For 95 percentile in the CAT 2025, candidates are expected to have at least 56-58 marks in slot 1. While in slot 2, for the CAT 2025 95 percentile, the CAT marks are predicted between 55-57. Candidates who appeared for the CAT 2025 exam on November 30, 2025, in any slot must check the expected CAT percentile vs. marks needed to have an idea about their MBA admission 2026 chances. The CAT 2025 official answer key for all slots has been released on December 04, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The CAT 2025 response sheet is available to download from the official CAT website. Candidates must download the CAT 2025 answer key and response sheet to analyze their score. The calculation of the CAT score vs percentile becomes complex, as the CAT exam is conducted in three slots. To rectify this, the CAT authorities use a normalization process. Read the complete article to know how the normalisation process works and how many marks for 95 Percentile CAT 2025 are needed in each slot.
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For each slot of the CAT 2025 exam, 95 percentile will mean a different CAT score. Based on the difficulty level of the CAT exam, for the 95 percentile, CAT marks will vary. For Slot 3 of the CAT 2025 exam, the 95 percentile is expected to be achieved by a candidate with around 54-56 marks.
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Below is the CAT percentile vs score by IMS for each CAT 2025 slot.
Percentile | Slot 1 CAT Marks | Slot 2 CAT Marks | Slot 3 CAT Marks |
99.9 | 122 | 115 | 119 |
99.5 | 103 | 97 | 101 |
99 | 90 | 83 | 87 |
98 | 81 | 75 | 77 |
95 | 70 | 65 | 66 |
90 | 53 | 51 | 52 |
The expected percentile vs marks data for the CAT 2025 exam slots by Career Launcher is provided in the table below.
Expected Percentiles | CAT 2025 Slot 1 | CAT 2025 Slot 2 | CAT 2025 Slot 3 |
99 | 81 | 82-83 | 83-84 |
95 | 65 | 66 | 67 |
90 | 52 | 53 | 53 |
85 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
80 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Candidates can check the CAT percentile vs marks for CAT 2025 slots in the following table, as expected by IQuanta.
Percentile | Slot 1 CAT Marks | Slot 2 CAT Marks | Slot 3 CAT Marks |
99.9 | 120 | 121 | 115 |
99.5 | 100 | 102 | 97 |
99 | 88 | 90 | 85 |
98 | 75 | 77 | 72 |
95 | 65 | 67 | 65 |
90 | 54 | 56 | 52 |
For the CAT 2025 slot 1, 95 percentile in CAT 2025 means 56-58 marks. Whereas the students will need to score 115+ marks for 99.95 percentile.
CAT 2025 Percentile | CAT 2025 Slot 1 score |
|---|---|
99.95 | 115+ |
99.9 | 103-106 |
99.5 | 90-92 |
99 | 78-82 |
95 | 56-58 |
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The CAT 2025 marks for 95 percentile are predicted to be around 55-57. See the table below to know the CAT 2025 percentile vs marks for 95 percentile and above.
CAT 2025 Percentile | CAT 2025 Slot 2 Score |
|---|---|
99.95 | 110+ |
99.9 | 102-105 |
99.5 | 89-91 |
99 | 77-79 |
95 | 55-57 |
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The CAT 2025 95 percentile marks for Slot 3 are slightly different from Slot 2. For 95 percentile students require 54-56 marks in the CAT Slot 3 exam.
CAT 2025 Percentile | CAT 2025 Slot 2 Score |
|---|---|
99.95 | 112+ |
99.9 | 102-104 |
99.5 | 88-90 |
99 | 76-78 |
95 | 54-56 |
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The IIM CAT 95 percentile accepting college list is given below. The CAT 95 percentile rank of IIM colleges is mentioned in the table as well.
