CAT 2023 Results were released on December 21. MBAUniverse.com presents List of CAT Toppers 2023, and Interviews with CAT 2023 Toppers.
Inviting CAT 2023 Toppers to share their Success Story with lakhs of Aspirants.
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CAT 2023 Topper Name
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Percentile
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Toppers Highlights
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Soham Katkar
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100%
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IIM Calcutta student of 2022-24 Batch and KJ Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai graduate
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Viraj Modi
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100%
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Viraj Modi is a Final year BBA student at NMIMS, Mumbai
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Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu
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100%
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Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu, a student from Vishakhapatnam has scored 100% in his second attempt.
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Shobhit Nandan Tripathi
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99.99%
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NIT Calicut Engineer; CAT 3rd Attempt.
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Parikshit Tomar
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99.99%
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IIT Kanpur Students
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Rachit Dhanania
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99.99%
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Kolkata native, Student of Economics pursuing BA (Hons) Economics at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata; CAT 1st attempt
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Sayandip Chaudhuri
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99.99%
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B.Tech from IIT Pallakad, Hails from Bankura in West Bengal
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Souradeep Banerjee
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99.95%
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Final year of engineering student.
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Pallav Goyal
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99.95 %
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IIM Ahmedabad PGP 23-25 Student
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Priyadarshini Das
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99.91%
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Belongs to Kolkata, West Bengal
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Raunak Tikmani
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99.90 %
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Raunak Tikmani has scored overall 99.90 percentile in CAT 2023. Raunak comes from Teghra, a small place in Begusarai District of Bihar.
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Nishakar Kumar
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99.83%
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Shiladitya Bhadra
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99.38 %
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Hails from small town of Barasat in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal; Bsc Mathematics from University of Calcutta Read MBAUniverse.com Interview
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Pranshu Sanghai
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99.37
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Comes from Kolkata, West Bengal
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Soham Katkar, CAT 2023 - 100%
IIM Calcutta student of 2022-24 Batch and KJ Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai graduate, CAT 2023 topper Soham Katkar has achieved 100 percentile for the second time! “It feels amazing. I was expecting another 100 percentile, but checking the result still felt surreal! It was a good challenge. I always like challenging myself, and hopefully I can keep doing this every year,” says Soham. Congrats, Soham!
Viraj Mod, CAT 2023 - 100%
Viraj Modi is a Final year BBA student at NMIMS, Mumbai and has cracked CAT 2023 with 100 percentile! Sharing his journey with a newspaper, he said, “I had taken coaching from IMS, Mumbai and tried to attempt as many mock tests and cover all study materials.” Congrats, Viraj! You are an inspiration.
Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu, CAT 2023 - 100%
Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu, a student from Vishakhapatnam has scored 100% in his second attempt. He says he couldn’t do well last year in VARD, but is very happy about scoring 100% this year. He says it was challenging as he was also working while preparing for the CAT 2023. I’ve been preparing for CAT since last year while also being in college.
Shobhit Nandan Tripathi, CAT 2023 - 99.99%
Shobhit Nandan Tripathi, who scored 99.99 percentiles in CAT 2023, radiates joy after achieving success on his third attempt. He completed his engineering degree at NIT Calicut in 2022, initially working before dedicating himself to CAT preparation. Tripathi, now triumphant, offers valuable advice to fellow candidates, emphasizing the importance of staying calm on exam day. He encourages aspirants to approach mock tests with seriousness, considering them instrumental in learning effective time management—a key aspect of his success strategy.
Parikshit Tomar, CAT 2023 - 99.99%
Parikshit Tomar, a 21-year-old achiever with an outstanding 99.99 percentile, is elated with his success. Currently in his final semester of B Tech at the prestigious IIT Kanpur, he remarkably cracked the exam on his maiden attempt. With high aspirations, he anticipates calls from all the IIMs and is particularly keen on securing a coveted spot in either IIM Ahmedabad or IIM Bengaluru.
