CAT MBA exam is over on November 24, 2024. Now, MBA aspirants are eager to know where will CAT 2024 cutoff stand, will it increase or decrease?
They should know that this year’s CAT cutoff is expected to go higher as compared to last year. So, CAT cutoff can increase for IIMs and top MBA colleges as the exam was easier as compared to previous year’s paper.
Know What the expert says on CAT 2024 Expected Cutoff?
Slot 1 of the CAT 2024 exam was easier than last year. In section-wise, the VARC section was moderate, DILR was manageable, and QA was also moderate. The overall difficulty was moderate, so the cutoff can go higher this year.
CAT score vs percentile 2024
Section-wise and overall score vs percentile for slots 1, 2 and 3 are given below for student’s reference. This is the expected score vs percentile for the student’s estimation.
CAT slot 1 score vs percentile
| Percentile | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
| 99 | 39-40 | 31-32 | 30-31 | 90 |
| 95 | 31-32 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 66 |
| 90 | 25-26 | 19-21 | 17-18 | 56-57 |
| 85 | 22-23 | 16-18 | 14-15 | 45-46 |
| 80 | 20-21 | 13-14 | 12-13 | 40-41 |
| 70 | 16-17 | 11-12 | 10-11 | 35-36 |
CAT slot 2 marks vs percentile
| Percentile | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
| 99 | 41-41 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 87 |
| 95 | 33-34 | 22-23 | 22-23 | 63 |
| 90 | 26-27 | 18-19 | 16-17 | 55-56 |
| 85 | 23-24 | 15-17 | 13-14 | 44-45 |
| 80 | 21-22 | 12-14 | 11-12 | 39-40 |
| 70 | 17-18 | 11-12 | 10-11 | 35-36 |
CAT slot 3 score vs percentile
| Percentile | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
| 99 | 42-43 | 28-29 | 30-32 | 93 |
| 95 | 34-35 | 23-24 | 24-25 | 68 |
| 90 | 27-28 | 19-20 | 17-18 | 58-60 |
| 85 | 24-25 | 16-17 | 14-15 | 46-48 |
| 80 | 22-23 | 13-14 | 12-13 | 42-44 |
| 70 | 18-19 | 12-13 | 11-12 | 37-38 |