Delhi Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Praxis Business School, Kolkata Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management development & Research, Bangalore Shiva Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research TA Pai Management Institute Trinity College for Management and Technology, Ghaziabad Click on this link for more: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-80-to-90-percentile-blogId-11981.

Which MBA colleges are available with 60 percentile in CAT?

There are a number of private MBA colleges that accept CAT score of 60+ percentile for admission. We have listed some of the colleges below: AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore Amrita School of Business - Bangalore Acharya Bangalore B-School Asian Business School (ABS), Noida Amrita School of Business, Kochi Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Christ Institute of Management, Pune Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Kolkata FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi International Institute of Business Studies, Noida International School of Business and Media (ISB&M) Bangalore International School of Business & Media, Kolkata IIKM Business School, Calicut IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi For full list, click here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-60-to-70-percentile-blogId-11984.

Which MBA colleges are available with 70 percentile in CAT?

A good number of private MBA colleges accept CAT score of 70 percentile in CAT. We have listed some of the colleges in which admission is possible with 70 percentile. Amity University AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore Amrita School of Business - Bangalore Acharya Bangalore B-School Asian Business School (ABS), Noida Amrita School of Business, Kochi Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Christ Institute of Management, Pune Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management, Kolkata FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi International Institute of Business Studies, Noida International School of Business and Media (ISB&M) Bangalore JK Lakshmipat University-Institute of Management, Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur JRE Group of Institutions (JRE), Greater Noida Lotus Business School, Pune Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar MATS University, Raipur IIKM Business School, Calicut IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi For full list, click here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-70-to-80-percentile-blogId-11956.

Which MBA colleges are available with 80 percentile in CAT?

There are quite a few MBA colleges who accept CAT score of 80 percentile and above for admission. The admission process for these colleges include group discussion and Personal Interview . Fore School of Management Goa Institute of Management International Management Institute, Delhi Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Praxis Business School, Kolkata Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management development & Research, Bangalore Shiva Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research TA Pai Management Institute Trinity College for Management and Technology, Ghaziabad Click on this link for more: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-80-to-90-percentile-blogId-11981.

What are the qualifying CAT cutoffs for all the IIMs?

Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of Iims for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI are listed below. Candidates who MET the qualifying CAT cut off, were eligible for What-PI round. These qualifying CAT cut offs are for General Category. The cut offs for Reserved category students are lower: IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile IIM Indore: 90 percentile IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile IIM Shillong: 75 percentile IIM Trichy: 93 percentile IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile IIM Jammu: 93 percentile IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile IIM Raipur: 93 percentile IIM Amritsar: 90 percentile For complete details of IIM selection and admission process read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-shortlist-selection-admission-criteria-blogId-18787 .

How many candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2025?

In CAT 2025, the number of 100 percentilers was 12. Maximum toppers were from Delhi (3). IIM Kozhikode had released the state wise toppers data along with CAT 2025 result on December 24, 2025.

How many candidates scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2025?

In CAT 2025, 26 candidates scored 99.99 percentile. 14 are from engineering background and 12 are from non engineering background. And among them 4 are female candidates.

How many female candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2025?

In CAT 2025, two female candidates have scored 100 percentile in CAT 2025. Number of 99.99 percentile scorer females in 4 and the number of 99.98 percentile scorer females in 5.

What was the number of test takers in CAT 2025?

A total of 2.58 Lacs candidates appeared for CAT 2025. Check below gender wise break up. Category Number of registrations Number of test takers Female 1.10 lakh 0.97 lakh Male 1.85 lakh 1.61 lakh Transgender 9 9

Is it mandatory to qualify CAT for IIM admission?

Yes, it is mandatory to qualify CAT for admission to full time MBA programmes offered by the 21 IITs, along with full-time MBA, qualifying CAT score is also required for PGP, FPM, PhD, PhD Executive, Executive MBA, Doctoral Programme, PGPx courses.

I appeared for CAT exam in the second slot. Will my result be declared on the same day as that of the first slot?

