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    CAT score calculator 2026: Slot-Wise Marks and Expected Percentile

    CAT score calculator 2026: Slot-Wise Marks and Expected Percentile

    Suvam MaitiUpdated on 22 Oct 2026, 10:36 AM IST

    The CAT Score Calculator 2026 helps MBA aspirants estimate their raw scores using their recorded responses and the official answer key. With the CAT 2026 exam scheduled for November 29, 2026, candidates can use the CAT marking scheme to calculate their expected marks across VARC, DILR and QA. Each correct answer carries three marks, while an incorrect multiple-choice question attracts a deduction of one mark. TITA questions do not carry negative marking.

    CAT score calculator 2026: Slot-Wise Marks and Expected Percentile
    CAT score calculator 2026: Slot-Wise Marks and Expected Percentile

    Candidates can also check the expected CAT 2026 marks vs percentile and slot-wise score estimates to understand their potential performance. However, these estimates are not official results. The final percentile depends on the examination's scoring and normalisation process and candidates' relative performance. Check the calculation formula, section-wise marks and expected percentile ranges below.
    LATEST: CAT 2026 Percentile Predictor

    CAT Score Calculator 2026: Highlights

    To use the CAT 2026 score calculator, candidates must first know the marking scheme of the CAT 2026 exam. Here is the CAT 2026 exam pattern & marking scheme and other CAT score calculator 2026 highlights.

    Particulars

    Details

    Exam name

    Common Admission Test (CAT) 2026

    Conducting institute

    IIM Indore

    CAT 2026 exam date

    November 29, 2026

    Total questions

    68

    Maximum raw score

    204 marks

    Exam duration

    120 minutes

    Sections

    VARC, DILR and QA

    Marks for each correct answer

    +3

    Negative marking for incorrect MCQs

    -1

    Negative marking for TITA questions

    No

    Purpose of the calculator

    Estimate raw marks and expected percentile

    How to Calculate CAT 2026 Raw Score?

    Candidates can calculate their expected CAT 2026 score manually by checking their responses against the answer key.

    The formula for calculating the CAT 2026 raw score can be:

    Raw Score = (3 x C) - W

    Here:

    • C = Number of correct answers

    • W = Number of incorrect multiple-choice questions (MCQs)

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    For example, if a candidate answers 40 questions correctly and gets 12 MCQs wrong, the raw score will be:

    (40 x 3) - 12 = 108

    CAT 2026 Marks vs Percentile: Expected Score

    The expected percentile based on the CAT exam scores changes every year depending on the difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates appearing, and their overall performance.

    The following table provides an expected CAT 2026 score required for different percentiles. The expected figures, not official CAT 2026 results.

    Expected CAT percentile

    Expected score range

    99.9 percentile

    102–106

    99.5 percentile

    88–92

    99 percentile

    76–82

    97 percentile

    65–68

    95 percentile

    54–58

    90 percentile

    44–48

    85 percentile

    38–42

    80 percentile

    34–36

    75 percentile

    30–33

    70 percentile

    29–31

    60 percentile

    24–26

    Check Out: CAT 2026 Colleges List: Ebook

    CAT 2026 Slot-Wise Marks vs Expected Percentile

    As the CAT 2026 exam will be conducted in multiple slots, the difficulty level of each slot can vary. And since each slot will have a different question paper, the marks required for a particular percentile may also vary.

    The table below provides the slot-wise comparison based on available estimates. The actual marks-to-percentile relationship can be assessed better once the examination is complete.

    Expected percentile

    Slot 1 expected score

    Slot 2 expected score

    Slot 3 expected score

    99.9

    103–106

    102–105

    102–104

    99.5

    90–92

    89–91

    88–90

    99

    78–82

    77–79

    76–78

    97

    66–68

    65–67

    65–67

    95

    56–58

    55–57

    54–56

    90

    45–48

    44–46

    44–45

    85

    40–42

    38–40

    38–40

    80

    35–36

    34–35

    34–35

    75

    32–33

    31–32

    30–32

    70

    30–31

    29–30

    29–30

    60

    25–26

    24–25

    24–25

    Note: These are expected figures, not official CAT 2026 results.

    How to Use the CAT 2026 Percentile Predictor?

    To estimate your CAT 2026 percentile using a CAT 2026 percentile predictor, candidates can follow the steps below.

    • Open the online CAT 2026 percentile predictor by Careers360.

    • Open your CAT 2026 response sheet and provisional answer key when available.

    • Compare your recorded responses with the answer key.

    • Count the correct and incorrect MCQ responses separately for VARC, DILR, and QA.

    • Calculate the marks using the CAT 2026 marking scheme.

    • Enter the section-wise scores and overall CAT scores.

    • Review your estimated CAT 2026 percentile.

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    CAT 2026 Section-Wise Score Calculation

    Candidates should calculate their scores separately for VARC, DILR, and QA before adding them to obtain the overall raw score. Here are the section-wise CAT questions and maximum marks for each section of the CAT 2026 exam. Candidates should also note that there is no CAT 2026 negative marking for TITA questions.

    Section

    Questions

    Maximum raw marks

    VARC

    24

    72

    DILR

    22

    66

    QA

    22

    66

    Total

    68

    204

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