What do I do if I’m getting a 40 – 60%ile in CAT

First of all, breathe easy, remember that your goal is to crack a good business school and not getting into the IIMs is not the end of the world. Please also note that you have lots of exams still to take, IIFT, XAT, FMS, CET, MAT, SNAP, NMAT etc. So you have plenty of chances to still break into the top 30 business schools in India.

However, at this stage a lot of institutes will need you to take a decision on whether you apply to them or not and for those of you who fall into the 40-60%ile bracket, and are extremely sure they must get into a b-school at the end of the year, we would recommend that you consider the following B-schools based on where your CAT score falls. Please note that the list is in random order.


 

The above data is only indicative and based on the research done by the Career Launcher acads team. It is meant from an educative perspective and we would request and encourage any institute or individual who has information contrary to the above to kindly share the same so that we can update our records at the earliest. The above has been collected through first person meetings with the admission representatives and students of the B-schools mentioned above.

133 Responses

  1. i have got 82+ percentile in the mat exam i gave in NOV and in cat i think i will be getting a percentile between 50-60 tell what should be the course of action

  2. i made a mistake of my life by attemptin questions just to increase my no. of questions attempted…landed up scorin just 18 …
    how much percentile will i get……….with this score?
    i need to take an admission in one business scool in da next session…………
    cuju pls help me with the same…….

  3. what would be the SC cut off for the CAT 2007?

  4. sir in getting a score of 40 in cat 2007. what should i do? plz help me in selecting the b-schools.

  5. I think if a candidate has scored percentile between 40-60%ile then there is o need to worry , because there are few good colleges which gives call on such percentile and assist in gettinf decent placement. FEw college are –
    – SMS varanasi(school of management sciences)
    – Asia Pacafic institute , new delhi
    – NIA pune
    – Bimtech (for non-affailated course)
    – NIILM new delhi
    – Empi new delhi.

  6. my accuracy rate is very low.what do i do now. what if i get 40-60 percentile .my score is 46 accordin to your answer

  7. sir i m getting 17 according to the cl what should i do now,

  8. u nt need to worry..try to apply in above ,mentioned colgs..and yes do enquir before apllyin..
    as far as acquracy is concerned try to attempt quesation in which u r confident and avoid attemptin que of which u r nt sure..and at last dn loose hope attempt forthcumin xam with more zeal n enthu..

  9. few non-cat allied colgs are –
    – SCMLD , PUNE(conducts it own test)
    – IIMM , PUNE(conducts it own test)

  10. sir i am getting 40 in cat.which r d different colleges where i can apply and hope to get admission getting this much score

  11. as per ur available ans.keys my score is coming out to be 23.cld u plz tell me that what w’ll be my %ile & calling coll. for that.

  12. sir, my score in cat is 45no. according to CL.WHAT should i do? tell me about this range of college related to cat? tell me last date of submitting form of that college?

  13. in cat’06 i got 88%, right now im getting 52 marks according to your key. i’m getting -1 in english will that effect my chances in getting a call from the institutes?. how do u rate the placements level in these colleges?

  14. sir i got 46 marks in this CAT test.
    please tell me what can i do?

  15. sir in getting a score of 29 in cat 2007.what should i do? plz help me in selecting the B-schools.

  16. For Renu, Nitin & Alka – please apply to the institutes in the 40-60%ile list, you will get calls from them. Please also ensure that you sit for MAT in Feb.

  17. For Shefali Garg, Amaresh & Mandeep – Please ensure you apply to FORE, UBS, BIM Tech, IILM, EMPI, etc. Please also sit for MAT in Feb.

  18. i checked the cl answers. my score is quant:32 , Di:49 and ver: 3 total:84. Do i have any chance of getting decent college ?

  19. sir, m getting
    4 in qunat
    22 in di
    7 to 13 in english ( as per different answer keys)

    so with a total of 33 to 38.. i will prob get a percentile of 40 or so..

    I dont want to go for any unreputed institute. But, m scared if i cudnt make it to other exams..will i be enthusiastic enough to work for the next attempt?

