CAT Result 2020 (OUT): Direct Link, Percentile & Score Card @iimcat.ac.in
CAT 2020 Result - IIM Indore declared the result of CAT 2020 on January 2. CAT result 2020 is available in online mode on the official website iimcat.ac.in. To check IIM CAT result 2020, candidates need to enter CAT user ID and password. CAT results 2020 contains scores and percentile along with candidate's name, roll number, category and more. Careers360 has updated the CAT result direct link on this page. CAT exam result 2020 is valid till December 31, 2021. After CAT result 2020 declaration, IIM admissions will start on the basis of CAT cutoff. Candidates should visit the official website of the MBA colleges to apply for IIMs and Top colleges admissions. Read the article to check CAT 2020 result date, how to check CAT exam result, and institutes accepting CAT scores.
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IIM CAT 2020 Toppers
CAT 2020 topper name | Link to read more |
Aditya Devalla | Click here |
Ashish Sen | Click here |
Abhilasha Balakrishnan | Click Here |
Ravi Prinshu | Click here |
Vishesh Garg | Click here |
Adit Sanjanwala | Click here |
Shivam Chandak | Click here |
Shivam Kumar | Click here |
CAT Result 2020 Major Highlights
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore, has released a press release in which they have shared all the major highlights pertaining to CAT 2020.
CAT 2020 Major Highlights |
CAT result 2020 have been declared on January 2, 2021 at 4:00 PM. |
Candidates can now download their CAT 2020 scorecard by logging into IIMCAT website i.e. iimcat.ac.in |
A total of 9 candidates have scored an overall 100 percentile in CAT 2020 exam and they all are males. |
Seven out of nine candidates recieving the highest overall percentile are from engineering/ technology background. One candidate is from mathematics background and one is from management background. Out of nine candidates 2 are from IITs and remaining four candidates are from IIM Indore (IPM program), Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, BITS Pilani and YMCA institute of Engineering respectively. |
Three one hundred percentilers are from Rajasthan and the remaining six candidates are from Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. |
Nineteen candidates have scored an overall 99.99 percentile in CAT 2020, out of which eighteen are male and one is female. Out of these candidates, a total of 16 are from engineering/ technology and two are from economics and one is from management background. |
CAT 2020 was conducted on November 29, 2020 in three shifts. A total of 1,90,144 candidates had appeared for the test, which was conducted at 430 exam centre spread across 159 cities in India. |
Gender distribution of candidates who appeared for CAT 2020 is as follows:
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IIMs will now release their shortlists for admission processes based on, among other things, the CAT 2020 scores. More than 94 non- IIM institution will also consider CAT 2020 score this year for admission into their management programmes. |
How to Check CAT 2020 Result?
To check their CAT result 2020, candidates have to visit the official CAT website i.e. iimcat.ac.in. Given below is the step-by-step process of downloading the CAT result IIM which can be followed by candidates-
Step 1: Visit the official website - iimcat.ac.in result 2021
Step 2: Click on CAT Results Tab and enter Login Details
Step 3: Click on the IIM CAT Result Score Card Download link
Step 4: CAT Result 2020 will appear
Step 5: Download CAT 2020 result
After checking the result of CAT 2020, candidates must ensure that they have downloaded and printed the same for future reference. Details also are sent by IIM Indore via SMS on the registered mobile phone after CAT 2020 result is declared. CAT scorecard 2020 includes the sectional and overall score and percentile.
Steps to download CAT results
After the CAT 2020 result is declared by IIM Indore, the CAT 2020 toppers list will also be released.
CAT Result 2020 - Details
The following details are mentioned in the CAT 2020 result pdf
Candidate’s details - name, contact details, date of birth, gender, email id, photo and signature
Registration number
PwD status and Category
CAT 2020 exam date and time
Sectional scaled scores and percentile
CAT 2020 Overall scaled score and percentile
CAT Result 2020 instructions
Image of CAT 2020 Exam Result
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CAT Result 2020 Percentile Calculation
IIM Indore use CAT percentile score calculation method to declare result of CAT 2020. The raw scores obtained by candidates are first converted into scaled scores and then the scaled scores are converted into CAT percentile scores. Note that raw scores is the marks obtained by candidates in CAT exam. Candidates are given the computed percentile scores in the CAT 2020 result.
