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CAT 2025 result will be announced between December 19 to 21, 2025 tentatively. This year, IIM Kozhikode will be conducting the CAT 2025 exam and will be responsible for all the other events. The CAT result 2025 will be announced in online at iimcat.ac.in. Candidates who appear for the CAT exam can check their results by entering their valid CAT login ID and password. The CAT exam will be conducted on November 30, 2025. Every year, more than 2.5 lakh students appear for this MBA entrance exam. If you are appearing for the CAT 2025 exam, this guide will help you understand how to check your CAT 2025 result, interpret your CAT scorecard, and what steps to take next for MBA admission.
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Given below are the CAT results 2025 dates along with the other important dates of IIM CAT results.
CAT Events | CAT Result Date 2025 |
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CAT exam date 2025 | November 30, 2025 |
CAT result release date | December 19 to 21, 2025 |
CAT exam result 2025 release time | To be announced |
CAT exam result 2025 status | To be announced |
Credentials required to check CAT result 2025 | CAT ID and Password |
CAT result 2025 download link on the website | iimcat.ac.in |
The CAT 2025 results will be available for download only on the official website of IIM CAT results. Candidates can check their results and download the CAT scorecard using their CAT login IDs. Candidates can follow the steps below to download the CAT results 2025 pdf or learn how to check the CAT results in online mode.
NOTE: In addition to this, candidates will also be informed about the result of CAT 2025 via SMS on the registered phone number and an email, wherein the CAT percentile of a candidate will be mentioned.
CAT 2025 exam result is expected to be released in late December. Following this, all candidates will be able to check their CAT 2025 scorecard from the official website. You can follow the given steps to download your CAT result from your smartphone:
The following details will be mentioned in the CAT 2025 scorecard PDF.
Candidates should note that the CAT 2025 scorecards can be downloaded from the official IIMCAT website only and will be available till December 31, 2026. IIMs will begin the shortlisting process for MBA/ PGDM admissions in the 2026-28 batch based on the CAT 2025 cut-offs to select candidates for the Written Aptitude Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round. This process will start in the first week of January 2026.
Candidates can also check their qualifying status after the declaration of CAT results 2025 on their smartphones. Once the CAT results are out, they need to follow some points detailed in the table below to check the CAT results 2025.
The calculation of the CAT percentile includes three steps:
As per the CAT exam pattern over the years, three marks are awarded for each correct answer and one mark is deducted for every incorrect answer. No marks are deducted for wrong answers in non-MCQ-type questions.
Use Careers360's CAT percentile predictor tool to calculate your percentile.
As the CAT for the MBA exam is conducted in different slots, a normalisation process is used wherein the marks of every candidate are scaled to bring equity to the marking process. The normalisation process of CAT is an established practice followed over the years to assess the performance of a candidate across multiple sessions.
What are the parameters taken into consideration for CAT normalisation?
CAT 2025 results will be prepared based on the normalised score and CAT percentile will be calculated only after raw CAT scores are scaled and normalised.
After the CAT results 2025 are declared, qualified candidates will have common doubts about what comes after the CAT results. Candidates who meet the minimum CAT cutoff score will be intimated by the respective IIMs for further selection rounds. Each IIM sends interview letters to the shortlisted candidates directly via email or registered/speed post. The criteria for shortlisting vary across IIMs.
Normally, the IIMs follow a selection procedure that includes the following rounds: Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The new IIMs have a common selection procedure, called the Common Admission Process (CAP), for which separate registration is done once the minimum CAP cutoff percentile is released by the CAP conducting authority.
The final selection of candidates for MBA admissions will be based on various parameters, including the CAT score, academic history, work experience, academic diversity, gender diversity, and performance in WAT/GD-PI.
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) admission process consists of three stages. Check out the brief description of the IIM CAT results and admission process.
The top IIMs conduct the admission process individually, whereas the other 11 new/ baby IIMs conduct the Common Admission Process (CAP) jointly.
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The admission process of IIMs and other top B-schools is the same, with candidates shortlisted for selection rounds that include WAT and GD-PI. Other top B-schools also shortlist candidates for the WAT-PI round based on the CAT cutoff. Institutes determine the CAT cutoff individually. For admission to non-IIMs, candidates will be required to fill out the institute's application form.
The application window for top B-schools will be open after the CAT results are declared. Candidates can check when the CAT results are out and begin applying to their preferred institutes, including those requiring IIM CAT results. Candidates should keep checking the MBA application deadline and apply as soon as they can.
CAT Accepting B-School | Expected CAT Cutoff 2025 |
98.20 Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile | |
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) | 90+ Percentile |
76 to 85.75 Percentile | |
93+ Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile |
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The minimum marks required by a candidate in the CAT results 2025 to make it to the next selection rounds is called the CAT cutoff. There are several factors considered before calculating the CAT cutoff. These factors include the difficulty level of the CAT question paper, the number of candidates appearing for the CAT exam, the seat intake, and previous year cutoffs, such as the CAT results.
