CAT 2019: IIM Kozhikode releases percentile calculation method

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 16: Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode has released the percentile calculation method for all the candidates who will appear for CAT 2019 o November 24. The entrance exam will be held in computer based mode in two slots. The authorities have listed the steps that need to be followed for the calculation of the overall score and the percentile score.

Steps for Calculation of Percentile Score for CAT 2019

IIM Kozhikode has taken the quantitative ability section as an example to showcase the process that needs to be followed for percentile score calculation.

Step 1- First calculate the total number of candidates (N) who will appear in both the sessions of CAT 2019

Step 2- Now assign a rank ( r ) to all the candidates based on the scaled score that they have obtained in quantitative ability section. If two or more candidates obtain the same scaled score in quantitative ability section, then in such a case same rank will be awarded to the candidates.

Step 3 - Now calculate the percentile score (P) of a candidate who has got rank (r ) in the quantitative ability section as:

Step 4 - Now round off the calculated percentile score of a candidate upto two decimal points.

All percentile scores which are greater than or equal to 99.995 will be rounded off to 100 and those which are greater than or equal to 99.985 but less than 99.995 will be rounded off to 99.99

Note: Similar process will be followed for computation of CAT percentile score and the percentile score for other sections.

About CAT 2019

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019 will be conducted on November 24 in computer based mode. Candidates who qualify CAT 2019 will be shortlisted by respective IIMs, based on their performance for the next round of election which is group discussion and personal interview.