AMC CAT MCQ Pass Rate: Why Roughly Half of Candidates Don't Pass

This is one of the more sobering pass rates on this list. In the 2023–2024 reporting period, the AMC CAT MCQ pass rate was 51% (up 4 points from 2022–23's 47%) — meaning, over a multi-year trend, roughly half of all candidates do not pass on a given attempt. The passing score is 250/500 (50%), and there's no negative marking. The AMC also announced a slightly higher pass standard starting in 2026, translating to roughly 1–3 more correct answers needed compared to the prior threshold.

Study takeaway: given how close to 50/50 this exam runs, full-syllabus timed practice (150 questions across a 3.5-hour session, spanning disease process, examination and diagnosis, investigation, therapy, and management) matters more here than almost any exam on this list — there's little margin for weak coverage in any single area.