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CAT Scores vs Percentiles

%ileCAT MarksNon IIMs / Other College
9980SPJIMR, Mumbai
9980FMS New Delhi*
98.580SJMSOM IIT Bombay*
9875MDI Gurgaon
9875DMS IIT Delhi*
9050Xavier University Bhubaneswar
9050TAPMI Manipal
9050IMT Ghaziabad
9050IMI New Delhi
9050Great Lakes Chennai
9050GIM Goa
9050FORE School of Management New Delhi
8541IRMA Anand
8037Welingkar Mumbai, Bengaluru
8037SDA Bocconi Asia Center
8037K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai
8037Altera Institute Delhi
8037BIM Tiruchirappalli
70 – 8030ISME Bengaluru
70 – 8030ISBR Bengaluru
70 – 8030Imperial College Pune
70 – 8030Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon
70 – 8030IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University
70 – 8030Woxsen University
70 – 8030BIMTECH Greater Noida
70 – 8030SDMIMD Mysore
70 – 8030SOIL Institute of Management
70 – 8030XIME Bangalore
70 – 8030iFeel Lonavala
70 – 8030JAGSOM Bangalore
70 – 8030MDI Murshidabad
70 – 8030Alliance School of Business – Alliance University
70 – 8030Rajagiri Business School
70 – 8030Institute of Management Technology Nagpur
70 – 8030BIIB Pune
70 – 8030Indus Business Academy – IBA Bangalore
70 – 8030KIIT School of Management  Bhubaneswar
70 – 8030IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School
70 – 8030SIES College of Management Studies and SIES School of Business Studies , Navi Mumbai
70 – 8030Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
70 – 8030IMI Bhubaneswar
70 – 8030VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore
70 – 8030Amrita School of Business Coimbatore
70 – 8030Prestige University
60 – 7025JIMS Rohini Delhi
60 – 7025Manav Rachna Faridabad
60 – 7025Shiv Nadar University Greater Noida
60 – 7025New Delhi Institute of Management – NDIM New Delhi
60 – 7025Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad
60 – 7025Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research – CIMR Mumbai
60 – 7025Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida
60 – 7025NTPC School of Business – NSB Noida
60 – 7025Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management – VJIM Hyderabad
60 – 7025Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar
60 – 7025Jaipuria Jaipur: Jaipuria Institute of Management
60 – 7025Dayananda Sagar Business School Bangalore
60 – 7025Delhi School of Business
60 – 7025EDII Ahmedabad
60 – 7025IIMS Pune: International Institute of Management Studies
60 – 7025IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise
60 – 7025PSGIM Coimbatore
60 – 7025MKES Institute of Management Studies and Research
50 – 6025FIIB Delhi: Fortune Institute of International Business
50 – 6025Jaypee Business School Noida
50 – 6025GBS Kolkata: Globsyn Business School, Kolkata
50 – 6025IMS Ghaziabad: Institute of Management Studies
50 – 6025Jaipuria Institute of Management (Jaipuria) Indore
50 – 6025NSB Bangalore
50 – 6025XIME Chennai: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
50 – 6025XIME Kochi: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
50 – 6025Jaipuria Ghaziabad
50 – 6025RSB Chennai
50 – 6025GNIOT Institute of Management Studies
50 – 6025Apeejay School of Management, Dwarka, New Delhi
50 – 6025SJIM Bangalore
50 – 6025IES Management College And Research Centre, Mumbai
50 – 6025IMS Unison University Dehradun
50 – 6025ITM Navi Mumbai: ITM Group of Institutions
50 – 6025MET Mumbai
50 – 6025RV Institute of Management
50 – 6025SCMS Cochin: SCMS Cochin School of Business
50 – 6025AIMS School of Business, Bangalore
50 – 6025RV University Bangalore

