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The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) publish the CAT toppers list annually, along with the exam results. The CAT 2025 toppers list highlights the top-performing applicants, including their percentiles and supplementary information such as educational background.
The previous year, 14 students scored a perfect 100 percentile on the CAT exam. Furthermore, 29 individuals received a 99.99 percentile, with 30 achieving a 99.98 percentile. The Common Admission Test (CAT) is administered to aspirants seeking admission to top MBA programs in India. The exam is broken into three parts: verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC), data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR), and quantitative ability (QA).
CAT 2025 Toppers List
After the announcement of the CAT 2025 result, the topper's name with the percentile obtained will be displayed in the table below.
| Candidate Name | Percentile Obtained |
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
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CAT Previous Year's Toppers
Read on to know the toppers of the CAT exam in the previous years.
CAT 2024 Toppers List
The CAT 2024 toppers list has been tabulated below.
| Candidate Name | Percentile Obtained |
| Vagish Nangia | 100 |
| Mani Praneeth Chilukuri | 100 |
| Vedant Chandewar | 99.98 |
| Sarthak Jaiswal | 99.97 |
| Swaraj Pal Kesari | 99.95 |
| Aniruddh Singh | 99.89 |
| Shree Ahuja | 99.88 |
| Rounak Tikamani | 99.69 |
| Dhruv Mittal | 99.69 |
| Rajeev Nathani | 99.64 |
| Shaivi Goyal | 99.54 |
| Rahul Sinha | 99.49 |
| Shouvik Chatterjee | 99.43 |
CAT 2024 Result Updates
The CAT result 2024 was announced, and the details of the high scorers from different states are listed below.
| CAT Toppers | Gender and Discipline | State |
| 100 percentiles 14 - Nos |
Female - 1 Male - 13 Engg – 13 Non-Engg – 1 |
Andhra Pradesh- 1 Delhi- 2 Haryana- 1 Kerala- 1 Maharashtra- 5 Odisha- 1 Rajasthan- 1 Telangana- 2 |
| 99.99 percentiles 29 -Nos. |
Female - 2 Male - 27 Engg – 25 Non-Engg - 4 |
Chandigarh- 1 Delhi- 4 Gujarat- 2 Haryana- 1 Karnataka- 3 Kerala- 1 Madhya Pradesh- 1 Maharashtra- 5 Odisha- 1 Punjab- 1 Rajasthan- 3 Tamil Nadu- 1 Telangana- 1 Uttar Pradesh- 1 Uttarakhand- 1 West Bengal- 2 |
| 99.98 percentiles 30-Nos |
Female - 1 Male - 29 Engg – 20 Non-Engg -10 |
Bihar- 1 Delhi- 2 Gujarat- 2 Haryana- 4 Karnataka- 4 Madhya Pradesh- 3 Maharashtra- 3 Tamil Nadu- 2 Telangana- 3 Uttar Pradesh- 2 West Bengal- 4 |
CAT Topper 2023
The CAT Topper 2023 list was released on Dec 22, 2023, based on the media reports. CAT 2023 result was declared on Dec 21, 2023, by IIM Lucknow. According to the latest news, Viraj Modi a BBA student from NMIMS secured the AIR 1 with 100 percentile in the CAT exam 2023, along with 13 other candidates.
Along with the CAT result topper list, IIM released information on the number, gender, and academic background of candidates who scored above the 99.98 percentile. Top CAT 2023 IIMs, IIT Delhi, and FMS cutoff is higher than the 99 percentile. IIMs will begin releasing their shortlists based on CAT scores 2023.
CAT toppers can participate in the selection process, including aptitude tests, group discussions, and personal interviews. The detailed toppers list will be provided below. Candidates can check the CAT toppers 2023 list from the tabular below.
| CAT Toppers 2023 | Percentile |
| Viraj Modi | 100 |
| Nishankar Kumar | 99.83 |
| Shreemant Singi | 99.28 |
| Hritik Sharma | 98.27 |
| Pallav Goyal | 99.95 |
| Shiladitya Bhadra | 99.38 |
| Raunak Tikmani | 99.90 |
| Sayondeep Choudhury | 99.9 |
| Kuldeep Singh Rawat | 98.41 |
| Swapnil Sinha | 99.34 |
| Yash Jain | 98.7 |
| Avik Das | 99.78 |
| Mridul Tiwari | 99.66 |
| Divyanshu Garg | 99.60 |
| Simran Gupta | 99.45 |
| Sahil Shetty | 99.25 |
CAT Topper 2023 Statistics
CAT 2023 topper list statistics are provided as PDF on the official website at iimcat.ac.in. IIM Lucknow has provided CAT topper 2023 statistics (number of toppers based on gender and academic background).