Rachit Dhanania, CAT 2023 - 99.99%
Rachit Dhanania has achieved a remarkable 99.99 percentile in the CAT 2023. Currently a student of Economics, Dhanania is eagerly embarking on the journey toward his entrepreneurial aspirations. Fueled by a longstanding desire to start his venture since his teenage years, the Kolkata native views an MBA as the pathway to realizing this dream, with the IIMs serving as the ideal launchpad. In his final year pursuing BA (Hons) Economics at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, CAT 2023 marked Rachit's first attempt!
Souradeep Banerjee, CAT 2023 - 99.95%
Souradeep Banerjee has had a remarkable journey from uncertainty about the final year of engineering to achieving a stellar percentile of 99.95% in the CAT 2023 exam. Initially sceptical of CAT coaching institutes, Souradeep enrolled into iQuanta ABC batch. A dedicated routine established a month before CAT involved daily commitment to giving one mock exam in the evenings. Consistently scoring above 99%, Souradeep aimed for greater accuracy, eventually achieving and surpassing the target of 99.8% in the first attempt. This success story underscores Souradeep's resilience, commitment to continuous improvement, and the effectiveness of a personalized and focused approach in CAT preparation.
Pallav Goyal (IIM Ahmedabad PGP'25) – CAT 2023 99.95%
Pallav is an MBA student at IIM AHMEDABAD, and Economics Honours from Hindu College, DU. He has worked with ICICI Bank and Bajaj Capital. After scoring 99.95% in CAT 2023, he wrote, “I did appear for CAT 2023 to experience the new type of CAT…This exam involves a considerable amount of luck, and I feel that I was lucky to crack all 4 DILR sets and get good accuracy in the VARC.” He released his CAT 2023 on social media, as below.
CAT 2023 Topper-Raunak Tikmani: 99.90%ile in CAT 2023
Raunak Tikmani has scored overall 99.90 percentile in CAT 2023. Raunak comes from Teghra, a small place in Begusarai District of Bihar. Raunak has scored 98.21 percentile in VARC section; 99.71 percentile in DILR and 99.78 percentile in Quant section
Nishakar Kumar, CAT 2023 – 99.83 Percentile
Nishakar Kumar is a B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He belongs to Madhubani in Bihar. He is a fresher and he scored the high CAT percentile in the first attempt. He focused his preparation strategy on practicing more with mock tests especially in last month to CAT exam. Read MBAUniverse.com Interview
CAT 2023 Topper - Shiladitya Bhadra: 99.38%ile in CAT 2023
Shiladitya Bhadra has scored overall 99.38 percentile in CAT 2023. He hails from small town of Barasat in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal. Shiladitya has score 94.43 percentile in VARC section; 99.71 percentile in DILR which was rated a very difficult section and 97.87 percentile in most difficult Quant section. Read MBAUniverse.com Interview
Check table below for more details on Number of CAT Toppers by Gender and States.
CAT 2023 Toppers Highlights: Male, Engineers Continue to Dominate CAT
First up, here are CAT 2023 Toppers Highlights.
14 Male Candidates Score 100% in CAT 2023
- No Female Candidate;
- 4 from Maharashtra
- 11 Engineers, 3 Non-Engineers
29 Candidates Score 99.9 % in CAT 2023
29 Candidates Score 99.98 % in CAT 2023
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Overall CAT Percentile
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Total Numbers
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Total Gender Numbers
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Total State Wise Numbers
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100 percentiles
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14
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All Males
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1 – Andhra Pradesh
1 - Delhi
1 – Gujarat
1 – Jammu & Kashmir
1 - Karnataka
1 - Kerala
4 – Maharashtra
1 – Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh
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99.99 percentiles
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29
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Male 28
Female-01
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1 – Bihar
7 - Delhi
2 – Haryana
4 - Karnataka
9 - Maharashtra
1 - Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
2 - Uttar Pradesh
1 - West Bengal
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99.98 percentiles
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29
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All Males
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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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Table of Contents
1. CAT 2023 Toppers’ Interviews
2. Know Your CAT 2022 Toppers
3. CAT 2022 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy
4. Know your CAT 2021 Toppers
5. CAT 2021 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy
6. Know your CAT 2020 Toppers
7. CAT 2020 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy
1. CAT 2023 Toppers’ Interviews
CAT 2023 exam was held on November 26, 2023 with highest number of 2.88 lakh test takers in the history of CAT exam. CAT result is expected in the first week of January 2024. The success stories of CAT 2023 toppers will be updated soon after release of CAT 2023 result
2. Know Your CAT 2022 Toppers: Scored 100%ile & 99+ %ile
Below are details of some of the CAT 2022 Toppers with 100 and 99+ percentile
CAT Toppers List
Some of the CAT 2022 toppers with 100 percentile, 99+ percentile with their academic background, preparation strategy are as below:
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Name of CAT Topper
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CAT %ile Score
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Academic Back Ground
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CAT Preparation Strategy
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Suneet Kumbhat
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100
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B.Tech IITD; IIMC Alumnus
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CAT Coach
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Maruti Konduri
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100
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IIMA Alumnus
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CAT Coach
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Renjith Thomas Joshua
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100
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B.E.
