CAT 2025: How to calculate score vs percentile, expected marks?

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode has published the CAT 2025 answer key and response sheet today. MBA aspirants who appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT 2025) can use the CAT percentile predictor to predict their chances of getting into top B-schools based on their CAT 2025 scores. CAT 2025 Answer Key LIVE

Candidates can download the CAT answer key 2025 for slot 1, 2, or 3 on the official website iimcat.ac.in by using their valid user ID and password.

With the CAT provisional answer key, candidates can estimate their CAT scores by awarding 3 marks for each correct answer and deducting 1 mark for each incorrect answer.

Candidates can use Careers360's CAT 2025 percentile predictor tool to know their MBA admission chance in IIMs or top B-schools .

The CAT percentile predictor uses candidate details like expected score, DI or LR score, QA score, VA score, registration number or date of birth. Students will receive the prediction report at their registered mobile numbers.

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CAT 2025 score vs percentile

The CAT 2025 expected score vs percentile, as per trends for each slot, is given below.

How to calculate CAT 2025 percentile?

Candidates can calculate their potential CAT percentile score by following the steps below.

• Calculate the number of candidates who appeared for the CAT 2025 exam in all slots.
• Assign ranks based on scaled scores obtained by the candidates in the entrance exam.
• The CAT percentile will be calculated using the formula: P = ((n-r)/n) * 100
• Round the calculated percentile to two decimal places.

Along with the answer key, IIMK has opened the objection window, and candidates can submit their objections on the CAT provisional answer key by December 10. Subject experts will evaluate the objections raised by candidates, make the required revisions, and release the CAT 2025 final answer key.

As per the CAT 2025 attendance report , around 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT exam out of 2.95 lakh registered applicants. IIM Kozhikode is expected to announce the CAT 2025 results in the first week of January 2026.