What CAT percentile is needed for top B-school calls with my profile?

Asked by Sarthak Chidrewar on 2026-03-31 in Profile Review

Male, General category, B.Com background (non-engineer).
10th: 94%, 12th: 81%, Graduation: 78%

What CAT percentile should I aim for to get calls from IIMs (BLACKISM), FMS, XLRI, etc.? What is a safe percentile?

1 Answer

Shweta Arora (Mentor) · 2026-04-01 · 2 helpful

Hi, you have a great profile. I would just recommend to target around 99.3+. It is possible to get into the top institutes at a lower percentile as well, many of them, but still this would be a safe score I would recommend.

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