CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile: The Only Data That Matters

CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile

Every year after CAT results, one question dominates every discussion:

“At this score, what percentile does CAT 2025 give?”

This blog answers that question using only two authentic sources:

1. The official CAT 2025 Media Release (IIM Kozhikode)

2. The marks vs percentile table shared below

No speculation. No myths. Just official context + actual marks–percentile mapping.

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Part 1: What the Official CAT 2025 Media Release Clearly Tells Us

The CAT 2025 results were declared on 24 December 2025 by IIM Kozhikode, the coordinating institute for CAT 2025.

Key Facts You Must Know

• 2.95 lakh candidates registered for CAT 2025.

• 2.58 lakh candidates actually appeared for the exam.

• CAT 2025 scores are used by 22 IIMs.

• Additionally, 93 non-IIM institutes will also use CAT 2025 scores.

• Percentiles are calculated only after normalization across slots.

Why Percentile Is Everything

The media release clearly implies one thing:

Admissions are based on percentiles, not raw marks.

This is exactly why understanding marks vs percentile is far more important than obsessing over score alone.

How Rare Top Percentiles Really Are

As per the official release:

• 100 percentile: only 12 candidates

• 99.99 percentile: 26 candidates

• 99.98 percentile: 26 candidates

This single data point explains why even a few marks can dramatically change your percentile at the top end.

Part 2: CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile (Actual Mapping)

Below is the exact CAT 2025 score vs percentile table as provided. This is not a student distribution table. It only shows how marks correspond to percentiles.

Percentile	VARC	DILR	QA	Total Marks
99.9	53	41	40	115
99	44	30	30	85
98	40	25	24	78
95	32	22	18	60
90	25	15	16	50
80	20	12	10	38

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Final Takeaway

CAT is not about how many marks you scored.

CAT is about where you stand relative to everyone else.

This blog intentionally sticks to official CAT 2025 facts and a clean marks vs percentile mapping, so that aspirants focus on what truly matters — percentile clarity.