CAT 2025 Percentile Predictor
After CAT 2025 exam, you can predict your overall performance by using CAT 2025 Percentile Predictor tool before the declaration of the actual result and know your chances to get shortlisted by IIMs as per their expected cut-offs.

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CAT Percentile Predictor 2025
CAT Percentile Predictor is a valuable tool for MBA aspirants to find out their chances of admission in various B-schools. By combining academic marks, work experience, and expected CAT 2025 scores, the tool predict the expected CAT 2025 percentile. Every Bschool, including IIMs and non-IIMs, has unique admission criteria for selecting candidates, which have changed over time. To help candidates determine their potential interview calls, our team at Careers360 has updated the CAT 2025 percentile predictor with the latest data, which helps candidates make more informed decisions about their future endeavours.
Careers360’s CAT percentile predictor is a perfect tool to predict your CAT percentile based on your CAT 2025 probable score. CAT aspirants can use this CAT 2025 percentile predictor tool to know their MBA admission chances at IIMs or top B-schools. To apply to the right B-school, you need to know your expected CAT percentile. Hence, using this tool of percentile predictor for CAT 2025 will be useful in shortlisting B-schools within your budget based on your exam score or performance.
CAT Percentile Predictor 2025 - Key Features
- Students can estimate their CAT percentile before the CAT results are declared.
- The accuracy of the CAT 2025 percentile calculator depends on the details provided by the aspirant.
- The CAT 2025 percentile predictor considers the difficulty levels of the CAT exam shift, expert analysis, and student feedback to predict the CAT percentile.
What is CAT Percentile?
CAT percentile is expressed as the total percentage of candidates who scored less than or equal to a particular candidate in the CAT exam. For example, if a candidate's CAT percentile is 99, it means that his performance was better than 99 percent of the total CAT candidates that year.
CAT percentile is a metric used by premier institutions like IIMs and other top B-schools in India to assess the relative performance of MBA aspirants who have appeared in the CAT exam. This percentile is important as MBA institutes use the list of candidates for further examination stages which include Written Ability Test (WAT) and Group Discussion/ Personal Interview (GD/PI) round.
How the CAT Percentile Calculated?
The CAT percentile is calculated by converting the raw score of each candidate who attended the exam to the same scale and standards. During the CAT normalisation process, the differences in the difficulty level of the exam in multiple slots will be eradicated. Try the below formula to calculate CAT percentile score:
What is a CAT percentile predictor?
The CAT percentile predictor uses the actual exam score and percentile data of 40,000+ students who took last year's CAT exam to predict your CAT result and percentile. By using Careers360’s CAT percentile predictor 2025, you get to know your chances in IIMs. This will help you prepare for the individual interview rounds.
This year, around 3 lakh+ candidates are expected to appear for the CAT exam. With the high competition for IIM MBA admissions, it's smart to know and keep your options before everyone else. So, register on Careers360, input your expected CAT 2025 exam score and know your CAT percentile.
CAT 2025 Marking Scheme
- For every correct answer, candidates will get +3 marks.
- For every incorrect answer, 1 mark will be deducted.
- No mark will be deducted for non-MCQs/ TITA questions.
How to Use Careers360’s CAT Percentile Predictor?
Careers360’s CAT percentile predictor is very easy to use. Below are the steps to follow:
Open Careers360’s CAT Percentile Predictor tool link
Input your CAT exam details in the CAT score calculator portal;
Expected CAT Score
DILR, VARC, and QA Score (Optional)
CAT Registration Number (Optional)
Date of Birth (Optional)
Mobile Number
After entering the required information, click on ‘Predict My Percentile’.
The result prediction report will be sent to your registered mobile number.
CAT Score vs Percentile 2025
CAT score and percentile analysis give candidates an idea about converting CAT score into percentile. Check out the expected CAT 2025 score vs percentile from the table below prepared on the basis of previous year's CAT cutoff marks and percentile.
CAT VARC Score | CAT DILR Score | CAT QA Score | CAT Overall Score | CAT Percentile |
34-35 | 28-30 | 36-37 | 98-102 | 99+ |
32-33 | 27-28 | 30-32 | 90-93 | 98+ |
32-34 | 20-21 | 28-30 | 80-82 | 95+ |
29-30 | 17-19 | 26-27 | 72-75 | 90+ |
24-29 | 14-15 | 20-22 | 59-61 | 85+ |
20-23 | 11-13 | 15-16 | 46-48 | 80+ |
IIM Admission Criteria and Selection Process
The admission and selection process for MBA/ PGP 2025-27 batch in IIM and other top B-schools will begin after the conclusion of CAT exam. The admission process involves several stages to ensure a comprehensive assessment of candidates.