CAT 2025 Percentile (Expected)
CAT 95 percentile rank of colleges
IIM Ahmedabad CAT 2025 Cutoff
95+
1
IIM Bangalore CAT 2025 Cutoff
95+
2
IIM Kozhikode CAT 2025 Cutoff
95+
3
IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025
95+
5
IIM Mumbai CAT 2025 Cutoff
95+
6
IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025
95+
7
IIM Indore CAT Cutoff 2025
95+
8
IIM Rohtak CAT Cutoff 2025
95+
19
Many non-IIMS accept a CAT 95 percentile or more for admission to management programs. A list of colleges along with CAT 95 percentile rank of colleges 2025 is provided in the following table.
CAT 2025 Percentile (Predicted)
CAT 95 percentile rank of colleges
98
4
95-96
9
XLRI CAT Cutoff 2025
94-96
10
IIT Madras 2025 CAT Cutoff
96
13
IIT Bombay cutoff CAT 2025
99
14
99+
17
95-96
20
92-95
30
85-95
37
IBS, Hyderabad CAT 2025 Cutoff
95
46
Jamnalal Bajaj CAT Cutoff 2025
95+
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As CAT percentile is calculated based on your section-wise CAT scaled scores and the overall CAT scaled score. The CAT percentile calculation method uses a simple percentile formula using the number of candidates in the exam and the rank of the candidates. Now let us understand how is CAT percentile is calculated.
Step 1: Determine the total number of candidates (N) expected to appear for the CAT 2025 exam across both slots, morning and afternoon.
Step 2: Allot Rank (r) based on the scaled score obtained in any one section (e.g., QA) to all the candidates who appeared in the CAT. If two or more candidates score the same marks in the section, then assign identical ranks to the candidates.
Step 3: Calculate the percentile (P). The image below shows how to calculate the CAT percentile using the rank based on the VARC section scaled score.

The CAT exam was held on November 30, 2025, in three separate slots with potentially varying levels of difficulty. To eliminate potential bias and maintain fairness for the CAT 2025 exam, the normalisation process is implemented. The normalisation process helps create an equal field for all candidates. After evaluating the candidate’s response sheet, raw scores are generated. These raw scores are then converted into scaled scores through the normalisation process. Finally, the scaled scores are used to determine the CAT percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The colleges accepting 95 percentile are all good rank colleges with NIRF 2025 ranking ranging from 1 to 37.
Top IIMs such as BLACKI and many other prominent colleges like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, MDI SPJIMR will accept a 95 percentile or more.
For the CAT 95 percentile, candidates will have to secure CAT 2025 marks between 54-58, depending on the slot.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Here are some top colleges accepting XAT and CAT exams :
Top colleges accepting CAT:
IIMs (All Indian Institutes of Management)
FMS Delhi
SPJIMR Mumbai
MDI Gurgaon
IIT Bombay (SJMSOM)
IIT Delhi (DMS)
IIFT
IMT Ghaziabad
JBIMS Mumbai
Top colleges accepting XAT:
XLRI Jamshedpur
XIMB Bhubaneswar
IMT Ghaziabad
Great
Hi ,
can you please specify the question like in NIT trichy are you looking for admission in B. tech program .
If yes for B. tech program then JEE main exam is necessary and the cut off for each branch may vary.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff-for-nit-trichy
Hi there,
A female candidate with a CAT percentile of 67.97 and low sectional scores should target private and tier-2/3 B-schools that accept overall CAT scores in the 60–70 percentile range and have flexible sectional criteria.
Some suitable options include AIMS Institute Bangalore, Doon Business School Dehradun, Christ Institute of
Hi dear candidate,
Although, the older and prestigious IIMs require 97 to 99 percentile which is not applicable in your case. The IIM Rohtak and IIM Shillong might be your closest calls with historically cut off range around 91 to 93 percentile in CAT especially with strong hold for female
Hi there,
Yes, you are eligible for XISS Ranchi with a CAT percentile of 67.60.
According to recent admission trends, the CAT cutoff for the PGDM in Human Resource Management for the general category has been around 60 percentile. For other programs such as Marketing, Finance, and Rural Management, the
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