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CAT 2024 results are expected to be declared earlier than usual this year. IIM Calcutta has released the provisional answer key six days earlier than the regular date. Some students are unable to download the CAT answer sheet due to some technical glitch. So to clear the confusion, the authority has announced the official CAT answer sheet release date as December 3. Accordingly, the CAT 2024 result date will be December 13 if IIM Calcutta decides to announce the CAT exam results early. If the result is announced within the usual 24-25 days like last year, the CAT result date 2024 will be December 19. Read this article to know how to check CAT result 2024, details mentioned on CAT score card, the validity of CAT score, etc.
IIM Calcutta has announced the tentative result date for CAT 2024 officially on its official website. According to the official CAT 2024 notification, the CAT result 2024 will be announced in the second week of January 2025. Exactly 2.93 lakh candidates are eagerly waiting to know their CAT exam result. Once the CAT results are out, the CAT result link will be activated at the CAT official website, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can check their CAT results 2024 using their CAT ID and password. The CAT result cum scorecard will contain each candidate's name, photo, CAT registration number, category, sectional score, overall score, sectional percentile, and overall percentile. The CAT exam was conducted on November 24, 2024.
Every year, more than 2 lakh candidates take the IIM CAT entrance exam. However, only a few examinees (11-16) scored 100 percentile marks. A 99.99 percentile of the numbers are between 30-25. In last year's CAT, out of 2.88 lakh candidates, 14 got 100 percentile marks and 29 got 99.99 percentile marks. All 100 percentiles are male candidates. Only one girl scored 99.99 percentile in the CAT exam last year. This year 2.93 lakh candidates are waiting to know their CAT 2024 result online.
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Candidates frequently ask, "When will CAT results 2024 be declared?" or "When is the CAT result out?" The CAT exam result 2024 will be released on December 19, 2024, tentatively. Given below are the CAT results 2024 date along with the other important dates of IIM CAT results 2024.
CAT Events | CAT 2024 Result Date |
---|---|
CAT exam date 2024 | November 24, 2024 |
CAT result release date | December 13, 2024 (Tentative) |
CAT exam result 2024 release time | Around 11 AM |
CAT exam result 2024 status | Not Declared |
Credentials required to check CAT result 2024 | CAT ID and Password |
CAT result 2024 download link on the website | iimcat.ac.in |
The CAT results 2024 are available for download only on the official website of IIM CAT results. Candidates can check their results and download the CAT scorecard using their CAT login IDs on the CAT result date 2024. Once the CAT results are out, candidates can follow the steps below to download the CAT results 2024 pdf or learn how to check the CAT results in online mode.
NOTE: In addition to this, candidates will also be intimated about the result of CAT 2024 via SMS on the registered phone number and an email wherein the CAT percentile of a candidate will be mentioned.
CAT Result Login Window
Candidates can also check their qualifying status after the declaration of CAT results 2024 on their smartphones. Once the CAT results are out, they need to follow some points detailed in the table below to check the CAT results 2024.
The following details will be mentioned in the CAT result 2024 pdf.
Snapshot of CAT Scorecard - Previous year
Candidates should note that the CAT 2024 scorecards can be downloaded from the official IIMCAT website only and will be available till December 31, 2025. IIMs will begin the shortlisting process for MBA/ PGDM admissions in the 2025-27 batch based on the CAT 2024 cut offs to select candidates for the Written Aptitude Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round. This process will start in the first week of January 2025.
The minimum marks required by a candidate in the CAT results 2024 to make it to the next selection rounds is called the CAT cutoff. There are several factors considered before calculating the CAT cutoff. These factors include the difficulty level of the CAT question paper, the number of candidates appearing for the CAT exam, seat intake, and previous year cutoffs, such as the CAT results 2023.
Candidates can meanwhile check the previous year's CAT cutoffs to gain insights. The CAT merit list 2024, based on the IIM CAT results, is the list of candidates who have qualified the CAT cutoff and are eligible for the next stage of the admission process. The merit list will be released by the respective IIMs along with the CAT results out announcement for 2024.
