CAT Toppers 2024 : Check CAT Toppers List, Names, Marks, Percentile, Strategy

Content Curator | Updated On - Jul 11, 2024

CAT Toppers 2023 list is out. IIM has provided the list of CAT toppers with 99.98, 99.99 and 100 percentile in the exam on the official website iimcat.ac.in. CAT 2023 toppers 2023 list by IIM provides the academic background, gender and state of 72 candidates who have secured a 99.98 percentile and above. Among the 14 (all male) 100 percentilers in CAT toppers 2023 list, 11 are from engineering background.

This year, 2.88 lakh students have appeared for CAT 2023 on Nov 26, 2023. CAT result 2023 is available on iimcat.ac.in.

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CAT Toppers 2023

CAT 2023 Topper list and statistics is updated here based on the result pdf released at iimcat.ac.in.

CAT Toppers 2023 Percentile	Total Candidates	Discipline	Gender
100 percentile	14	11 Engineering and 3 Non-engineering	All Male
99.99 percentile	29	22 Engineering and 7 Non-engineering	28 Male and 1 Female
99.98 percentile	29	20 Engineering and 9 Non-engineering	All Male

CAT 2023 Toppers List- State-wise

Maximum toppers this year are from Maharashtra. You can check the state-wise number of CAT 2023 toppers listed below.

State	Number of CAT Toppers (100 Percentile)	Number of CAT Toppers (99.99 Percentile)	Number of CAT Toppers (99.98 Percentile)
Maharashtra	4	9	8
Delhi	1	7	3
Telangana	2	2	3
UP	1	2	3
Karnataka	1	4	1
West Bengal	0	1	2
Tamil Nadu	1	1	1
Kerala	1	0	1
Andhra Pradesh	1	0	0
Rajasthan	0	0	3
Gujarat	1	0	1
Haryana	0	2	1
Bihar	0	1	1
Jammu & Kashmir	1	0	0
Odisha	0	0	1

CAT 2023 Toppers List: Names and Scores

Name of the Topper	CAT Percentile
Soham Katkar	100 percentile
Viraj Modi	100 percentile
Kumar Sai Vishnu	100 percentile
Rounak Tikmani	99.90 percentile
Avik Das	99.78 percentile
Mridul Tiwari	99.66 percentile
Divyanshu Garg	99.60 percentile
Simran Gupta	99.45 percentile
Sahil Shetty	99.25 percentile

Now with the declaration of CAT 2023 result by IIM Lucknow, the shortlisting of students for WAT-PI rounds will begin soon for all IIMs and other MBA colleges. IIM shortlist criteria not just includes CAT 2023 scores but also past academic performance (class 10, 12, and graduation), full time work experience, and gender & academic diversity scores. Check IIM CAP Admission Process

Last year, getting a 99+ percentile required about a 90+ score. This year however the exam is rated more difficult leading to a score of 80-82 for the same range. Check this year’s slot-wise CAT 2023 marks vs percentile

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Ques. How do I know the topper of CAT 2023?

Ans. You can know the details of the topper of CAT 2023 on the result date on this page. Note that IIM does not provide the names and marks of the toppers with a 100 percentile but only the number of candidates who have secured the same. Based on media sources and news updates, we have provided you with the details of all the toppers of CAT 2023.

Ques. How do I get a 99.99 percentile in CAT?

Ans. Getting a 99.99 percentile in CAT requires a high score. Based on this year’s exam difficulty level and the high number of test takers, you can expect a score between 98-99 to get a 99.99 percentile. This figure is likely to change depending on the relative performance of all the 2.88 lakh test-takers. If we check CAT topper marks 2022, only 22 of the 2.22 lakh candidates secured a 99.99 percentile. So, it is not going to be easy to get into the CAT 2023 99.99 percentile club.

Ques. Can I apply for IIFT’s MBA in International Business with CAT 2023 scores?

Ans. Yes, beginning this year, you can apply for IIFT’s MBA (IB) 2024-26 course based on your CAT score 2023. Previously, IIFT conducted its own entrance test for admission but that has been done away with from this year.