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CAT Coach in Kerala
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Srajal Gupta
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100
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B.Tech
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Prepared with Coaching
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Soumik Banerjee
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99.95
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B.E. (Mech Engg)
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Shreyasee Sarkar
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99.68
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B.Tech (ECE)
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Risshi Agrawal
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99.99
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B.Tech
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Took T.I.M.E Mock Tests
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Pranav Chaturvedi
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99.98
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B.Tech
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Prepared with CL Coaching
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Parul Arora
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99.93
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B.Tech
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Prepared with MissionCAT coaching
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Akshit Agrawal
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99.91
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B.Com
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Self prepared with Arun Sharma Books
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Adit Sanjanwala
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99.9
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B.Tech
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Self Prepared with Books and study material, Mocks
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Geet sai sumant
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99.89
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Prepared with iQuanta coaching
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Pranav Bahedia
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99.82
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B.Tech
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Prepared with Coaching
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Atish Naskar
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99.81
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B.Tech
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Prepared with Coaching
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Mohul Kishore
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99.08
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B.A. Hons - DU
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Self Prepared with Arun Sharma Books and joined Takshzila coaching
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Shauray Tiwari
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99
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B.Com. - DU
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Self Prepared with Arun Sharma Books and joined Coaching also
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3. CAT 2022 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy
In their Interviews with MBAUniverse.com, CAT 2022 Toppers have shared their success stories with CAT exam preparation strategy, how they overcame their weak areas, how they prepared for GD-PI-WAT. Many of these CAT 2022 Toppers who have scored 99+%ile, self-prepared or joined some of the best Coachings or opted for a combination of coaching and self preparation.
(1) CAT 2022 Topper Soumik Banerjee Interview: CAT 99.95 %ile; Self Prepared
A B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and working professional for 6 years in BPCL, CAT 2022 topper, Soumik Banerjee cracked the exam with 99.95 percentile with his self preparation and with some Online Coaching help. Soumik was shortlisted by IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, other IIMs and MDI Guragon but planned to join IIM Ahmedabad. Read his CAT preparation strategy and success mantra Read Full Interview
(2) CAT 2022 Topper Shreyasee Sarkar: CAT 99.68 %ile; Prepared with Mindworkzz; Student of IIM Calcutta 2023-25 Batch
An IT professional, CAT 2022 topper, Shreyasee Sarkar cracked the exam with 99.68 percentile. She prepared for CAT with Mindworkzz and had converted number of top B-schools including IIM Calcutta. Before joining and improving the academic diversity at IIM Calcutta, she earned 3.5 years of work experience as Software Tester. Read Full Interview
