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    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile (99,98,95,85,80,30 Marks): Section-Wise Trends, Top MBA Colleges
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    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile (99,98,95,85,80,30 Marks): Section-Wise Trends, Top MBA Colleges

    Malvika ChawlaUpdated on 24 Dec 2025, 04:12 PM IST

    As per the CAT 2025 Slot 1 score vs percentile analysis, a candidate with a CAT scaled score of 110+ can expect to have a CAT percentile of 99.95. Whereas, with a score of 100-104+, one will fall in the 99.9 percentile category. In addition to this, recently CAT 2025 answer key has been released today on December 4, 2025. As per the raw and scaled scores, the candidates will be able to assess their chances of getting PI calls from top institutions such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, FMS Delhi, and more. Based on early student responses, expert reviews, and past-year trends, CAT 2025 Slot 1 was moderate to difficult, especially in VARC and DILR. Keep reading this article to find the detailed CAT 2025 Slot 1 score vs percentile table, section-wise score trends, percentile calculation method, and a complete list of top MBA colleges to target based on your CAT percentile.
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    1. CAT 2025 Answer Key Download Link
    2. CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By Career Launcher
    3. CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By IMS India
    4. CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By IQuanta
    5. CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By Unacademy
    6. CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile (Expected): By Careers360
    7. CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile: Previous Years
    8. CAT Score vs Percentile 2024: Section-Wise
    9. CAT Score vs Percentile 2023: Section-Wise
    10. CAT Slot 1 Marks Vs Percentile 2025: How to Calculate CAT 2025 Percentile?
    11. Top MBA Colleges in India to target based on CAT Score vs Percentile
    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile (99,98,95,85,80,30 Marks): Section-Wise Trends, Top MBA Colleges
    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile

    CAT 2025 Answer Key Download Link

    Check the following link for the CAT 2025 answer key download link for Slot 1.

    CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By Career Launcher

    The following table mentions the CAT 2025 expected score vs percentile for Slot 1, as has been predicted by Career Launcher

    Expected PercentilesOverall Score
    CAT 2025 Slot 1
    9981
    9565
    9052
    8545
    8040
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    CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By IMS India

    Check out the following CAT 2025 expected score vs percentile for Slot 1.

    PercentileVARC ScoreDILR ScoreQA Score
    99.9514648
    99.5443940
    99403433
    98343130
    95302625
    90231918
    85191516
    80171314
    75151112
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    CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By IQuanta

    Check out the table below, which lists the expected CAT 2025 score vs percentile for Slot 1 (section-wise), as predicted by IQuanta.

    PercentileVARCDILRQAOverall
    99.9544344120
    99.5443536100
    9940303288
    9835252775
    9530202165
    9024161654
    8520131345
    8018111140
    75159930
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    CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 (Expected): By Unacademy

    Expected PercentilesCAT 2025 ScoreVARCDILRQA
    99.5+90+40+30+36+
    99.5100-10241-4232-3339-40
    9991-9338-39
    34
    97



    9564-65
    20-21
    9052-5422-23
    19-20
    85



    8038-3916-1713-1413-14

    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile (Expected): By Careers360

    Take a look at the following table, which mentions the CAT 2025 slot 1 score vs percentile.

    CAT Scaled Score (2024)

    CAT Percentile

    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score Vs Percentile

    130+

    99.95

    110+

    120+

    99.9

    100-104

    104

    99.5

    90-92

    95

    99

    78.-82

    70

    95

    56-58

    57

    90

    45-48

    49

    85

    40-42

    43

    80

    35-36

    38

    75

    32-33

    34

    70

    30-31

    27

    60

    25-26


    CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile: Previous Years

    Before looking at this year's CAT 2025 score vs percentile, it is very crucial for the candidates to look at the previous CAT score vs percentile as well. In the table below, we provide you with the following information.

    Year99.9 99 95 90
    202412795.137058
    2023101.4376.1554.8644.36
    2022109846249

    CAT Score vs Percentile 2024: Section-Wise

    Check out the following table, which mentions the CAT 2024 score vs percentile.

    Percentile

    CAT VARC

    CAT DILR

    CAT QA

    Overall Score

    100

    39.17

    61.86

    52.15

    153.17

    99.85

    33.96

    55.31

    31.17

    118.44

    99.14

    12.08

    61.56

    43.16

    96.79

    89

    15.21

    24.46

    16.19

    55.86

    CAT Score vs Percentile 2023: Section-Wise

    Based on the difficulty level of the CAT exam, the same was moderate to difficult. Here we have the CAT 2023 score vs percentile analysis. Candidates can expect the CAT score vs percentile will be on a similar line or a bit higher since this year CAT registrations increased as compared to last year.

    Percentile

    Score VARC

    Score DILR

    Score QA

    Overall Score

    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 Slot 1 Marks Vs Percentile 2025: How to Calculate CAT 2025 Percentile?

    The CAT 2025 percentile is derived from the scaled scores of each section as well as the overall scaled score. Your CAT 2025 scorecard will display your sectional scaled scores, overall scaled score, and the corresponding percentiles.

    To understand how the percentile is computed for CAT 2025, let’s look at an example using the VARC section:

    • Step 1: Determine the total number of test-takers (N) who appeared for CAT across both the morning and afternoon slots.

    • Step 2: Arrange all candidates in order of their scaled VARC scores and assign them a rank (r). If multiple candidates have the same score, they are given the same rank.

    • Step 3: Using the assigned rank (r), calculate the candidate’s percentile (P) in the VARC section using the standard percentile formula used in CAT evaluation.

    • Step 4: The calculated percentile (P) is rounded off to two decimal places. For instance, any score equal to or above 89.995 is rounded to 90.

    This process is repeated for the total (overall) score and for each of the remaining sections. Candidates can also use online CAT percentile predictor tools to estimate their percentile accurately.

    Top MBA Colleges in India to target based on CAT Score vs Percentile

    The following list mentions the list of top MBA colleges in India to target based on CAT percentile, which candidates will get based on their CAT exam.

    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile: MBA Colleges to Target with 99.9 -100 Percentile

    CAT Slot 1 Score vs Percentile 2025: MBA Colleges to Target with 99-99.5 Percentile

    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile: MBA Colleges to Target with 95-98 Percentile

    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Marks vs Percentile: MBA Colleges to Target with 90 – 95 Percentile

    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile: MBA Colleges to Target with 85 – 90 Percentile

    • LBSIM Delhi

    • BIM Trichy

    • LIBA Chennai

    • IFMR GSB Sri City

    • NIBM Pune

    • Welingkar Bangalore & Mumbai

    CAT Slot 1 Score vs Percentile 2025: MBA Colleges to Target with 80 – 85 Percentile

    CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile: MBA Colleges to Target with 70 – 80 Percentile

    • Amrita School of Business

    • VIT Business School

    • UPES Dehradun

    • JAGSOM Bangalore

    • BIMM Pune

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Which CAT slot is toughest in 2025?
    A:

    The CAT 2025 exam slot 1 was more difficult than the CAT slot 2 and slot 3 concluded on November 30, 2025. 

    Q: Is CAT percentile calculated slot-wise?
    A:

    IIM CAT authority uses a normalization process to eliminate biases and undue advantage as a result of different slots. 

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