Table of Contents

CAT Toppers 2022
CAT Toppers 2021
CAT Toppers 2020
CAT Toppers 2019
CAT Toppers 2018
How to Crack CAT by Non Engineer
CAT Toppers FAQs

Check CAT 2023 Score and Percentile Calculation

CAT Toppers 2022

CAT 2022 Topper List

The names of CAT 2022 toppers is updated below for your reference. You can also check CAT Topper 2022 marks, percentile, state, gender, and academic discipline of the candidate.

Name of the Topper	CAT Percentile	CAT Toppers Interview
Adit Sanjanwala	99.99	Check Here
Kushagra	99.7	Check Here
Parul Arora	99.93	Check Here
Aditya Singh	99.90	Check Here
Prakrut Chauhan	99.89	Check Here
Ekaans Mohanty	99.88	Check Here
Ankan Biswas	99.9	Check Here
Adarsh Singh	99.83	Check Here
Shivam Sharma	99.63	Check Here
Aditya Mishra	99.61	Check Here

CAT Topper 2022 Statistics

Given below are CAT Toppers 2022 statistics (number of toppers based on gender and academic background) given by IIM Bangalore.

CAT Percentile	Total Number of Toppers	Male	Female	Engineering	Non-Engineering
100	11	11	-	10	1
99.99	22	21	1	16	6
99.98	22	19	3	15	7

State-wise CAT Topper 2022 Statistics

State	CAT Toppers 100%ile	CAT Toppers 99.9%	CAT Toppers 99.8%
Haryana	1	2	2
Telangana	2	1	-
West Bengal	-	3	1
Uttar Pradesh	1	2	1
Maharashtra	2	3	4
Andhra Pradesh	-	-	1
Bihar	-	-	1
Chandigarh	-	-	-
Delhi	2	2	2
Kerala	1	-	1
Karnataka	-	2	1
Gujarat	1	3	-
Madhya Pradesh	1	3	1
Odisha	-	-	2
Punjab	-	1	-
Rajasthan	-	1	5
Tamilnadu	-	1	-

CAT Toppers 2021

Given below are the top scorers of CAT 2021.

Sr. No.	Name of Topper	Overall CAT Percentile of Topper	City
1.	Maruti Konduri	100	Hyderabad
2.	Rahul Sharma	100	Faridabad
3.	Suneet Kumbhat	100	Mumbai
4.	Parth Chowdhary	99.99	Vadodara
5.	Prakhar Sinha	99.91	Jamshedpur
6.	Manavdeep Singh	99.77	IIM Lucknow
7.	Tushar Saneja	99.73	IIM Shillong

CAT Toppers 2021 Statistics

Given below are CAT Topper 2021 statistics (number of toppers based on gender and academic background) given by IIM Ahmedabad.

CAT Percentile	Total Number of Toppers	Male	Female	Engineering	Non-Engineering
100	9	9	-	7	2
99.99	19	19	-	16	3
99.98	19	18	1	15	4

State Wise CAT Toppers 2021 Statistics

Given below are the state-wise number of CAT toppers 2021 with 100, 99.99, and 99.98 percentile scores respectively.

State	CAT Toppers 100%ile	CAT Toppers 99.9%	CAT Toppers 99.8%
Haryana	1	2	-
Telangana	1	-	1
West Bengal	1	-	1
Uttar Pradesh	2	2	1
Maharashtra	4	4	5
Andhra Pradesh	-	1	-
Bihar	-	1	-
Chandigarh	-	1	-
Delhi	-	1	1
Kerala	-	1	-
Karnataka	-	2	-
Gujarat	-	4	1
Madhya Pradesh	-	-	1
Odisha	-	-	1
Punjab	-	-	2
Rajasthan	-	-	2
Tamilnadu	-	-	3

CAT Toppers 2020

Name	Percentile	City
Jitesh Mittal	100 Percentile	Jaipur
Ashish Sen	99.99 Percentile	Navi Mumbai’s
Vishesh Garg	99.9 Percentile	Himachal Pradesh
Debrup Poddar	99.11 Percentile	NA
Priyamm Garg	99.81 Percentile	Delhi
Shubham Yadav	99.7 Percentile	Gurgaon
Kshitiz Garg	99.61 Percentile	Mohali
Vishal Agarwal	99.44 Percentile	Cuttak
Gaurav Dhawan	99.29 Percentile	Mohali
Sargam Bansal	99.17 Percentile	Chandigarh
Himani Goyal	99.05 percentile	NA

