What are the main criteria for admission to the CAT participating institutes?
The main criteria for admission to the CAT participating institutes include a candidate’s score in the CAT exam, a candidate’s academic background, work experience, performance in WAT/PI/GD, and others.
How do CAT scores and CAT percentiles vary from one another?
The sum total of a candidate's correct/incorrect attempts and unanswered questions makes up their CAT score, which represents their overall exam score. A candidate's rank against the rest of the other test takers is known as the CAT percentile. A candidate's percentile represents the total percentage of applicants who received a CAT score that is lower than or equal to that of a specific candidate.
When the CAT result is released, are CAT cut offs also announced?
No, the CAT cutoffs are not announced when the CAT result is released. The conducting body does not release the CAT cutoffs publicly. Once the CAT results are announced, the CAT cutoffs are released separately by each participating college.
How to clear the CAT cutoff?
To clear CAT cutoff, candidates can concentrate on their weaker areas by using sectional tests and test series to effectively prepare and evaluate their performance at every stage. To guarantee that every section receives enough attention, candidates should divide their time for each section over the course of a month.
What is the minimum cutoff in CAT?
The minimum cutoff in CAT to seek admission to any IIM or prestigious MBA school in India is 90%. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Kozhikode are among the top IIMs that continue to have high CAT cutoffs (99+ percentile).
Which IIM has the lowest cutoff in 2021?
The IIMs that had the lowest cutoff along with their cutoff percentiles in 2021 have been provided below:
- IIM Ranchi - 92+ percentile
- IIM Raipur - 90 + percentile
- IIM Kashipur - 90+ percentile
- IIM Udaipur - 90+ percentile
What was the CAT 2021 cutoff for IIM Lucknow?
The CAT 2021 cutoff for IIM Lucknow for the PGP programme was 90 percentile for general category candidates. The cutoffs for the VARC, DILR, and QA sections stood at 85 percentile.
What was the CAT 2021 cutoff for IIM Calcutta?
The qualifying CAT cutoff 2021 at IIM Calcutta was 85 percentile while the final cutoff was as high as 99 percentile. For the General category, the QA and DILR cutoffs stood at 75 and 80 percentiles, respectively. Candidates qualifying the minimum cutoff requirement were eligible to get admission into the institute.
What was the CAT 2021 cutoff for IIM Bangalore?
For IIM Bangalore, the qualifying CAT 2021 cutoff stood at 85 percentile while the final cutoff rose as high as 99-100 percentile. The cutoff for the VARC section was 80 percentile while the cutoff for the DILR and QA sections stood at 75 percentile.
What was the CAT 2021 cutoff for IIM Ahmedabad?
The qualifying CAT 2021 cutoff for IIM Ahmedabad stood at 80 percentile while the final cutoff went up to 99-100 percentile. The cutoff for NC-OBC-cum transgender is 75 percentile, and the cutoffs for SC and ST categories stand at 70 percentile and 60 percentile, respectively.
