What is a good CAT Score? How to achieve it in CAT Exam 2022
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Download PDFWhat is a good CAT Score? How to achieve it? CAT 2022 will be held on November 27. And around 2 lakh candidates will appear for this IIM entrance exam. All have a desire of getting into one of IIMs - India's top business schools. Only some candidates will be able to convert to IIMs. So what is a good CAT score that a candidate should score in order to get a call from one of the best MBA colleges in the country. This article of Careers360 tries to answer that by looking at and analysing the previous cutoff of IIMs and other top management colleges. Cutoff list 2022 of all institutions accepting CAT scores will be released after the CAT result is declared.
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Candidates planning to appear for CAT 2022 are advised to attempt questions from all sections judiciously so they get also a good sectional percentile. A large number of students appear for CAT every year. In 2021, around 1.92 lakh students appeared for this MBA entrance test out of 2.30 lakhs eligible candidates who registered for the exam. In this article, we will be discussing what is a good CAT score and tips and strategies for how to achieve it.
What is a good CAT score?
The good CAT score will differ from institute to institute as each B-school has a different cut to shortlist candidates for selection rounds. Take for example IIMs, to get admission, a student should get a minimum 95 percentile compared to other B-schools like IIFT, IITs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR that accept CAT scores below 95 percentile.
On the other hand, third-tier B-schools may accept candidates with a bit low good CAT scores in comparison to IIMs. Take a look at the breakdown of CAT percentile in the table below:
Overall CAT score | Minimum score in VARC | Minimum score in DI LR | Minimum score in QA | Overall percentile |
201 | 81 | 57 | 85 | 99.9 |
180 | 79 | 54 | 84 | 99 |
140 | 50 | 41 | 58 | 95 |
110-120 | 47 | 32 | 51 | 90 |
94-107 | 35 | 27 | 44 | 85 |
91 | 33 | 21 | 36 | 80 |
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Good CAT score for all tier B-Schools
The good CAT score required to qualify for admission will vary from one institute to another. The B-schools accepting CAT scores can be divided into three tiers which are mentioned in the table below:
Tier wise CAT scores for B-schools
Tier | Minimum CAT score | Minimum Sectional Score |
Top tier | 200 | 80-85 |
Middle tier | 120 | 40-50 |
Low tier | 100 | 30-40 |
For candidates who do not get to qualify for any of the tiers above, B-schools accepting low CAT score is a good option to choose. Or They can also appear for other national level entrance exams like CMAT, XAT, SNAP, etc. which are reputed and accepted by many of the top B-schools.
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CAT 2022 Cutoff
Once the CAT 2022 result will be declared, B-schools accepting CAT score and IIMs will release their respective cutoff on the basis of CAT score. Candidates meeting the minimum cutoff criteria for the B-school will be shortlisted for the selection rounds as per the institutes they will apply for. The good CAT score to clear the CAT 2022 cutoff will be determined on various factors such as:
The difficulty level of the question paper
Number of test-takers
Seat availability
Reputation of Institute
Past year cutoff trends
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How to achieve a good CAT score?
To achieve a good CAT score one has to draw a study timetable and strategy to ace the examination. Some of the proven tips for CAT preparation include:
Time management
Time is key to succeeding in an exam like CAT, and time management, therefore, becomes an important for candidates looking to achieve a good score in CAT 2022. When you start preparing for the CAT 2022, you must have a proper time table wherein each section gets enough time to be covered completely. Candidates must know that the sectional time limit will be imposed. For each section students will be given 60 minutes, speed matters a lot while solving questions particularly from sections like QA and DI which are more time-consuming.
A timetable also helps candidates know which topic or section to prioritise first and modify their timetable as they assess their performance by giving mock tests or solving test papers.