CAT Toppers 2020 Statistics

Particulars	Details
Total Candidates appeared in CAT 2020	1,90,144
Number of female candidates	66,755
Number of male candidates	1,23,388
Number of transgender candidates	01
Candidates scored 100 Percentile	09
100 Percentile Candidates from engineering/technology background	07
100 Percentile Candidates from mathematics & management background	1 each
Candidates scored 99 Percentile	19

CAT Previous Years Toppers Statistics

CAT Exam Year	Number of 100 Percentile Scorers	Number of candidates appeared
2019	6	2,09,000
2018	11	2,09,405
2017	20	1,99,632
2016	20	1,95,000

The mentioned above is the list of CAT statistics for the past 4 years that the candidate can check to get a clear idea of the difficulty level of the examination & number of candidates who appeared in the examination. This will eventually help the aspirants to pull up their socks and concentrate on the topics and concepts that are relevant and are important to target.

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CAT Toppers 2019

10 candidates out of 2.44 lakh(approx.) candidates scored 100 percentiles in CAT 2019.
All the candidates who scored 100 percentiles in the CAT 2019 are from Engineering backgrounds.
The highest number of toppers in CAT 2019 are from Maharashtra where four candidates scored 100 percentiles.
Almost 21 candidates scored 99.99 percentile, and 19 of them were from Engineering backgrounds.
The domination of male candidates in the toppers list was more than that of female candidates in CAT 2019.

Name of the Topper	Percentile
Elliot Anderson	99.12
Rohit Banerjea	99.80
Manisha Barnwal	99.89
Arayan Sarupria	99.89
Bitanesh Bhattacharya	99.66
Kisalya Jha	99.96
Christy Rajan	99.57

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CAT Toppers 2018

CAT Topper 2018	Overall Percentile
Amit Bikram	100
Niranjan Prasad	100
Rickshesh Manchanda	100
Rounak Majumdar	100
Swapnil Suman	100
Anubhav	99.99
Kaustubh Vyas	99.99
Kishan Kashyap	99.99
Abhishek	99.97
Karan	99.91
Mayur Arora	99.88
Kushaagr Panwar	99.6
Kuldeep Atri	99.44
Avinash Misal	99.37
Pratik Mishra	99.33
Sakshat Goel	99.21
Tushar Goel	98.89

CAT Preparation Tips

CAT Topper Preparation Strategy and Plan

All CAT 2023 aspirants have their own preparation strategy that they adopt with the hope to get admission to Top B-School in India. In order to crack a national-level management exam and to score the right percentile to get a call from IIMs, follow these simple tips given below by the toppers.

Time-bound practice: One of the major factors that contribute to the CAT being considered as the toughest management entrance exam to crack in the country, is the restricted time available to solve the questions in the exam. Although maximum questions asked in CAT are basic in nature, what makes them difficult is the restricted time frame available to the candidates to complete the exam. Therefore, make sure to include time-bound practice sessions as part of your CAT Preparation Strategy. Moreover, make sure to practice this with MCQs and non-MCQs type questions, as it will help you build the right speed at which you should respond to the questions.
CAT Syllabus Deadlines: The biggest challenge for first time CAT Aspirants is the vast nature of the CAT Syllabus. With the huge syllabus and topics to cover, MBA aspirants have to manage their time as well as to ensure that they complete the entire syllabus to meet the deadlines set by them. Having the deadlines to complete the syllabus and achieve the targets will keep you motivated during the next two months which is the most critical phase of your preparation time. Check Detailed CAT Syllabus 2023
Avoid referring to too many Books: There are hundreds of books in the market which claim to be the ultimate guide to crack CAT. But too many books with different concepts always create confusion for the aspirants. Therefore, Toppers recommend that you refer to only two good books on any subject or topic for CAT preparation. But ensure that these two reference books should be able give you all the necessary knowledge about the topics asked in the exam. Read More Best Books for CAT 2023
Don’t stick to one topic for long: Another biggest challenge for MBA aspirants is to make the decision of actually skipping a topic if it’s too tough to crack. However, as per the CAT Topper it is a wrong strategy to do. If you are unable to understand a topic during one sitting, wandering over it for even longer will only waste your time. So there you have to take a conscious call of letting the topic go and start on the new one. Therefore, remember the cardinal rule, don’t stick to one topic for long, whether you are able to crack it or not.
Take Mock Tests and subscribe to test series: Take and subscribe test series offered topic wise on the regular basis. Also, Mock tests are the ultimate friend when it comes to CAT MBA Preparation. As it helps you not only to check and practice, but also gives you an insight into what’s actually working in your preparation strategy and helps you to realign the same for the upcoming days.
Seek Experts Help: CAT is the national level management entrance exam, which essentially means that it is not enough to beat yourself. In order to grap that exclusive seat at IIMs, you need to beat your competitors and therefore the preparation and performance have to be gauged in comparison to others. So talk to experts about your plan and preparation strategy and analyse if there is any way in which you can improve your performance. Mentors, online tutorials will help you find gaps in your strategy and fill them in time to ensure that you outperform others on the exam day.
Build a Peer study Group: Many aspirants believe in working alone, especially during the final phase of their CAT Preparation i.e. the last two months. During this final phase, one can either completely lose their focus and get into depression or get over-confident with their preparation strategy. In order to avoid this, work with a motivated set of people who are able to motivate and challenge you to put your best foot forward. So, make sure you make a peer study group for CAT preparation, especially if CAT is going to be your first attempt.