Yes, the CAT results for all the exam slots are announced on the same day.

What is the validity of CAT score?

CAT score is valid for one year at the IIMs and top B-Schools. In some tier 3 and government institutions, CAT score of previous two years are also acceptable. Many B-schools including IIMs have an option of deferment of admission, wherein you can confirm your admission and pay the nominal fee but join the batch in the next year. It is advised that candidates take admission in the same year as their CAT attempt so that they don't have to reappear next year. Given the competition in MBA space, it is difficult to get a good college whether you have a low score or average score. So, incase one is getting a good college, they should take admission and not drop a year to appear for CAT again.

CAT Result 2025 (Declared); Check Overall & Sectional Cutoff Percentile & Total Marks

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Updated on Apr 15, 2026 19:58 IST

By Vipra Shrivastava, Senior Manager - Content

Overview

CAT 2025 result was declared on December 24, 2025. The result cum scorecard of CAT 2025 can be downloaded from the IIMCAT website through login until December 31, 2026. IIMs have completed PI shortlisting and currently interviews are being conducted. Final shortlist will be released in May 2026. Application window of many MBA colleges are open currently for candidates to apply for full-time MBA courses.

In CAT 2025, A total of 12 candidates scored 100 percentile where as 26 candidates scored 99.99 percentile. The number of 99.98 percentilers is also 26. CAT 2025 exam was held on November 30, 2025. Check here all about CAT 2025 result date and download process.

Table of contents

How to Download CAT 2025 Result?
CAT 2025 Toppers List
CAT Percentile Calculation
What After CAT Exam Result 2025?
CAT Cut Offs 2025
CAT 2025 Result FAQs

How to Download CAT 2025 Result?

To download CAT result 2025 candidates can use their CAT login credentials. Follow the steps given below:

Open iimcat.ac.in website
Click on 'CAT 2025 scorecard download'
Enter ID and password
Click on 'scorecard' tab

How to Check CAT 2025 Result on Mobile?

Candidates can check result on smartphone as well. Given below is the process to follow:

Open a web browser on mobile
Type CAT exam url: iimcat.ac.in
Click on 'CAT 2025 scorecard'
Enter your application number and password
Click on scorecard option to check and download

Details Mentioned on CAT Scorecard 2025

The following information were mentioned CAT exam result 2025.

CAT 2025 registration number/user Id
Candidate's name, DOB, category and gender
Date, session and time of examination
Candidate's contact details and email id
CAT scaled score (overall)
CAT score (section-wise)
CAT percentile score (section-wise)
CAT percentile score (overall)

Candidates must note that the CAT exam result cum scorecard 2025 can be downloaded only from the official CAT website and will be available till December 31, 2026

Also Read:

Colleges accepting CAT scores range 60-70 percentile	Colleges accepting CAT scores above 85 percentile
Colleges accepting CAT scores range 70-80 percentile	Colleges accepting CAT scores range 80-90 percentile
Colleges accepting CAT scores range 50-60 percentile	Top non-IIMs accepting CAT score for admission

CAT 2025 Toppers List

From the lot of over 2.5 lakh CAT 2025 candidates, only 40 candidates scored in the range of 99.99 to 100 percentile. Check below names and scores of some of the CAT 2025 toppers.

Sr.No.	Name of CAT 2025 Toppers	CAT Percentile
1	Vinayak Aggarwal	99.99
2	Soumyadip Mukherjee	99.97
3	Anmol Gupta	99.96
4	Harsh Khudania	99.93
5	Pranshav Shah	99.80
6	Arkadipta Chatterjee	99.78
7	Lakshya Khandelwal	99.56
8	Kashvi Bhatia	99.53
9	Neha Altagi	99.48
10	Amaan	99.47
11	Ehsaas Agrawal	99.41
12	Kushagra Barai	99.33
13	Prosenjit Ov	99.32
14	Priyansh Jain	99.25
15	Nivedha Rajkumar	99.20
16	Aishiki Sen	99.18

CAT 2025: List of 100 Percentilers

Check the table below for gender, discipline and state wise data of 100 percentilers in CAT 2025.