CAT 2022 Topper Risshi Agrawal-99.99 %ile: IIT Delhi alumni Risshi Agrawal scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2022 exam. He belongs from Mirzapur, UP and is a graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has work experience as an Associate Analyst at Putnam – a heathcare management consulting firm. He referred to TIME coaching materials and CL mock test series. His CAT 2022 Sectional scores are: DILR: 99.99%, VA: 85.65%, QA: 100%
CAT Topper 2022 Parul Arora, 99.93%ile: IIM Ahmedabad Student 2023-25 Batch
Hailing from Bhatinda, Punjab, Parul Arora is one of the top scorers of CAT 2022. This was her first attempt to CAT. She is a BTech in Computer Science from NIT Jalandhar. Parul has worked at Accenture. Her CAT 2022 sectional scores are VARC – 99.41; DILR – 99.55; QA –99.63
CAT 2022 Topper Akshit Agrawal, 99.91 %ile: Akshit Agrawal was a final year B Com Honours student from Ramjas College of Delhi University. He scored 99.91 percentile. His overall score and percentile in CAT 2022 were 111.36 and 99.91 percentile. He referred to Books by Arun Sharma for both QA and DILR. This was his first attempt to CAT. He did not join a coaching institute. His Sectional scores are VARC – 42.49 (99.48 percentile); DILR – 35.04 (99.74 percentile); QA – 33.83 (99.11 percentile)
4. Know your CAT 2021 Toppers: CAT Toppers List
CAT 2021 was successfully conducted by IIM Ahmedabad on November 28, 2021 at 438 test centres spread across 156 cities in India on 28 November 2021 in three shifts. The duration of the test was of 120 minutes. Around 1.92 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of 2.30 lakhs registered eligible candidates. The overall attendance was approximately 83%. Out of the 1.92 lakh candidates taken the exam, 35% were Females, 65% Males and 2 candidates represent Transgender.
Total 9 Candidates had scored maximum 100% in CAT 2021. All were males. Maximum number of CAT Toppers – 4 Toppers --were from Maharashtra! UP had 2 Toppers. Maximum number of CAT 99.9 Toppers – 4 Toppers -- were from Maharashtra and Gujarat! Total 19 Candidates had scored 99.9 % in CAT 2021. Again, all were males. As per CAT 2021 result, CAT Toppers were:
5. CAT 2021 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy
- Sumedha Srinivasan, a CA and Asset Management Expert cracked CAT 2021 with 94.78%ile and got into IIM Ahmedabad – Read More
- Padmasandhya S, a CA, NTSE Scholar and a Published Poet cracked CAT 2021 with 98.49% and got into IIM Ahmedabad – Read More
- Rahul Chodankar from Mumbai, a mechanical engineer from IIT Kanpur, scored 99.87 Percentile in CAT 2021 with his 4 months of prepration;
- Ghaziabad boy Sahil Siddharth scored 99.68 % in CAT 2021;
- Shaunak Vora, a chemical engineer from Mumbai scored 99.10 percentile in CAT 2021.
- Chirag Gupta, student of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, is one of the nine candidates to secure 100 percentile in CAT 2021. Chirag started preparing in March 2021, and relied on self-study -- following books and notes apart from taking mock tests. He managed to crack CAT in his first attempt itself. Chirag wants to get into any one of the Top 3 IIMs- IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta.
- Soham Katkar cracked CAT 2021 with 100 percentile. Soham belongs to Mumbai and has done graduation in Engineering in Computer Science from K J Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai.
- Ritik Gupta has secured the 99.99 percentile in CAT 2021. He is from Faridabad and is pursuing BBA from a private university in Gurugram. Ritik was pursuing MBBS from DY Patil Medical College, Pune after qualifying NEET but to pursue his interest he prepared for CAT to join MBA. He wants to launch his own start up
- Yash Mandhana has scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2021. A student of B.Tech Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay, Yash is targeting IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta. After completing his MBA he plans to take up career in an FMCG Company in the area of Finance or General Management or Strategy
- Maruti Konduri, Co-founder of CAT Coaching Cracku scored 100% in CAT 2021.
- Amrit Anwesh cracked CAT 2021 with 99.98 percentile. Amrit is a student of final year of engineering at NIT Rourkela. He cracked CAT in his first attempt and with his self preparation. Amrit is targeting IIM Ahmedbad, Bangalore, Calcutta and plans to become an entrepreneur after completing his MBA.
- Sayali Kale, also Co-founder of Cracku, excelled in CAT 2021. She secured 99.97 percentile. Sayali Kale is also an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad. Sayali is from Mumbai and completed her B-Tech in Computer Science from VJTI Mumbai.