CAT Result - Previous Years Analysis
IIM CAT Results 2020 Analysis
CAT Exam Year | CAT Result - Toppers | CAT Exam Takers |
CAT 2020 | 9 | 190,143 |
CAT 2019 | 10 | 209,926 |
CAT 2018 | 11 | 209,405 |
CAT 2017 | 20 | 199,632 |
CAT 2016 | 20 | 195,000 |
CAT 2015 | 17 | 179,602 |
CAT 2014 | 16 | 167,830 |
CAT 2013 | 8 | 173,738 |
CAT 2020 Result - Calculation of Scaled Scores
IIM CAT result contain section wise scaled and overall scaled scores of candidate. Scaled score of each section for CAT result 2020 are calculated as follows.
Calculation of CAT scaled score - Example
Step 1: Calculate the mean & standard deviation (SD) of the raw scores in the VARC section for all candidates who are appear in the morning shift.
Let Mean be M1
Let SD be S1
Therefore, G1 = M1 + S1
Step 2: Calculate the mean and the standard deviation (SD) of the raw scores in VARC section for all candidates who are appear in the afternoon shift.
Let Mean be M2
Let SD be S2
Therefore, G2 = M2 + S2
Step 3: Calculate the mean and the standard deviation (SD) of the raw scores in the VARC section for all candidates who are appear for(both morning and afternoon shifts).
Let Mean be M
Standard Deviation be S
Therefore, G = M + S
Step 4: Now calculate the mean raw score in the VARC section of the top 0.1% candidates who are appear in the morning shift & denote it by 𝑀1 0.1
Step 5: Similarly, calculate the mean raw score in the VARC of top 0.1% candidates in the afternoon shift & denote it by 𝑀2 0.1
Step 6: Now calculate the mean raw score in the VARC of the top 0.1% candidates appearing in CAT for both morning and afternoon shifts and denote it by 𝑀0.1. Arrive at scaled sectional score for CAT 2020 result.
Calculate the respective scaled sectional score in a similar manner for remaining two sections. The total scaled score for CAT results are the sum of scaled scores of all three sections i.e. QA, VARC, and DILR.
i.e. Total CAT scaled score = QA scores + VARC scores + DILR scores
CAT Result 2020 - Percentile Calculation
To calculate the CAT percentile 2020, the scaled scores is used. The process of calculating percentile for CAT 2020 result remain the same for all sections. The more the percentile the greater will be the chances of selection. The given below process will be used by IIM Indore to calculate CAT 2020 percentile
Step 1: Take the total number of candidates who appeared for CAT in morning, afternoon, and evening shifts.
Total no. of candidates = N
Step 2: Assign rank = R, on the basis of the scaled scores obtained by candidates in VARC (can take any of the three) sections of all candidates who will appear for CAT 2020. If two or more candidates will obtain identical scaled scores in the VARC section, identical ranks will be assigned to them.
For example, if two candidates obtain the highest scaled score in the VARC section, then both candidates will be assigned rank 1.
Candidate(s) obtaining the second-highest scaled score in the VARC section will be assigned a rank of 3.
Step 3: Now calculate the percentile score (P) of a candidate with rank (r) in the VARC section as shown in the picture below:
Step 4: Now round off the calculated percentile score (P). This can be done up to two decimal points. For example, all percentile scores greater than or equal to 99.995 will be rounded off to 99.
CAT Result 2020 - Normalization Process
IIM Indore has conducted CAT 2020 in three shifts on November 29. The computer based CAT exam had different question sets for different shifts. Therefore, a normalization process is used to bring the difficulty levels of the the CAT exam papers on an equal level. The Normalization process of CAT 2020 is an established practice for comparing performance of candidates across multiple sessions. CAT 2020 result is on the basis of the prescribed normalization process used to equate the scores to ensure no candidate is at a disadvantage.
CAT Score Vs Percentile
The marks obtained by candidates in the CAT exam are used to compute the scaled scores as discussed above. CAT Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination and are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0. The expected score and percentile of CAT are given below in the tabular form.
