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The CAT 2018 result will be announced in the second week of January 2019. Although, IIM Calcutta has not announced any particular date for CAT 2018 result, speculations are rife that it will be declared on January 7, 2019. The CAT 2018 result cum scorecard will be made available for download on the official CAT website. The CAT 2018 test takers can check their CAT score and download the mark-sheet by using their login IDs and passwords.
CAT 2018 exam was held on November 25, 2018. About 2.9 lakh candidates appeared in the exam. As per the experts and candidates, the difficulty level of CAT 2018 question paper was moderate to difficult. CAT 2018 student reactions and reviews
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Important Dates Regarding CAT Result 2018
| Events |
Dates |
| CAT 2018 Exam |
November 25, 2018 (Sunday) |
| CAT 2018 Answer Key |
November 30 -December 7, 2018 |
| CAT result |
January 7, 2019 (Tentative) |
| IIM shortlist |
Fourth week of January 2019 |
| Selection procedure |
February-March, 2019 |
| Final selection |
April 2019 |
Given the number of test takers and difficulty level of CAT 2018, CAT cut offs are expected to go down for 2019 admission.
How to download CAT 2018 result cum scorecard:
- Visit the CAT 2018 official website
- Click on "CAT 2018 scorecard"
- Enter ID and password
- Download your score card
Candidates must remember that, CAT 2018 result will be available only on online mode and hardcopies will not be sent to anyone. The CAT 2018 scorecard will be available for download till December 31, 2019.
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What details will be mentioned in CAT 2018 result cum scorecard
CAT 2018 result cum score card will contain the following details:
- CAT registration number/User Id
- Candidate's name, category and gender
- Date of birth
- Date and time of examination
- Candidate contact details and email id
- Composite score
- Section-wise score
- Sectional percentile
- Overall percentile
The candidates will also be intimated about CAT 2018 result via SMS. Check IIM Eligibility
CAT scores are accepted by IIMs and various B-schools. The aspirants can apply for admission to the institutes of their choice on the basis of CAT scores, but they must take into account the minimum cutoff percentile fixed by the institutes. Last year's actual CAT cut-offs of various IIMs
How to Calculate CAT Result 2018?
As per the marking scheme of CAT exam, 3 marks are awarded for every correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer. For non-MCQs, there is no deduction of marks for wrong answer. Raw CAT scores of each candidate is calculated through CAT normalization process to arrive at CAT scaled score.
Read: Difference between CAT Score and CAT Percentile
Post the declaration of CAT 2018 results, candidates will be invited for WAT-GD-PI rounds by various IIMs on the basis of minimum cut off percentile.
Take a look at previous years CAT cutoff marks of top 2 IIMs:
| IIM Ahmedabad CAT cut off scores |
||
| Category |
CAT 2017 |
CAT 2016 |
| General |
100 |
100 |
| NC-OBC |
100 |
99.99 |
| SC |
99.82 |
99.97 |
| ST |
99.92 |
99.88 |
| DA |
99.28 |
99.97 |
| IIM Bangalore CAT cut off scores |
||
| Category |
CAT 2017 |
CAT 2016 |
| General |
90.72 |
92.48 |
| NC-OBC |
81.48 |
81.14 |
| SC |
75.22 |
76.35 |
| ST |
70.01 |
75.22 |
| DA |
64.21 |
76.21 |
Previous years’ minimum CAT cut off percentile for all IIMs
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