CAT 2024 cut-offs expected to increase for IIMs; slot 1, 2, 3 score vs percentile

NEW DELHI: Around 3 lakh candidates appear in the Common Admission Test (CAT 2024) every year seeking admission in Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and top MBA colleges in India. IIM Calcutta conducted the CAT 2024 exam in three sessions today. As per the experts, the CAT cut-off 2024 is expected to increase for IIMs and top MBA colleges as the exam was easier compared to the previous years’ CAT question paper. CAT 2024 Live Updates

Bhushan Bapat, Head of Academics, CAT Division at Supergrads, Toprankers remarked: "Slot 1 of the CAT 2024 exam was easier than last year. The VARC section was moderate, DILR was manageable, and QA was also moderate. Students reacted positively, noting a little surprise in the exam. Overall, the difficulty was moderate, and higher cutoffs are to be expected this year."

“Overall, CAT 2024 slot 1 was easier than last CAT 23 and CAT 22 years. Verbal ability section was a level up with longer reading comprehension (RCs), DILR section surprised students with 2 more questions; quants was easier than expected despite being a paper set by IIM Calcutta. And increasing the total questions to 68 and major change was there in Verbal as it had no parajumbles questions. CAT cut-offs may go high for IIMs,” Sumit Singh Gandhi, CEO of Founder CATKing said.

CAT score vs percentile 2024

Here’s the section-wise CAT slot 1, 2, 3 marks vs percentile for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).

Also read CAT 2024 Exam Pattern Changes: 68 questions, repetitions, no para jumbles

Manav, who came from Faridabad, who appeared in CAT slot 2 exam today, said: "The English section was tough but Quant was easy. VARC was moderately difficult. I could have done it in a better way if I had the time." He is aiming for the IIMs or any of the top private institutions.

Jatin from Shahdara, who is taking the CAT exam in the third shift, said: "I am aiming for a percentile above 93 and want to get into any of the top IIMs. My only strategy was to study hard."

Another candidate, Tushar, told Careers360: "I have been studying for the last 6-8 months and am well prepared for the exam. I am confident across all the sections, but hope I get through DILR easily. Like every other candidate I am also aiming for the top IIMs."