- Gauravi Kabadi scored 99.95 percentile in CAT 2021 in her first attempt. Gauravi was a working professional with an MNC Analog Devices after completing her B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar. She quit her job to prepare for CAT. Gauravi belongs to Maharashtra and is targeting IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore. She plans to launch her own start up.
- Palli Dolananda Saivardhan has secured the 99.94 percentile in CAT 2021. He is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, and has completed Computer Science Engineering from VIT University, Vellore. He is currently working as a Software Developer at Wipro.
- Rudrakha Gupta scored 99.9 percentile in CAT 2021. Rudrakha did his B.Tech from IIT Delhi and was a working professional with Invest India. He belongs to Indore.
- Shubh Agarwal Noida has 99.61 percentile in CAT 2021. His Sectional scores are 99.98%ile in VARC, 93.65%ile in DILR and 95.35%ile in QA. He is looking for admissions to IIM and FMS Delhi.
These CAT toppers share their CAT success stories and Preparation mantras in detail. Check Here
6. Know your CAT 2020 Toppers: List of CAT Toppers
CAT Result was released on January 2nd. Here are some important CAT Toppers details. IIM Indore CAT Centre 2020 has shared following important details about CAT 2020 Toppers with MBAUniverse.com.
- 9 candidates have scored an overall 100 percentile in the CAT 2020 examination. They are all males.
- 7 out of the nine candidates receiving the highest overall percentile are from the engineering/technology background, 1 candidate is from mathematics background and 1 is from management background.
- Of the nine candidates, 5 candidates are from the IITs, and the remaining four candidates are from IIM Indore (IPM program), BITS Pilani, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, and YMCA institute of Engineering respectively.
- Of the candidates scoring an overall 100 percentile, 3 candidates are from Rajasthan and the remaining six candidates are from Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh respectively.
- 19 candidates have scored an overall 99.99 percentile in CAT 2020, of which 18 are male and 1 is female. Out of these candidates 16 are from the engineering/technology, 2 are from economics and 1 is from management background.
- A total of 1,90,144 candidates had appeared for the examination. The gender distribution of candidates who appeared for CAT 2020 is as follows:
- Number of female candidates: 66,755
- Number of male candidates: 1,23,388
- Number of transgender candidates: 01
7. CAT 2020 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy
MBAUniverse.com spoke to many CAT 2020 toppers and summary of their journey is below.
(1) Nandan Goel, IIM Calcutta Student, Cracked CAT 2020 with 99.95 %ile; shares CAT Preparation Strategy & Key Tips Read More
(2) Ekansh Gupta, a Poet and Working Professional from Moradabad cracked CAT with 99.91 %ile & Got into IIM Calcutta for MBA 2021 Read More
(3) Nancy Jain, A Graphic Designer, Painter with B.Tech, Cracked CAT 2020 with 99.72 %ile and got into IIM Calcutta for MBA 2021-23 Read More
(4) Shubham Bajaj, a Software Developer at Nomura and IEM Kolkata Graduate from Surat - cracked CAT with 99.98%ile and got into IIM Calcutta Read More
(5) Yashvi Bansal, a BBA Graduate and Fresher from Surat, Cracked CAT with 94.72%ile and got into IIM Udaipur for MBA 2021 Read More
(6) Pranita Maheshwari, an Arts & Craft lover, a blogger with BMS, Cracked CAT with 98.81%ile and got into IIM Udaipur for MBA 2021 Read More
(7) Jaipur’s Jitesh Mittal scores 100 percentile in CAT 2020: Jaipur’s Jitesh Mittal has scored 100 percentile in CAT 2020. Jitesh graduated in civil engineering from IIT-Gandhinagar in 2020 and hopes to pursue MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Not getting a good campus job proved to be a blessing in disguise for him. “Had I got the job, I wouldn’t have given my best shot in the exam,” said Jitesh.
(8) Navi Mumbai’s Ashish Sen cracks CAT 2020 with 99.99 %
Ashish Sen hails from Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. His CAT 2020 score is Overall 99.99 Percentile; VARC % - 99.98, DILR % - 99.95 and QA % - 99.46 percentile. Ashish started his CAT preparation in June 2020. He took a few full-length tests to gauge himself. Based on that, he made a 2-month study plan. Post that, he started taking mocks and analyzing them. He had opted for the study materials and Test series from T.I.M.E. He applied only to Top IIMs and FMS Delhi.
