The CAT 2024 will be held in three sessions on November 24, 2024. This is a competitive entrance test through which, students can get admission into various postgraduate and fellow/doctoral programs in IIMs and other premier B-schools in India.
Important Dates
Registration Opens: 1-August-2024 10:00 AM
Registration Closes: 13 September 2024 (05:00 PM)
Admit Card Download: 5 November – 24 November 2024
Exam Date: 24th November 2024
Result Declaration: Second week of January 2025 (tentatively)
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CAT exam center details
The test will be held in 170 cities throughout the country for the CAT 2024 examination. When registering, candidates will able to choose a maximum of five cities where they want to take the test.
Eligibility criteria for cat 2024
To be eligible for CAT 2024, candidates must fulfill one of the following criteria:
- Passed the bachelor’s degree examination with at least 50% marks or its equivalent CGPA (45% for SC/ST/PWD candidates). or
- Possess CA or CS or ICWA (CMA) or FIAI.
- Be in the last year of their bachelor’s degree at the time of application submission.
It is worth noting that every IIM is an independent entity and has the freedom to define its standards with regard to eligibility, academic marks percentage/percentile as weight factors, and has its own selection procedure. The students have to clear the CAT 2024 examination, as this is one of the important phases of the selection. In fact, during the shortlisting at different stages, IIMs may also look into the previous academic records, working experience, etc. of the candidates.
Thus, candidates are encouraged to consult the admission policies of each particular IIM by following the link on the institute’s website.
Reservation Policy
The reservation policy for CAT 2024 is as follows:
The reservation of seats in the institutes/universities is to the extent of of 15% for the Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
7. 5 percent for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category
27% for the candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC).
10 % of the seats for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
How to Analyze Percentile Score of CAT 2024
The percentile score in the CAT 2024 exam is calculated using the following formula:
P=((N−r))/N) ×100
Where:
N = Number of candidates that sat for the CAT examination meant for the morning, afternoon, and evening sessions.
r = rank granted to the candidate
The percentile (P), therefore rounded up to two decimal places, is as follows.
CAT 2024 results
It is found that the CAT 2024 result is likely to be released in the second week of January 2025 and would remain valid up to December 31, 2025.
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