What is the difference between CAT score and CAT percentile?

<p><span data-testid="output-sentence-0"><span data-testid="output-word-0-0-0">"What&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-1-0-0">is&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-0-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-0-1">difference&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-0-0">between&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-4-0-0">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-0-0">score&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-6-0-0">and&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-7-0-0">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-8-0-0">percentile?"&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-9-0-0">is&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-10-0-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-10-0-1">most&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-11-0-0">often&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-11-0-1">asked&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-12-0-0">question&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-13-0-0">among&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-14-0-0">MBA&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-15-0-0">candidates.</span></span><span data-testid="output-sentence-1"><span data-testid="output-word-0-1-0">The&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-0-1-1">overall&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-1-1-0">marks&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-1-0">an&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-1-1">applicant&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-1-0">received&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-4-1-0">on&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-1-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-1-1">entrance&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-1-2">exam&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-6-1-0">are&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-6-1-1">known&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-7-1-0">as&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-8-1-0">their&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-9-1-0">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-0">score,&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-11-1-0">and&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-12-1-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-12-1-1">number&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-13-1-0">of&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-0">candidates&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-15-1-0">who&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-16-1-0">passed&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-17-1-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-17-1-1">test&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-18-1-0">is&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-18-1-1">known&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-19-1-0">as&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-20-1-0">their&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-21-1-0">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-22-1-0">percentile.</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-2"><span data-testid="output-word-0-2-0">The&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-0-2-1">majority&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-1-2-0">of&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-2-0">B-schools&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-2-0">use&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-4-2-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-4-2-1">overall&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-2-0">percentile&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-6-2-0">for&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-7-2-0">MBA&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-8-2-0">admissions,&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-9-2-0">and&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-10-2-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-10-2-1">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-11-2-0">results&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-12-2-0">are&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-12-2-1">reported&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-13-2-0">as&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-14-2-0">both&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-15-2-0">a&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-15-2-1">score&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-16-2-0">and&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-17-2-0">a&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-17-2-1">percentile.</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-3"><span data-testid="output-word-0-3-0">Since&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-1-3-0">they&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-1-3-1">both&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-3-0">have&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-3-0">a&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-3-1">direct&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-3-2">impact&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-4-3-0">on&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-3-0">admission&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-6-3-0">to&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-7-3-0">IIMs&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-8-3-0">and&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-8-3-1">other&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-9-3-0">prestigious&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-10-3-0">B-schools,&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-11-3-0">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-12-3-0">score&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-13-3-0">and&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-14-3-0">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-15-3-0">percentile&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-16-3-0">are&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-17-3-0">equally&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-17-3-1">significant.</span></span><span data-testid="output-sentence-4"><span data-testid="output-word-0-4-0">Marks&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-1-4-0">from&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-4-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-4-1">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-2-4-2">exam&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-4-0">are&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-3-4-1">analyzed&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-4-4-0">together&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-4-4-1">with&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-4-0">a&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-4-1">few&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-4-2">other&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-5-4-3">factors&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-6-4-0">to&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-6-4-1">determine&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-7-4-0">the&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-8-4-0">CAT&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-9-4-0">pecentile&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-10-4-0">or&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-11-4-0">relative&nbsp;</span><span data-testid="output-word-12-4-0">score.</span></span></p><p><span data-testid="output-sentence-4">As an alumni of LPU I can suggest you the best B school is the LPU (Mittal school of Business). It is known for its placement records. Faculties are the best faculty from all over the country.<br>So if you have any kind of planning to persue MBA you can choose LPU</span></p>

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<p>The most common question of MBA aspirants is, &nbsp;<strong>"what is he difference between CAT score and CAT percentile? </strong>"CAT score is the total marks obtained by a candidate in the entrance exam and CAT percentile is a relative score viz, the total number of candidates who qualify the exam. CAT result is declared in the form of percentile as well as score and most of the B-schools considered the overall percentile for MBA admissions.</p><p>CAT score and CAT percentile are equally important as they both directly influence the chances of admission into IIMs and other top B-schools.CAT pecentile or relative score is calculated by analysing marks scored in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CAT exam</a>&nbsp;along with a few other parameters.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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<p>CAT score is the total marks a candidate receives out of the maximum marks, calculated by subtracting the marks of incorrect answers from the marks of correct answers. For every correct answer, +3 is given to the candidates, for every incorrect -1 is deducted from the overall score. Apart from this, a candidate's rank is calculated by normalizing the scores of all candidates and placing them on a common scale based on the difficulty and attempts of the candidates. It is important to understand the difference between CAT score and CAT percentile because IIMs and all MBA colleges in India select candidates on the basis of their CAT and other MBA related exam percentiles and not score.</p><p>The CAT percentile is referred to as the rank of a candidate against the rest of the test takers. The percentile indicates the total percentage of candidates who scored less than or equal to a particular candidate in CAT.&nbsp;</p><p>Suppose,1,000 people take an exam and you bag the top rank, which means 999 candidates scored less than you. Then your <strong>CAT percentile will be 999/1000*100 = 99.9.</strong></p>

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