Important Facts
Preeti Daga Nov 26, 2024 1K Reads
CAT, Common Admission Test, conducted on 24 November 2024, under the 3 slots on which difficulty level depends. In a year, the CAT Exam can be held for one time in the three slots. As per the guidelines, the Answer Key of the CAT 2024 exam will soon be published on the official website at https://iimcat.ac.in/. The November 2024 CAT exam result will be declared on January 2025, expected in the 2nd week of the exam.
More than 3.29 lakh CAT applicants are present in the exam. As per the test takers, the CAT Exam 2024 level review analysis is situated below:
The Reliable Timings of the CAT Exam are given in the 3 slots which are mentioned below;
The CAT candidates assume that the 2024 paper had some modifications from previous year examinations, like:
Overall, the CAT Exam can be divided into three sections: VARC (Verbal and Reading Comprehension section), QA (Quantitative Ability section), and DILR (Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Section). Candidates have 120 minutes to complete the exam, and 40 minutes have been given for each section.
The marking scheme of the CAT exam 2024 is as follows:
CAT Exam 2024 Marking Scheme |
|
Correct Answers |
+ 3 Marks |
Incorrect Answers |
-1 negative marking |
The total marks for the CAT exams are 198, which can be calculated section-wise by providing +3 marks for right answers and -1 negative marks for wrong answers. After that, add all the sections' marks and the total marks will be obtained.
There are 3 slots with expected percentile and scores in each section; get through from the table below:
Percentile |
Slot - 1 |
|||
QA |
VARC |
DILR |
Total |
|
99 |
30 to 31 |
39 to 40 |
31 to 32 |
90 |
95 |
23 to 24 |
31 to 32 |
24 to 25 |
66 |
90 |
17 to 18 |
25 to 26 |
19 to 21 |
56 to 57 |
85 |
14 to 15 |
22 to 23 |
16 to 18 |
45 to 46 |
80 |
12 to 13 |
20 to 21 |
13 to 14 |
40 to 41 |
70 |
10 to 11 |
16 to 17 |
11 to 12 |
35 to 36 |
Percentile |
Slot - 2 |
|||
QA |
VARC |
DILR |
Total |
|
99 |
28 to 29 |
41 to 42 |
27 to 28 |
87 |
95 |
22 to 23 |
33 to 34 |
22 to 23 |
63 |
90 |
16 to 17 |
26 to 27 |
18 to 19 |
55 to 56 |
85 |
13 to 14 |
23 to 24 |
15 to 17 |
44 to 45 |
80 |
11 to 12 |
21 to 22 |
12 to 14 |
39 to 40 |
70 |
10 to 11 |
17 to 18 |
11 to 12 |
35 to 36 |
Percentile |
Slot - 3 |
|||
QA |
VARC |
DILR |
Total |
|
99 |
30 to 32 |
42 to 43 |
28 to 29 |
93 |
95 |
24 to 25 |
34 to 35 |
23 to 24 |
68 |
90 |
17 to 18 |
27 to 28 |
19 to 20 |
58 to 60 |
85 |
14 to 15 |
24 to 25 |
16 to 17 |
46 to 48 |
80 |
12 to 13 |
22 to 23 |
13 to 14 |
42 to 44 |
70 |
11 to 12 |
18 to 19 |
12 to 13 |
37 to 38 |
The CAT Exam 2024 will be Declared in mid-January 2025 (foreseen), which a student can be got by following the steps:
CAT Result Details |
|
CAT Upcoming Events |
CAT Result 2024 |
CAT result Date |
19 December 2024 (Tentative) previously Mid - January 2025 (Expected) by current updates |
Result Time |
Around 4:00 PM |
How to Check CAT Result 2024 |
Log in by using your CAT ID and Password at https://iimcat.ac.in/ |