- CAT score: The first and most important thing a candidate must be fulfilled is a valid score in the CAT examination. Admission to IIMs is only done through the CAT examination. The old IIMs like IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Kozhikode offer admission with a CAT percentile of 99+ and the new IIMs like IIM Mumbai, IIM Kashipur, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Vizhakhapattanam, and others shortlist candidates with CAT percentiles ranging from 85 to 90.
- WAT/GD: After the release of the IIM shortlist, the shortlisted candidates will be called for the written ability test or group discussion.
- Personal Interview: The final stage of the selection process includes a Personal Interview (PI), which plays a vital role in determining a candidate's suitability for the program.
- Final admission results: After completing the IIM selection process, the final IIM results will be announced. The final IIM result is released based on the composite score of the candidate. The composite score is calculated by considering parameters like previous academic performance, CAT exam score, work experience, performance in the GD and interview rounds, and gender diversity. Weightage taken for each parameter can vary from one institute to another.
Expected CAT Cut off 2025
Candidates who secure a 99+ percentile in the CAT exam can join the management programmes offered by 6 old IIMs, and 90-95 percentiles can apply for the courses offered at new IIMs. Pursuing an MBA from IIMs is one of the desired goals for many MBA aspirants. Doing an MBA from IIMs will offer a world-class education, get plenty of opportunities to enhance your skills in management and entrepreneurship.
IIMs help graduates to get hired by top companies with the best salary packages. The details regarding the IIM CAT cutoff percentile, IIM course fees, and average package offered are mentioned in the table below.
List of IIMs | CAT 2025 Cutoff (Expected) | Course Fees | Average Package Offered |
99-100 | Rs 25 lakh | Rs. 34.45 LPA | |
99-100 | Rs 24.50 lakh | Rs 35.3 LPA | |
99 | Rs 23.00 lakh | Rs 35.07 LPA | |
97+ | Rs 26.50 lakh | Rs 30 LPA | |
97+ | Rs 21.17 lakh | Rs 30.21 LPA | |
97 to 98 | Rs 22.50 lakh | Rs. 31.02 LPA | |
95+ | Rs 21.00 lakh | Rs 16.51 LPA | |
95+ | Rs 18.90 lakh | Rs 16.74 LPA | |
95+ | Rs 21.01 lakh | Rs 16.74 LPA | |
94 | Rs 21.00 lakh | Rs 20.55 LPA | |
94 | Rs 18.00 lakh | Rs 21.04 LPA | |
94 | Rs 17.50 lakh | Rs 35.50 LPA | |
94 | Rs 17.30 lakh | Rs 18.10 LPA | |
92 | Rs 17.82 lakh | Rs 16.61 LPA | |
92 | Rs 22.20 lakh | Rs 20.02 LPA | |
92 | Rs 17.00 lakh | Rs 14.96 LPA | |
90 | Rs 22.71 lakh | Rs. 26.96 LPA | |
95 | Rs 17.50 lakh | Rs. 14.45 LPA | |
95 | Rs 17.90 lakh | Rs. 18.73 LPA | |
97 | Rs 21 lakh | Rs. 47.29 LPA |
In order to get a call from top IIMs or top B-schools, candidates need to secure a good CAT percentile. Take a look below.
- FMS, SPJIMR, MDI, IMT Ghaziabad, and ISB Hyderabad: 95+ percentile.
- Tier 2 MBA college CAT cutoff: 85+ percentile.
- MBA colleges accepting low CAT scores (50-60 percentile): IPE Hyderabad, EDII Ahmedabad, NDIM Delhi, etc.
Why use Careers360’s CAT 2025 percentile predictor?
Choosing the right MBA college can make or break a career, but it also depends on your CAT result. By the time the CAT results are announced, the application windows of many top MBA colleges are closed. Therefore, it is very important to decide on this in advance.
Careers360’s CAT percentile predictor helps you in making that decision as it not only predicts your percentile but also shares information about the number of MBA colleges that accept this CAT score for admissions.
CAT 2025 Percentile Predictor FAQs
The formula for computing the IIM call predictor is given by:
where,
P = Percentile of a candidate
N = Total number of candidates
r = Rank assigned to a candidate
At the outset, we would like to inform you that no prediction tool is accurate. It is based on your CAT expected score input.
