CAT 2024 score vs percentile
In CAT 2024, the 99 percentile started at about 95.1 marks out of 204. Below are the published bands for every percentile we have a figure for, and what common scores meant that year.
Published bands, CAT 2024
| Percentile | Overall scaled score (out of 204) |
|---|---|
| 99.9 | 127 |
| 99.5 | 104 |
| 99 | 95.1 |
| 95 | 70 |
| 90 | 58 |
| 85 | 50 |
| 80 | 44 |
| 75 | 40 |
These are overall scaled scores reported by coaching analyses of results, not an IIM table. Bands missing from this list were not published for 2024.
What these marks meant in CAT 2024
| Marks | Estimated percentile |
|---|---|
| 20 | below the 75 percentile (the lowest published band starts at 40 marks) |
| 30 | below the 75 percentile (the lowest published band starts at 40 marks) |
| 40 | about the 75 percentile (between the 75 band at 40 marks and the 80 band at 44 marks) |
| 50 | about the 85 percentile (between the 85 band at 50 marks and the 90 band at 58 marks) |
| 60 | about the 90.8 percentile (between the 90 band at 58 marks and the 95 band at 70 marks) |
| 70 | about the 95 percentile (between the 95 band at 70 marks and the 99 band at 95.1 marks) |
| 80 | about the 96.6 percentile (between the 95 band at 70 marks and the 99 band at 95.1 marks) |
| 90 | about the 98.2 percentile (between the 95 band at 70 marks and the 99 band at 95.1 marks) |
| 100 | about the 99.3 percentile (between the 99 band at 95.1 marks and the 99.5 band at 104 marks) |
| 110 | about the 99.6 percentile (between the 99.5 band at 104 marks and the 99.9 band at 127 marks) |
| 120 | about the 99.8 percentile (between the 99.5 band at 104 marks and the 99.9 band at 127 marks) |
Check any other score with the CAT percentile predictor. Other years: CAT 2025, CAT 2023.
Common questions
What percentile was 60 marks in CAT 2024?
Estimated about the 90.8 percentile (between the 90 band at 58 marks and the 95 band at 70 marks).
What percentile was 30 marks in CAT 2024?
Estimated below the 75 percentile (the lowest published band starts at 40 marks).
Why do the same marks give a different percentile each year?
Paper difficulty changes, and the IIMs scale scores across the three slots. A harder paper pushes every band down.
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