IIMs | Qualifying CAT cut offs |
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 |
As per experts, the difficulty level of CAT 2024 was moderate to difficult. Here we have provided the CAT 2024 score vs percentile based on CAT cutoff marks vs percentile based on the past few years' trends.
CAT 2024 Slot 1 | ||||
Percentile | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
99% | 39-40 | 31-32 | 30-31 | 90 |
95% | 31-32 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 66 |
90% | 25-26 | 19-21 | 17-18 | 56-57 |
85% | 22-23 | 16-18 | 14-15 | 45-46 |
80% | 20-21 | 13-14 | 12-13 | 40-41 |
70% | 16-17 | 11-12 | 10-11 | 35-36 |
CAT 2024 Slot 2 | ||||
Percentile | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
99% | 41-42 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 87 |
95% | 33-34 | 22-23 | 22-23 | 63 |
90% | 26-27 | 18-19 | 16-17 | 55-56 |
85% | 23-24 | 15-17 | 13-14 | 44-45 |
80% | 21-22 | 12-14 | 11-12 | 39-40 |
70% | 17-18 | 11-12 | 10-11 | 35-36 |
CAT 2024 Slot 3 | ||||
Percentile | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
99% | 42-43 | 28-29 | 30-32 | 93 |
95% | 34-35 | 23-24 | 24-25 | 68 |
90% | 27-28 | 19-20 | 17-18 | 58-60 |
85% | 24-25 | 16-17 | 14-15 | 46-48 |
80% | 22-23 | 13-14 | 12-13 | 42-44 |
70% | 18-19 | 12-13 | 11-12 | 37-38 |
After the CAT 2024 results are announced, the list of toppers will be published here. Till then, candidates are advised to check out the below table which mentions the CAT 2023 toppers list with percentile and interview links.
S.No | Name of CAT 2023 Topper | CAT Topper Percentile | Topper Interview Link |
1 | Kumar Sai Vishnu | 100 | Click here |
2 | Soham Katkar | 100 | Click here |
3 | Viraj Modi | 100 | Click here |
4 | Alamuri Kumar | 100 | Click here |
5 | Souradep B. | 99.95 | Click here |
6 | Pallav Goyal | 99.95 | Click here |
7 | Rounak Tikmani | 99.90 | Click here |
8 | Pulkit Daga | 99.14 | Click here |
9 | Nishakar Kumar | 99.83 | Click here |
10 | Shreemant Singi | 99.28 | Click here |
11 | Hritik Sharma | 98.27 | Click here |
12 | Suvam Debnath | 99.52 | Click here |
13 | Pulkit Daga | 99.14 | Click here |
14 | Khushi Jha | 99.91 | Click here |
15 | Jatin Saxena | 99.93 | Click here |
16 | Anirudh Suresh | 99.51 | Click here |
17 | Rishi Badjatya | 99.22 | Click here |
18 | Shiladitya Bhadra | 99.38 | Click here |
19 | Kavuru Dinesh Venkat | 98.88 | Click here |
20 | Akash Priyadarshi | 98.77 | Click here |
21 | Nayak Shraavani | 98.91 | Click here |
Overall Percentile | Total Numbers | Total Gender numbers | Total State wise numbers |
100 percentiles | 14 - Nos | All Males | 1 – Andhra Pradesh |
99.99 percentiles | 29 - Nos | Male-28 | 1 – Bihar |
99.98 percentiles | 29 - Nos | All Males | 1 - Bihar |
After the CAT results 2024 are declared, qualified candidates will have common doubts about what comes after the CAT results. Candidates who meet the minimum CAT cutoff score will be intimated by the respective IIMs for further selection rounds. Each IIM sends interview letters to the shortlisted candidates directly via email or registered/speed post. The criteria for shortlisting vary across IIMs.