(9) Himachal student Vishesh Garg scores 99.9 percentile in CAT 2020
Another engineer Vishesh Garg, who hails from Himachal Pradesh, has scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2020. After completing his BTech from NIT Hamirpur in 2019, Vishesh worked nearly two years in a leading IT company in Bengaluru. IIM Bangalore and FMS Delhi are Vishesh’s top choices when it comes to B-schools. IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta are close second. He took online coaching from TIME and took guidance from online resources, followed toppers’ preparation strategies, and studied books like Arun Sharma’s CAT series. “Two things that helped me score well are the mock tests and a thorough study plan,” said Vishesh.
(10) Debrup Poddar scores 99.11 percentile in CAT 2020
Debrup Poddar has scored 99.11 percentile in CAT 2020. This was his third CAT attempt. His score is Overall % - 99.99 Percentile, VARC % - 97.07%ile, DILR % - 85.41 and QA %ile is 99.56. Speaking with MBAUniverse.com, Debrup said, “I started my preparation in May 2020, giving myself an ample 5-6 months to complete the syllabus and practise mocks and past year papers. Having already appeared for CAT 18 (96.88 percentile) & CAT 19 (95.13 percentile) before, albeit without any preparation, I was determined to crack CAT 20. Hence I joined a local coaching class and spent my mornings attending lectures and evenings revising concepts. By the end of it all, I had taken nearly 30 mocks in the new format to build confidence.” Debrup’s dream colleges are SPJIMR, IIM Bangalore & IIM Indore. He plans to build his MBA career in Marketing.
Other CAT 2020 Toppers with 99+ Percentile
- Priyamm Garg of Delhi scored 99.81 Percentile
- Shubham Yadav from Gurgaon got 99.7 percentile
- Kshitiz Garg from Mohali has scored 99.61 percentile
- Vishal Agarwal of Cuttak scored 99.44 percentile
- Gaurav Dhawan of Mohali has scored 99.29 percentile
- Sargam Bansal from Chandigarh has scored 99.17 percentile
- Himani Goyal has scored 99.05 percentile in CAT 2020
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for list of CAT 2020 Toppers List & Interviews.
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CAT 2019 Topper Highlights
- 10 candidates have scored overall 100 percentile
- All the 10 candidates are males and are from the engineering/technology background.
- Of these 10 Toppers, 6 candidates are from the IITs, 2 candidates are from the NITs, and 1 candidate is from Jadavpur University.
- Of the candidates scoring an overall 100 percentile, 4 candidates are from Mumbai, Maharashtra
- 21 candidates have scored an overall 99.99 percentile in CAT 2019. Again, 19 candidates are from the engineering/technology.
CAT 2019 TOPPER LIST
Meet CAT 2019 Topper Rahul Gupta: Makes Mumbai proud
A B.Tech from IIT Roorkee, Rahul Gupta from Mumbai has scored 100 percentile in CAT 2019. Presently, IIM Ahmedabad student of PGP 2020-22 batch, Rahul Gupta has also converted IIM Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow. He also converted XLRI with a XAT percentile 99.99. Rahul was a working professional when he started preparing for the exam. He suggests to begin with basics, understand the logic behind the solution and then apply them while attempting the questions. Read More about his CAT and GD-PI-WAT Preparation Strategy
Meet the 2 CAT 2019 Toppers from IIT Bombay
Rahul Manglik and Somansh Chordia, both friends and students of the final-year mechanical engineering programme at IIT Bombay, have cracked CAT 2019 – that too in their first attempt! Nagpur boy Somansh Chordia scored a perfect 100 percentile, and Delhi lad Rahul Manglik scored 99.99 percentile. Both of them prepared for CAT 2019 together, and focused on Mock Tests and analysed their performances after completing the test. They attempted at least 30 mocks during preparation. Not surprisingly, IIM Ahmedabad is the dream B-school for CAT 2019 Topper Somansh Chordia.
