CAT Qualifying Marks 2025: Expected Category-Wise & Section-Wise Cutoff, Previous Year Trends

CAT Qualifying Marks 2025: Expected Category-Wise & Section-Wise Cutoff, Previous Year Trends

Team Careers360Updated on 30 Nov 2025, 11:48 AM IST

The CAT 2025 qualifying marks will be revealed once the CAT 2025 cutoff for the academic session 2026-2028 is released. Candidates appearing for the CAT 2025 exam slot 2 and CAT exam slot 3 must check the CAT 2025 qualifying marks The CAT qualifying marks 2025 will be released for the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and other top B-schools accepting the CAT scores for their MBA/PGDM courses under different MBA specializations. This article provides the expected CAT qualifying marks and previous years CAT cutoff to give a fair idea to the candidates who are applying to different colleges to pursue an MBA. The result for the CAT exam 2025 is expected to be declared in the second week of December.

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The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) will declare the CAT 2025 result in January 2026. As per the marking scheme, candidates will be awarded three marks for right answers, one mark will be deducted for wrong response. There will be no negative marking for non-MCQs.

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  1. CAT Qualifying Marks 2025: Category-Wise
  2. CAT 2025 Qualification Marks: Sections-Wise
  3. CAT 2025 Qualifying Marks: Previous Year Trends
  4. CAT Qualifying Marks for IIMs
  5. CAT Qualifying Marks for Non-IIMs
CAT Qualifying Marks 2025: Expected Category-Wise & Section-Wise Cutoff, Previous Year Trends
CAT Qualifying Marks 2025

CAT Qualifying Marks 2025: Category-Wise

The qualifying marks of CAT 2025 will depend on several contributing factors, such as the CAT exam difficulty level, the number of appearing candidates, seats offered, and the reservation criteria. The expected CAT 2025 qualifying marks for candidates across different categories are given in the table below.

CategoryCAT Qualifying Marks 2025 (Expected)

General

99.9%

OBC

99%

SC

90%

ST

80%

PWD

70%

CAT 2025 Qualification Marks: Sections-Wise

The CAT 2025 exam has sectional cutoffs for each of its sections. All the candidates must clear the sectional cutoffs as well as the overall CAT 2025 cutoff to be eligible for admission to the IIMs and other B schools. The CAT qualifying marks for different CAT sections are mentioned in the table below.

CAT PercentileVARC ScoreDILR ScoreQA ScoreOverall Score

99.9%

52.94

43.32

36.68

132.94

99.5%

44

41.4

36.5

103.98

99%

12.08

61.56

43.16

96.79

98%

36

34

29

86

95%

30

27

22

70

CAT 2025 Qualifying Marks: Previous Year Trends

CAT qualifying marks for the previous years in which CAT was conducted give an important metric as to what marks are required by the candidates to qualify for the IIMs and other top colleges. The CAT 2024 qualifying marks for different category candidates are given in the table below.

CategoryCAT Qualifying Marks 2024

General

99.68%

OBC

97.71%

SC

78.95%

ST

72.79%

EWS

97%

CAT Qualifying Marks for IIMs

The IIMs have different CAT qualifying marks criteria for admission. The expected CAT qualifying marks 2025 for IIM colleges are given in the table below.

List of IIMs

CAT Qualifying Marks 2025

CAT Qualifying Marks 2025

IIM Ahmedabad

95

90.98

IIM Bangalore

85

95.45

IIM Calcutta

99

-

IIM Lucknow

90

91.02

IIM Indore

90

92.43

IIM Kozhikode

85

-

IIM Amritsar

90

96

IIM Nagpur

95

96

IIM Sambalpur

90

96

IIM Trichy

95

95

IIM Raipur

80

95

IIM Ranchi

95

95

IIM Vizag

82

95

IIM Udaipur

95

93

IIM Bodh Gaya

94

93

IIM Shillong

-

93

IIM Sirmaur

95

92

IIM Rohtak

95

96

IIM Mumbai

85

-

CAT Qualifying Marks for Non-IIMs

Apart from the IIMs, various top-rated B schools across the country also accept CAT scores for their MBA/PGDM admissions. The expected CAT 2025 qualifying marks for non-IIMs are given in the table below.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What are the minimum marks to qualify for the CAT exam?
A:

According to the eligibility criteria a candidate must have at least 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA (45% for reserved category candidates) in Bachelor’s for the CAT exam. The marks of 10th and 12th standard will also play an important role in the selection process.

Q: What is the passing score in the CAT?
A:

The passing score in the CAT exam will be different for all the colleges. However, candidates should at least aim for more than 90 percentile to get a good college. For IIMs, a good score will be at least 99 percentile as per cutoff trends.

Q: How many attempts for the CAT?
A:

There are no specific number of attempts prescribed by the authorities for the CAT exam. CAT is held once every year by an IIM. There is also no upper age limit specified for a candidate wishing to appear for the CAT exam.

Q: How many seats are in IIM?
A:

The total seats in all the 21 IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) come to be around 5500. These seats are collectively for the MBA and the PGDM courses offered by all the IIMs throughout the country.

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If your CAT admit card shows your surname first followed by your first name as entered in the form, it is correct. You do not need to worry about this format as long as it matches the details you provided. Ensure all other information on the admit card is accurate and carry it to the exam along with the required identification documents.
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Hello,

If your CAT admit card has a different date of birth than your Aadhaar card, you should get it corrected immediately . Here’s what you can do:

  1. Check the CAT website : Log in to your candidate portal and look for the option to correct personal details.

  2. Contact the CAT helpdesk : Email or call them explaining the issue. Attach a copy of your Aadhaar card as proof.

  3. Do not ignore it : The date of birth must match your ID, otherwise you may face problems at the exam or during admission.

Usually, the CAT authorities allow corrections before the exam, so act quickly.

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  3. Other Supporting Documents (Candidate’s passport, Proof of residence abroad)

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