CAT Result 2024 - IIM CAT Scorecard & Percentile, Direct link @iimcat.ac.in
CAT 2024 result will be announced tentatively in the first week of January 2025. But according to the last year, we can expect CAT 2024 results to be declared in the last week of December 2024. Once the CAT result 2024 is declared, the CAT result link will be activated at the official IIMCAT website, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can download the CAT result 2024 scorecard 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 will be conducted on November 24, 2024. Check out this article to know how to download the CAT result 2024 pdf, CAT 2024 result date, CAT percentile, and more.
CAT Result 2024 - Latest Updates
Every year, more than 2 lakh candidates take the IIM CAT entrance exam. However, only a few examinees scored 100 percentile marks; Around 11-16. A 99.99 percentile of the numbers are between 30-25. In last year 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 CAT exam last year.
- Following the pattern of the past two years, CAT results are expected to be announced in December this year as well.
- CAT cut off 2024 is likely to be in the 99+ percentile for old IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode and IIM Lucknow.
- According to the last year CAT result, 11 engineering and 3 non-engineering students secured 100 percentile.
- The CAT 2024 score card will be accepted by 21 IIMs and 91 non-IIM institutes for MBA admission.
How to Download CAT Result 2024?
CAT results 2024 are available for download only on the official website of IIMCAT. Candidates can check their results and download the CAT scorecard using their CAT login IDs. Candidates can check the below steps to download the CAT result 2024 pdf in online mode.
- Step 1: Visit the CAT official website, that is, iimcat.ac.in
- Step 2: Click on the CAT result 2024 link titled- ‘CAT Result 2024 Tab’ and enter your CAT user ID and password to log in
- Step 3: Next, click on the ‘IIM CAT Score Card 2024’ tab
- Step 4: CAT result 2024 will appear on the screen
- Step 5: Download the CAT scorecard 2024 and keep it for future reference
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
How to Check CAT 2024 Result on Mobile?
Candidates can also check their qualifying status after the declaration of CAT result 2024 on their smartphones. They need to follow some points detailed in the table below to check the CAT 24 results.
- Access your mobile browser to visit the official CAT 2024 website.
- Enter your CAT 2024 login credentials i.e. user ID and password on the result login page.
- Once logged in, you can view your CAT 2024 score card, including your overall score and percentile.
- Some platforms might allow you to download or save the result as a PDF.
- After checking CAT exam result 2024, log out of your account for security.
- Also, keep an eye on emails or SMS notifications for updates on your results.
CAT 2024 Result Date and Time
Candidates frequently ask When will CAT 2024 result be declared? or when is CAT result out? The CAT exam result 2024 is usually announced in December. Given below are the CAT exam result date 2024 along with the other important dates of CAT 2024.
| CAT Events | CAT Dates |
|---|---|
| CAT exam date 2024 | November 24, 2024 |
| CAT result release date | Last week of December 2024 (Tentative) |
| CAT exam result 2024 release time | Around 4 PM |
| CAT exam result 2024 status | Not Declared |
| Credentials required to check CAT result 2024 | CAT ID and Password |
| CAT result 2024 download link on website | iimcat.ac.in |
Details Mentioned on CAT Scorecard 2024
The following details will be mentioned in the CAT scorecard download.
- CAT 2024 registration number/user ID
- Candidate's name, category, and gender
- Date of birth
- Date and time of examination
- Candidate contact details and email id
- CAT scaled score (overall)
- CAT score (section-wise)
- CAT percentile score (section-wise)
- CAT percentile score (overall)
- CAT score validity
Snapshot of CAT Scorecard - Previous year
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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.
CAT Result Release Date - Past Year Trends
| 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 |
How is CAT Percentile Calculated?
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.
Steps to Calculate IIM CAT Percentile
- Each candidate’s score is first evaluated section-wise and then the overall score is arrived at by totaling the section-wise scores.
- Thereafter, these section-wise and overall scores (raw scores) are normalized to arrive at a scaled CAT score.
- The normalized scores are converted into percentiles which are reported on the CAT scorecard 2024.
Check out the CAT Score vs Percentile here
CAT Percentile Calculation 2024
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.
- Step 1: Take the total number of candidates who appeared for IIM CAT in the morning, afternoon, and evening shifts.
