CAT 2024: Expected Cutoffs for IIMs Across Slots; Score vs Percentile Insights
Introduction
The CAT is one of the competitive entrance exams in India. Understanding the relationship between is very important for the candidates in CAT scores and Percentiles with the target to get admission in prestigious institutes.
Expected Cutoffs and Score Insights for CAT 2024
The CAT 2024 expected cutoffs and score-to-percentile insights will reflect the exam's difficulty and competitiveness.
Based on trends and predictions: Percentile vs. Score
Following are the percentile and scores based on prediction:
| Percentile |
Score |
| 99.9 percentile |
Around 115+ marks. |
| 99.5 Percentile |
Approximately 94-100 marks |
| 99 Percentile |
82-88 marks |
| 97 Percentile: |
Around 75-78 marks. |
| 95 Percentile |
58-70 marks. |
| 90 Percentile |
45-51 marks. |
Scores are normalized and percentiles will depend on the number of test-takers and overall difficulty levels.
Expected Cutoffs for IIMs
- Old IIMs like Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta require 99-99.5+ percentile for General category candidates.
- Second-generation IIMs like Kozhikode, Indore, and Shillong demand a 96-99 percentile.
- For New IIMs Cutoffs range from 90-95 percentile.
- Sectional cutoffs also apply, generally above 85 percentile for the top IIMs
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Non-IIM Colleges
- FMS Requires 98.2+ percentile.
- MDI Gurgaon, IIT Bombay. and NITIE Mumbai need 95-99 percentile.
- SPJIMR, XIMB, and TAPMI percentile ranges from 85-90+ percentile which will depend on the program.
Key Factors Affecting Cutoffs
- The number of test-takers will influence the percentile-to-score conversion
- The difficulty level of CAT 2024 will play an important role as tougher papers typically result in lower cutoffs.
- For competitive IIM admissions, focus on achieving both high overall and sectional percentiles, along with maintaining strong academic and extracurricular profiles.
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