CAT 2020 Score Vs Percentile (Expected)
QA | DI & LR | VARC | Percentile | Overall |
22-26 | 23-29 | 40-45 | 85 | 90-95 |
29-30 | 32-33 | 46-50 | 90 | 95-100 |
35-38 | 34-39 | 51-58 | 95 | 105-110 |
48-50 | 48-52 | 59-70 | 99 | 140-150 |
What after CAT results 2020?
After CAT 2020 Result declaration, candidates will be required to apply for MBA admissions. Applications to IIMs, IITs and leading Bschools like Great Lakes, ISB, IFMR, MDI, IMT and others will start once the CAT result 2020 is declared. Some of the new IIMs may have a common counselling called CAP 2021 on the basis of CAT results. IIMs and other CAT list of colleges have mostly announced their admission process and selection criteria which is based on the CAT 2020 result.
IIM CAT Result 2020- Toppers
Alsong with the CAT exam result, IIM will declare the toppers. Check out the success stories of toppers as per CAT 2019 results.
CAT 2019 topper name | Link to read more |
Rahul Gupta | Click here |
Rishi Mittal | Click Here |
Somansh Chordia | Click here |
Lakshya Kumar | Click Here |
Rahul Manglik | Click Here |
Anumay Aashish | Click Here |
CAT Result Highlights 2019
- In 2019, the highest score is 100 percentile.
- A total of 10 candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT exam result.
- All the 10 candidates were male and came from an engineering / technical background.
- Of these 10 toppers, 6 candidates were from IITs, 2 from NITs and 1 from Jadavpur University.
- Out of the total 100 percentile scorers, 4 candidates belonged to Maharashtra.
- The CAT 2019 result also mentions that 21 candidates got 99.99 percentile, out of which 19 candidates were from an engineering/ technology background and 2 candidates were from non-engineering backgrounds.
CAT Cutoff 2020
The minimum percentile as per CAT result 2020 required to enter the next round of selection process will be called as the cutoff of CAT 2020. While calculating the cutoff of CAT 2020 certain factors such as difficulty level, number of candidates appearing for the exam, seat intake, previous year cutoff, etc., are considered. Given below is the IIM Cut off 2020 as given by experts.
IIM’s CAT Cutoff 2020 (Expected)
IIMs | GEN | OBC-NC | SC | ST | EWS |
80 | 75 | 70 | 60 | - | |
85 | 75 | 70 | 65 | - | |
≥85 | ≥75 | ≥70 | ≥70 | ≥ 75 | |
85 | 75 | 65 | - | - | |
90 | 82 | 70 | 65 | 82 | |
90 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 90.0 | |
90 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 90 | |
>90 | >75 | >55 | >35 | - | |
90 | 78 | 60 | 40 | 85 | |
90 | 78 | 60 | 40 | - | |
90 | 78 | 60 | 40 | 85 | |
85 | 76.5 | 60 | 40 | 85 |
CAT Result 2020 - IIM Admission
Eligible candidates can participate in the IIMs selection process 2020 after declaration of CAT result 2021. Apart from IIMs, many other top B-Schools use the CAT results for admissions to their management programmes. Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for WAT, GD-PI rounds i.e. Writing Ability Test, Personal Interview, and Group Discussion. The exact date of selection process will be available only after knowing the exact CAT 2020 result date. IIM Indore has declared the CAT 2020 result date after the release of the final CAT answer key.
IIM CAT Admission Criteria:
IIM Name | IIM Name |
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Common Admission Process (CAP) 2021
Out of the 20 IIMs, it is most likely that around 8 IIMs will conduct a joint admission round. CAP 2021 will consist of two stages - shortlisting for personal appearance round (PA) and final selection. The selection of candidates will be based on the final composite score which will be released category-wise i.e. General, NC-OBC, SC, and ST, PwD, EWS. The dates will be announced soon after the declaration of the CAT 2020 result. After the completion of the WAT and PI round, a Consolidated Merit List will be issued. CAP 2021 participating IIMs are IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Udaipur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Sirmaur.
