Expected Marks for 85 Percentile in CAT 2024
85 percentile in CAT 2024 means how many marks? Likely, 48.3 marks. Based on previous CAT score vs percentile trends, an expected scaled score analysis for CAT 85 Percentile Marks 2024 is given here.
CAT 85 Percentile Marks 2024: A scaled score of approximately 48.3 marks is anticipated to correspond to the 85th percentile in CAT 2024, according to past CAT Percentile vs. Scaled Score trends. Below we have provided a breakdown of expected section-wise scaled scores for achieving the 85 percentiles in the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA) sections. Candidates aiming for an 85th percentile should focus on correctly answering around 17 to 20 questions overall in the CAT 2024 exam to reach this score range. The following section provides further insights and a detailed analysis of the section-wise expected scores.
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CAT 85 Percentile Expected Scaled Score 2024
Considering the cumulative marks of all three sections, the expected scaled score analysis from 86 to 85 percentile is provided below:
| Percentile | Expected Overall Scaled Score |
| 86 percentile | 48.9+ marks |
| 85.9 percentile | 48.8+ marks |
| 85.8 percentile | 48.8+ marks |
| 85.7 percentile | 48.7+ marks |
| 85.6 percentile | 48.6+ marks |
| 85.5 percentile | 48.5+ marks |
| 85.4 percentile | 48.5+ marks |
| 85.3 percentile | 48.4+ marks |
| 85.2 percentile | 48.4+ marks |
| 85.1 percentile | 48.3+ marks |
| 85 percentile | 48.3+ marks |
Section-Wise CAT 85 Percentile Expected Scaled Score 2024
Separately for the three sections, candidates can expect the section-wise scaled scores as follows:
| Percentile | Expected VARC Scaled Score | Expected DILR Scaled Score | Expected QA Scaled Score |
| 85.5 percentile | 23.1+ marks | 15.2+ marks | 13.3+ marks |
| 85 percentile | 22.8+ marks | 14.9+ marks | 13+ marks |
| 84.5 percentile | 22.5+ marks | 14.7+ marks | 12.8+ marks |
How many attempts are required to score 85 percentile?
Depending on the scaled score analysis above, the number of section-wise and overall attempts to score 85 percentile are detailed here:
| Overall Score | Accuracy | Number of questions to be answered |
| 48.3 | 100% | 17 questions |
| 48.3 | 90% | 17 questions |
| 48.3 | 80% | 18 questions |
| 48.3 | 70% | 18 questions |
| 48.3 | 60% | 19 questions |
| 48.3 | 50% | 19 questions |
Section-wise details:
| Section | Expected score for 99 percentile | Number of questions to be answered (Accuracy - 100% to 50%) |
| VARC | 22.8 | 8 to 9 questions |
| DILR | 14.9 | 5 to 6 questions |
| QA | 13 | 5 to 6 questions |
CAT 2024 Percentile-wise Score Prediction
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