    In addition, I have a very decent academic record. But,a low co-curricular activitiy profile.

    what would u suggest me?

  20. I GOT 24 OR 29 TOTAL IN CAT-07 ACCORDING CAT TO ANSWER KEY.

    CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT WILL BE MY PERCENTILE.???????

  21. WHICH B-SCHOOL I SHOULD APPLY TO AFTER GETTING 24 OR 29 IN CAT 07.

    THIS IS TOO LOW SCORE SO PLEASE HELP ME SO THAT I CAN APPLY TO A GOOD MBA COLLEGE…….

  22. Sir in getting 96tile in cat 2007, what shouid i do? please help me in selrcting the B schools.

  23. i think at 40 marks is too low for gettin a call 4m FORE , UBS. coz 4m past 2years these colg send calls above 85%ile.
    For RENU GULATI and all those who have got less then 30 marks .. do apply to NIBM pune , SINGARH institute pune ,
    INDIRA pune.
    and also apear for DEC MAT if filled d form 4 the same .
    and must sit for SNAP n XAT as their registration date is yet open.

  24. sir/ma’am,
    im gettin a score of 49 in total,with 26 in maths,24 in DI & -1 in eng.
    plz tell me hw much aprox %ile i’ll b gettin?
    i hv alrdy filled d forms of LBS & FORE,will they still call me?

    colleges lik welingkar, ITM(navi mumbai) KIRLOSKAR will they call me?

    plz tell me atleast 5 more gud colleges which can still call me bearing in mind dt i hv a gud profile vd gud academic record vd more than 80% in both 10th & 12th,LL.B.(Hons.)degree vd 65% marks n most importantly i have more than 30 moths work experience as manager sales.

    sir/ma’am plz plz help vd d same,im very tensed after this pathetic perfomence in cat
    waitin 4 ur reply

  25. sir…my cat marks r around 53-60.i know i’ll not make it to reputed institutes under cat.can u plz tell me how can be da level of papers of fms,xat & nmat as compared to cat ?? wil dey all retian their same pattern dis year too?? n plz tel dat do xat gives more preference to eu & rc den other sections?………..plz rply..

  26. hello sir, i have got 52 according to your answer calculator, so what are my chances now

  27. Hi,,,
    What is cut-off for ST category aspirants.
    i’m having in between 60 to 80 marks (with around 20 to 25 in each section) according to different websites.
    plz reply.

  28. sir my cat 2007 score is very low…what i do…
    please tell me.
    I m also going to face other exam Snap and xat .Tell me which other test which is good..and other institute which held its own exan and what’s its level.
    but i am something nervous to know my score .
    please show me the way….

  29. SIR ,

    ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS IAM GETTING A SCORE OF 32 WHAT WILL BE MY PERCENTILE AND WILL I BE ABLE TO GET INTO SOME DECENT COLLEGE,AND ALSO IN MAT HELD IN NOV I GOT A PERCENTILE OF 82 WHAT SHOULD I DO PLEASE HELP?

  30. sir i m getting, 10qa, 07va, 34di thus a total of 46-56 according to different keys.. what %ile can i expect.. which colleges should i apply now..

  31. sir,i am getting marks in QA{16} DILR{26} VR{7},ACCORDING to your solution,how many percentile could i accept,and from,which B-school,I can get call for GD and IN.I also have to gave test of XAT,FMS,MAT{feb.},CET,ATMA.which i have to do for quant and english.plz suggest me.

  32. sir I have scored total 61. QA 8, VR 23, DI 30. Please if you can tell me where I am standing and if possible please suggest me for the best college that i can get with this score. Thanks

  33. I a getting around 40marks in cat..what will my percentile then and what colleges should i will fill?

  34. Sir
    According to CL answer key, I’m getting 35 in QA, 68 in DI and -4 in EU. Where do i stand? Which B-Schools should i apply to now?
    Acc to TIME key i m getting 28 in EU.
    Please help me.

