Candidates with a valid CAT 2024 score will be allowed to register for admission to postgraduate (PG) programmes at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other participating colleges.
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CAT 2024 Result Date Updates: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has released the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 result at iimcat.ac.in. This year, 14 candidates have scored 100 percentile of which only one is woman. Moreover, 13 aspirants are from an engineering background while only one is a non-engineer, as per IIM-C.
The provisional answer was published on December 3, and the candidates were given time till December 5 to raise objections. No changes are made in the provisional answer keys.
The experts analysed that CAT 2024 was easier as compared to the last two years’ examination. Further, they expect that the exam can have a higher cut-off. Of the 2.93 lakh candidates who appeared for the exam, 1.07 lakh are female candidates, 1.86 lakh are male candidates and 5 are transgender candidates.
CAT Result 2024: Date, Percentile, Normalization, Cut off, Scorecard
Candidates with a valid CAT 2024 score will be allowed to register for admission to postgraduate (PG) programmes at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other participating colleges.
– Each correct answer is awarded 3 marks
– An incorrect answer fetches -1
– No marks are given or deducted for unattempted questions
Last year, engineers dominated the top ranks in IIM CAT. In the group of candidates who scored 100 percentiles, 11 candidates were from the engineering background and 3 were from non-engineering.
Similarly, among the 99.99 percentile holders, 22 candidates were from the engineering background and seven were from the non-engineering background. Among the 99.98 percentile holders, 20 candidates were from the engineering field and only nine were from the non-engineering background.
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The institute claims that this will offer the institute a unified and streamlined procedure for its MBA and MBA in Business Analytics Programmes. Furthermore, through this process, candidates are provided with flexible options to participate in personal interviews in either physical or virtual mode, read the press release. Read More
Of the 2.93 lakh candidates who appeared for the exam, 1.07 lakh are female candidates, 1.86 lakh are male candidates and 5 are transgender candidates.
To access the scorecard, candidates will need to log in using their registration number and password on the official website.
Candidates with a valid CAT 2024 score will be allowed to register for admission to postgraduate (PG) programmes at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other participating colleges.
CAT 2024 exam date: November 24
CAT 2024 provisional answer key date: December 3
CAT final answer key 2024 release date: December 17
IIMs and other top management institutes select candidates on their CAT percentile score, WAT/GD and PI performance and their academic history, gender diversity, and work experience. Some IIMs have also scrapped the written test round. IIMs also give importance to diversity.
The official website to download CAT 2024 score card is iimcat.ac.in.
Since candidates who appeared for the test and experts on the field analysed that CAT 2024 as easy, therefore it is expected that CAT cut-off for MBA admission will rise this year.
To download the CAT 2024 score card, candidates will have to key in their user ID and password. The IIM CAT user ID will have to be the same as mentioned in the CAT 2024 hall ticket.
Last year, engineers dominated the top ranks in IIM CAT. In the group of candidates who scored 100 percentiles, 11 candidates were from the engineering background and 3 were from non-engineering.
Similarly, among the 99.99 percentile holders, 22 candidates were from the engineering background and seven were from the non-engineering background. Among the 99.98 percentile holders, 20 candidates were from the engineering field and only nine were from the non-engineering background.
– 3 marks are assigned for ‘correct answer’
– No marks for ‘incorrect answer’ or ‘no attempt’
– Each correct answer is awarded 3 marks
– An incorrect answer fetches -1
– No marks are given or deducted for unattempted questions
No. The IIMCAT result is not out yet. Once announced, the IIMCAT 2024 score card will be released on iimcat.ac.in
While as many as 405 objections were received in the provisional answer key, the panels of sectional review experts did not make any changes in the final answer key. The CAT 2024 score card will be released on the basis of the final answer key.
As many as 2.93 lakh candidates who appeared for the now await CAT 2024 score card.
Step 1: Visit the official website – iimcat.ac.in
Step 2: Click on the login button
Step 3: Enter credentials
Step 4: Click on submit to access the scorecard
Step 5: Download and save the CAT score card for future reference
In order to ensure fairness and equity in the comparison of the performances of candidates across different test sessions, the scores of candidates in CAT will be subjected to a process of Normalisation. The Normalisation process adjusts for location and scale differences of score distributions across different forms. After normalisation across different forms, the scores are further normalised across different sections. The Scaled Scores obtained by this process shall be converted into percentiles for purposes of shortlisting, read a statement on the website.
Applicants will get a call from the IIMs or from participating institutions for the next rounds of admission on the basis of the CAT cut-off for various IIMs and based on the preferences made by applicants. The shortlisted candidates are called for the next rounds of selection by the respective institutions which normally include the writing ability test (WAT), personal interview (PI) and group discussion (GD).
As the CAT final answer key is already out, candidates can expect the CAT 2024 results very soon. The CAT 2024 result date and time is however not announced. IIM Calcutta is conducting CAT this year.
The CAT 2024 result is not out yet. Once released, the iimcat.ac.in website will make the CAT result link available.
Step 1: Visit the official website – iimcat.ac.in
Step 2: Click on the login button
Step 3: Enter credentials
Step 4: Click on submit to access the scorecard
Step 5: Download and save the scorecard for future reference
Please be aware that iimcat.ac.in is the only authentic website for CAT 2024, as has been publicly advertised, and there is no other website for information or registration/submission of the CAT 2024 application form.
The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) has registered a surge in registrations this year, reaching an all-time high of 142,235 applications. Last year, the number of XAT applications had increased from 96,438 in 2023 to 1.35 lakh in 2024. While during the pandemic, the entrance test witnessed a dip in the applications — about 79,843 in 2021 — however, it has steadily increased since 2023.
The increase in registration numbers can also be attributed to a strategic outreach campaign supported by associate business schools, aimed at dispelling myths and positioning XAT as a test for the smartest aspirants, the official statement read.
Step 1: Visit the official website – iimcat.ac.in
Step 2: Click on the login button
Step 3: Enter credentials
Step 4: Click on submit to access the scorecard
Step 5: Download and save the scorecard for future reference
In order to ensure fairness and equity in the comparison of the performances of candidates across different test sessions, the scores of candidates shall be subjected to a process of Normalisation. The Normalisation process shall adjust for location and scale differences of score distributions across different forms. After normalisation across different forms, the scores shall be further normalised across different sections. The Scaled Scores obtained by this process shall be converted into percentiles for purposes of shortlisting, read the website.
Applicants get a call from IIMs for the next rounds of admission on the basis of the CAT cut-off for various IIMs and based on the preferences made by applicants. The shortlisted candidates are called for the next rounds of selection by the respective IIMs which normally include the writing ability test (WAT), personal interview (PI) and group discussion (GD).
Candidates with a valid CAT 2024 score will be allowed to register for admission to postgraduate (PG) programmes at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other participating colleges.
Step 1: Calculate the total number of candidates (N) who appeared for CAT
Step 2: Assign a rank (r), based on the scaled scores obtained in the QA section, to all candidates who appeared for CAT. In the case, two or more candidates obtain identical scaled scores in the QA section, assign identical ranks will be given to all those candidates.
Step 3: Calculate the percentile score (P) of a candidate with rank (r) in the QA section as: P = [(N − r)/N] x 100
Step 4: Round off the calculated percentile score (P) of a candidate up to two decimal points
CAT Result 2024 Updates: Around 2.93 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of 3.29 lakh registered eligible candidates. The overall attendance was approximately 89 per cent, as per IIM-Calcutta. The IIM-CAT exam results will be determined through a normalisation process that considers multiple factors — percentile distributions, mean, median, and both the highest and lowest scores.