- Total no. of candidates = N
- Step 2: Assign rank = R, based on the scaled scores obtained by candidates in VARC (can take any of the three) sections of all candidates who will appear for CAT 2024. If two or more candidates obtain identical scaled scores in the VARC section, identical ranks will be assigned to them.
- For example, if two candidates obtain the highest scaled CAT 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 below:
- P=((N-r)/ N )*100
- Step 4: Now round off the calculated percentile score (P). This can be done up to two decimal points. For example, all CAT percentile scores greater than or equal to 99.995 are rounded off to 100, all percentile scores greater than or equal to 99.985 but strictly less than 99.995 are rounded off to 99.99, and so on.
What is the CAT Normalization Process?
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?
- Highest score
- Lowest score
- Mean score
- Median score
- Top 10 percentiles
- Lowest 10 percentiles
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.
What after CAT Result 2024?
After the CAT 2024 results are declared, the 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 the selection procedure which includes the following rounds- Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The new IIMs have a common selection procedure, that is, a 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 the candidates for MBA admissions will be done based on various parameters such as CAT score, academic history, work experience, academic diversity, gender diversity, and performance in WAT/GD-PI.
CAT Cut Off 2024
The minimum marks required by a candidate in the CAT result 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, previous year CAT cutoffs, etc.
Candidates can meanwhile check the previous year's CAT cut off. The CAT merit list 2024 is the list of candidates who have qualified the CAT cutoff and are eligible for the next stage of the admission process. The CAT merit list 2024 will be released by the respective IIMs along with the CAT result 2024.
Expected CAT Exam Cutoff 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 |
CAT Score vs Percentile 2024 - Expected
As per experts, the difficulty level of CAT 2024 was moderate to difficult. Here we have provided the CAT 2024 expected score vs percentile based on CAT cutoff marks vs percentile based on the past few years' trends.
| Percentile | Score VARC | Score DILR | Score QA | Overall Score |
| 99.5 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 86 |
| 99 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 74 |
| 95 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 52 |
| 90 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 42 |
| 80 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 70 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
MBA Admission Through CAT Score - Other Top B-Schools
B-School | Expected CAT Cutoff |
FMS Delhi Admission | 98.20 Percentile |
MDI Gurgaon Admission | 95+ Percentile |
SPJIMR Mumbai Admission | 85+ Percentile |
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) | 90+ Percentile |
FORE School of Management Admission | 76 to 85.75 Percentile |
IMT Ghaziabad PGDM Admission | 93+ Percentile |
NITIE Mumbai Admission | 95+ Percentile |
TAPMI Admission | 85+ Percentile |
IPE MBA Admission | 75 to 80 percentile |
CAT Toppers List and Statistics
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 |
CAT Toppers Data - Previous Year
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 |
CAT Toppers List 2022
Name of CAT Topper | CAT Topper Score |
|---|---|
Suneet Kumbhat | 100 |
Maruti Konduri | 100 |
Pranav Chaturvedi | 99.98 |
| Adarsh Khandelwal | 99.93 |
| Sagar Bhargav | 99.89 |
| Geetsaisumant | 99.89 |
| Pranav Bahedia | 99.82 |
| Atish Naskar | 99.81 |
| Sunil Singh Rathod | 99.75 |
| Shubham Bubna | 99.46 |
| Samyak Jain | 99.33 |
Adit Sanjanwala | 99.9 |
CAT Toppers List 2021
CAT topper 2021 list | CAT 2021 topper score |
Maruti Konduri | 100 percentile |
Parth Chowdhary | 99.99 percentile |
| Palli Dolananda Saivardhan | 99.94 percentile |
| Devansh Tyagi | 99.82 percentile |
| Satya Sripada | 99.51 percentile |
Prakhar Sinha | 99.91 percentile |
Manavdeep Singh | 99.77 percentile |
Tushar Saneja | 99.73 percentile |
MBA admission through CAT score: Other top B-schools
The admission process of IIMs and other top B-schools are same, with candidates shortlisting for selection rounds which includes WAT and GD-PI. Other top B-schools also shortlist candidates for WAT-PI round on the basis of CAT cutoff. Institutes determine CAT cutoff individually. For admission to non-IIMs, candidates will be required to fill out the institutes application form. The application window of top B-schools are opened from August onwards. Candidates should keep checking the MBA application deadline and apply as soon as they can.