CAT 2023: Exam concludes; score vs percentile, expected cut-off
Alivia Mukherjee | November 27, 2023 | 12:52 PM IST | 1 min read
CAT 2023: Results expected to be declared in the second week of January 2024.
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Download EbookNEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow held the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2023 exam yesterday, November 26, in three shifts. The first shift of CAT 2023 was conducted from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, second shift from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm and the last shift from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
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Candidates who appeared for the CAT 2023 exam found QA, DILR sections a bit lengthy and time-consuming while VARC was easy to moderate. The total duration of the exam was 2 hours, and candidates had to complete each section in 40 minutes.
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The CAT answer key 2023 is expected to be out in the first week of December. CAT 2023 results likely be declared in the second week of January.
Score vs percentile
| 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 |
How to calculate CAT 2023 percentile
To calculate CAT percentile, candidates will require their rank and the count of candidates who appeared in the CAT 2023 exam.
For example, there are a total number of 2,27,835 students who appeared in the CAT exam. Now you scored a rank of 4,000, then your CAT percentile will be:
Your CAT percentile = [1 - { 4000/2,27,835 }] * 100 = 98.24 percentile
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Expected cut-off for top IIMs
Candidates can check the expected CAT cut offs 2023 (As per past trends) for admission to the top Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs).
|
Institute |
Cut-off |
|
IIM Ahmedabad |
99-100 |
|
IIM Bangalore |
99-100 |
|
IIM Calcutta |
99 |
|
IIM Lucknow |
97-98 |
|
IIM Indore |
97-98 |
|
IIM Kozhikode |
97-98 |
|
IIM Amritsar |
95-96 |
|
IIM Nagpur |
95-96 |
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