Normally, the IIMs follow a selection procedure that includes the following rounds: Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The new IIMs have a common selection procedure, called the Common Admission Process (CAP), for which separate registration is done once the minimum CAP cutoff percentile is released by the CAP conducting authority.
The final selection of candidates for MBA admissions will be based on various parameters, including the CAT score, academic history, work experience, academic diversity, gender diversity, and performance in WAT/GD-PI.
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) admission process consists of three stages. Check out the brief description of the IIM CAT results and admission process 2025.
The top IIMs conducts admission process individually, where the other 11 new/ baby IIMs conduct Common Admission Process (CAP) jointly.
CAT exam year | CAT exam date | CAT result date | Gap between exam date and result date |
CAT 2023 | November 26, 2023 | December 21, 2023 | 25 days |
CAT 2022 | November 27, 2022 | December 21, 2022 | 24 days |
CAT 2021 | November 28, 2021 | January 3, 2022 | 36 days |
CAT 2020 | November 29, 2020 | January 2, 2021 | 34 days |
CAT 2019 | November 24, 2019 | January 4, 2020 | 41 days |
CAT 2018 | November 25, 2018 | January 5, 2019 | 41 days |
CAT 2017 | November 26, 2017 | January 8, 2018 | 43 days |
CAT 2016 | December 04, 2016 | January 9, 2017 | 36 days |
Check out below the number of candidates applied and appeared in the CAT exam 2024.
Particulars | Details |
---|---|
Total number of candidates applied for CAT 2024 | 3.29 lakh |
Total number of candidates appeared in the CAT exam 2024 | 2.93 lakh |
Female candidates appeared in CAT 2024 | 1.07 lakh |
Male candidates appeared in CAT 2024 | 1.86 lakh |
Transgender candidates appeared in CAT exam 2024 | 5 |
Overall attendance (Appeared) | 89% |
The calculation of the CAT percentile includes three steps:
As per the CAT exam pattern over the years, three marks are awarded for each correct answer and one mark is deducted for every incorrect answer. No marks are deducted for wrong answers in non-MCQ-type questions.
Check out the CAT Score vs Percentile here
To calculate the CAT percentile 2024, scaled scores are used. The process of calculating percentiles for the CAT 2024 result remains the same for all sections. The more percentile the greater the chances of selection. The given below process will be used to calculate the CAT 2024 percentile.
As the CAT for the MBA exam is conducted in different slots, a normalization process is used wherein the marks of every candidate are scaled to bring equity to the marking process. The normalization process of CAT is an established practice followed over the years to assess the performance of a candidate across multiple sessions.
What are the parameters taken into consideration for CAT normalization?
CAT 2024 results will be prepared based on normalized score and CAT percentile will be calculated only after raw CAT scores are scaled and normalized.
The admission process of IIMs and other top B-schools is the same, with candidates shortlisted for selection rounds that include WAT and GD-PI. Other top B-schools also shortlist candidates for the WAT-PI round based on the CAT cutoff. Institutes determine the CAT cutoff individually. For admission to non-IIMs, candidates will be required to fill out the institute's application form.
The application window for top B-schools will be open after the CAT results are declared. Candidates can check when the CAT results are out and begin applying to their preferred institutes, including those requiring IIM CAT results. Candidates should keep checking the MBA application deadline and apply as soon as they can.
CAT Accepting B-School | Expected CAT Cutoff 2024 |
98.20 Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile | |
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) | 90+ Percentile |
76 to 85.75 Percentile | |
93+ Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile | |
75 to 80 percentile |
According to the past two year's trends, the CAT result 2024 is expected to be declared tentatively on December 13, 2024
CAT result notification will be sent to each CAT 2024 candidate through SMS on their registered mobile phone number, but the SMS will not reveal the CAT scores.
CAT results 2024 will be declared on December 13, 2024, based on the previous year's trends. Meanwhile, the CAT notification 2024 says the CAT 2024 release date is the second week of January 2025. CAT 2024 results are expected to be announced at 11 am.
