He Thought IIM Shillong Was His Weakest Interview. He Still Converted in the First List Apaar Vashishtha scored 99.54 percentile in CAT, including 99.72 in DILR, 98.51 in VARC, and 95.21 in QA. He received calls from MDI, IIFT, IIM Mumbai, IIM Shillong, IISc Bengaluru, and IIM Udaipur, converting all except SPJIMR.
He Prepared for CAT After Work, Won Three Excellence Awards and Still Reached 98.50 Percentile Kavin Puri started preparing for CAT in July 2025 while working full-time at CNH Industrial. His role involved new product development, cost reduction, field investigations and coordination with global teams.
He Took a Drop, Faced Failures and Started CAT Prep After Work. Prathamesh Bhanuse Still Reached IIM Mumbai Prathamesh Bhanuse did not begin CAT preparation with a perfect plan or a long list of achievements.
He Read 30 Pages a Day to Fix His Weakest CAT Section. It Took Him to 98.80 Percentile in VARC Manikandan S was comfortable with numbers. As a Mechanical Engineering graduate and the first-rank holder of his batch at the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Quantitative Aptitude was never his biggest concern.
He Scored Negative in DILR Mocks. Then One Rule Took Him to 91.74 Percentile in CAT Siddharth Sharma knew DILR was holding him back.
How Darshan Mehta Scored 98.98%ile In CAT On His 3rd Attempt And Joined SJMSOM, IIT Bombay Every CAT journey is different. Some are about quick success, while others are built on years of persistence, learning, and consistency. Darshan Mehta's story falls into the second category.
How Ritika Scored 99.11%ile In CAT While Working At Tata Steel And Joined ISB Young Leaders Programme Ritika scored 99.11 percentile in CAT while working full-time at Tata Steel and has chosen to join the ISB Young Leaders Programme (ISB-YL), Hyderabad.
CAT 2025 – Slot 2 Analysis Overall Difficulty: Moderate Closest Comparison: Very similar to Slot 1; slightly tougher VARC. Check InsideIIM’s CAT 2025 Percentile Predictor & Interview Shortlist Chances – Click Here! CAT 2025 Slot 2: Exam Overview CAT 2025 Slot 2 followed the same structure as Slot 1, with 68 questions and 40 minutes per section. The overall difficulty was Moderate–Difficult, primarily because DILR was significantly tougher than usual.