  35. as per ur available ans.keys my score is coming out to be 22.cld u plz tell me that what w’ll be my %ile & calling coll. for that.can i get any good colleg.

  36. sir,
    i scored only 21 marks in cat exam…… pls tell me my percentile n in which colleges should i apply

  37. sir, m gettin the overall score of 29….pls help me out in selectin a colllege…!!!

  38. i got 96%tile in sep. MAT & expect to get 50%tile in CAT. I am very depressed. plz suggest me what to do next? which forms should i fill after to CAT.

  39. Sir,
    Base on score checked, I am Getting 19 in section-1, 51 in section-2 and 9 in Section -3. I have got nearly 10 years of work ex.
    Please let me know what can be my appx. percentile and which are the possible schools that I can get admission in.

    Shalin-9825506036

  40. sir i attempt 24 questions out of it 10 are correct. in which colleges i should apply. tell me last date of them.should i give snap or other exams. what will i do, i m very depressed. what u think about IIPM, AMITY etc.

  41. As per the ans key, i’am getting:

    (40) in Section 3 EU, (Q attempted 25)
    (14) in Section 2 DI and (attempted 6)
    (-2 ) in Section 1 QA… (attempted 2)
    about ~52 total

    what wld be my %ile n where possibly I can apply?
    how do u rate IIPM,AMITY.. and placements there?

  42. for amod yadav..
    IIPM is bit expensive colg n is nt AICTE apprvd..
    if money is nt the mater then try for it

  43. pls tell me that what is the cut off for sc category…..

  44. i am having a score of 14, what will be my percentile.

  45. Sir,
    My score is 70 in CAT 2007 what percentile Can I expect from this score plese help me out?

  46. sir,
    my score is 70-75.Please let me know what can be my appx. percentile and which are the possible schools that I can get admission in.

  47. Respected Sir,
    As per CL I am expecting an overall score of 41 marks…What are my chances of gettin into one of the top 20 B schools??? Plzzz…Advice…

  48. WHAT I DO IF I GET 50 TO 60 PERCENTILE IN CAT

  49. i am getting 66-76 marks .i know top b school willn`t call.which college i need to go for ,call quickly

  50. respected sir/madam
    could you please let me know if imt considers sectional cutoffs. also i am expected to write a ‘biological sketch’ in the tiss form. any pointers?

  51. Dear Sir,
    I have scored – 1 in quant, 11 in DI and 40 in EU. What would be expected percantile?

  52. sir,
    i m gettin a total of 50 acording to CL answer key…plz suggest me some gud colleges where i shuld apply and their last dates?? i have scored around 92%tile in MAT(sept)..Plz name few gud colleges under MAT also…

  53. I IMAGINE TO GET IN MATH=29,DI=39 AND IN ENGLISH=6 IN CAT-2007 ANALYSIS. SO WHAT CAN I DO. PLEASE ANY BODY SUGGEST ME.

  54. hello sir,
    my score is 27 in cat 2007.pls tell me what will be the approx. percentile.pls tell me the name of some good college where i can apply with this score

  55. sir i am getting an overall score of 43 marks which college do u beleive that i would get

  56. I am getting a score of around 60.(QA-8,DI-30,VB-22).please let me know around what percentile i shud b expecting and what all colleges i can still apply?

  57. hello sir,
    i am getting around 35 marks acc to cl answerkeys . what could be my estimated %tile and how exact are these answerkeys?

  58. SIR ,

    ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS I AM GETTING A SCORE OF 57.
    9 in qunat
    16 in di
    32 in english

    WHAT WILL BE MY PERCENTILE AND WILL I BE ABLE TO GET INTO SOME DECENT COLLEGE. I DON’T WANT TO BE A PART OF ANY UNREPUTED INSTITUTE. I WANT TO KNOW THAT WHETHER ANY DECENT COLL. WILL CALL ME FOR THIS SCORE. I AM CONFUSED THAT WHICH COLL FORMS SHOULD I BUY TO GET A CALL? PLEASE ANSWER ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

  59. dear sir
    i did a mistake enitre paper. i was hurry so that it creats presurre and i know i was not feeling cat difficult as student are saying. i could crack at 14-17 question in QUANT, 10-12 IN DI and atleast 15 in EU. BUT this was my first attempt so that i did mistkes and only got 40 marks.

    sir my question is that should i prepare for cat again?
    i belive that i can crack cat next time.
    or should i join institute through MAT OR XAT?