Top BSchools accepting CAT Result 2020
Other than IIMs, IIT MBA admissions will also commence after the CAT 2020 results are declared. In addition, there are many other BSchools which use the IIM CAT exam result 2020 for admissions to their management programmes. Check details of colleges accepting CAT score below
CAT Result 2020 - Top BSchool MBA Admission
B-School | Expected CAT Cutoff |
98.20 Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile | |
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) | 90+ Percentile |
FORE School of Management Admission 2021 | 76 to 85.75 Percentile |
93+ Percentile | |
95+ Percentile | |
85+ Percentile | |
IPE MBA Admission 2021 | 75 to 80 percentile |
IIT MBA Admission 2021
Some of the older and popular IITs also offer MBA programmes on the basis of CAT result scorecard. Candidates can use the given links in the table below to apply to the same.
IIT MBA Admission Links | Expected Cutoff |
98+ Percentile | |
99+ Percentile | |
IIT Madras MBA Admission 2021 | 95+ Percentile |
In addition to the above, universities like IPU also accept CAT results for their management course admissions. Some states also will use the CAT 2020 result for MBA admissions.
CAT Result 2020 Date
CAT result has declared 34 days from the exam date. Based on last year's trend, the result of CAT 2020 has announced 5 days prior i.e. January 5. CAT exam is conducted for MBA/PGDM admissions at IIMs and more than 1000 Bschools in the country. CAT 2020 was conducted on November 29, 2020. Below is the last year's CAT result date
CAT Result Date - Past Year trends
Year of CAT Exam | CAT Exam date | CAT Result Date |
CAT 2020 | November 29, 2020 | January 2, 2021 |
CAT 2019 | November 24, 2019 | January 7, 2020 |
CAT 2018 | November 25, 2018 | January 5, 2019 |
CAT 2017 | November 26, 2017 | January 8, 2018 |
CAT 2016 | November 4, 2016 | January 9, 2017 |
CAT Result 2020- Highlights
CAT result website | iimcat.ac.in |
Conducting boady | IIM Indore |
CAT result date and time | By January 10 (expected); time to be announced |
How to check CAT 2020 result | through CAT login |
Credentials required | CAT id and password |
How is CAT percentile calculated | through IIM CAT normalization process |
CAT scorecard 2020 validity | one year till December 31, 2021 |
Othe Mode to check CAT exam result | through login and via SMS |
CAT score card format | |
Details in CAT results | Candidate details, sectional and overall scores, sectional and overall percentile scores. |
CAT result scorecard used for | MBA/PGDM Admissions in IIMs, IITs and more than 1000 BSchools including Great Lakes, TAPMI, FMS, MDI, IMT, IMI, SPJIMR etc |
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CAT Result 2020 (OUT): Direct Link, Percentile & Score Card @iimcat.ac.in
Question: When will the selection process of CAT 2020 begin?
Answer:
As per the exam dates, the selection process of CAT 2020 will begin from April 2021.
Question: Is there any difference between CAT score and CAT percentile?
Answer:
IIM clearly states that CAT score is the marks obtained by candidates as per the exam marking scheme, whereas percentile shows the position secured by candidates. Read CAT score vs percentile to know complete details.
Question: What was the highest score as per CAT result 2019?
Answer:
Four candidates scored 100 percentile as per the CAT results in 2019.
Question: Why is it necessary to keep a copy of CAT 2020 result downloaded?
Answer:
Selected candidates will have to show a proof that they have qualified CAT 2020. Hence, they are required to keep a copy of CAT 2020 with them at all time to avoid any software failure issues at the end moment.
Question: What if I do not qualify in CAT 2020? Can I re-apply?
Answer:
CAT exam has no age limit. A candidate can appear for CAT as many times he/she may want to.
Question: When is CAT 2020 Result Date?
Answer:
The CAT 2020 result date is January 2, 2021. CAT result has released by IIM Indore 34 days from the exam day i.e Jan 2.
Question: Is there any percentile predictor is available for CAT 2020?
Answer:
Yes, Careers360 provides a cat 2020 percentile predictor. Check Here to predict the percentile from CAT 2020 result
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The refunds for the JoSAA and CSAB rounds related to NIT+ System was initiated from 15th December 2020 ( as per the information given on csab official site ).