IIM Cutoffs

Non IIM Cutoffs

CAT based IIMs Cutoffs

CAT based Non IIMs Cutoffs

%ileMBA College
99SPJIMR, Mumbai
99SJMSOM IIT Bombay
99FMS New Delhi
98MDI Gurgaon
98IIM Mumbai (Erstwhile NITIE)
98DMS IIT Delhi
97IIFT Delhi
95IIM Rohtak
90Xavier University Bhubaneswar
90TAPMI Manipal
90IMT Ghaziabad
90IMI New Delhi
90Great Lakes Chennai
90GIM Goa
90FORE School of Management New Delhi
85IRMA Anand
80Welingkar Mumbai, Bangaluru
80SDA Bocconi Asia Center
80K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai
80Altera Institute Delhi
80BIM Tiruchirappalli
70ISME Bengaluru
70LBSIM New Delhi
70 – 80Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon
70 – 80IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University
70 – 80Woxsen University
70 – 80BIMTECH Greater Noida
70 – 80SDMIMD Mysore
70 – 80SOIL Institute of Management
70 – 80XIME Bangalore
70 – 80CIMP Patna
70 – 80JAGSOM Bangalore
70 – 80MDI Murshidabad
70 – 80Alliance School of Business – Alliance University
70 – 80Rajagiri Business School
70 – 80Institute of Management Technology Nagpur
70 – 80BIIB Pune
70 – 80Indus Business Academy – IBA Bangalore
70 – 80KIIT School of Management  Bhubaneswar
70 – 80IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School
70 – 80SIES College of Management Studies and SIES School of Business Studies , Navi Mumbai
70 – 80Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
70 – 80IMI Bhubaneswar
70 – 80VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore
70 – 80Amrita School of Business Coimbatore
70 – 80Prestige University
60 – 70JIMS Rohini Delhi
60 – 70Manav Rachna Faridabad
60 – 70Shiv Nadar University Greater Noida
60 – 70New Delhi Institute of Management – NDIM New Delhi
60 – 70Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad
60 – 70Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research – CIMR Mumbai
60 – 70Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida
60 – 70NTPC School of Business – NSB Noida
60 – 70Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management – VJIM Hyderabad
60 – 70Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar
60 – 70Jaipuria Jaipur: Jaipuria Institute of Management
60 – 70Dayananda Sagar Business School Bangalore
60 – 70Delhi School of Business
60 – 70EDII Ahmedabad
60 – 70IIMS Pune: International Institute of Management Studies
60 – 70IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise
60 – 70PSGIM Coimbatore
60 – 70MKES Institute of Management Studies and Research
50 – 60FIIB Delhi: Fortune Institute of International Business
50 – 60Jaypee Business School Noida
50 – 60GBS Kolkata: Globsyn Business School, Kolkata
50 – 60IMS Ghaziabad: Institute of Management Studies
50 – 60Jaipuria Institute of Management (Jaipuria) Indore
50 – 60NSB Bangalore
50 – 60XIME Chennai: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
50 – 60XIME Kochi: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
50 – 60Jaipuria Ghaziabad
50 – 60RSB Chennai
50 – 60GNIOT Institute of Management Studies
50 – 60Apeejay School of Management, Dwarka, New Delhi
50 – 60SJIM Bangalore
50 – 60IES Management College And Research Centre, Mumbai
50 – 60IMS Unison University Dehradun
50 – 60ITM Navi Mumbai: ITM Group of Institutions
50 – 60MET Mumbai
50 – 60RV Institute of Management
50 – 60SCMS Cochin: SCMS Cochin School of Business
50 – 60AIMS School of Business, Bangalore
50 – 60RV University Bangalore

CAT 2023 Exact Cutoffs Reference

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  • Same Exam Pattern: There was No Change in CAT 2023 Exam Pattern. It was same as CAT 2022. Total Questions remain same at 66 like last year. Sectional composition of MCQs and Non MCQs have changed.
  • More Difficult Exam Paper: CAT 2023 Exam is rated as more difficult in the history of CAT Exam.
  • Lower Cut Offs for IIMs: Given the higher difficulty level of the paper, Cut Offs for IIMs are expected to go down.

Ideal Attempts in CAT – Score vs Percentile vs Attempts

Verbal CAT 2023 Cutoffs

New CAT 2025! Made Easy!! 90% based on Ck G Strategy


Each RC passage in CAT 2023 comprised approximately 300-350 words. Among these, two sets were of an Easy to Medium difficulty level, while the other two leaned towards Medium to Difficult. The overall difficulty level was Medium to Difficult, similar to the level observed in last year’s Slot 1 Verbal Section. In the Verbal Ability (VA) section, there was an unexpected change: the omission of odd-sentence-out questions, replaced instead by para completion tasks within the section.

DILR CAT 2023 Cutoffs

New CAT 2025! Made Easy!! 90% based on Ck G Strategy

CAT 2023 DILR Slot 1 presented four sets with five questions each. Among these, two sets were of an Easy to Medium difficulty level, while the other two leaned towards Medium to Difficult. The overall difficulty level was Medium to Difficult, similar to the level observed in last year’s Slot 1 DILR. More TITA questions.

Quant CAT 2023 Expected Cutoffs

New CAT 2025! Made Easy!! 90% based on Ck G Strategy

The section maintained a Medium difficulty level, largely centered on Arithmetic with 8 questions, followed by Algebra with 5. Additionally, there were 3 questions each on Modern Math and Geometry. Within Arithmetic, the focus was primarily on Averages, Mixtures & Alligations, and Profit & Loss. This year saw 8 TITA questions, making the strategic selection of questions crucial. Within the given timeframe, aiming for about 14 to 15 questions with an accuracy rate of 85-90% was feasible for students.

