CAT result 2025 release date, download scorecard @iimcat.ac.in, normalization, and steps to download

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13th September, 2025

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CAT Result 2025 will be released by IIM Kozhikode in December 2025. The result will likely be out on December 19 or 20, 2025, going by past trends. The direct link to download the scorecard will be made available on the official website - iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can download their CAT Scorecard using their CAT application number and password.

The scorecard of CAT 2025 Exam will consist of details such as candidate's name, registration number, photograph, sectional score, overall score, sectional percentile, overall percentile, exam date, etc.

Candidates are advised to visit the website and check their response sheet along with answer key by logging into their accounts, once released. They can log in using their CAT Login Credentials. In case of any discrepancy, candidates can raise objection against the questions within the stipulated timeline given.

Also Read → What After CAT Result 2025?

IIM Kozhikode will conduct the CAT Exam 2025 on 30 November 2025. Candidates can check their CAT 2025 Result on the IIM CAT Official Website– iimcat.ac.in. IIM Kozhikode may not announce the exact CAT Result Date and CAT Result Time. The examination conducting body will activate CAT Result 2025 Link on the website and students can check their results by entering their login credentials.

CAT Result 2025 Important Dates (Tentative)

Particulars

Details

Exam

CAT 2025

CAT Exam Date

November 30, 2025

CAT Result 2025 (Declared)

December 19, 2025 (expected)

CAT Result Website

iimcat.ac.in

CAT Result 2025

After the declaration of CAT Result 2025, all the IIMs will release their individual CAT Cutoff and the shortlisting for IIM Admission will begin based on CAT Cutoff and marks obtained by candidates. Students who appeared in the exam or are preparing for it must know about the other details such as How to download CAT Result?, the CAT Result 2025 Link, How is CAT Percentile Calculated?, What is the difference CAT Marks vs Percentile?, What is the Normalization in CAT Exam?, etc.

How to Check CAT Result 2025?

Once CAT Result 2025 is declared by IIM Kozhikode at iimcat.ac.in, CAT 2025 Aspirants can check the steps to download CAT Result 2025 / CAT Scorecard 2025 using the steps mentioned below in this article. They must ensure that they follow these steps for a hassle-free process:

Steps to Check CAT Exam Result 2025

To check the CAT result the candidates must follow the below steps.

  • Visit the CAT Official Website – iimcat.ac.in.
  • Click on the CAT Result 2025 Link named as – ‘CAT Result 2025' tab and enter your CAT User ID and Password to proceed.
  • Navigate to and Click on the ‘IIM CAT Scorecard' Tab on the next page.
  • CAT Result 2025 will be displayed on the computer screen.
  • Download the CAT Result 2025 and save it.
  • Candidates can also take a printout of their CAT Scorecard for future reference.

Note* Besides this, candidates will also be intimated about the announcement of their CAT 2025 Result via text message/ SMS on the mobile number and email on their email id registered by them at the time of CAT 2025 Registration. The CAT Percentile will be mentioned in this email and text message sent to them.

CAT Scorecard 2025 – Details Mentioned

The CAT scorecard 2025 will have the following details mentioned on it.

  • CAT 2025 Registration Number/ User ID
  • Candidate's Name, Category, and Gender
  • Date of Birth
  • Date and Time of Examination
  • Candidate's Contact Details
  • Candidate's Email Id
  • CAT Scaled Score
  • CAT Sectional Score
  • CAT Overall Percentile
  • CAT Sectional Percentile

CAT Result 2025 – Important Points

The following points must be kept in mind in lieu of the CAT 2025 result cum scorecard.

  • CAT Result 2025 will be released on CAT Official Website.
  • The CAT Exam Result 2025 link will be made available through online mode only and on the CAT Official Website – iimcat.ac.in.
  • CAT Exam takers will receive an SMS regarding CAT Result 2025 on their mobile number registered by them at the time of CAT 2025 Registration.
  • CAT Result for all the slots of CAT 2025 will be released on the same day.
  • The CAT Scorecard 2025 will consist of details such as the CAT Scaled Score and CAT Percentile of the candidate as per his/her performance in the exam.

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How is CAT Percentile Calculation Done?

The CAT Percentile Calculation consists of three steps. According to the CAT Exam Pattern which has remained unchanged or witness a few changes over the past few years, 3 marks are awarded to students for every correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for every incorrect response. There will be no mark deduction for wrong responses in the Non-MCQ section.

Below mentioned are the steps for CAT Percentile Calculation -
  • Every candidate's score if evaluated section wise after which the overall CAT Score is calculated by summing up the sectional score.
  • Then, these CAT section wise, and CAT overall score are taken through CAT Normalization Process to finally calculate the CAT Score.
  • After that, the CAT Percentile is then calculated by converting the CAT Normalized. CAT Percentile is the score which is reported on the CAT Scorecard 2025.