    PLZ GUIDE ME
    THANK YOU

  60. my score acc to cl answers are qa (-2),di (15),va (12),total 25 WHAT WILL BE MY PERCENTILE AND WILL I BE ABLE TO GET INTO SOME DECENT COLLEGE. I DON’T WANT TO BE A PART OF ANY UNREPUTED INSTITUTE. I WANT TO KNOW THAT WHETHER ANY DECENT COLL. WILL CALL ME FOR THIS SCORE. I AM CONFUSED THAT WHICH COLL FORMS SHOULD I BUY TO GET A CALL? PLEASE ANSWER ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

  61. sir .. is dere a minimal sectional cutoff required for insitutes like imi n mica

  62. sir .. ihave scored 48 marks as pre cl answer sheet .as per cl answer sheet so wht will be my percentile nd at colleges should go for

  63. sir,
    my score acc to cl is qa(12) di(-2),va(14),total 24 what will be my percentile & pls tell me the name of some good college where i can apply with this score

  64. Hello,
    I am gettin 41 score according 2 your’s answer key…
    So pls tell me d approx percentile i can get in CAT 2007 and do guide me with colleges i should apply 4….Thanx

  65. im getting a score of 50-56
    excellent academics and 1 year of wrk ex
    to which all colleges shall i apply>
    wit this score can i expect a call for the retail prog at welingkar , somaya n bimtech

  66. dear sir,
    i am getting a score of 48-52 in cat 07.can you plz tell me what will be my percentile and to which colleges should i apply.

  67. sir i am getting a score of 54
    i was able to get 33 marks in quant but in the most easy di i just got 4 marks now i realy dont know what to do
    please help me

  68. sir i have got 28 no. in cat. how much will be my percentile? sir i have secured 90.61% in sept mat and ihave got the final selection in iillm lodhi road. what should i do?

  69. what %ile can I expect with all total score of 33-35.is there any college in which i have a chance of getting a call for gd n pi?

  70. i’m gettin 13 in qa 35 in di 19 in eu total 67 what percentile would i get with 17 wrong attempts

  71. sir plz tell me what is my percentile in cat i got 8 in maths,20 in english, 32 in di/lr also tell me the good b school where i can take adminision tell me the list of various institute where i can apply

  72. sir, i am getting around 20 marks in cat-2007. can you tell me how much will be my percentile score.

  73. sir i according to cl answer key i am getting total 30 marks in cat. how much will be my percentile? also tell me which institutes i can apply? PLEASE ANSWER ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

  74. sir
    i m getting 36 marks in cat exam.
    how much will be my percentile?
    n which institutes i can apply?

  75. dear sir,
    i am getting a score of 48-52 in cat 07.can you plz tell me what will be my percentile and to which colleges should i apply.

  76. sir,i am getting around 56 marks in cat. for which institute i apply . REPLY PLZ

    THANKS

  77. sir, i am getting a score ranging between 47-57.Which institute I should apply to..i am really confused..please help..!!

  78. pl tell me my percentile i got 56 marks n guide me

  79. Sir/Madam I am getting 48 score in CAT exam. Should I fill the form of BIMTECH and also tell me some other good institutes according to my score.

    Thanks !

  80. Sir/Madam
    I am getting 20-25 marks in CAT.Plz suggest me some good college name which accept my Score.

  81. I’m expecting 70-80 %tile in CAT 2007…..
    in which institutes shall i apply?

  82. SIR
    i am scoring 34 as per your score card in cat.what wud br my percentile

  83. also where to luk 4 the answer of my question?

