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.
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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Student Forum
Answered 4 days ago
Yes. IIMB does require the CAT exam, but the rest of the top B-schools in Bangalore also take in candidates through the state-level CET, ie, the Karnataka PGCET exam, or through MAT or CMAT.
Top B-schools in Bangalore without CAT | Cutoffs Required |
|---|---|
26690 | |
29592 |
Note: All info. is from official sites and can change.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
IIM Calcutta has only mentioned accepting GMAT score for admission into EMBA courses.
However, CAT is commonly accepted by other similar institutes for both MBA and MBAEx courses. Thus, candidates are advised to ask admission desk for confirmation on this question.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
It is not possible to determine a candidate's admission in IIM Calcutta MBA course through CAT score alone. In Stage 1, a score 85% in CAT will be enough for a general category candidate to be selected for PI+WAT admission stage.
Final admission cutoffs are based on many factors other than CAT score.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
No, IIM Calcutta cannot get into MBA courses without appearing CAT first. CAT is a mandatory entrance exam and it is conducted every year for admissions into all MBA courses offered by this institute.
However, candidates who are applying for MBAEx course will be required to appear in GMAT for admissi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
To get a seat at IFMR Chennai, students have to first appear for any one of the entrance exams accepted by the institute for the MBA/PGDM course admission. CAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, Andhra Pradesh ICET, IPAMT and SAT India are the entrance exams accepted by this institute for admission to the management
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT score for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at this university.
You would need to first appear for the CAT entrance exam, and then get shortlisted for the PI and or GD rounds to be considered for a seat. Since the CAT cutoff is not released publicly, the closest esti
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
The Vishwakarma University CAT cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA/PGDM course for the All India quota.
For the General AI category, the estimated Vishwakarma University MBA cutoff 2025 was 50. Students who gained this percentile are then eligible to enter the second round of admission
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
The National Institute of Bank Management Cutoff 2026 for General AI category in CAT exam is 80.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT exam result for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at AIMS Institutes, Bangalore.
The college accepts the CAT, XAT and MAT exam results for admission to the management programme. Students have to first attain the qualifying cutoff percentiles and then sit in the select
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Candidates applying for admission in MBA at IIM Raipur should have qualified the CAT exam. Check below the application fee of CAT:
- INR 2,300 for general category students
- INR 1,150 for SC/ST/PwD students
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