Also Read - CAT Score vs Percentile 2025

CAT Percentile Calculation 2025

In order to do the CAT Percentile Calculation 2025, CAT Score is used. The procedure of calculating percentiles for CAT Result 2025 will remain the exact same for all the sections of CAT 2025. The more the percentile is the greater the chances of selection will be. Below mentioned is the process for Calculation of CAT 2025 Percentile:

  • Step 1 → Take the total number of candidates who took IIM CAT 2025. This number should be the total of all the candidates of all the three shifts of CAT Exam 2025. Suppose the total number of candidates who appeared in the CAT 2025 is ‘N'.
  • Step 2 → Assigning a rank ‘R' based on the CAT scaled score obtained by candidates in VARC/DILR/QA sections to all candidates who took CAT 2025. If two or more than two candidates obtain identical scaled scores in the VARC section, there will be identical ranks assigned to them.
  • Step 3 → Now, calculating the CAT Percentile Score (P) of a candidate with Rank (R) in one of the sections as given below -
    • P = ((N – r)/ N) * 100
  • Step 4 → Round off the calculated CAT Percentile Score. This is calculated up to two decimal places. For example, all the CAT Percentile Scores which are greater than or equal to 99.995 can be rounded off to 100. All the percentile scores greater than or equal to 99.985 but strictly less than 99.995 will be rounded off to 99.99. and so forth.

What is the Meaning of CAT Normalization?

CAT Normalization Process → As the CAT Exam for MBA Admission is held in three different slots, a CAT Normalization Process is used in which the marks obtained by every candidate is scaled in order to bring equity to the CAT Marking Process. The normalization process of CAT Exam is the established practice used over the years to assess the performance of CAT Exam takers across the multiple session.

The parameters which are taken into account for CAT Normalization Process are mentioned below.
  • Highest Score
  • Lowest Score
  • Mean Score
  • Median Score
  • Top 10 Percentiles
  • Lowest 10 Percentiles

Read in Detail - CAT Normalization Process

CAT Result 2025 – Important Instructions

Candidates who took Common Admission Test 2025 will be able to receive their CAT Scorecard 2025.

  • CAT Result 2025 will be made available online, and candidates must take a printout of their scorecard for future reference. However, there will be no hardcopy of the CAT Exam Result 2025 sent to candidates. The IIMs as well as Non IIMs institutes use the CAT Result 2025 based on their respective IIM Selection Process.
  • The result of Cat Exam 2025 will remain valid till 31st December 2025.
  • CAT Result is considered the base of admission to Indian Institutes of Management and other reputed business schools which are not IIMs. The candidates who qualify the sectional along with overall cut off for the respective institute will be invited for Group Discussion and Personal Interview Rounds conducted by the institutes to shortlist candidates based on their performance. Common Admission Test Result is given weightage during final selection also.
  • Scoring well in CAT Exam is one of the gateways to get through the admission procedure of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)as IIMs do not accept any other entrance examination score when it comes to shortlisting candidates for admission to the programs offered by them.
  • Besides IIMs, there are various other business institutes that accept CAT Score. Colleges like Faculty of Management Studies (Delhi),SPJIMR Mumbai, Management Development Institute (MDI Gurgaon),etc. accept CAT Score to shortlist candidates for admission.

What after CAT Result 2025?

After the declaration of CAT 2025 Result, candidates with the minimum CAT Cutoff score will be intimated via an email for further selection rounds. These intimations will be sent to candidates by the respective IIMs for the IIM Selection Process. Every Indian Institute of Management sends interview letters to the candidates who have been shortlisted for admission. These interview letters are sent via email or speed post. The selection criteria through which IIMs shortlist candidates vary across IIMs.

Usually the IIMs follow the selection process which includes the rounds namely – Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI). The newly constructed IIMs follow common selection process i.e. Common Admission Process (CAP) for which a separate registration window is opened once the minimum CAP Cutoff Percentile is released by the authority that conducts CAP.

The final selection of the candidates for admission to MBA will be carried out based on the various factors such as CAT Score, Academic history, work experience, academic diversity, gender diversity, and performance in WAT/ GD-PI.

CAT Accepting Colleges would be declaring the shortlisted candidates based on the candidate cutoff and percentile.CAT 2025 Percentile and Cutoff would be varying across institutes. While IIMs and lot other B-schools announce their admission criteria including cutoff declared prior to the CAT Result declaration, a lot of B-schools declare their CAT cutoff once the CAT Result is declared.

The Selected candidates would be required to appear for the CAT Selection Procedure followed by institutes including Writing Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The result or the merit list at the B-school would are required on the performance of the candidate in CAT, Selection Rounds and the overall profile of the candidate.

Following factors shall be verified by the IIMs

For admission to an IIM various other factors are considered apart from the CAT scores. Check out these factors listed below.

