CAT 2025 Exam Live; Marks vs Expected Percentile, Exam Analysis, Student Reviews
CAT 2025 Exam is being held today, November 30, for registered candidates in three shifts. Exam Analysis and Student Reviews are discussed here for the reference of the test takers.
CAT 2025 Exam:For admissions to management courses, CAT 2025 is being held today, November 30, 2025, at various exam centres in three shifts: Slot 1 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Slot 2 from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, and Slot 3 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Candidates appearing in any of the shifts shall access the detailed exam analysis here, along with the student reviews on the exam, as well as a detailed analysis of the marks vs percentile to know the expected percentile based on their performances and accordingly prepare for the upcoming stages of the admission process.
CAT 2025 Exam Analysis Slot-wise
Based on the reviews of the candidates and experts' advice, a detailed CAT 2025 exam analysis is being produced here:| Parameters | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
| Overall Difficulty Level | Moderate | Moderate to Tough | Moderate |
| VARC Difficulty Level | Moderate to Tough | Moderate | To be Updated |
| DILR Difficulty Level | Easy to Moderate | Tough | To be Updated |
| QA Difficulty Level | Moderate | Moderate | To be Updated |
| Average Number of Good Attempts | 35+ | 34+ | To be Updated |
Also read |CAT 2025 Slot 1 Question Paper Memory-based; List of questions asked in the first slot exam
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Expected Percentile
The table below indicates the detailed analysis for Marks vs Expected Percentile for the CAT 2025 exam:| Overall Percentile | Expected Overall Scaled Score |
| 100 percentile | 145+ marks |
| 99 percentile | 86.7+ marks |
| 98 percentile | 76+ marks |
| 97 percentile | 70.2+ marks |
| 96 percentile | 66.3+ marks |
| 95 percentile | 62.5+ marks |
| 90 percentile | 51.5+ marks |
| 85 percentile | 48.3+ marks |
| 80 percentile | 47+ marks |
| 70 percentile | 41.5+ marks |
| 60 percentile | 33.3+ marks |
| 50 percentile | 25+ marks |
Also read |Stay tuned for the latest updates on the CAT 2025 exam analysis, student reviews and expected marks vs percentile analysis here!
CAT 2025 Exam Live
Nov 30, 2025 11:30 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam Result Date!
Following the previous years' trends, the CAT 2025 Exam Result is most likely to be released within 45 to 50 days from the exam date. Hence, the results are anticipated to be released by the first or second week of January 2026. Candidates may refer to anticipated date as official date is yet to be announced.
Nov 30, 2025 11:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (30)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 77.5 percentile 45+ marks 77 percentile 44.9+ marks 76.5 percentile 44.8+ marks 76 percentile 44.6+ marks 75.5 percentile 44.5+ marks 75 percentile 45.6+ marks Nov 30, 2025 10:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (29)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 80.5 percentile 47.1+ marks 80 percentile 47+ marks 79.5 percentile 45.5+ marks 79 percentile 45.4+ marks 78.5 percentile 45.3+ marks 78 percentile 45.1+ marks Nov 30, 2025 10:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (28)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 82.5 percentile 47.6+ marks 82 percentile 47.5+ marks 81.5 percentile 47.4+ marks 81 percentile 47.2+ marks Nov 30, 2025 10:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (27)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 84.5 percentile 48.1+ marks 84 percentile 48+ marks 83.5 percentile 47.9+ marks 83 percentile 47.7+ marks Nov 30, 2025 09:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (26)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 86.5 percentile 49.2+ marks 86 percentile 48.9+ marks 85.5 percentile 48.5+ marks 85 percentile 48.3+ marks Nov 30, 2025 09:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (25)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 88.5 percentile 50.5+ marks 88 percentile 50.2+ marks 87.5 percentile 49.9+ marks 87 percentile 49.5+ marks Nov 30, 2025 09:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (24)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 90.5 percentile 52+ marks 90 percentile 51.5+ marks 89.5 percentile 51.1+ marks 89 percentile 50.9+ marks Nov 30, 2025 08:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Shift 3 Reviews!
Shift 3 was moderately difficult, as per the candidates who have taken the test. Although some questions were easily doable, some were quite tricky, and DILR questions were confusing and time-consuming. Detailed analysis to be updated soon.
Nov 30, 2025 08:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (23)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 92.5 percentile 57.1+ marks 92 percentile 54.5+ marks 91.5 percentile 53.6+ marks 91 percentile 52.6+ marks Nov 30, 2025 08:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (22)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 93.2 percentile 59.9+ marks 93.1 percentile 59.8+ marks 93 percentile 59.7+ marks Nov 30, 2025 07:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (21)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 93.5 percentile 60.3+ marks 93.4 percentile 60.2+ marks 93.3 percentile 60+ marks Nov 30, 2025 07:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (20)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 93.9 percentile 60.7+ marks 93.8 percentile 60.6+ marks 93.7 percentile 60.5+ marks 93.6 percentile 60.4+ marks Nov 30, 2025 07:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (19)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 94.2 percentile 61.2+ marks 94.1 percentile 61+ marks 94 percentile 60.8+ marks Nov 30, 2025 06:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Shift 3 ends!
Shift 3 CAT 2025 Exam has ended. As soon as the experts' advise and students reviews on the paper is available, it shall be updated here.