CAT 2024 Expected Cutoffs

CAT 2024 PercentileVerbal CutoffsDILR CutoffsQuant Cutoffs
60%ile9 – 144 – 75 – 8
70%ile12 – 166 – 106 – 10
80%ile16 – 2211 – 1511 – 15
85%ile22 – 2712 – 1613 – 18
90%ile24 – 3015 – 2015 – 20
95%ile29 – 3419 – 2419 – 24
97%ile32 – 3923 – 2723 – 27
99%ile40 – 4630 – 3330 – 33
99.9%ile45 – 5636 – 4536 – 45
100%ile50 – 6042 – 6042 – 60

CAT 2024 Expected Cutoffs

  • Same Exam Pattern: There was No Change in CAT 2023 Exam Pattern. It was same as CAT 2022. Total Questions remain same at 66 like last year. Sectional composition of MCQs and Non MCQs have changed.
  • More Difficult Exam Paper: CAT 2023 Exam is rated as more difficult in the history of CAT Exam.
  • Lower Cut Offs for IIMs: Given the higher difficulty level of the paper, Cut Offs for IIMs are expected to go down.

Ideal Attempts in CAT – Score vs Percentile vs Attempts

CAT 2023 Verbal PercentileCAT 2023 MarksIdeal Attempts
609 – 148
7012 – 1610
8016 – 2212
8522 – 2714
9024 – 3015
9529 – 3417
9732 – 3918
9940 – 4620
99.945 – 5620
10050 – 6020

Verbal CAT 2024 Expected Cutoffs

90% based on Ck G Strategy

Each RC passage in CAT 2023 comprised approximately 300-350 words. Among these, two sets were of an Easy to Medium difficulty level, while the other two leaned towards Medium to Difficult. The overall difficulty level was Medium to Difficult, similar to the level observed in last year’s Slot 1 Verbal Section. In the Verbal Ability (VA) section, there was an unexpected change: the omission of odd-sentence-out questions, replaced instead by para completion tasks within the section.

DILR CAT 2024 Expected Cutoffs

CAT 2023 DILR Slot 1 presented four sets with five questions each. Among these, two sets were of an Easy to Medium difficulty level, while the other two leaned towards Medium to Difficult. The overall difficulty level was Medium to Difficult, similar to the level observed in last year’s Slot 1 DILR. More TITA questions.

CAT 2023 DILR PercentileCAT 2023 MarksIdeal Attemptsin Sets
605 – 81
706 – 101
8011 – 151 – 2
8512 – 162
9015 – 202
9519 – 242 – 3
9723 – 273
9930 – 333
99.936 – 454
10042 – 604
CAT 2023 Verbal PercentileCAT 2023 MarksSets
605 – 81
708 – 111
8010 – 151 – 2
8512 – 162
9016 – 202
9520 – 252 – 3
9725 – 303
9934 – 373
99.940 – 454
10045 – 604

Quant CAT 2024 Expected Cutoffs

The section maintained a Medium difficulty level, largely centered on Arithmetic with 8 questions, followed by Algebra with 5. Additionally, there were 3 questions each on Modern Math and Geometry. Within Arithmetic, the focus was primarily on Averages, Mixtures & Alligations, and Profit & Loss. This year saw 8 TITA questions, making the strategic selection of questions crucial. Within the given timeframe, aiming for about 14 to 15 questions with an accuracy rate of 85-90% was feasible for students.

Similar to last year’s Slot 1, this section mirrored the distribution of TITA (8 questions) and MCQ (14 questions). Furthermore, the allocation of questions across different areas/topics closely resembled last year’s Slot 1.


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Round 1 CAT Cutoffs

Round 2 Getting the Calls

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Main IIMs CAT 10th 12th Grad WorkEx AcadDiv Gender
IIM Ahmedabad  65% 10% 10% 10% 5% Toppers
IIM Bengaluru  40% 20% 10% 20% 8% 2%
IIM Calcutta  56% 10% 15% 15% 4%
IIM Indore  20% 34% 40% 6%
IIM Kozhikode  45% 30% 15% 10%
IIM Lucknow 60%   10% 10% 10% 5% 5%

New IIMs CAT 10th WorkEx AcadDiv
IIM Vizag  40% 42% 8% 10%
IIM Nagpur  30% 35% 20% 15%
IIM Amritsar 45% 40% 5% 10%

Round 3 Converting the Calls

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Main IIM CAT Acads Work Exp Diversity AWT/WAT PI
IIM Ahmedabad 25% 15%     10% 50%
IIM Bengaluru  25% 35% 10%   10% 30%
IIM Calcutta  30%   8% 4% 10% 48%
IIM Indore  20% 20%     20% 40%
IIM Kozhikode 35%     Essay 20% Resume 10% 35%
IIM Lucknow 30% 10% 5% 5% 10% 40%

New IIMs CAT Acads WorkEx AcadDiv Gender AWT/WAT PI
IIM Vizag  25% 20% 5% 20%   5% 25%
IIM Nagpur  15% 15% 20%     10% 40%
IIM Jammu  40% 15% 5% 5% 5% 10% 20%
IIM Sirmaur  30% 15% 15% 5% 5% 15% 15%
IIM Amritsar  35% 0% 5% 10%   15% 35%
IIM Bodh Gaya  40% 12% 6% 4% 8% 10% 20%
IIM Sambalpur  35% 10% 15% 5% 15% 5% 15%

Acads and Workex Points