  • Degree: The mark sheets of the candidate and the certificates related to the degree secured by the candidate shall be verified. The copies would be required to be attested by the candidate.
  • Reserved Categories: The candidates belonging to the reserved categories would have to show a certificate evidencing their reserved category status.
  • Final Year Graduation Document: Candidates appearing for the final year would be required to submit an original certificate from the concerned authorities from a college/institution.
  • IIMs and Government B-schools follow reservation criteria as per the Indian Government.

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CAT Cutoff 2025

CAT Cutoff 2025 are the minimum marks required by a candidate in CAT Result 2025 to become eligible for the next selection rounds. There are various parameters which are considered before the calculation on CAT Cutoff 2025. These parameters include -

  • Difficulty level of CAT Question Paper
  • Number of Candidates Appeared in the CAT Exam
  • Seat Intake

Previous Year CAT Cutoff

IIMs

Cut Off Expected for 2025 (Percentile)

IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff

99-100

IIM Bangalore Cutoff

99-100

IIM Calcutta Cutoff

99

IIM Lucknow Cutoff

97-98

IIM Indore Cutoff

97-98

IIM Kozhikode Cutoff

97-98

IIM Amritsar Cutoff

95-96

IIM Nagpur Cutoff

95-96

IIM Sambalpur Cutoff

95-96

IIM Trichy Cutoff

94-95

IIM Rohtak Cutoff

94-95

IIM Raipur Cutoff

94-95

IIM Ranchi Cutoff

94-95

IIM Kashipur Cutoff

94-95

IIM Visakhapatnam Cutoff

92-94

IIM Udaipur Cutoff

92-94

IIM Bodhgaya Cutoff

92-94

IIM Shillong Cutoff

90

IIM Sirmaur Cutoff

90

IIM Jammu Cutoff

89-90

CAT 2024 Toppers → Names and Scores

In CAT 2024, about 3.29 lakh candidates registered and 2.82 lakh candidates appeared for it. The total number of 100 percentilers out of 2.82 lakh candidates is 14. One of the 14 candidates who scored 100 percentile is a female. While 29 candidates have scored 99.99 percentilers, the number of 99.98 percentilers is 30.Check below the list of CAT Toppers 2024 who scored 100 and 99 percentilers.

Sr. No.

Name of CAT 2024 Toppers

CAT Percentile

1

Vagish Nangia

100

2

Mani Praneeth Chilukuri

100

3

Vedant Chandewar

99.98

4

Sarthak Jaiswal

99.97

5

Swaraj Pal Kesari

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest package of IIM?

The highest package of any IIM depends on the candidate performance during their course and in the placement process. The placement package usually ranges from INR 50 LPA to INR 1 Crore.

When is the CAT 2025 result expected, and who releases it?

IIM Kozhikode is expected to release the CAT 2025 result around December 19 or 20, 2025, following past trends. The official release will be on their website, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates will also receive an SMS or email notification on their registered mobile number and email ID once the results are out. This makes it easy to stay updated.

How do I check and download my CAT 2025 scorecard online?

To check your CAT 2025 result, visit the official website iimcat.ac.in. Look for the CAT Result 2025 link and click on it. You will need to enter your CAT User ID and password. After logging in, navigate to the IIM CAT Scorecard tab to view your result. You can then download and print your scorecard for future reference.

What information is included in the CAT 2025 scorecard?

The CAT 2025 scorecard contains important details like your registration number, name, category, gender, date of birth, exam date, and contact information. Crucially, it will show your CAT scaled score, sectional scores, and both overall and sectional percentiles, which are key for admissions.

What should I do after the CAT 2025 result is declared?

After the CAT 2025 result, IIMs and other B-schools will release their individual cutoffs. If you meet these, you will be shortlisted for further selection rounds like Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI). Keep an eye on the official websites and your email for interview call letters and instructions.

How is the CAT 2025 percentile calculated for candidates?

CAT percentile calculation involves a multi-step process. First, individual sectional and overall scaled scores are determined. These scores then undergo a normalization process to ensure fairness across different exam slots. Finally, a candidate's percentile is calculated based on their normalized score relative to all other test-takers, with higher scores leading to higher percentiles.

What is CAT Normalization, and why is it important?

CAT Normalization is a process used to ensure fairness and equity in scoring because the exam is held in multiple sessions with different question papers. It scales the raw marks obtained by candidates across all slots to bring them onto a common scale. This helps compare candidate performance accurately, accounting for variations in difficulty levels between exam sessions.

What are CAT cutoffs, and how are they decided?

CAT cutoffs are the minimum percentile scores required by candidates to be eligible for the next admission rounds at IIMs and other management institutes. These cutoffs are decided based on factors like the exam's difficulty, the number of candidates who appeared, total seat intake, and previous year trends. Each institute releases its own specific cutoff scores.

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