CAT Score Calculator
Calculate your CAT raw score with section-wise marks and accuracy.
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0 Wrong TITA / Unattempted
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Question counts are based on the CAT 2025 paper. Adjust these totals if your mock test or exam uses a different pattern.
Scoring formula:
Raw score = (Correct answers × 3) − Incorrect MCQs.
Incorrect TITA/non-MCQ answers and unattempted questions receive zero marks.
The calculator gives your unscaled raw score. CAT officially applies score normalization and percentile calculations separately. The tool does not estimate those values.
5 incorrect TITA answers carry no penalty. You left 22 questions unattempted.
Wondering, “What will my CAT score be?” Instead of calculating every correct and incorrect response manually, use our CAT Score Calculator to estimate your overall and section-wise raw score in seconds.
Simply enter your correct answers, incorrect MCQs, and TITA responses for VARC, DILR, and QA. The calculator applies the CAT marking rules automatically and gives you a clear score estimate.
Whether you are analysing a mock test, checking your response sheet, or reviewing your CAT preparation, knowing your raw score can help you understand where you gained marks—and where negative marking reduced your total.
How Does the CAT Score Calculator Work?
The calculation is straightforward.
For the recent CAT marking pattern:
Correct Answer = +3 marks
Incorrect MCQ = −1 mark
Incorrect TITA Question = 0 marks
Unattempted Question = 0 marks
Therefore, the basic CAT score formula is:
CAT Raw Score = (Correct Answers × 3) − Incorrect MCQs
Incorrect TITA answers do not reduce your score.
CAT Marking Scheme
| Response | MCQ | TITA / Non-MCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Correct Answer | +3 | +3 |
| Incorrect Answer | −1 | 0 |
| Unattempted | 0 | 0 |
Recent CAT examinations have followed this +3/−1 MCQ structure, while TITA questions have carried no negative marking. The exact number and distribution of questions may vary between CAT editions.
CAT Score Calculation Example
Suppose a student has the following performance:
Correct answers: 30
Incorrect MCQs: 8
Incorrect TITA answers: 4
Remaining questions: Unattempted
The estimated raw score would be:
(30 × 3) − (8 × 1) = 82
Therefore, the student’s estimated CAT raw score is 82.
Notice something important? The four incorrect TITA answers do not cause any deduction.
Example: How Accuracy Changes Your Score
| Correct Answers | Wrong MCQs | Estimated Raw Score |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 10 | 50 |
| 25 | 8 | 67 |
| 30 | 6 | 84 |
| 35 | 5 | 100 |
| 40 | 4 | 116 |
Visual Score Comparison
Illustrative scores—not percentile predictions
20 correct → ██████████ 50
25 correct → █████████████ 67
30 correct → █████████████████ 84
35 correct → ████████████████████ 100
40 correct → ███████████████████████ 116
The example demonstrates why accuracy matters in CAT. Attempting more questions does not automatically produce a higher score; excessive incorrect MCQ attempts can reduce your total through negative marking.
Calculate CAT Score Section-Wise
A useful CAT score calculator should not show only one overall number. It should help you calculate your performance in all three sections:
VARC
Enter your correct answers and incorrect MCQs from Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension.
DILR
Calculate your marks from Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning.
QA
Enter your Quantitative Ability performance separately.
Your overall raw score is then:
VARC Score + DILR Score + QA Score = Overall CAT Raw Score
Looking at section-wise scores is especially useful during CAT preparation. For example, a reasonable overall score can sometimes hide a much weaker performance in one section. Analysing each section separately makes it easier to identify where your preparation needs attention.
CAT Raw Score vs CAT Percentile
Your CAT score and CAT percentile are not the same thing.
A raw score is calculated directly from your responses. CAT results, however, involve score normalisation across examination sessions before percentile calculations are made.
This means a calculator can accurately estimate your raw score from your responses, but it should not claim that a particular raw score guarantees an exact percentile.
Percentile outcomes can change from year to year depending on factors such as paper difficulty, candidate performance, slot-level differences, and score distribution.
Use your calculated score as a performance indicator—not as a guaranteed admission result.
Why Use a CAT Score Calculator?
Manual calculation becomes surprisingly easy to get wrong, especially when MCQs and TITA questions have different penalty rules.
A CAT Score Calculator helps you quickly check your score, compare mock-test performance, monitor section-wise improvement, understand the impact of negative marking, and test different attempt strategies.
Most importantly, it turns a response sheet into something more useful: actionable preparation data.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How is the CAT score calculated?
Under the recent CAT marking pattern, you receive +3 marks for every correct answer and lose 1 mark for every incorrect MCQ. Incorrect TITA questions and unattempted questions receive zero marks.
The basic formula is:
CAT Score = (Correct Answers × 3) − Incorrect MCQs
2. Is there negative marking in CAT?
Yes. Negative marking applies to incorrectly answered multiple-choice questions (MCQs). One mark is deducted for a wrong MCQ under the recent marking pattern.
3. Is there negative marking for TITA questions in CAT?
No. TITA, or Type In The Answer, questions have recently carried no negative marking for an incorrect response. A correct TITA answer earns marks, while an incorrect one receives zero.
4. How many marks are awarded for a correct CAT answer?
A correct answer is generally awarded 3 marks, whether it is an MCQ or a TITA question, under the recent CAT scoring pattern.
5. Do unattempted CAT questions have negative marking?
No. An unattempted question receives zero marks. There is no penalty simply for leaving a question unanswered.
6. Can my CAT raw score be negative?
Yes, mathematically it can. If a candidate gets very few answers correct but answers many MCQs incorrectly, negative marking can push the calculated raw score below zero.
7. Is CAT score the same as CAT percentile?
No. CAT score represents marks earned, while percentile indicates your relative performance compared with other candidates. Percentile calculation involves more than simply converting raw marks into a percentage.