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One of the crucial examinations to get into the IIMs or top notch B-Schools, is the CAT. This year IIM Calcutta has conducted the CAT exam on November 24, 2024. The examination is conducted in three slots while the questions of the three phases are supposed to be slightly different from each other. CAT score is calculated in several phases with complex equations under process. The CAT Score calculation process takes into account the CAT RAW score, CAT percentile as well the Score normalisation process. In this scenario, the candidates or applicants need to have a clear understanding of how the CAT Exam score is calculated. This is why CAT 2024 Percentile Calculator can be a useful tool for the candidates to check after their slot. Read this article to learn about the CAT Percentile Calculator 2024 along with what is CAT percentile, how it is calculated, how to use the CAT 2024 Percentile Calculator, CAT score vs Percentile as well as expected cut offs for the IIMs.
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There are three sections in the CAT 2024 Examination- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA). 66 questions will be divided into these three sections, each correct answer carrying 3 marks with them. The candidate would get 40 minutes for each of the sections. Each section would contain several non-MCQ questions along with primarily MCQ questions.
Section | Number of Questions | Time Allotted | Marks (+3 for every correct answer and -1 for every wrong MCQ answer) |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 24
| 40 | 72 |
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 20
| 40 | 60 |
Quantitative Aptitude (QA). | 22
| 40 | 66 |
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Moreover being a competitive exam, the CAT also provides the percentile apart from the RAW CAT Score. Percentile shows how one candidate has scored better than other candidates. For instance, last year 76.02 marks fetched one a percentile of 99, which in turn implies that one candidate has scored better than the 99% of the appeared candidates. To calculate the percentile of one candidate, the following process is taken-
Percentile = [1-{One’s CAT Rank / Number of Candidates appeared for the test}] * 100
CAT Percentile Predictor can be a handy tool for the applicants to get a glimpse of what they can expect as a percentile . They need to calculate the RAW score and then put it in the calculator tool mentioned above, to get a sneak peak about the expected Percentile.
CAT 2024 Percentile predictor is a tool that uses actual exam scores of 40000+ students of the previous years to predict the CAT result or the percentile of a candidate who has put in the correct input in the predictor. By using Careers360 percentile predictor the candidate for the CAT 2024 would be able to know about the expected percentile once their slot gets over. In 2024 more than 3 lakh candidates have registered for the CAT examination. So register on careers360 , input your expected CAT 2024 score and know your CAT percentile.
The candidate who wishes to know more about their CAT 2024 percentile through the Percentile predictor needs to go through these steps.
OpenCareers360’s percentile predictor tool link.
Then the candidate is required to put the CAT exam details in the CAT Percentile predictor. Such as expected CAT SCore as well as the expected score in all the three sections. However, filling the expected score in the three sections are optional, while providing the overall expected score is mandatory.
Fill up the Date of Birth and the contact details, primarily the mobile number .
After competing the above mentioned credentials, click on ‘predict my percentile’
The result prediction report will be sent to the candidates mobile number.
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A comparative peak into the CAT score and CAT percentile would help the candidate understand which CAT score would be equivalent to which CAT percentile. This understanding would be beneficial for the candidate to know where they stand in the competition. However candidates need to keep in mind that all these predictions are based on the data taken from previous years.
CAT VARC SCore | CAT DILR Score | CAT QA Score | CAT Overall Score | CAT Percentile |
34-35 | 28-30 | 36-37 | 98-102 | 99+ |
32-33 | 27-28 | 30-32 | 90-93 | 98+ |
32-34 | 20-21 | 28-30 | 80-82 | 95+ |
29-30 | 17-19 | 26-27 | 72-75 | 90+ |
24-29 | 14-15 | 20-22 | 59-61 | 85+ |
20-23 | 11-13 | 15-16 | 46-48 | 80+ |
Based on the experiences of the previous years here is the list of the IIMs and the expected cut offs, course fees as well the average package offered during the placement drives.
List of IIMs | CAT 2024 Cut off Expected | Course Fees (INR) | Average Package Offered (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|
99-100 | 25.00 Lakh | 34.45 LPA | |
99-100 | 24. 50 Lakh | 35.30 LPA | |
99 | 23.00 Lakh | 35.07 LPA | |
97+ | 26.50 Lakh | 30.00 LPA | |
97+ | 21.17 Lakh | 30.21 LPA | |
97-98 | 22.50 Lakh | 31.02 LPA | |
95+ | 21.01 Lakh | 16.74 LPA | |
95+ | 21.00 Lakh | 16.51 LPA | |
95+ | 18.90 Lakh | 16.74 LPA | |
97 | 21 Lakh | 47.29 LPA | |
95 | 17.90 Lakh | 18.73 LPA | |
95 | 17.50 Lakh | 14.45 LPA | |
94 | 21.00 Lakh | 20.55 LPA | |
94 | 18.00 Lakh | 21.04 LPA | |
94 | 17.50 lakh | 35.50 LPA | |
94 | 17.30 Lakh | 18.10 LPA | |
92 | 22.20 Lakh | 20.02 LPA | |
92 | 17.82 Lakh | 16.61 LPA | |
92 | 17.00 Lakh | 14.96 LPA | |
90 | 22.71 Lakh | 26.96 LPA |
Apart from these IIMs other top B-Schools like FMS, SPJIMR, MDI, IMT Ghaziabad and ISB Hyderabad need 95+ percentile while the CAT 2024 Cut Off for the Tier 2 MBA colleges can go around 85+ percentile.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Applicants can try the Careers360 Percentile to know their CAT percentile. Upon putting the CAT Raw score in the predictor tool.
The difficulty level of CAT 2024 is expected to be moderate to hard, looking into the past trends. However, with the proper preparation, the candidates will be able to clear it.
The CAT 2024 Exam has three sections. The CAT VARC section will include 24 questions with a weightage of 72 marks. These will be followed by the DILR section and QA section. The DILR and QA sections comprise 20 and 22 questions, respectively, and they contain 60 and 66 marks.
Looking at the past trends, scoring 120 will gain the candidate's 90 percentile. However, this score can vary according to the difficulty level of the examination each year.
To calculate the the CAT Raw Score one need to follow this steps
Raw Score = 3 * (number of correct answers given by the candidate) - 1 * ( number of wrong answers given by the candidate)
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