{"id":73657,"date":"2026-03-17T17:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=73657"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:17:44","slug":"is-balance-across-sections-required-to-score-99-percentile-in-cat-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/is-balance-across-sections-required-to-score-99-percentile-in-cat-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Balance Across Sections Required to Score 99+ Percentile in CAT Exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is Balance Across Sections Required for 99+ Percentile? is an essential question to ask for serious CAT exam aspirants. The answer depends on individual goals and objectives but a common honest answer is that balance is not strictly required for 99+ percentile in CAT 2026 but it is essential for converting top IIM calls. Whether you are able to score balanced percentiles across CAT sections or your sectional scores are uneven, the main goal is to get into your preferred college via admission which depends on more factors than CAT sectional scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get admission into top MBA  colleges in India like IIMs, FMS Delhi, and SPJIMR, it is important to maintain balance across sections. Only when you clear the sectional cutoffs for each college separately, do you get calls from top IIMs. This blog presents a detailed guide on balance across sections requirement for a 99+ percentile in CAT. Also check how IIMs evaluate CAT exam scores and practical strategies to score 99+ percentile and maintain sectional balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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