You must also refer to JoSAA Business rule and CSAB information brochure carefully to assess your eligibility for refunds.
Since you do not got alloted any seat in csab any round and your name is also in the refund list, so you are eligible to get refund.
And If you are eligible for refund and you still not get any refund then write a email to csab help desk and raise this issue.
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I got 69% in 10th 63% in 12th and 99.72 % in graduation 98 percentile in cat with no work experience .... is it possible to get iim Bangalore
Hello,
Your graduation marks is good and CAT percentile also good. But your 10th and 12th marks is low. Minimum marks is 50% in 10th and 12th to join MBA but some colleges notice also your 10th and 12th marks also. And IIM Bangalore one of them. They want minimum 90% marks in 10th and 12th class. This criteria its not fullfill from you. So i don't think any chances are occure for you. But you can try for it. I'll suggest you some another college name below-
https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-bangalore
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Hello student
77 percentile in CAT and as you are belongs to EWS category as your choice of course in IIM Jammu which was established in the year of 2016 restricted by the IIM, Lucknow, you have chance to get admission in MBA courses.
To get chance in IIM Jammu the CAT percentile is needed 75% at least.
Hope this helps.
cat study materials please aeee also ????
Hi
Top study materials/ books which you can follow for CAT are listed below section wise :-
QUANTITATIVE ABILITY
-)How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma:-
*it is the best book for your Aptitude for your cat examination .
*it covers all the topics according to your cat syllabus.
*it has elaborative examples so that it's easy for you to understand them .
* questions are divided into 3 levels of difficulty
DATA INTERPRETATION AND LOGICAL REASONING (DILR) :-
-)Logical reasoning and data interpretation for cat by K. Sinha Nishit:-
* the best thing about this book is it starts with your fundamental and basics and then goes to advanced level too, you get each topics with explained examples .
*it has questions divided into three difficulty levels, so that you can start from basic and move ahead step by step
-) how to prepare for data Interpretation for cat by arun sharma :-
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*it has exercises which are designed in a manner to help you boost your logical thinking etc.
VERBAL ABILITY AND READING COMPREHENSION
-) word power made easy by norman lewis:-
*it is one of the best books that you can get for improving your vocabulary .
* it helps you in learning correct usage of words etc.
* at the end of each chapter you get review exercises
-) mastering the verbal ability for cat by ajay singh:-
*it has more than around 200 passages for your practice .
*it also contains test papers of other B-School as well, etc.
-) How to prepare for verbal ability and reading comprehension for the cat by arun sharma and meenakshi upadhyay:-
*it is written in a very lucid manner.
* it has past year question papers analysis .
* you get topicwise segregation in this book along with mock papers for your practice.
For detailed information go through our page the link for the same is provided below
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-cat-preparation
Also, follow the below steps :-
*Make a routine and religiously follow it as it will help you to utilise the time in the best possible way and avoid procrastination and laziness .
*Keep short breaks of 20 to 25 minutes after every 1.5 to 2 hours between your studies in your routine .Half of the time of your studies must be for practicing questions
* Plan your studies, and set daily, weekly and monthly goals and meet them without any fail.
*Solve previous year question papers of CAT :-it will let you know the examination pattern, type and difficulty level of questions, also concepts behind the question often gets repeated, so you should definitely solve year papers . You can get cat previous year question papers at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-question-papers
*Once you are done with complete CAT syllabus then go through CAT mock test papers , it will let you know your preparation level and and weak areas so that you can work on them and perform well in your examination
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Top books for AEEE i. e Amrita Engineering entrance examination is provided below:-
PHYSICS
-) NCERT Physics
-) understanding Physics by DC Pandey
-)Concepts of Physics by HC Verma
CHEMISTRY
-) Chemistry NCERT for 11 and 12th
-)Chemistry by Pradeep
-) organic Chemistry by OP Tandon
MATHS
-) NCERT XI AND XII Mathematics
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-)Pearson Guide to Complete Mathematics for JEE by SL Loney
You can get the complete details at
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-aeee-2020
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