CAT Results 2024: Understanding Percentiles and What They Mean for You
CAT, being one of the competitive management entrance exams, requires extraordinary preparation strategies to manage good performance. If you’re someone who completed this exam, and are awaiting your results. Here are some important updates regarding that. Also we would discuss how the percentiles are calculated and what is their importance for you. You will find the details and information of what all comes next. Let’s look into this.
CAT 2024 results date
CAT 2024 results are likely to be announced by mid of december. The link would get activated on iimcat.in website. Candidates can check their results using login credentials, the CAT id and password. CAT score card 2024 contains all the important details of the candidates such as overall CAT score, sectional score along with the overall percentile and sectional percentile. It would also include some personal information such as name, phone number, photo, etc.
CAT Result 2024 Highlights
| Particulars |
Details |
| CAT Result Date |
Mid of December |
| Official website for CAT Result 2024 |
iimcat.in |
| CAT Score 2024 Validity |
1 Year |
| CAT 2024 Marking Scheme |
+3 for correct answer and -1 for incorrect answer. No negative marking for unattempted question |
| Mode of Result |
Online |
| How to check CAT Results |
Using the registration ID and password |
What is the CAT percentile 2024?
The CAT percentile indicates the percentage of candidates who scored lower than or equal to a particular candidate. Here’s an example for more clarification, if your percentile is 99, it means you have performed better than 99 percent of all test takers that year. Candidates with a percentile above 90 are among the top 10 percent.
CAT percentile calculation explained
Keeping Quantitative Ability (QA) as an example, the stepwise procedure for the calculation of overall score and percentile score is as follows:
- Step 1: Calculate the total number of candidates (N) who appeared for CAT in all sessions.
- Step 2: Assign a rank (r), based on the scaled scores obtained in the QA section, to all candidates who appeared for CAT 2024. If two or more candidates obtain equal scores in the QA section, then identical ranks will be assigned to those candidates.
For example, if two candidates obtain the highest scaled score in the QA section, then the assigned rank of both the candidates will be 1. The candidate(s) obtaining the second highest scaled score in the QA section will be assigned Rank 3 and so on.
- Step 3: The percentile score (P) of a candidate with rank(r) in the QA section can be calculated using the following formula: P = ((N-r) N) x 100
- Step 4: Finally, round off the calculated percentile score (P) of a candidate up to two decimal points. For example, all percentile scores greater than or equal to 99.995 are rounded off to 100, all percentile scores which are greater than or equal to 99.985 but less than 99.995 are rounded off to 99.99 and so on.
How to interpret CAT results?
As soon as you look at your percentile, the one question or thought of where I would be eligible with this score emerges. The score is an important factor that plays a crucial role in the admission process, as it’s considered as the basic eligibility to participate in the further rounds of admission.
First of all, you need to understand the percentile category:
- A percentile of 95-100 comes under the high percentile category, typically required to land to the older IIMs (like Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata).
- The percentiles between 85-94, is suitable for newer IIMs or other top tier institutes like MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR, and XLRI (if eligible).
- Percentile between 60-84, Good for mid-tier B-schools such as TAPMI, BIMTECH, or IMT Nagpur.
You need to analyze your score in this way to check your eligibility for all institutes. IIMs will send interview calls based on the CAT score and their individual admission policies. For other B-schools, you'll need to apply separately.
CAT cut-off for top IIMs 2024
To be eligible for admission to IIMs, candidates must score above the minimum required cut off scores for CAT exam 2024. Check previous year’s qualifying cat cut off for each IIM below:
| Institutes |
Qualifying CAT cutoff |
| IIM Ahmedabad |
85 |
| IIM Bangalore |
85 |
| IIM Calcutta |
85 |
| IIM Lucknow |
90 |
| IIM Indore |
90 |
| IIM Kozhikode |
85 |
| IIM Amritsar |
90 |
| IIM Nagpur |
85 |
| IIM Sambalpur |
93 |
| IIM Trichy |
93 |
| IIM Raipur |
93 |
| IIM Ranchi |
90 |
| IIM Kashipur |
94 |
| IIM Vizag |
80 |
| IIM Udaipur |
93 |
| IIM Bodhgaya |
93 |
| IIM Shillong |
75 |
| IIM Sirmaur |
92 |
| IIM Rohtak |
95 |
| IIM Jammu |
93 |
Percentile vs score CAT 2024
Here's a guide into the percentile for different scores according to the varying slots
| Percentile |
Slot – 1 |
Slot – 2 |
Slot – 3 |
| 100%ile |
150 |
140 |
140 |
| 99.5%ile |
97 |
95 |
96 |
| 99%ile |
91 |
85 |
88 |
| 98%ile |
80 |
74 |
77 |
| 95%ile |
67 |
62 |
65 |
| 90%ile |
55 |
50 |
53 |
| 85%ile |
46 |
41 |
44 |
| 80%ile |
40 |
35 |
38 |
Understanding CAT results for MBA admissions
CAT scores play a crucial role in achieving admission into top management institutions of the country. The scores are the eligibility criterias to participate in the further admission process. Cutoff may vary from institution to institution.
- A percentile of 95-100 comes under the high percentile category, typically required to land to the older IIMs (like Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata).
- The percentiles between 85-94, is suitable for newer IIMs or other top tier institutes like MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR, and XLRI (if eligible).
- Percentile between 60-84, Good for mid-tier B-schools such as TAPMI, BIMTECH, or IMT Nagpur.
Also Read : CAT 2024 Answer Key Objection Process
CAT 2024 percentile prediction
CAT 2024 Official Answer Key Updates
The CAT results aren’t just scores but play a crucial role in your MBA journey. An understanding of your scores helps you identify the best B-schools based on your scores, and helps you make important decisions. A high score opens an opportunity for admissions into top IIMs. Regardless of the outcome, view your CAT 2024 score as a stepping stone toward your goals. Use it wisely to make decisions that align with your career aspirations and pave the way for a fulfilling future in management.
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