  84. Respected sir,
    i m getting a score of 28 as per cl answer key.plzz tell me what percentile can i expect in cat and which b-schools should i apply to ?reply soon

  85. sir

    i have expected 45-50 score in cat 2007.what will be my percentile.

  86. sir,
    i estimates that i can earn only 23 marks in cat. can i get call from imt nagpur

  87. u will be getting approx. 35% in cat exam……….

  88. Sir,

    I am expecting a score of 90-95. What is the percentile i shud be expecting ?
    Thanks in advance !!

  89. its itm nagpur …………u can get a call from it

  90. sir
    i am getting 52 marks in cat how much %ile i can get…which college i can get call

  91. sir, my score is comin around 23, plz tell me how much %ile should i expect

  92. sir i scored 30marks in CAT and a percentile of 86 at a score of 658 in DEC MAT.. for which B-schools should i opt for.. pls reply..

  93. sir i got 95 percentile score in mat..
    for which institutes i should apply…reply…

  94. Sir, My daughter Aakriti verma her career launcher ID is 120188, secured in MAT DECEMBER,2007 exmination 708.50 and in percentile 95.20. But in CAT, as per your answer she expected to 32-35 marks. Were she get a A++ rating college. Please tell me the name of TOP COLLGES who except MAT SCORE. Please reply soon at my email ID pradeep.k.verma@sbi.co.in so that I can fill up the form before closing the last date. Thanking you in anticipation. P.K.VERMA F/O AAKRITI VERMA CL ID 120188 AT CL BAREILLY BRANCH

  95. sir
    i scored 64 marks in cat ,for what college i should apply,can i get a college of 100 percent placement at this score.

  96. sir i got 30 marks in cat , then what is my percentile

  97. Sir,
    I got a percentile of 74 in CAT n a 91.15%tile in Dec MAT. What r the institutes I can try for. Will it be advisable for me to lay more emphasis on my MAT score and try for admissions.

  98. Sir
    I ve scored 71.83percentile in CAT with
    Quant 79.8; Di 71.3 and Eng 34.9 …
    Can plz tell which college i can apply with this score…
    also tell me the deadline

  99. sir
    i have 84%ile in cat….which institute i can apply now…n from whom can i expect calls.

  100. Hello,
    I have got 47.75 percentile in cat and have not given any other paper i belong to SC quota will i get some good college.Plz help me to get admission in good college.

    kunal
    09897063341

  101. sir,
    which is the most important state exam.

  102. sir,
    my %tile are
    qa 46
    di 99.13
    va 3.03
    total 85.91
    wha do you say abou NIt Tirichy,christ…
    do i have a chance with these insties….
    any other insi which you can sugges….
    thanks in advance

  103. a score of 20 in xat can fetch how much percentile and which colleges

  104. sir,
    m getting an overall of 70.13%ile in cat
    sectional:
    quant: 31.50%ile
    va : 58.69%ile
    lr/di: 83.44%ile
    have xcellent acads.. but ok xtra curriculars..
    dont want to wait for a year….
    so plz do suggest which institutes may i expect calls from????
    plz reply soon….
    thnks…

  105. dear sir/mam
    i scored 75.70 %ile in CAT and 87.78 %ile in DEC. MAT can i opt for ABS noida .and what are other B-school i can opt
    please direct me sir

  106. Sir,
    my scores are-
    CAT- 74 percentile
    SNAP-79.75 marks
    MAT- 777 marks, 99.5 percentile.
    Got call letter from ICFAI

    What all colleges should i target now??

  107. sir i got 83 percetile in mat,in which college should i apply

  108. sir i hv 63 percentile suggest me some colleges n i hv 73 in mat also lastly suggest me something abt icfai colleges

  109. manpreet you should apply for bimtech and alliance

  110. i got 63%ile in cat &19 in xat for which b-school i opt for?plzzzzzzz help me

  111. i scored 77.7 pecentile in cat. with only 10 percentile in quant. what are my options.

  112. whos answering these questions????