Meet Mumbaikar Rishi Mittal who scored 100% in 1st attempt!
Mumbai boy Rishi Mittal is a final year BTech civil engineering student from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surat who scored 100 %tile in CAT 2019. What makes his success remarkable is that CAT 2019 was Rishi’s first attempt at belling the CAT! Rishi scored 99.99 percentile in Quant, 100 in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, but scored 98.76 percentile in Verbal abilities. CAT is an easy exam, one can crack it if they are honest in their preparation, is Rishi’s message to CAT aspirants. Not surprisingly, Rishi wants to join one of the Top 2 IIMs.
Meet PESIT Bangalore student Ashwin who score 100 % and wants to join IIMB
Ashwin H., a 22-year-old engineer from Bengaluru, has secured a perfect score of 100 %ile in his second attempt at CAT exam. The electronics and communications engineer graduated from PESIT last year and joined a private IT firm. Last year, he secured 99.36 percentile in CAT 2018. He wasn’t satisfied with the score even though he got calls from FMS Delhi and IIM Kozhikode. He wrote CAT 2019 and rest is history! Ashwin is aspiring to join one of the top IIMs – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta or FMS-Delhi. Indeed, But IIM-Bangalore is his top choice as he will not miss his family.
Meet Jadavpur University student who scored 100 % but said no to IIMs
Debarshi Chanda, who scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT 2019, is presently studying for her Masters in Energy Studies at the School of Energy Studies in Jadavpur University. But Debarshi does not want to go for an MBA degree. He has higher aims. He wants to do Phd in Economics and contribute towards developing the economic condition of the country. Debarshi has done his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University and had joined a private bank where he worked from 2018 to 2019, before joining his Masters program.
Meet Patrick D’Souza, who scored 100 Percentile sixth time!
Mumbai based MBA coaching faculty Patrick D’Souza scored a 100 percentile for the sixth time. D’Souza, who has been taking the exam for the past 16 years to understand the changing pattern of the papers, scored a perfect 100 percentile. “This was my sixth time getting a 100 percentile. I took the test to understand how the patterns are changing every year so I can teach my students accordingly,” said D’Souza.
CAT 2019 Toppers List – 100 Percentilers
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CAT Toppers
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CAT 2019 Percentile
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Rahul Gupta
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100
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Somansh Chordia
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100
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Patrick D’Souza
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100
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Rishi Mittal
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100
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Ashwin H.
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100
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Debarshi Chanda
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100
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CAT 2019 Toppers List – 99.99 Percentilers
21 candidates have scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2019. A list of these CAT toppers with their qualifying degree and home city is given below:
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Candidate
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City
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CAT 2019 Percentile
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Education
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AMIT BIKRAM
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Mumbai
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99.99
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BTECH
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SAATHWIK KOLLURU
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Mumbai
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99.99
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BTECH
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SHUBHAM PANDIA
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Pune
|
99.99
|
BE
|
|
DEVAVRAT MAHAJAN
|
Pune
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
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KAUSHIK VYAS
|
Pune
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
RAJESH B
|
Chennai
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
LAKSHYA KUMAR
|
Delhi
|
99.99
|
BMS - Management Studies
|
|
ABHANSHU GUPTA
|
Delhi
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
ADITYA GARG
|
Delhi
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
