CAT Result 2021 – IIM Ahmedabad has released CAT 2021 result at iimcat.ac.in. User ID and password are required to check the CAT 2021 scorecard. CAT 2021 result is released in the form of scorecard. The scorecard of CAT 2021 has section-wise scaled scores, section-wise percentile scores, an overall score, and an overall percentile score. Admission is granted to 20 IIMs and 200+ B-Schools based on the CAT score. To do so, institutes call candidates for the GD/PI round on the basis of the CAT percentile. This page contains complete information on the CAT Result 2022, including the topper, cut-off, and so on.
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CAT Result 2021
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The date for the release of the results has been confirmed by the CAT help desk (18002101088). The important dates of the CAT 2021 results are as follows:
| CAT 2021 Result | Date |
| CAT 2021 exam date is | 28 Nov 2021 |
| Result will be declared on | 03 Jan 2022 |
Official Website: iimcat.ac.in
How to Check CAT Result 2021?
The CAT 2021 result is available in the form of a scorecard under the respective logins of the candidates. To check the scorecard and download the same, candidates can check the steps below:
Step 1: First of all, candidates need to visit the official website or click on the direct link above.
Step 2: Then, candidates have to press the “Login” button under CAT 2021 Score card download heading.
Step 3 – Next, the candidates need to enter the user id and password to proceed further.
Step 4 – Once all the details are entered correctly, candidates have to click on the blue “login” button and download CAT 2021 scorecard from the dashboard.
How is CAT 2021 Result Compiled?
The compilation of CAT 2021 results is done using the process below:
- Step 1: raw score of the candidates are calculated using the marking scheme of the exam
- Step 2: The raw score is then converted to scaled scores.
- Step 3: Scaled scores are then changed to normalised scores to get the percentile score in each section and in the overall exam.
Calculation of CAT 2021 raw scores:
The CAT 2021 raw score shall be calculated by checking the answers of the candidates marked in the exam. For each correct answer, the candidates get 3 marks, and for each wrong MCQ answer, 1 mark is deducted. There is no negative marking done against the wrong TITAs candidates.
How is the CAT 2021 scaled score calculated via the normalization method?
The normalisation of the scores is done with the help of mean and standard deviation (SD). The formula to calculate the scaled score is given below:
How is CAT 2021 percentile score calculated?
CAT percentile score is calculated on the basis of scaled score. To do so, the following formula is used:
N – Total number of candidates who appeared for CAT 2021.
R – Rank assigned to candidates, on the basis of the scaled score.
- If 2 or more candidates are getting the same rank while assigning then identical rank is assigned to both the candidates.
Formula for CAT percentile score (p) = [ (N – R) / N] X 100]
Note: IIMs round off the calculated percentile score (P) to 2 decimal points.
Details Mentioned on CAT 2021 Scorecard
The candidates can check the below-given details on their CAT 2021 Scorecard:
- Name of candidate
- Address
- Test day photo
- Uploaded photo
- CAT registration number / User ID
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Category
- PwD status
- Date and time of the test
- Section-wise scaled scores
- Section-wise percentiles
- Overall scaled score
- Overall percentile
- Instructions
CAT Result Statistics from Last Years
The candidates can check below the result statistics of CAT exam from the last years:
| CAT Exam Year | No. of 100 percentiles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2013 | 8 |
About CAT 2021
The Common Admission Test is a computer-based test for national-level entrance exams. For the academic session 2021-23, IIMs offer more than 4576 seats. CAT 2021 is the first step to getting into IIMs, FMS, SP Jain, DTU, etc. Qualifying candidates are then put through the selection process that includes PI, written tests, and group discussions. The final selection of the candidates in the IIMS is based on their CAT score and the marks obtained in the selection process.
About IIMs
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are one of the best institutes for management education and research in India. It has a total of 20 public, autonomous institutes across India. It oversees various PG and PG diploma programmes in management courses and conducts admissions through CAT. IIM Calcutta was the first to be established in November 1961, and after that, in December, IIM Ahmedabad was started.
CAT Result 2021 FAQs
Well, there is no one answer to it. It may vary as per the college a candidate is targeting. Still, to give you a number you must target a minimum of at least 140-150 marks.
The CAT score remains valid for a period of 1 year.
The raw score is the score you get by using the formula (Number of Correct MCQ Answers x 3) – (Number of Incorrect MCQ Answers x 1) + (Number of Correct non MCQ Answers x 3). The scaled score is the one that is a result of equating. In order to get a scaled score, a formula is applied, similar to the one used in the GATE exam, to eliminate differences in test forms and sections.
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