Know CAT 2022 sectional time limit and number of questions
Section | Total Number of Questions | Duration for all Category | Duration for PwD Category |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 26 Questions | 40 Minutes | 53 Minutes and 20 Seconds |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 24 Questions | 40 Minutes | 53 Minutes and 20 Seconds |
Quantitative Ability (QA) | 26 Questions | 40 Minutes | 53 Minutes and 20 Seconds |
Total | 76 Questions | 120 Minutes | 159 Minutes and 60 Seconds |
Take frequent mock tests
To know how to manage their stress level and time during D-day, students must give the mock test of CAT 2022. Solving the CAT sample papers will help candidates to become familiar with the exam environment and most importantly can know the detailed exam pattern of CAT 2022. Also, mock tests will help students to become familiar with the strengths and weaknesses which will help to gauge the preparation level and achieve a good CAT score.
Appear for test series
Prior to taking any entrance test, it is important for students to appear for test series which act as stepping stones to success. With the advancement in technology, students can now appear for online test series with the help of e-learning websites that determine their score and preparation level. Giving such tests help understand the weak and strong areas and prepare further accordingly so students can achieve a good CAT score in order to get admission at one of the top B-schools.
Students can avail themselves of the opportunity of having web chatting sessions and taking help from experts for the test series designed by them. They give you assistance and tips to prepare for CAT 2022.
Know your strengths and weaknesses
By solving the CAT 2022 mock tests students must know their weaknesses and strengths in order to execute the strategy for preparation. This practice will inculcate strategic planning, positivity, lots of practice, self-guidance, and hard work. Students must know that there are no shortcuts to success. Once has to pay for it. One must work hard towards its weaknesses sincerely to ace this most coveted management entrance exam.
Maintain you cool
While preparing to get a good score in CAT 2022, it is important to keep your level of enthusiasm and positivity high to confront any kind of challenge or difficulty. While writing the exam, students must not only check their accuracy but also the level of anxiety. It is crucial to know how you can manage the stress level while solving the questions. Remember when you are writing an exam like CAT 2022, it is not completely about the number of questions you attempt but the quality and accuracy in order to get a good score.
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Answer laterwhich top colleges accept scores of exams snap, nmat, cat, mat, cmat, GMAT? also what are the eligibility criteria for GMAT exam and also which top colleges accept GMAT score and micat exam is conducted for which top colleges except mica
Hello,
GMAT is graduate management admission test which is conducted by GMAC for admission of MBA in many countries, the eligibility criteria regarding this is as follows;
Candidates needs to be 18 years old or above,
Pass bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university, those in the final year or working professionals too are eligible to apply,
Should have a valid passport,
As the exam is conducted in English, hence proficiency in the same language is required as well,
Candidate can take maximum of five attempts in a year, and overall 8 attempts for lifetime, and there has to be a gap of 16 days prior to retaking the exam,
Colleges in India accepting GMAT scores are as follows;
- SPJIMR Mumbai
- IMT Ghaziabad
- IMI New Delhi
- Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB)
- Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
- T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai
- Goa Institute of Management (GIM) Goa
- Post Graduate Diploma in Management
- FORE School of Management, New Delhi
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
- BIMTECH Greater Noida
- MICA Ahmedabad
- IFIM Business School, Bangalore
- SOIL-School of Business Design, Gurgaon
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SNAP is conducted for 60 minutes in MCQs format, each question consists of one mark, there is deduction of 0.25 marks for each incorrect attempt, the following sections are included in the entrance test:-
- General English
- Analytical & Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
The colleges accepting scores of SNAP are listed below;
- Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore
- Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Rangareddy,
- Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance, Pune
- LM Thapar School of Management, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi
- Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik,
- Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Management, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication Pune,
- Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore,
- Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences, Lavale,
- Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management, Lavale
- Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School, Lucknow
- Symbiosis School of Media and Communication
- Bangalore
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,, Nagpur
- Om Bio Science and Management College, Haridwar Roorkee
check out our page at https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-india-accepting-snap to know more details regarding this.
