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CAT Pass Percentage 2024 - Minimum Marks to Qualify CAT 2024 Exam

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Avantika Bhardwaj

Updated on 24th November, 2024 , 5 min read

“What are the minimum marks required to qualify CAT 2024 Exam? What is the meaning of CAT pass percentage/cat qualifying marks?” These are a few important questions that students must be aware of. The CAT Pass Percentage is the minimum percentile that a candidate must secure in order to qualify the CAT Exam and be eligible to apply for CAT Accepting Colleges. 

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Expected CAT Pass Percentage 2024

For CAT pass marks, candidates must meet the cat section wise cutoff released by the IIMs after the declaration of CAT Result. Check below the expected cutoff of CAT 2024 for VARC, DILR, and QA sections. 

Below mentioned is the expected CAT Pass Percentage for CAT 2024. The minimum percentage for CAT Exam is given category wise. 

CAT Pass Percentage (CAT Percentile)

VARC Score

DILR Score

QA Score

CAT Total Marks

99.5

42

30

30

86

99

36

25

25

74

95

30

20

22

52

90

24

14

13

42

80

20

11

9

35

70

18

9

7

30

CAT Qualifying Marks 2024 are expected to be out during the second week of January 2025. The qualifying marks of CAT 2024 will consist of the minimum marks required for admission to IIMs and other management institutes across the country. The top IIMs accept admission at a varying range of 95 percentile and above except IIM Shillong while Non IIM institutes such as FMS Delhi, IIFT keep their qualifying percentile at 85 and above for admission. Candidates appearing in the Common Admission Test 2024 must secure a valid cat percentile to apply for admission to MBA colleges of their choice.

The CAT qualifying percentage is calculated based on the normalized score of the CAT Exam. This CAT pass percentage varies for different colleges. It is released in the form of CAT Cutoff by all the participating institutes that accept CAT Score. 

Before the CAT Qualifying Percentile is released, IIM Calcutta will release the CAT 2024 Result. It is expected to be released in December 2024. Students who took the exam can analyze the CAT Exam Pass Percentage to calculate their chances of admission.

Note* Candidates must know that even getting the minimum CAT Passing Marks 2024 will not guarantee admission to the top MBA Colleges. 

What is CAT Pass Percentage 2024?

CAT Pass Percentage is the minimum marks to qualify the CAT Exam. The minimum marks to pass the examination vary with different colleges and their pre-defined admission criteria. Students must secure more than the CAT Exam Passing Marks to be considered eligible for the final merit list.

The CAT Official website i.e. iimcat.ac.in will release the CAT Qualifying Marks after the exam is conducted successfully. The expected CAT Passing Marks for CAT 2024 have been tabulated below. These will help students get a rough estimate of their qualifying status.

Also Read - CAT 2024 Score vs Percentile

CAT Qualifying Marks 2024

CAT Qualifying Marks is the minimum marks that students must get in their CAT Exam to be eligible for further process of admission. Each IIM provides a list with acceptable pass percentage of the CAT Exam. Applicants who stand eligible for the interview round of the CAT Admission Process must secure the minimum CAT Qualifying Marks 2024.

CAT Pass Percentage 2024 is usually released after the declaration of CAT Result. The marks released are specific to different colleges. 

Expected CAT Pass Percentage 2024 for IIMs

IIM

CAT Qualifying Mark 2024

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

CAT Exam Pass Percentage for Top Non IIM Colleges

The CAT pass percentage for Non IIM colleges will surely be lower than that of IIM colleges. The expected CAT percentile for CAT Qualifying Marks 2024 is supposed to begin from 95+ percentile. Some of the top MBA colleges admit students based on their CAT qualifying marks. 

The table mentioned below gives an insight of expected CAT pass percentage 2024 for top Non IIM management colleges. The marks are for the general category candidates for the admission through CAT 2024:

CAT Exam Pass Percentage 2024 for Non IIM Colleges

Top MBA College

CAT Exam Pass Percentage (Percentile)

FMS Delhi

98-99

IIFT Delhi

95-99

SPJIMR, Mumbai

95-99

IMT Ghaziabad

95-97

JBIMS, Mumbai

96

MDI Gurgaon

97-99

IMI, New Delhi

90

XIM, Bhubaneshwar

91

GIM Goa

85

K J Somaiya, Mumbai

86

TAPMI, Manipal

80

FORE, New Delhi

85

IFMR, Chennai

80

IRMA, Anand

80

MICA, Ahmedabad

80

LIBA, Chennai

70

XIME, Bangalore

70

How Many Marks are Required to Qualify the CAT 2024 Exam?

It is imperative for students to understand the difference between the minimum percentile and CAT Exam minimum passing marks for admission to the top management colleges. These cutoff percentiles and passing marks vary each year determined by various factors mentioned below:

  • Difficulty level of the question paper
  • Number of students taking the exam
  • Previous years’ cutoff trend
  • Total number of seats available
  • Ranking of cat accepting colleges

CAT percentile of >=90 will fall in the competitive category for admission to the IIMs. Here is the detailed analysis of expected CAT Pass percentage for CAT 2024 Exam and the admission trend of previous years. Check below the trend of previous years’ cutoff.

CAT Percentile

Marks in CAT 2023

Marks in CAT 2022

Marks in CAT 2021

Marks in CAT 2020

Marks in CAT 2019

99.9

196

196

192

194

191

99.5

192

190

170

183

168

99

190

188

155

173

153

95

185

176

125

139

123

90

183

174

110

121

108

85

170

87

90

103

93

80

159

75

80

98

84

70

143

57

62

83

68

What is the Difference Between CAT Qualifying Marks and CAT Final Marks?

There are two rounds of CAT Cutoff based on which the students are selected for admission. The first round analyzes the qualifying marks and the second round analyzes the final CAT cutoff achieved by the candidates and hence the admission is granted. 

Below mentioned are the basic differences between the CAT Qualifying Marks and CAT Final marks:

CAT Qualifying Marks

CAT Final Marks

CAT qualifying marks are the minimum marks obtained by candidates to be shortlisted for the interview calls.

These are the final cat cutoff marks that select candidates for further admission process such as WAT/GD/PI rounds.

Students with minimum CAT qualifying marks may or may not proceed to the further rounds of admission.

Students who secure the final cat cutoff may or may not go for the further rounds of college admissions.

IIMs declare the minimum marks required to pass the cat exam right before the declaration of CAT result.

Once the IIM declares the CAT Result, the final cat cutoff marks and final cat percentiles are released.

The minimum marks required to pass the cat exam usually reach 90+ percentile while the newer IIMs offer admission at 85+ percentile as well. 

The final CAT cutoff scores/percentiles may go beyond 99+ for the Top IIM colleges and 95+ for the newer IIM colleges. 

CAT 2024 Score vs Percentile

The CAT Score vs Percentile defines the relation between the marks obtained by candidates in CAT Exam 2024 and their equivalent CAT percentile. Candidates can use their CAT percentile to calculate the cat qualifying marks and their chances of admission to their desired MBA college. For example, if a student obtains 99th percentile, it means there are 99% students who secured less marks than that student. The expected CAT Passing marks 2024 are mentioned in the table below:

CAT Percentile

VARC Score

DILR Score

QA Score

Overall CAT Score

99.5 Percentile

44

36

39

101

99 Percentile

41

31

36

91

98 Percentile

35

28

31

80

95 Percentile

29

22

24

66

90 Percentile

24

18

17

53

85 Percentile

20

15

14

45

80 Percentile

17

13

11

40

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