Overall Percentile

Total

Gender and Discipline

State wise distribution

100

Female - 2 Male - 10 Engineering - 3 Non-Engineering - 9

Uttar Pradesh 1

Karnataka 1

Maharashtra 1

Delhi 3

Haryana 2

Gujarat 2

Jharkhand 1

Odisha 1

CAT 2025: List of 99.99 Percentilers

Check the table below for gender, discipline and state wise data of 99.99 percentilers in CAT 2025.

Overall Percentile

Total

Gender and Discipline

State wise distribution

99.99

Female - 4 Male - 22 Engineering - 12 Non-Engineering - 14

Tamil Nadu 2

Uttar Pradesh 4

Maharashtra 4

Gujarat 1

Delhi 1

Haryana 5

Madhya Pradesh 2 Chhattisgarh 1 West Bengal 2 Rajasthan 3 Andhra Pradesh 1

CAT 2025: List of 99.98 Percentilers

Check the table below for gender, discipline and state wise data of 99.98 percentilers in CAT 2025.

Overall Percentile

Total

Gender and Discipline

State wise distribution

99.98

Female - 5 Male - 21 Engineering - 8 Non-Engineering - 18

Gujarat 2

West Bengal 3

Delhi 4

Maharashtra 2

Uttar Pradesh 7

Rajasthan 1

Chandigarh 1

Madhya Pradesh 2

Karnataka 1

Odisha 1

Haryana 2

CAT Percentile Calculation

CAT percentile is basically the rank of a candidate among all test takers. For CAT percentile calculation, every test taker's raw scores is calculated as per the marking scheme. Once the raw scores are determined, they are normalised to arrive at scaled CAT score. Then the CAT percentile is calculated from the scaled CAT score.

Calculation of CAT percentile includes three steps. Check below the steps of CAT result calculation:

Each candidate is given marks as per number of correct and incorrect attempts,
Total score calculated by adding +3 for every correct attempt and deducting -1 for every incorrect attempt.
Thereafter, these section-wise and overall scores (raw scores) are normalised to arrive at a scaled CAT score.
The normalised scores are converted into percentiles which are reported in the CAT scorecards.

Also Read: CAT score vs CAT percentile 2025

CAT Score Normalization Process

The CAT normalisation process is based on GATE scoring process and the calculations are based on statistic equations. CAT exam is conducted in three slots and the test form of every slot has unique set of questions. Thus, it is quite possible that one CAT exam slot can have tougher questions than another. To ensure that no candidate has any advantage or disadvantage over another due to difference in question paper sets, CAT authority follows a score normalisation process where the marks of every test taker are scaled to bring it on the same plane. Parameters taken into consideration during CAT normalisation process are:

Highest score
Lowest score
Mean score
Median score
Top 10 percentiles
Lowest 10 percentiles

CAT Scaled_Score_Calculation

What After CAT Exam Result 2025?

After the declaration of CAT exam result 2025, shortlisting of candidates for PI round was done for IIMs and non-IIMs in January-February 2026. The PI round included Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Institutes will release the final selection list by May 2026. The basis for PI shortlist was academic record and CAT cut off.

The IIM admission process consists of three stages. Given below is a brief description of IIM admission process:

Screening of candidates on the basis of CAT score and academic record
Written Ability Test and Personal Interview (WAT/PI) round
Final selection of candidates for admission

The top IIMs conduct admission process individually, where are the 9 new/baby IIMs conduct admissions jointly. The newer IIMs select candidates through a Common Admission Process or IIM CAP.

MBA Admission Through CAT: Other Top B-Schools

The admission process of other top B-Schools is same as IIMs, i.e. candidate shortlisting and WAT-PI. Other top MBA colleges too shortlist candidates for WAT-PI round on the basis of CAT cut offs. shortlisting.The cut offs are determined by institutes individually. For admission to non-IIMs, candidates will be required to fill institute application forms. The MBA application window of top B-Schools open from August onwards. Candidates must keep a check on the MBA application deadline of their preferred B-School.