The formula for computing the IIM call predictor is given by:
where,
P = Percentile of a candidate
N = Total number of candidates
r = Rank assigned to a candidate
At the outset, we would like to inform you that no prediction tool is accurate. It is based on your CAT expected score input.
Although we say that the CAT percentile predictor free tool is not accurate, we recommend you use Careers360's CAT score calculator to get a fair idea about your chances in some IIMs and other top MBA colleges.
The main thing to consider while using the online CAT percentile calculator for IIM is that its accuracy depends on various factors like the difficulty level of CAT questions (Slots 1, 2 and 3), the unpredictability of the type of question, and the overall performance of all the candidates.
To use the CAT percentile calculator online tool by Careers360, you have to input;
- CAT Estimated Score
- DILR, VARC, and QA score (Optional)
- CAT Registration Number
- Date of Birth
- Mobile Number
Yes, Careers360's CAT percentile predictor provides category-wise results.
Generally, it's best to use the CAT percentile calculator tool after you've taken the test. After taking the CAT exam, you will have an idea about the number of correct and incorrect attempts. This will help in calculating the raw CAT score.
IIM admission includes a CAT score, Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI), Academic Record, Work Experience, Extra-Curricular Activities, and Diversity (Gender and Educational).
What users have to say
Questions related to CAT
With a CAT rank of 5419, your percentile is around 95 to 97. This means you may not get into the top IIMs like Ahmedabad, Bangalore, or Calcutta, because they usually take students above 98 or 99 percentile. But you still have good chances at newer IIMs and other top MBA colleges.
You can get admission into IIMs like Amritsar, Raipur, Jammu, Udaipur, and Bodh Gaya. These IIMs accept students with lower percentiles, usually between 90 and 94.
Apart from IIMs, you can also get colleges like MDI Gurugram, IMI Delhi, Great Lakes Chennai, and maybe even FMS Delhi or JBIMS Mumbai depending on your category and performance in interview rounds.
You should now start preparing for the interview, group discussions, and written tests that most colleges will conduct after shortlisting you based on your CAT rank.
Here are websites you can check for cut-off and admission details:
https://www.imsindia.com/blog/cat-cutoff/
Hello Sahitya
For FMS Delhi, your percentile should be 99%+ and it should be 99.5%+ to be on the safer side.
Now coming to the academics:
1. 10th marks: 75%+ are given 10 out of 10
2. 12th marks: 75%+ are given 10 out of 10
3. Graduation marks: FMS doesn't considers graduation marks for screening.
So if you have 75%+ in both 10th and 12th, you will get full marks in academic score.
To know more about FMS: FMS
Hope this answer helps! Thank You!!!
Hello Ayush
This is definitely a myth that with 0 work-ex you can't get IIM ABC because freshers still get into them although the competition is brutal but if you have good academics (9/9/9) and a good CAT (99.5%+), you have a chance.
These are some other good colleges except IIM ABC which you can aim for:
TIER 1:
- IIM Lucknow
- IIM Kozhikode
- IIM Indore
- IIM Shillong
- FMS Delhi
- SPJIMR Mumbai
- MDI Gurgaon
- IIFT Delhi & Kolkata
Tier 2:
- NMIMS Mumbai
- SIBM Pune
- SCMHRD Pune
- IMT Ghaziabad
- XIM Bhubaneshwar
- GIM Goa
- TISS Mumbai
To know more about CAT: CAT by Careers360
Hope this answer helps! Thank You!!!
Hello Aspirant,
With an AIR (All India Rank) of 1,60,000 in NEET and in the OC (Open Category) there is a very slim chance of getting an MBBS seat in a government medical college, especially in General Category seats through All India Quota (AIQ), but here are some options:
- MBBS in Private Colleges: You could get a seat in a private medical college through the state quota, especially in Tier 2/3 states where the cutoffs are relatively lower. The fee would be high compared to government colleges.
- BDS Seats: You have fair chances for BDS in both government & private dental colleges under the state quota.
- Deemed Universities: Some deemed universities may offer MBBS seats at this rank but the fee is exorbitantly high (15 to 25 lakhs/year).
- Management/NRI Quota: If you can afford, you can explore MBBS through management/NRI quota seats in private colleges.
- Alternatives: You can think of allied health science courses such as BAMS, BHMS, B.Sc Nursing etc., which also have good career scope.
You can also participate in state counselling rounds, as sometimes, seats remain vacant/unfilled, including mop-up rounds.
Hello aspirant,
The question papers for CAT MGU University can be found on their official website, or you can also visit careers360 website for the same.
The link of which, I am attaching here,
https://university.careers360.com/articles/mgu-cat-2025
Regards