DHOLE SHREYAS KIRAN
|
Delhi
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
RAHUL MANGLIK
|
Delhi
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
ANURAG
|
Faridabad
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
RAHUL SHARMA
|
Faridabad
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
SHREYAANSH GUPTA
|
Haryana
|
99.99
|
BS/BSC
|
|
SUMIT KHANNA
|
Chandigarh
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
SWAPNIL SUMAN
|
Bihar
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
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LOKESH SONI
|
JODHPUR
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
KULKARNI SAURABH SADASHIV
|
Maharashtra
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
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THOMBRE SUSHANT SUNIL
|
Nashik
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
RENJITH THOMAS JOSHUA
|
Trivandrum
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
|
B GAUTHAM RAO
|
Mangaluru
|
99.99
|
BTECH
|
CAT 2019 Toppers’ Interview on CAT Preparation Strategy
CAT 2019 toppers with Diverse bavk grounds and varying percentile in the range of 97 to 100 have found admission to 2020-22 batch in top IIMs, MDI among other B-schools with their well devised preparation strategy. Shared below are the exclusive interviews of such CAT 2019 toppers with MBAUniverse.com:
Shantanu Yadav: 99.7%ile in CAT 2019; Gets into IIM Ahmedabad
Shantanu Singh Yadav, CAT 2019 topper from Surat, cracked the exam with 99.73 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools including IIM Ahmedabad. A graduate from NIT Hamirpur, Shantanu belongs to a modest service class family. While preparing for CAT exam, he earned 3 years of working experience in a fertilizer industry. Read here his CAT preparation strategy and success mantra
Sruthy S Kumar: 97.71%ile in CAT 2019; Gets into IIM Lucknow
Sruthy S Kumar, CAT 2019 topper from Alappuzha, cracked the exam with 97.71 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools including IIM Lucknow. A graduate from NIT Calicut, Sruthy belongs to a modest service class family. While preparing for CAT exam, she earned 2½ years of working experience in Reliance Industries. Read her CAT preparation strategy and success mantra
Tanuj Ruia:99.69%ile in CAT 2019: Gets into IIM Bangalore
Tanuj Ruia, CAT 2019 topper with 99.69 percentile took 30 Mocks before the exam. A Chartered Accountant from Surat, Tanuj is a fresher and converted IIM Bangalore and Calcutta but preferred to take admission in MBA 2020-22 batch at IIM Bangalore. Tanuj appeared in XAT 2020 also and scored 98.8 percentile. Read his CAT preparation strategy and success mantra
Chandanbala Shyamsunder Dhanawat: 98.28 %ile in CAT 2019: Gets into IIM Udaipur
Chandanbala Shyamsunder Dhanawat cracked the CAT 2019 exam with 98.28 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools including IIM Udaipur, Rohtak, Raipur, IMT, IMI among others. A graduate in Commerce with moderate percentage of marks, Chandanbala earned 2½ years of working experience in Sales while preparing for CAT. Read her CAT preparation strategy and success mantra
Anushree Naik: 98.20%ile in CAT 2019; Gets into IIM Ahmedabad
Anushree Naik, a Chartered Accountant and Graphologist doing full time Finance Job cracked CAT 2019 with 98.20 percentile in her first attempt and got into IIM Ahmedabad PGP 2020-22 batch. She also converted number of other top B-schools including IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Indore, IIM Shillong, SPJIMR Mumbai. Read her CAT preparation strategy and what is her success mantra
Nikita Agarwal: 99.22%ile in CAT 2019; Joins MDI Gurgaon leaving IIMs
Nikita Agarwal, CAT 2019 topper from Surat, cracked the exam with 99.22 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools but preferred MDI Gurgaon to the new IIMs. A BBA graduate from SDJIC Surat, Nikita has also taught at an NGO. Coming from a modest business family, Nikita cracked CAT in her first attempt. Read her CAT preparation strategy and success mantra
CAT 2018 Toppers List and CAT 2018 Toppers Interview: Rounak Majumdar, Swapnil Suman
CAT 2018 Result were declared at 10AM on January 5, 2019. Here are some key trends with list of CAT Toppers and their interviews on CAT preparation strategy:
- Maximum 100 percentile was secured by 11 students in CAT 2018. Rounak Majumdar & Swapnil Suman are two of them.
- All 11 toppers are Male and all are from Engineering/Technology education background.
- A total of 21 candidates have scored an overall 99.99 %. Out of 21, 19 candidates from engineering or technology background.
- Out of 2,09,405 candidates who took CAT 2018, 1,36,075 were male students and 73326 were girls
- Seven students from Maharashtra have secured 100 %, while two from West Bengal, and one each from Karnataka and Bihar.
- Twin brothers and IIT Delhi students have both secured 99.9 percentile!
MBAUniverse.com has published CAT Toppers List and CAT Toppers Interview below. Check now.
