Minimum CAT Qualifying Marks - What Are Minimum Marks to Qualify CAT Exam 2024

Minimum CAT Qualifying Marks - What Are Minimum Marks to Qualify CAT Exam 2024

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The CAT 2024 qualifying marks will be revealed once the CAT cutoff for the academic session 2025-2027 is released. The CAT qualifying marks 2024 will be released for the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and other top Bschools 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 qualifying cutoff to give a fair idea to the candidates who are applying to different colleges to pursue an MBA. The result for CAT exam 2024 is expected to be declared on December 19, 2024.

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  1. CAT Qualifying Marks 2024: Category-Wise
  2. CAT 2024 Qualification Marks: Sections-Wise
  3. Previous Year CAT Qualifying Marks for MBA Admission
  4. CAT Qualifying Marks for IIMs
  5. CAT Qualifying Marks for Non-IIMs
Minimum CAT Qualifying Marks - What Are Minimum Marks to Qualify CAT Exam 2024
CAT Qualifying Marks 2024

CAT Qualifying Marks 2024: Category-Wise

The qualifying marks of CAT 2024 will depend upon several contributing factors, such as CAT exam difficulty level, number of appearing candidates, seats offered, and the reservation criteria. The expected CAT 2024 qualifying marks for candidates across different categories are given in the table below.

CategoryCAT Qualifying Marks 2024

General

99.9%

OBC

99%

SC

90%

ST

80%

PWD

70%

CAT 2024 Qualification Marks: Sections-Wise

The CAT exam has sectional cutoffs for each of its sections. All the candidates must clear the sectional cutoffs as well as the overall CAT cutoff to be eligible for admission to the IIMs and other B schools. The CAT qualifying marks for different CAT sections as of 2023 are mentioned in the table below.

CAT PercentileVARC ScoreDILR ScoreQA ScoreOverall Score

99.9%

48

96

48

106

99.5%

44

32

32

89

99%

40

28

28

80

98%

36

25

24

71

95%

30

19

19

57

Previous Year CAT Qualifying Marks for MBA Admission

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 2023 qualifying marks for different category candidates are given in the table below.

CategoryCAT Qualifying Marks 2023

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 2024 for IIM colleges are given in the table below.

List of IIMs

CAT Qualifying Marks 2024

CAT Qualifying Marks 2024

IIM Ahmedabad

99-100

99.68

IIM Bangalore

99-100

99.89

IIM Calcutta

99

99.71

IIM Lucknow

97+

98

IIM Indore

97+

98

IIM Kozhikode

97-98

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 Vizag

94

95

IIM Udaipur

92

93

IIM Bodh Gaya

92

93

IIM Shillong

92

93

IIM Sirmaur

90

92

IIM Rohtak

95

96

IIM Mumbai

95

96

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 2024 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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With 305 marks in ICAR PG and being from ST category, your chances of getting an AIEEA (CAT) seat is good, especially in plant sciences and less competitive subjects

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As you said you by mistakenly done that,  you don't need to get worry regarding that ,

Just inform the help desk and carry the correct certifications , the state certificate will not disqualify you .

The steps you can follow is -

1. You can check if the correction window is available or not

2. Contact the CAT desk immediately.

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In CAT registration, you cannot create a new user ID with the same mobile number, even if you use a different email ID. Each mobile number and email can be linked to only one account. If you already registered once, the system will not accept a duplicate with that number. To register again, you must use a new mobile number and new email ID. If you lost your old login, you can recover it through the forgot password/user ID option on the CAT portal.



Yes, you can fill the CAT form even if you currently have a backlog. CAT eligibility requires you to be in your final year of graduation or already graduated backlogs don’t stop you from applying.

While filling the form:

  • Enter the aggregate percentage/CGPA of marks you have obtained up to the latest semester for which results are declared (in your case till 4th semester).

  • There will be an option to mention that you have a backlog.

  • If you clear the backlog later, you’ll just need to show the updated marks during admission.

Hello Aspirant,

Yes, you can apply for the CAT exam as a final-year student. You must declare your backlog on the online application form. You do not write about it on the final-year student certificate; that document is to certify your enrollment status. You must clear all backlogs before the final admission process to any MBA college.