|
Candidate Discipline |
Gender |
Percentile |
|
Engg - 11 Non-Engg - 3 |
Male - 14 |
100% |
|
Engg - 22 Non-Engg - 7 |
Male - 21 Female - 1 |
99.99% |
|
Engg - 20 Non - Engg - 9 |
Male - 29 | 99.98% |
State-wise CAT Topper 2023 Statistics
IIM Lucknow has provided CAT topper 2023 statistics.
| Percentile | Total Number of Candidates | Gender-Wise | States |
| 100 |
14 Candidates |
All Males |
1 – Andhra Pradesh 1 - Delhi 1 – Gujarat 1 – Jammu & Kashmir 1 - Karnataka 1 - Kerala 4 – Maharashtra 1 – Tamil Nadu 2 - Telangana 1 - Uttar Pradesh |
| 99.99 | 29 Candidates |
Male - 28 Female - 1 |
1 – Bihar 7 - Delhi 2 – Haryana 4 - Karnataka 9 - Maharashtra 1 - Tamil Nadu 2 - Telangana 2 - Uttar Pradesh 1 - West Bengal |
| 99.98 | 29 Candidates | All Males | 1 - Bihar 3 – Delhi 1 - Gujarat 1 - Haryana 1 - Karnataka 1 - Kerala 8 - Maharashtra 1 - Odisha 3 – Rajasthan 1 – Tamil Nadu 3 - Telangana 3 – Uttar Pradesh 2- West Bengal |
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Candidates wishing to be considered for admission into the IIMs and other prestigious MBA schools must meet the CAT cut off scores set by the individual institutions.
Candidates will be selected for CAT counselling based on their performance in achieving those qualifying marks.
CAT Toppers 2022
CAT 2022 results were declared on Dec 21, 2022. The CAT 2022 toppers list can be found in the tabular below. As per the official report, 11 male candidates scored 100 percentile in the CAT 2022 exam.
| Name of the CAT Topper | Overall CAT Percentile |
| Adit Sanjanwala | 99.99 |
| Kushagra | 99.7 |
| Parul Arora | 99.93 |
| Aditya Singh | 99.90 |
| Prakrut Chauhan | 99.89 |
| Ekaans Mohanty | 99.88 |
| Ankan Biswas | 99.9 |
| Adarsh Singh | 99.83 |
| Shivam Sharma | 99.63 |
| Aditya Mishra | 99.61 |
CAT Topper 2022 Statistics
IIM Bangalore has provided CAT topper 2022 statistics (number of toppers based on gender and academic background).
| CAT Sections | CAT Toppers 99.99 | CAT Toppers 99.98 |
| Male | 21 | 19 |
| Female | 1 | 3 |
| Engineering | 16 | 15 |
| Non-Engineering | 6 | 7 |
State-wise CAT Topper 2022 Below 100%
IIM Bangalore has provided CAT topper 2022 statistics (below 100%).
| State | CAT Toppers 99.9% | CAT Toppers 99.8% |
| Haryana | 2 | 2 |
| Telangana | 1 | - |
| West Bengal | 3 | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 1 |
| Maharashtra | 3 | 4 |
| Andhra Pradesh | - | 1 |
| Bihar | - | 1 |
| Chandigarh | - | - |
| Delhi | 2 | 2 |
| Kerala | - | 1 |
| Karnataka | 2 | 1 |
| Gujarat | 3 | - |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 1 |
| Odisha | - | 2 |
| Punjab | 1 | - |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 5 |
| Tamilnadu | 1 | - |
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CAT Toppers List 2022 - State-Wise Distribution
The tabular entails the state-wise distribution for the CAT 2022 toppers list.
| CAT Toppers Percentile | State | Total Number of CAT Toppers |
| 100 | Delhi | 2 |
| 100 | Gujarat | 1 |
| 100 | Haryana | 1 |
| 100 | Kerala | 1 |
| 100 | Madhya Pradesh | 1 |
| 100 | Maharashtra | 1 |
| 100 | Telangana | 2 |
| 100 | Uttar Pradesh | 1 |
CAT Toppers Statistics 2022
Candidates can find the toppers statistics of CAT 2022 toppers list, broken down by Gender.
| CAT Toppers Percentile | Male | Female |
| 100 | 11 | - |
| 99.9 | 21 | 1 |
| 99.98 | 19 | 3 |
Candidates wishing to be considered for admission into the IIMs and other prestigious MBA schools must meet the CAT cut off scores set by the individual institutions.
Candidates will be selected for CAT counselling based on their performance in achieving those qualifying marks.