CAT Cut Offs 2025

The IIMs do not publish CAT cut offs on any public platform. However, one can estimate cut offs by analysing previous years' selection of candidates (their percentile). In top IIMs, cut offs are usually high at 95-100 percentile (varies category-wise) The below given CAT cut offs are estimated minimum percentiles based on previous years' trends and certain parameters. Check the table below for CAT cut offs:

IIMs	Expected CAT cut off 2025 (percentile)
IIM Ahmedabad	99-100
IIM Bangalore	99-100
IIM Calcutta	99
IIM Lucknow	97-98
IIM Indore	97-98
IIM Kozhikode	97-98
IIM Amritsar	95-96
IIM Nagpur	95-96
IIM Sambalpur	95-96
IIM Trichy	94-95
IIM Raipur	94-95
IIM Ranchi	94-95
IIM Kashipur	94-95
IIM Vizag	92-94
IIM Udaipur	92-94
IIM Bodhgaya	92-94
IIM Shillong	90
IIM Sirmaur	90

Check CAT Cutoffs and predict calls from IIMs and other Top MBA Colleges, whether your CAT score is 70 percentile, 80 percentile or 90 percentile. Check Fees, Placement Reviews, Admission, Shortlist Criteria and eligibility of all MBA Colleges by clicking the link below:

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CAT 2025 Result FAQs

Check a few Frequenly Asked Questions (FAQs) on CAT 2025 Result:

Q: What is the CAT cut off for admission to MBA programmes of IITs?

Check the table below for CAT cut offs for IITs, on the basis of which candidates are selected for their MBA programmes:

IIT	CAT Cut Offs
IIT Delhi	98 percentile
IIT Delhi	97percentile
IIT Bombay	98.5 percentile
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile
IIT Roorkee	94.6 percentile
IIT Madras	96 percentile
IIT Kanpur	95 percentile
IIT-ISM Dhanbad	80 percentile

Q: What is the average number of CAT 100 percentilers every year?

On an average, about 10-15 CAT aspirants score 100 percentile. Given below is the data of CAT 100 percentilers of last 4 years:

Exam year	CAT 100 percentilers	State wise numbers
CAT 2025	12	1- Uttar Pradesh 1- Karnataka 1- Maharashtra 3- Delhi 2- Haryana 2- Gujarat 1- Jharkhand 1- Odisha
CAT 2024	14	1- Andhra Pradesh 2- Delhi 1- Haryana 1-Kerala 5- Maharashtra 1- Odisha 1- Rajasthan 2- Telangana
CAT 2023	14	1 – Andhra Pradesh 1 - Delhi 1 – Gujarat 1 – Jammu & Kashmir 1 - Karnataka 1 - Kerala 4 – Maharashtra 1 – Tamil Nadu 2 - Telangana 1 - Uttar Pradesh
CAT 2022	11	2 - Delhi 1 - Gujarat 1 - Haryana 1 - Kerala 1 - Madhya Pradesh 2 - Maharashtra 2 - Telangana 1 - Uttar Pradesh

Q: Are CAT cut offs announced along with the CAT result?

CAT cutoffs are usually not announced with the CAT result. The CAT cutoffs are also not released to the public.

They are published after a few days of the result announcement when the IIMs and other colleges start their shortlisting process. The IIMs opens their shortlisting window based on the CAT cut-offs two to three days after the result announcement. The CAT percentile of candidates shortlisted for the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) can be considered the cut-off for that IIM. For example, if a candidate with a CAT percentile of 99 belonging to the General category is selected for the WAT/GD-PI of IIM Calcutta, then the CAT cut-off for IIM Calcutta is 99 percentile. Only those candidates who make it to the WAT/GD-PI round of IIMs will get to know the cut-offs.