CAT 2021 result is expected to be declared online in the first week of January, 2022. It is one of the most sought after exams by candidates seeking admission in post graduate management programs.Candidates who take the exam can check the results of the same from the official website iimcat.ac.in. The tentative date of the examination is in the fourth week of November, 2021. No student will be sent the results via text messages in any form offline. After the result, a merit list of the shortlisted candidates for various IIMs will appear. 

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CAT is conducted by each of the Indian Institute of Management once a year as per policy of rotation. Common Admission Test is taken by students to seek admission into one of the 20 prestigious institutions for various post graduate level management programs. 

• CAT scores are accepted in all 20 IIMs and 600 other business schools in India.

• Candidates scoring above 99 percentile generally get admitted in old IIMs and other top management schools, while the cutoff for new IIMs is a score above 90.

• Counselling process for the management program starts after the declaration of results. The tentative date for counselling is last week of January, 2022.

• Apart from CAT 2021 scores, IIMs also conduct written tests, group discussions, and personal interviews for the final qualification. 

• Other popular similar exams are MAT (Management Aptitude Test) and XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test).

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CAT 2021 Result Highlights

CAT exam is conducted in more than a hundred cities across the country. The important highlights of the exam are given below:

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How to Check CAT Results

You can check your exam score online on the official aforementioned website. Examinees are advised to keep checking the same for updates regarding result declaration. Follow the steps below:

• Go to the official website of the exam https://iimcat.ac.in 

• On the right side of the web page, you will find a button “download CAT 2021 score card”

• Click on that button to and login with your details like id and password.

• If you don't remember your password, click on “forgot password” to retrieve it. 

• On the dashboard, you will find your application details along with the scorecard.

• Click on the scorecard under which you will find a link to download the same. 

• On clicking that link, the file containing the results will be saved. Open the file to find your result. 

Details on CAT Score Card

Your CAT score will have the following details:

• Personal details like name, gender, date of birth

• Your contact details like residential and email address.

• Your category; general, SC, ST, PwD, or DA

• Details of the exam like date, timie, slot, and login id.

• Scaled score (section wise and overall)

• Score percentile in comparison to other candidates calculated on the basis of how many candidates scored less than you. (If out of 100 candidates your rank is 30, your score would be 70 as you scored more than 70 candidates)

Note: If you have any questions about your result, you may contact the authorities by calling them at 1800-2663-549 or drop a mail at cathelpdesk@iimcat.ac.in.

CAT Score Predictor

CAT score depends on various factors such as the number of candidates appearing for the test, level of difficulty of the question paper, and your personal performance. If you are wondering which management college your exam score will land you, use our percentile prediction tool. It has been developed keeping these parameters as the deciding factors. 

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CAT Score Calculation

In order to ensure equity and fairness to all examinees, the board authorities use CAT Percentile and Score Calculation method. 

• As the difficulty level of each question differs from another, a normalization process is employed to equalize the abilities of the students. 

• Each question holds 3 marks. While there is no negative marking, 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. 

• Different sets of question papers are set across the country, the normalization process is crucial. 

• CAT scores are always calculated in percentile. Higher the percentile, better the chances of the candidate to get admission in a prestigious university. 

• The percentile score is rounded to two decimal points. The third decimal number is rounded to the nearest close number. 

• Candidates with the same score are assigned the same rank. If 3 students for example get the third highest score, a candidate with the next highest score will be ranked 6th. 

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CAT Score Equalization

As the test is conducted in two sessions, the body of administration ensures that test scores go through a process of normalization. This is done to different forms and further on sections. The scaled scores are then converted to percentile. The result will show the scaled score of each section and the total percentile. 

• The percentile calculation is basically a value that tells the percentage of students who scored lesser than you. 

• The difficulty level of each score is analysed to a set metric by assessing each of the questions properly. 

• For each set of paper, an equalizing parameter is established based on factors such as highest score, lowest score, top 10 percentile scores, lowest 10 percentile scores, mean, median, and deviations such as city or educational background.

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CAT Previous Year Result Analysis

With each passing year the number of students registering to appear for CAT increases. The exact number of candidates applying for the exam however does not appear to take the test. Here are the key takeaways from CAT 2020:

• Out of the 244,169 candidates who registered for the exam, about 2.41 lakh appeared. The result was declared on the fourth of January, 2020.

• 6 candidates secured 100 percentile out of which 2 were female and 3 from non engineering background. 

• Section 1, VARC (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Analysis) had 34 questions out of which 10 were not MCQ. The difficulty level was moderate to difficult. This section was rated as harder than the previous year. 

• Section 2, DILR (Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Analysis) was easier compared to last year. It had 32 questions and was rated easy to moderate.

• Section 3, QA (Quantitative Ability Analysis) was also rated easy to moderate and had 32 questions. Compared to previous year, it was slightly easier. 

CAT Result Trends for Past 5 Years

Check out the CAT score versus percentile held in the past 5 years:

CAT 2021 Answer Key

The answer key to CAT 2020 will be released online and the tentative date for the same is last week of November, 2020. It will be released by IIM Indore in the official site. You can use the answer key to predict your score. 

How to Download Answer Key

You can download the answer key once published by following the steps mentioned below:

• Visit the official website https://iimcat.ac.in 

• Select the login button

• Enter your details like id and password

• A new window will open. Click on the candidate response tab

• In the response tab, you will find an option “please click here to download candidate response tab”

• Clicking on that option will automatically download the answer key PDF and save the file in the system.

Note: You will find the correct responses marked with a green tick while the wrong ones with a red cross.

How to Challenge the Answer Key?

Candidates can challenge any answer released by the board by raising an objection. You can add remarks for justification to justify your answer, the limit for which is 500 words. The fee for raising an objection is INR 1200 per objection. This amount is not refundable after submission if the objection is not genuine. 

Steps to Challenge the Answer Key

Candidates can raise more than one query if they want. Follow these steps to raise an objection regarding the answers provided.

• Visit the official website https://iimcat.ac.in 

• Click the candidate login button

• Enter your credentials like user id and password

• Select the objection form button

• Select the question with the wrong answer

• You will find 3 options; none of the options are correct/ more than one options is correct/ the answer key incorrect

• Select the correct option. You may add remarks of maximum 50 words to support your claim. 

• Pay the fee and submit your response

Note: Candidates will not be allowed to edit their responses in the challenge once submitted.

What After CAT 2021 Result-IIM Selection Process 

• While registering for the CAT exam, candidates are advised to select the program they wish to enroll in. 

• Admission criteria will be released by each of the IIMs after result declaration.

• If you are shortlisted, an email will be sent to you with detailed instructions like interview and further process. Few IIMs might ask you to fill a form.

• New IIMs follow the CAP (Common Admission Process) where separate personal interviews, group discussions, and written tests are conducted. A merit list will be published after the process.

IIM Cutoff Percentile for Admission

The cutoff marks for each of the 20 IIMs are mentioned in the table below:

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Documents Required at the time CAT 2021 Counselling

Each qualified candidate is thoroughly verified before admission for which official documents are required at the time of admission. 

• Degree mark sheet (original) of the following: 

• Class 10 marksheet and pass certificate

• Class 12 marksheet and degree certificate

•  Bachelor’s degree marksheet and degree certificate

• Caste certificate if applicable: Original and a self attested copy of the same

• Call letter of IIM interview

• CAT 2021 score card