CAT Toppers 2021
CAT toppers 2021 are mentioned in the table below with their name, city and overall CAT percentile.
| CAT Toppers | City | Overall Topper CAT Percentile |
| Rahul Sharma | Faridabad | 100 |
| Maruti Konduri | Hyderabad | 100 |
| Suneet Kumbhat | Mumbai | 100 |
| Parth Chowdhary | Vadodara | 99.99 |
| Prakhar Sinha | Jamshedpur | 99.91 |
| Manavdeep Singh | IIM Lucknow | 99.77 |
| Tushar Saneja | IIM Shillong | 99.73 |
CAT Toppers Statistics 2021
Below are some CAT 2021 topper statistics provided by IIM Ahmedabad, broken down by gender and educational background.
| CAT Sections | CAT Toppers 99.99 Percentile | CAT Toppers 99.98 Percentile |
| Engineering | 16 | 15 |
| Non-Engineering | 3 | 4 |
| Male | 19 | 18 |
| Female | - | 1 |
| Total Number of Toppers | 19 | 19 |
CAT Toppers 2020
CAT toppers 2020 are mentioned in the table below with their name, city, and overall CAT percentile.
| CAT Toppers | City | Percentile |
| Jitesh Mittal | Jaipur | 100 Percentile |
| Vishesh Garg | Himachal Pradesh | 99.9 Percentile |
| Ashish Sen | Navi Mumbai’s | 99.99 Percentile |
| Debrup Poddar | NA | 99.11 Percentile |
| Priyamm Garg | Delhi | 99.81 Percentile |
| Shubham Yadav | Gurgaon | 99.7 Percentile |
| Kshitiz Garg | Mohali | 99.61 Percentile |
| Vishal Agarwal | Cuttak | 99.44 Percentile |
| Gaurav Dhawan | Mohali | 99.29 Percentile |
| Sargam Bansal | Chandigarh | 99.17 Percentile |
| Himani Goyal | NA | 99.05 percentile |
CAT Toppers Statistics 2020
Around 1,90,144 candidates in total took the CAT 2022 exam. There were 66,755 female applicants and 1,23,388 male candidates. The table below shows CAT Toppers 2020 Statistics.
| CAT Toppers 2022 | Details |
| Total Candidates appeared in CAT 2022 | 1,90,144 |
| Total Female Candidates | 66,755 |
| Total Male Candidates | 1,23,388 |
| Total Transgender Candidates | 1 |
| 100 Percentile Scoring Candidates | 9 |
| CAT Toppers Engineering/Technology Background 100 Percentile Candidates | 7 |
| CAT Toppers Mathematics & Management Background 100 Percentile Candidates | 1 each |
| CAT Toppers 99 Percentile Scoring Candidates | 19 |
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CAT Toppers 2019
In CAT 2019, 10 individuals out of about 2.44 lakh (approx.) hopefuls received 100 percentiles.
All candidates that received perfect scores in the CAT 2019 are engineers.
| Name of the CAT Topper | CAT Toppers 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 |
CAT Toppers 2018
CAT Toppers 2018 have been listed below with their percentile in the exam.
| CAT 2018 Topper List | 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 Toppers Statistics Over the Years
CAT toppers trends from the past 8 years have been included from prior years. Students could look at it and predict what would be on the CAT exam 2025.
| Year | Number of 100% | Number of Candidates Appeared |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,22,000 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1,92,000 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1,90,144 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2,09,000 |
| 2018 | 11 | 2,09,405 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1,99,632 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1,95,000 |
CAT Topper 2025 Preparation Plan
Every CAT 2025 candidate has a unique preparation method to get into a top business school in India. Follow these simple recommendations from previous years' CAT toppers to ace and achieve the required percentile to obtain a call from IIMs.
- To overcome Time constraints, making time-bound practice sessions and practice with both MCQs and non-MCQ type questions is essential.
- CAT Toppers advise using only two good books on every subject or topic for preparation, ensuring they provide all the necessary information on the exam topics.
- Staying on one topic too long is a bad tactic for MBA candidates. Instead, focus on mastering one subject briefly and reverting to the next topic.
- Seeking expert advice is crucial for evaluating your performance and outperforming your competition.
- A peer study group can help maintain focus and motivation during the final two months of CAT preparation.
- By focusing on these aspects, MBA candidates can better prepare for the CAT and achieve success in their upcoming management entrance exam.
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FAQs on CAT Topper
Q: How much do CAT toppers score?
CAT toppers score usually in the range from 99.99-100 percentile. Such candidates are the top scorers of the CAT exam and aim for the top IIM colleges. The CAT toppers often advise future aspirants to be consistent and start early with their preparations.
Q: Who is the topper of the CAT 2024 Exam?
Vagish Nangia topped the CAT 2024 exam along with 13 other candidates by securing 100 percentile. The detailed toppers list will be announced soon.
Q: What is included in the IIM CAT exam toppers list 2025?
The CAT toppers 2025 list will include details such as the number, gender, and academic background of the candidates who have scored above the 99.98 percentile along with the CAT 2025 result.
Q: When will the CAT 2025 topper list be released?
The CAT 2025 Topper list is expected to be out on the official website in December 2025, after the results are announced. The candidates will be able to get all the details concerning the toppers, such as their gender, marks, and percentile.
Q: Is there a tie-breaking criteria if CAT toppers scored the same percentiles?
No, CAT toppers who scored the same percentiles need not worry about the tie-breaking criteria because admission into IIMs is based on various other factors other than scores.
