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 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.
| Category | CAT Qualifying Marks 2025 (Expected) |
|---|---|
General | 99.9% |
OBC | 99% |
SC | 90% |
ST | 80% |
PWD | 70% |
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 Percentile | VARC Score | DILR Score | QA Score | Overall 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 |
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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.
| Category | CAT Qualifying Marks 2024 |
|---|---|
General | 99.68% |
OBC | 97.71% |
SC | 78.95% |
ST | 72.79% |
EWS | 97% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
95 | 90.98 | |
85 | 95.45 | |
99 | - | |
90 | 91.02 | |
90 | 92.43 | |
85 | - | |
90 | 96 | |
95 | 96 | |
90 | 96 | |
95 | 95 | |
80 | 95 | |
95 | 95 | |
82 | 95 | |
95 | 93 | |
94 | 93 | |
- | 93 | |
95 | 92 | |
95 | 96 | |
85 | - |
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.
| Non-IIMs Accepting CAT | CAT Qualifying Marks 2025 |
|---|---|
99+ | |
94 | |
98+ | |
90+ | |
99+ | |
90+ | |
95+ | |
95+ | |
85+ | |
90+ | |
95+ | |
85+ |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are the CAT 2025 Exam slot timings:
| CAT 2025 Exam Slots | CAT Slot Timings 2025 |
| CAT Exam Slot 1 2025 | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM |
| CAT 2025 Slot 2 | 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM |
| CAT 2025 exam slot 3 | 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM |
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.
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.
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.
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.
On Question asked by student community
If by OC you mean Open Category/General category in India, and you have 95%+ throughout your academics (Class 10, Class 12, and graduation) , then your CAT percentile target depends on the B-schools you're aiming for.
Here's a general guideline:
| Target B-school | Safe CAT Percentile (General Category) |
|---|---|
| Indian Institute of |
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