  113. sir,
    i got 1)cat-79.34%
    2)mat-99.92%(800marks)
    3)got a call from icfai
    4)snap-67 marks
    5)iift-23 marks
    i am a final year student and doing graduation through distance learning,please suggest what to do because some good colleges donot accept distance learning graduates

  114. sir ,
    i am getting a percentile of 64 in CAT 07 and a score of 13 in XAT (16 correct and 12 incorrect)
    which colleges shalli apply for respectively and what might be my percentile in XAT 07 ?
    Thanking you in anticipation

  115. sir,i hv got 57%in cat,25marks got in jmet & 92.75%(692.5score)in dec.mat(2007)
    now,what colleges should i go for take the admission acc. to the scores which i got
    plz. reply me soon because i will have to fill the forms

  116. i got 62%ile in cat and 75%ile in mat. plz suggest me some colleges.

  117. i got 65.77% in cat2007. which good institutes do i have for an option…

  118. I scored 71.77 percentile in CAT. what options do I have? where can I apply? Please reply

  119. sir,
    m getting an overall of 70.13%ile in cat
    sectional:
    quant: 31.50%ile
    va : 58.69%ile
    lr/di: 83.44%ile
    have xcellent acads.. but ok xtra curriculars..
    dont want to wait for a year….
    so plz do suggest which institutes may i expect calls from????
    plz reply soon….
    thnks…

  120. sir
    i m yatindra ,i have got 68.28 %tile in cat and 90 in dec mat plz suggest me where i need to go,
    thanku in advance.

  121. sir, i have got 70.40%tile in cat 07 so plz suggest me which b-school’s should i be lookinh for

  122. sir i got 98.85%tile in MAT may 2008 .
    score is 756.5.suggest me some institute for this score &plz tell me how to prepare for GD & PI ?

  123. hi sir ,
    i am about to complete my grad in final year through the distant learning so tell and i am not scored less then 45% in graduation i know i am not appear cat,mat,gmat there is any possibility where i get in good bussiness school admisson in mba i am ready to face entrance test or whatever the exam sir can you guide me can u show me light of my future in mba for the top business schools

    pls guide me sir i am waiting for your answer.

  124. Sir,
    What about these institutes placement and Average package falling under 40-60percentile.

  125. I ATTEMPTED THE OPENMAT ENT. AUG.2008 I QUALIFIED THE ENT. AND NOW I WANT TO DO MBA. THROUGH IGNOU.BUT I DON’T KNOW MY SCORE.PLS TELL ME AFTER QUALIFIED ,M I ELIGIBLE TO GETTING THE ADMISSION IN MBA.

  126. Sir, I have appeared the CAT-2008 & am getting a percentile of 62.60. What are my chances if I apply to Colleges like IILM-Noida, ITM campuses, ISBR-Bangalore & a few others like IBA-Bangalore, Siva Sivani Inst. of Mgt-Hyderabad, Vignan Jyothi Inst. of Mgt-Hyderabad.
    I have also appeared the XAT-2009 & am expecting a score of 12 as per different websites. What are the colleges that I should apply to get chances through XAT-2009.
    Thank You Sir.

  127. Sir, I have appeared the CAT-2008 & getting a percentile of 62.60(score of 45). I wanted to know which colleges I can apply to expect a call.

  128. sir i scored 43%ile as my cat score . what are the possibilities of good colleges in which i can get admission .fees will not be an issue for me .and preferably colleges in delhi and ncr

  129. Sir, I am having my xat-2009 score as:-verbal ability- 46.870, Quantitative ability -61.910, reasoning and decision making ability-68.820 and my total percentile is 58.940. So, Sir , please suggest me the institutes to which I am eligible to apply . I am a fresher.

  130. sir i got 68%in xat which college should i apply nd i got 83.33 in mat help me to find out which college should i applyt

  131. mat-85,cat,xat-53 so in bangalore which one college is better placement wise

  132. mba college in pune

  133. sir i am getting a score of 14 in XAT 2010, what would be my percentile and where all can i apply

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