CMAT is conducted for 180 minutes, and additional 30 minutes is allotted for optional section, there are total of five sections(one is optional) and each one consists of 25 questions for 100 marks as mentioned below-
- Quantitative techniques and data interpretation
- Logical reasoning
- General awareness
- Language comprehension
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship (optional)
for each correct answer four marks are awarded and in case of each incorrect attempt one mark is deduced,
The selection process mainly consists of three rounds:-
Written Ability Test,
Group Discussion, and
Personal Interview
Some of the top colleges offering admission for MBA Programme through CMAT are mentioned below-
- JBIMS, Mumbai
- SIMSREE, Mumbai
- KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
- Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
- University of Pune, Department of Management Sciences
- Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
- Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
- Goa Institute of Management
- Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
- Amity University, Noida
- Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida
Explore more detailed information about the complete list of colleges offering MBA through CMAT at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-b-schools-accepting-cmat-scores
The list of colleges accepting scores of NMAT are as follows;
- SPJIMR, Mumbai
- School of Business Management SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
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- VIT Business School Vellore,
- IBS Business School Hyderabad,
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
- ITM Business School Navi Mumbai
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
- GITAM Hyderabad Business School Hyderabad,
- GITAM Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
- Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai,
- Amity Business School Noida,
- Goa Institute of Management Poriem,
- Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
- ISBR Business School Bangalore
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Hyderabad,
- Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University
- Centre for Management Studies, Jain University, Bangalore
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Bennett University, Greater Noida
- Jindal Global Business School, Sonipat,
- IIHMR University, Jaipur
- Amity University, Mumbai
- Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
- Galgotias University, Greater Noida
- BML Munjal University, Gurgaon
- Chitkara Business School, Patiala
- Woxsen University Hyderabad - Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad,
- School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar
- Amity University, Noida
- School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
check out our page at https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-india-accepting-nmat-by-gmac to know more details regarding this.
I did not self attest my obc certificate in cat application. what should I do?
Hope you are doing fine! Below are the categories who get benefits of reservation in CAT -
- As per the Government of India requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the non - creamy layer (NC - OBC).
To avail the reservation benefits one must upload the catagory certificate at the time of CAT registration. In case of other mba colleges you might get chance to apply separately as many mba colleges take separate applications for admission after cat exam. But in case of IIMs candidates will be shortlisted for interview based on their application while registration for cat, during the selection process they need to produce the documents for verification. But in your case if you have not attached catagory certificate at the time of CAT registration you will be shortlisted as per general cutoff. Below I have provided you previous year cutoff for different IIMs.
- IIM Ahmedabad - 85 percentile
- IIM Bangalore - 85 percentile
- IIM Calcutta - 85 percentile
- IIM Lucknow - 90 percentile
- IIM Indore - 90 percentile
- IIM Kozhikode - 85 percentile
- IIM Amritsar - 85 percentile
- IIM Nagpur - 85 percentile
- IIM Sambalpur - 93 percentile
- IIM Trichy - 93 percentile
- IIM Raipur - 93 percentile
- IIM Ranchi - 93 percentile
- IIM Kashipur - 94 percentile
- IIM Vizag - 80 percentile
- IIM Udaipur - 93 percentile
- IIM Bodhgaya - 93 percentile
- IIM Shillong - 75 percentile
- IIM Sirmaur - 93 percentile
- IIM Rohtak - 95 percentile
- IIM Nagpur - 85 percentile
- IIM Jammu - 93 percentile
All the best :)
how to start the quantitative aptitude preparation topics for CAT exam?
Hello aspirant,
Although there are many online resources for CAT 2022 candidates, for many of them, preparing for the CAT mathematical ability part is one of the most tough and challenging undertakings. The QA part is regarded by the majority of elite CAT scorers as one of the most unexpected and time-consuming. And for candidates without an engineering-related educational background, learning how to prepare for the CAT quantity ability is like cracking a hard nut.
For every detailed information on how to prepare for cat quantitative aptitude section, you can visit our site by clicking on link given below.
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-quantitative-ability
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what is CAT exam? full information about it
Hello aspirant,
The Common Admission Test is the full name of the exam. A prominent national MBA entrance exam is being taken. A computer-based test will be used to administer the CAT 2022 exam. A little over 2.3 lakh students are anticipated to sign up for the CAT 2022. At 20 IIMs and more than 1,000 B-Schools in India, CAT 2022 will be held for MBA and PGDM admissions.
For more information you can visit our site by clicking on link given below.
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat/amp
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