Candidates can meanwhile check the previous year's CAT cutoffs to gain insights. The CAT merit list 2025, based on the IIM CAT results, is the list of candidates who have qualified the CAT cutoff and are eligible for the next stage of the admission process. The merit list will be released by the respective IIMs along with the CAT results announcement.
IIMs | Qualifying CAT cut-offs |
IIM Ahmedabad | 85 |
IIM Bangalore | 85 |
IIM Calcutta | 85 |
IIM Lucknow | 90 |
IIM Indore | 90 |
IIM Kozhikode | 85 |
IIM Amritsar | 90 |
IIM Nagpur | 85 |
IIM Sambalpur | 93 |
IIM Trichy | 93 |
IIM Raipur | 93 |
IIM Ranchi | 90 |
IIM Kashipur | 94 |
IIM Vizag | 80 |
IIM Udaipur | 93 |
IIM Bodhgaya | 93 |
IIM Shillong | 75 |
IIM Sirmaur | 92 |
IIM Rohtak | 95 |
IIM Jammu | 93 |
According to the last year's CAT result notice, a total of 14 students got 100 percentile, 29 students got 99.99 percentile, and 30 students secured 99.98 percentile. 86 non-IIM institutions used the last year CAT scores for MBA admission.
Overall CAT Percentile | Total Count | Gender and Discipline | State-wise distribution |
100 Percentiles | 14 | Female-1 Male-13 Engineering-13 Non-Engineering-1 | Andhra Pradesh 1 |
99.99 Percentiles | 29 | Female-2 Male-27 Engineering-28 Non-Engineering-1 | Assam 1 |
99.98 Percentiles | 30 | Female-1 Male-29 Engineering-22 Non-Engineering-8 | Delhi 3 Gujarat 3 |
Out of the 3.29 lakhs registered eligible candidates, 1.19 lakh were female, 2.10 lakh were male and 14 were transgender candidates. Of the 2.93 lakhs appeared candidates, 1.07 lakh were female, 1.86 lakh were male and 9 were transgender candidates.
CAT 2024 Registered Candidates Statistics
Category | Percentage |
---|---|
General | 67.53% |
EWS | 4.80% |
NC-OBC | 16.91% |
SC | 8.51% |
ST | 2.25% |
PwD (across categories) | 0.44% |
CAT 2024 Appeared Candidates Statistics
Category | Percentage |
---|---|
General | 67.20% |
EWS | 5.09% |
NC-OBC | 17.5% |
SC | 8.08% |
ST | 2.12% |
PwD (across categories) | 0.41% |
S.No | Toppers Name | CAT Percentile |
1 | Vagish Nangia | 100 |
2 | Mani Praneeth Chilukuri | 100 |
3 | Vedant Chandewar | 99.98 |
4 | Sarthak Jaiswal | 99.97 |
5 | Swaraj Pal Kesri | 99.95 |
6 | Aniruddh Singh | 99.89 |
7 | Shree Ahuja | 99.88 |
8 | Rounak Tikamani | 99.69 |
9 | Dhruv Mittal | 99.69 |
10 | Rajeev Nathani | 99.64 |
11 | Shaivi Goyal | 99.54 |
12 | Rahul Sinha | 99.49 |
13 | Shouvik Chatterjee | 99.43 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CAT 2025 result will be declared probably in between December 19 to 21, 2025. CAT 2025 result declaration time is yet to be announced.
CAT result notification will be sent to each CAT 2025 candidate through SMS on their registered mobile phone number, but the SMS will not reveal the CAT scores.
The CAT 2025 result will be declared in online at iimcat.ac.in. By entering valid the CAT user ID and password, candidates can know their IIM CAT result 2025.
MBA colleges accepting 80–90 percentiles in CAT include IIM Visakhapatnam, LBSIM Delhi, Nirma University, GLIM Chennai, Welignkar Mumbai, and many more.
To download your old CAT scorecard, visit the official CAT website, iimcat.ac.in, log in using your registered CAT ID and password. The last year's CAT scorecard is valid till December 31, 2025.
The CAT score is generally valid for one year from the date of declaration of results, which means it is valid for admission to MBA programs for the upcoming academic year.
A 70-80 percentile is considered a moderate score in the CAT exam, so make sure you are already above average.
IIM Shillong and IIM Visakhapatnam are considered to have the lowest qualifying CAT cutoffs; IIM Shillong does not have an overall cutoff, while IIM Visakhapatnam demands a minimum cutoff of 80 percentile.
Last year, a total of 14 candidates, including 13 men and 1 woman, scored 100 percentile on the CAT exam.
The CAT exam result link will be activated 20 days after the exam.
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The steps you can follow is -
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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.
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CAT scores are valid in many private universities including KL University, but always check the year’s admission notification.
CAT vs other exams: CAT is toughest (IIMs + top B-schools), while MAT/CMAT/ATMA are relatively easier and accepted by many mid-level private universities.
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