CAT Score Vs Percentile: Check How to Calculate CAT Percentile
Team Careers360 | December 8, 2020 | 12:31 PM IST | 2 mins read
CAT answer key is out. Know how to check CAT scores vs percentile to estimate MBA/PGDM admission chances.
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Use NowNEW DELHI : IIM Indore has released the answer key of CAT 2020 on December 8, 2020 at 10:00 AM on iimcat.ac.in for the exam held on November 29. Using the CAT answer key 2020, candidates can check their overall CAT score vs percentile. Also candidates will get to know CAT section wise score vs percentile for different range of scores based on the formula for converting the CAT score percentage as released by IIM Indore.
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How to Calculate CAT Score and Percentile
Check the approximate CAT score and the percentile in the table that is given below and also the process of calculating CAT score vs percentile and scaled CAT 2020 score vs percentage.
|
Candidate |
ABC |
XYZ |
|
Questions Answered |
76 |
60 |
|
Correct Answers |
55 |
50 |
|
Wrong Answers |
21 |
10 |
|
Marks for Correct Answers |
55*3=165 |
50*3=150 |
|
Marks for Wrong Answers |
21*1=21 |
10*1=10 |
|
CAT Final Score |
165-21=144 |
150-10=140 |
Now let’s take an example and understand how the CAT percentage is calculated? Here is an example regarding the calculation of VARC section percentage.
P= Calculate the Percentage Score
N= Total number of candidates
r= Candidate with ranking/ Allot rank
Note : This is the method to be used for all sections and the total score computed.
CAT Score Vs Percentile by Top Institutes
Here, we provide analysis of CAT 2020 percentile predictor by top CAT preparation institutes. Candidates will get a better idea about their score and cutoff using CAT percentile predictor analysis given below by top coaching institutes.
CAT Score Vs Percentile by IMS Learning
|
Overall Marks of CAT 2020 |
CAT 2020 Percentile |
|
114 |
99.5 |
|
104 |
99 |
|
97 |
94 |
|
95 |
88 |
|
90 |
75 |
|
85 |
66 |
CAT 2020 Score Vs Percentile by Career Launcher
|
Name of the Section |
99%ile in CAT 2020 |
|
VARC |
40-42 Marks |
|
DILR |
30-32 Marks |
|
QA |
47-50 Marks |
|
Overall |
105-110 Marks |
CAT Score Vs Percentile by HitBulls Eye
|
Overall Attempt |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Expected % |
|
55+ |
18-21 |
15-18 |
17-20 |
99.5% |
|
50-55 |
16-19 |
13-16 |
15-19 |
99% |
|
45-50 |
14-18 |
10-14 |
12-16 |
97% |
|
32-36 |
11-15 |
8-12 |
10-14 |
95% |
|
24-32 |
9-13 |
6-10 |
7-11 |
90% |
|
18-24 |
7-11 |
5-8 |
5-8 |
80% |
Expected Minimum CAT 2020 Cutoff by IIMs
|
Category |
IIM Ahmedabad |
IIM Bangalore |
IIM Calcutta |
IIM Lucknow |
|
General |
80 |
85 |
85 |
90 |
|
NC-OBC |
75 |
75 |
75 |
82 |
|
EWS |
80 |
75 |
75 |
82 |
|
SC |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
|
ST |
60 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
|
PwD |
70 |
60 |
65 |
65 |
About CAT
Common Admission Test (CAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination conducted by IIMs. The CAT covers all major topics of Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA). CAT exam is a computer based test (CBT) instead of an online test.
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