IIM CAT answer key 2024 released; Check your CAT Percentile, Score

IIM Calcutta has released the CAT answer key today. Here's how to check CAT percentile and score

IIM Cat Answer Key 2024 Out: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has announced the Common Admission Test or CAT answer key 2024, today, November 29. All the candidates who have appeared for the examination can check and download their CAT response sheet 2024 through the official website iimcat.ac.in.

 

The Common Admission Test (CAT 2024) was conducted on Sunday, November 24, 2024, in three slots; starting from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM in the first slot, from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM in the second slot, and from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in the third slot. Around 2.93 lakh candidates appeared for the examination and are now waiting for the CAT 2024 answer key to predict some tentative marks in the b-schools.  The final IIM CAT results 2024 will be released on December 27, 2024.

 

 

IIM Calcutta might also open the objection window for candidates along with the CAT answer key. The objection window is also open from December 5 to December 8, 2024. It will allow candidates to raise objections and there will be a panel of experts who will prepare the final answer key and the CAT results 2024.

 

The CAT exam had three sections; Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Ability (QA/Quants). Students had 120 minutes to complete the examination. 

How to download IIM CAT Answer Key 2024?

Here are the simple steps to download the IIM CAT Answer Key 2024:

• Firstly, visit the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
• On the home page, check for the login tab.
• In the log-in section, enter your credentials and click on the submit button.
• Then you can check your IIM CAT answer key 2024.
• You can download your answer key and take a printout for future reference. 

CAT 2024 analysis

The IIM CAT 2024 exam was held on Sunday, November 24 in three slots. Candidates reported that the Quant section was tricky and a bit difficult section-wise, while VARC and DILR were analysed as easy.

 

Candidates are waiting for the CAT 2024 response sheet as over 1,000 MBA colleges across India accept CAT scores for admission to their MBA programs. 

CAT Percentile: What does it mean?

The percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT) shows the percentage of candidates who scored lower than or equal to the marks of a particular candidate. Let's say the CAT percentile of a candidate is 99, it means the candidate is performing better than 99 per cent of all the other candidates. Candidates with 90 percentiles and above are among the top 10 per cent of the students. 

 

For example, if 1000 candidates appeared for the exam, the first rank candidate performed better than 999 candidates who scored lower marks than topper. Here’s how the CAT percentile would then be calculated:

 

Percentile=(9991000)×100=99.9\text{Percentile} = \left(\frac{999}{1000}\right) \times 100 = 99.9Percentile=(1000999)×100=99.9. 

 

Thus, the CAT percentile shows the performance of candidates relative to other candidates, not your raw score.

How does the CAT Scaled score work?

The CAT exam is conducted in three sessions with slight variations in question papers. A normalisation will give fairness and consistency in evaluating performance across the sessions. The scaled score is calculated through a specific formula that differs from the raw score. This normalisation process ensures all the candidates are evaluated on a level playing field.