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Frequently Asked Questions

CAT Toppers 2023 FAQs

Ques. If CAT Toppers have scored the same percentile then in that case what will be the tie-breaking criteria?

Ans. CAT Toppers scoring the same percentiles will not affect their admission to the college. Also, there are no tie-breaking criteria for the candidates scoring the same percentiles. Because admission in IIMs depends on various factors where the first phase is scoring above or equal to the sectional or overall percentiles decided by the respective colleges.

Ques. Is it necessary that CAT Topper who have scored overall 99+ percentiles have also scored sectional percentiles above 99?

Ans. No, it is not necessary that 100 or 99 percentile candidates have scored above 99 in all the sections. For example, CAT topper Debrup Poddar had scored 99.11 percentile in CAT but his sectional percentiles were:

VARC % - 97.07
DILR % - 85.41
QA % - 99.56.

Candidates are advised to read more CAT Score Calculation method to know more about the process.

Ques. What was the preparation strategy of CAT Topper Rishi Mittal who had scored 100% in 1^st attempt?

Ans. Rishi Mittal had scored:

99.99 percentile in Quant
100 in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
98.76 percentile in Verbal abilities

He was able to do so with regular practice and advised all the aspiring candidates to focus on honest preparations.

Ques. Can a CAT Topper with around 98 percentile target IIM Lucknow for the admission process?

Ans. Sruthy S Kumar had scored 97.71 percentile in CAT 2019 and got into IIM Lucknow. As admission in IIMs not only depends upon overall and sectional cut off but also depends on various factors like gender diversity, academic diversity, work experience, performance in PI, etc. Therefore, candidates scoring 90 percentile can also get admission in IIM-L.

Ques. What is the minimum cut off percentile for CAT in IIM Ahmedabad?

Ans. The minimum cut off for CAT in IIM Ahmedabad is 90+ percentile. The cut off is released by IIM Ahmedabad after considering various factors.

Ques. What is the admission procedure that the candidate has to go through for IIM Selection?

Ans. The candidate after attaining the minimum cut off marks is called the Personal Appearance round which consists of Personal Interview and Written Ability Test.

Ques. What is the CAT score to get into IIM Trichy?

Ans. Based on previous year cut offs, CAT Score to secure admission into IIM Trichy is between 92-94 percentile.

Ques. What is the CAT cut off for XISS Ranchi?

Ans. XISS has been ranked by Outlook and Times at 42 and 27 in the 2021 rankings respectively and among the top 100 institutes in India by NIRF.

It offers 5 specializations in PGDM courses such as Human Resource Management, Finance, Rural Management, Information Technology, and Marketing.
The admissions at XISS are based on a valid score in CAT/XAT/CMAT entrance exam.
Seats available for HRM and Rural Management are 75 and Information Technology, Finance, and Marketing Management specializations have 60 seats each. Of the above, 40% of seats are reserved for ST/SC and Christian candidates (other than ST/SC). The above-mentioned 40 percent is with a breakdown as follows: ST - 26%, SC- 6%, and Christians 8%.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

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