CAT official website where the result will be declared |
There are the cut-offs of the General Category of IIM and Non - IIM Institutes city-wise. Also, the mentioned cut-off is expected, view it:
Cut-off for IIM (Expected) |
|
IIMs city wise |
Cut-Off percentile 2024 |
IIM Ahmedabad |
99 to 100 |
IIM Banglore |
99 to 100 |
IIM Calcutta |
99+ |
IIM Lucknow |
97+ |
IIM Indore |
97+ |
IIM Kozhikode |
97 to 98 |
IIM Amritsar |
95+ |
IIM Nagpur |
95+ |
IIM Sambalpur |
95+ |
IIM Trichy |
94+ |
IIM Raipur |
94+ |
IIM Ranchi |
94+ |
IIM Kashipur |
94+ |
IIM Vizag |
92+ |
IIM Udaipur |
92+ |
IIM Bodhgaya |
92+ |
IIM Shillong |
90+ |
IIM Sirmaur |
95+ |
IIM Rohtak |
95+ |
IIM Mumbai |
97+ |
Cut-off for Top Colleges/ B- Schools (Expected) 2024 |
|
B - Schools |
Cut-Off percentile 2024 |
FMS (Faculty of Management Studies) Delhi |
98.20+ percentile |
BITSOM (BITS School of Management) |
94+ percentile |
DMS, IIT, Delhi |
98+ percentile |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) |
90+ percentile |
IIT Bombay (MBA Course cut-off) |
99+ percentile |
IMT (Institute of Management Technology) Ghaziabad |
90+ percentile |
MDI (Management Development Institute) Gurgaon |
95+ percentile |
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai |
95+ percentile |
S.P. Jain |
85+ percentile |
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB) |
90+ percentile |
IIT Madras (MBA Course cut-off) |
95+ percentile |
T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) |
85+ percentile |
IMS (Institute of Management Studies) Ghaziabad |
75+ to 85+ percentile |
Great Lakes |
85+ percentile |
LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research |
70+ to 80+ percentile |
Institute of Management, Nirma University |
75+ to 85+ percentile |
IMI (International Management Institute) |
85+ to 90+ percentile |
Under the table below, there are the previous year’s cut-offs of 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021; consider it:
Previous year's Cut-offs (Expected) |
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IIMs city wise |
Cut-Off percentile 2024 |
Cut-Off percentile 2023 |
Cut-Off percentile 2022 |
Cut-Off percentile 2021 |
IIM Ahmedabad |
99 to 100 |
85 |
80 |
80 |
IIM Banglore |
99 to 100 |
85 |
99 |
85 |
IIM Calcutta |
99+ |
85 |
99 |
Less than 85 |
IIM Lucknow |
97+ |
90 |
97+ to 98+ |
90 |
IIM Indore |
97+ |
90 |
97+ |
90 |
IIM Kozhikode |
97 to 98 |
85 |
97+ |
85 |
IIM Amritsar |
95+ |
90 |
94 to 96 |
85 |
IIM Nagpur |
95+ |
85 |
85 |
85 |
IIM Sambalpur |
95+ |
93 |
94 |
92 |
IIM Trichy |
94+ |
93 |
94 to 95 |
> = 92 |
IIM Raipur |
94+ |
93 |
94 |
> = 92 |
IIM Ranchi |
94+ |
90 |
94 to 95 |
94 |
IIM Kashipur |
94+ |
92 |
93 |
92 |
IIM Vizag |
92+ |
92 |
92 to 94 |
82 |
IIM Udaipur |
92+ |
92 |
95 |
92 |
IIM Jammu |
91+ |
94 |
90 |
93 |
IIM Bodhgaya |
92+ |
92 |
90 |
70 |
IIM Shillong |
90+ |
92 |
80 |
- |
IIM Sirmaur |
95+ |
92 |
92 |
> = 92 |
IIM Rohtak |
95+ |
92 to 94 |
95 |
95 |
IIM Mumbai |
97+ |
85 |
90 to 100 |
86 to 97 |
IIM Vishakapatnam |
92 to 95 |
82 |
85 |
80 |
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