For IIM MBA admission, the CAT score of 95-99 is good for old IIMs and the CAT percentile of 90+ is also considered for the new IIM MBA/PGP admission. Most of the top Bschools offer MBA admission with a good CAT score of 85+.
Each candidate’s CAT scorecard is available for download on the CAT 2024 official website till December 31, 2025.
Right after the release of CAT result 2024, it is must for the test takers to take a printout of it for future reference.
Few of the IIMs have announced their required CAT cutoff rest will also announce the same soon. Many B-School will announce CAT cutoff after the declaration of CAT result.
There is no provision for re-evaluation of the CAT result. The given CAT scores remain unchanged. If a candidate wants to improve their CAT score, then in such case they have to appear for CAT next year.
No, all the CAT slots results will be declared on a single day.
Yes, the CAT scorecard contains candidates scaled score and CAT percentile. CAT scorecard will not contain the raw score.
No, in order to appear for IIM admission process, candidates will have to clear the specified cutoff. Candidates can apply to some other B-Schools for MBA admission on the basis of CAT scorecard.
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Admission to the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, with a CAT 2024 percentile of 77 may not be easy. MANAGE usually has strict admission standards, and even though the cut-off percentile may differ every year, depending upon the number of applicants and overall performance, general cut-offs for institutes like MANAGE are usually more than 77, especially for the most popular programs.
MANAGE, however, takes into account multiple factors while making the selections, including CAT score, academic record, work experience, and performance in personal interviews. So, having good academic credentials or having relevant work experience may even help you get selected.
You should refer to the authentic MANAGE website or current updates for cut-off trends of your course and attempt to apply to as many institutes as possible to expand your choices.
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Yes, the CUSAT CAT exam is held online. It is what is called a computer-based test, where candidates respond to questions on the computer screen.
It covers Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics topics. The questions are multiple choice.
For information regarding the most accurate details and up-to-date information available on CUSAT CAT, including format, eligibility criteria, and important dates, visit the official website for Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) or refer to the official notification released by the university.
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As the score is accepted by 21 IIMs, other prestigious B-schools, and 1,300 MBA colleges in India, CAT 2025, a business aptitude test that evaluates candidates on quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, logical reasoning, verbal ability, and reading comprehension, will most likely take place on November 30, 2025, with an official announcement making the announcement by July 30, 2025.
For more information, you can visit our site through the following link:
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Universities generally expect students to begin the first year of a masters' program even though they had qualifications at the level of a bachelor's degree. The university's curriculum along with the courses are planned to give an in-depth knowledge of the subjects.
But you could opt for:
Postgraduate Studies:
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In the end, it would depend on what you would like and what you are particularly interested in. It will be better if you take a suggestion from your academic advisor or career counselor.
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If your family income exceeds 8 LPA, it will affect your eligibility for the NC-OBC category under the CAT reservation rules. The NC-OBC category requires that the family income should be below 8 LPA to qualify. If you anticipate that your income will exceed this threshold, you should update your status and notify the CAT authorities .
Here's what you can do:
Email the CAT authorities
: Inform them about the potential change in your income status and request to be considered under the
General
category, if applicable. You should do this before the examination or any further processing, as your eligibility for the OBC category depends on the income criteria.
Documents and Proof
: Make sure you have a valid
OBC certificate
and any relevant documentation regarding your family income, in case they require verification. Also, be aware that if your income exceeds 8 LPA, you might need to apply under the
General
category, as the OBC-NC reservation is no longer applicable.
General Category Consideration : If your application is accepted as General, you will be evaluated based on the General category criteria, including cutoffs and ranking.
To summarize, notifying the CAT authorities is the correct approach to avoid discrepancies later, and if your income is above the threshold, you will be treated as a General candidate for the admissions process.
For more details about CAT exam you can check out an article by Careers360 whose link is given below:
Link: https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat
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