Nov 30, 2025 06:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (18)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 94.6 percentile 61.9+ marks 94.5 percentile 61.7+ marks 94.4 percentile 61.5+ marks 94.3 percentile 61.4+ marks Nov 30, 2025 06:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (17)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 94.9 percentile 62.4+ marks 94.8 percentile 62.2+ marks 94.7 percentile 62+ marks Nov 30, 2025 05:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (16)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 95.3 percentile 63.6+ marks 95.2 percentile 63.3+ marks 95.1 percentile 62.9+ marks 95 percentile 62.5+ marks Nov 30, 2025 05:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (15)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 95.6 percentile 64.7+ marks 95.5 percentile 64.3+ marks 95.4 percentile 64+ marks Nov 30, 2025 05:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (14)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 95.9 percentile 65.8+ marks 95.8 percentile 65.5+ marks 95.7 percentile 65.1+ marks Nov 30, 2025 04:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (13)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 96.2 percentile 67+ marks 96.1 percentile 66.6+ marks 96 percentile 66.3+ marks Nov 30, 2025 04:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Shift 3 to begin soon!
The Shift 3 and the final shift of the day for CAT 2025 Exam will begin soon. Candidates should be prepared as only 10 minutes are left for the exam now.
Nov 30, 2025 04:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam Shift 2 Reviews
Candidates who have appeared for the Shift 2 exam have shared that the question paper was doable with some lengthy and confusing questions. Most candidates are satisfied with their performances and are expecting good scores.
Nov 30, 2025 03:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (12)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 96.6 percentile 68.4+ marks 96.5 percentile 68+ marks 96.4 percentile 67.7+ marks 96.3 percentile 67.3+ marks Nov 30, 2025 03:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (11)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 96.9 percentile 69.8+ marks 96.8 percentile 69.3+ marks 96.7 percentile 68.8+ marks Nov 30, 2025 03:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (10)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 97.2 percentile 71.6+ marks 97.1 percentile 70.9+ marks 97 percentile 70.2+ marks Nov 30, 2025 02:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Shift 2 ends!
Shift 2 for CAT 2025 Exam ends at 2:30 PM. As soon as available, the student reviews and a detailed analysis to be provided here.
Nov 30, 2025 02:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (9)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 97.6 percentile 74.5+ marks 97.5 percentile 73.8+ marks 97.4 percentile 73+ marks 97.3 percentile 72.3+ marks Nov 30, 2025 02:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (8)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 97.9 percentile 75.8+ marks 97.8 percentile 75.5+ marks 97.7 percentile 75.2+ marks Nov 30, 2025 01:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (7)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 98.3 percentile 79.4+ marks 98.2 percentile 78.3+ marks 98.1 percentile 77.2+ marks 98 percentile 76+ marks Nov 30, 2025 01:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (6)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 98.6 percentile 82.3+ marks 98.5 percentile 81.2+ marks 98.4 percentile 80.4+ marks Nov 30, 2025 01:00 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (5)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 98.9 percentile 85.6+ marks 98.8 percentile 84.5+ marks 98.7 percentile 83.3+ marks Nov 30, 2025 12:40 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (4)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 99.2 percentile 90.2+ marks 99.1 percentile 88.5+ marks 99 percentile 86.7+ marks Nov 30, 2025 12:20 PM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Shift 2 to begin at 12:30 PM!
Shift 2 for CAT 2025 Exam will begin within 10 minutes. Candidates appearing for the Shift 2 exams have been seated at the exam centre, and soon after the exam ends, the analysis for Shift 2 will be provided here.
Nov 30, 2025 12:00 PM IST
Shift 1 CAT 2025 Exam Reviews
As per the latest reviews available from the candidates who have appeared for the Shift 1 exam, it is safe to state that the difficulty level of the question paper was Moderate with some tricky questions from VARC and some time-consuming questions from the QA section. Detailed CAT 2025 Exam Analysis to be available soon.
Nov 30, 2025 11:40 AM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (3)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 99.5 percentile 96.1+ marks 99.4 percentile 93.9+ marks 99.37 percentile 93.2+ marks 99.3 percentile 92+ marks Nov 30, 2025 11:20 AM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (2)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 99.8 percentile 106.8+ marks 99.83 percentile 109.5+ marks 99.7 percentile 104.2+ marks 99.6 percentile 100.2+ marks Nov 30, 2025 11:00 AM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Marks vs Percentile (1)
Overall Percentile Expected Overall Scaled Score 100 percentile 145+ marks 99.99 percentile 135.3+ marks 99.95 percentile 122+ marks 99.9 percentile 115.7+ marks Nov 30, 2025 10:40 AM IST
CAT 2025 Exam: Shift 1 ends!
The Shift 1 of CAT 2025 Exam has ended at 10:30 AM, and candidates appearing for the exams have started to depart. Candidates will be able to access the analysis soon.
Nov 30, 2025 10:20 AM IST
CAT 2025 Exam Details
CAT 2025 exam is being conducted in three shifts today:
- Shift 1: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
- Shift 2: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
- Shift 3: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Nov 30, 2025 10:00 AM IST
CAT 2025 Exam TODAY!
Candidates appearing for CAT 2025 Exam shall check their detailed analysis of the exam here for all three shifts, along with marks vs percentile and students' review here.