IIM CAT Result

CAT 2017 – Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML) conducted Common Admission Test 2017 on November 26, 2017. The exam was organized across 140 cities in two sessions, morning and afternoon. On 8 January 2018, the result of CAT 2017 has been announced. The exam result and scorecard is available online, on the official website of CAT, www.iimcat.ac.in. Also, a link to obtain the result has been provided here below. Candidates are required to enter their CAT 2017 user id and password to check their result. The percentile of this exam is valid only till 31 December 2018.

Based on this entrance exam score/percentile, management aspirants can take admission to MBA, PGDM, Executive, Fellow and other management programs. CAT exam score will be accepted by 20 IIMs, IITs and 100+ colleges such as MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR, FMS Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI, TAPMI Manipal, MICA Ahmedabad, NITIE, JBIMS etc. Also, the candidates must note that merely qualifying CAT exam will not guarantee admission. They will be required to meet the IIMs cutoff and other B-schools cutoff in order to get shortlisted for further admission rounds.

CAT 2017

For admission to IIMs, it is important to clear both, sectional and overall CAT 2017 cutoff. Minimum cutoff percentile for IIM admission 2018-20 has been announced in the form of admission or eligibility criteria. Candidates preparing for this management entrance exam are suggested to go through these IIM admission norms and cutoff in order to understand their PI shortlist standing and drawing an idea about score/percentile they need to obtain in the test. Setting a CAT 2017 score target will help the candidates have an aim and that push to stay motivated during the preparation. This target score must be set up according to the cutoff of the IIM they are aiming to take admission in.

For admission to non-IIMs also, CAT 2017 cutoff will be applied for initial shortlisting. Hence students should aim scoring above 95 percentile in the exam to broaden their admission options and chances.

CAT Result 2017

The result of CAT 2017 has been announced on 8 January 2018. Last year, the result of was announced on January 9, 2017, by IIM Bangalore.CAT exam result is available online on the CAT 2017 official website in the form of scorecard. For checking the result, the candidates will have to log in to their student account using their respective Id and password.

The CAT 2017 result discloses the following –

1. Scaled score of each section
2. Total score obtained
3. Section wise percentile
4. Overall percentile

CAT Score Card 2017

CAT result has been made available in the form of scorecard. The candidates can download it online only. It will not be sent to the candidates through post or email. The scorecard of CAT 2017 will remain valid till December 31, 2018. Based on this scorecard, the candidates will be able to take admission to IIMs, IITs and other Management Colleges.

CAT Cutoff 2017 for IIMs and other top B-schools

Cutoff is the minimum marks which is set up the IIMs and other B-Schools, based on which they shortlist candidates for the further rounds of admission. This cutoff is determined after taking into consideration mainly the number of candidates who took CAT and the difficulty level of the exam. Both, overall and sectional cutoff applies for admission to IIM.

• IIM CAT 2017 cutoff is of two types – qualifying and the actual cutoff. The qualifying cutoff is the basic marks which should be obtained by the IIM aspirants in order to be considered for the PI shortlisting. This minimum CAT cutoff 2017 for IIMs is being released in the respective admission criteria of IIMs. But, the actual CAT cutoff is not officially announced but is applied for selecting the deserving candidates out of the shortlisted ones.
• The actual CAT cutoff for old IIMs range around 97 to 99+ percentile and for the new IIMs, it is bit on the lower side.
• CAT 2017 exam takers need to clear both, sectional and overall cutoff in order to get selected for IIM Interview.

Minimum CAT 2017 Cutoff for Top 4 IIMs

IIM Ahmedabad 2017 Cutoff

IIM Bangalore 2017 Cutoff

IIM Calcutta 2017 Cutoff

IIM Lucknow 2017 Cutoff

Expected CAT 2017 Cutoff for Non-IIMs

How to effectively prepare and crack CAT 2017 in last one month?

Candidates preparing for CAT exam 2017 must gear up their preparations as only a few days are left for the conduct of exam.

• According to the CAT toppers and experts, your last 1-month preparation strategy should be focused on taking varieties of mock test series and investing good amount of time in analyzing the same.
• This is now high time to run after completing the syllabus or being engrossed into the books, divert your CAT 2017 preparation towards identifying your weak and strong areas and plan your studies accordingly.
• To have an effective preparation of this entrance exam, candidates are advised to divide their time between polishing their strong areas and working on weaker ones alongside, where majority of time should go in strengthening the strong areas.
• Cracking CAT is all about how quickly and correctly you answer the questions.
• While taking CAT mock test, candidates must develop the habit of chasing questions which they can answer correctly in the given time instead of attempting all the questions present in the section. This habit will help them on the d-day and will let to cracking the exam.
• Soon, official CAT 2017 mock test will be released and the candidates must attempt the same for having more clarity and understanding about how the actual exam can be.

CAT 2017 Admit Card Released

Downloading of admit card began on October 25, 2017, around 12.30 pm. CAT 2017 admit card was available only in online mode. Candidates could visit official website of IIM CAT for downloading and printing the admit card. Candidates whose receipt of application form was confirmed were issued the admit card.

• On the exam day, the candidates, in general, have to carry their CAT admit card along with a valid photo ID proof and scribe affidavit (if required) to seek entry into test centre. Permission to take the exam will not be granted if the candidates will fail to furnish admit card on test day.
• Admit card is an important document which provides details of the candidates such as their name, category, application no., date & slot of exam, details of allotted test centre and other exam day guidelines.
• The candidates are advised to keep a copy of CAT hall ticket saved with them for future use, as the link to download it is disabled after the completion of the exam.

Official CAT 2017 Mock Test

Mock tests are online test series devised specifically for the candidates preparing for this exam. IIM Luckow has released the mock test of CAT 2017 on the official website on 30 October 2017. Only the registered candidates could access the mock test by logging in using their CAT 2017 login credentials. In general, various private coaching Institutes and renowned education websites also provide CAT mock tests. The students can purchase them online and write those tests to analyze their level of CAT preparation.

Also, for practice, CAT exam takers can resort to previous year question papers and sample papers. Toppers and experts have always advised referring to the previous year CAT question papers for preparation of the exam. Procuring the question paper of exam now is not feasible as the mode of exam is online. However, the question papers of IIM CAT exam before the year 2009 can be easily accessed over the internet.

CAT 2017 Latest Updates

Candidates appearing for the exam this year can keep checking this space to know about latest on CAT 2017.

October 25 – Admit Card of CAT 2017 Released
October 16 – CAT Admit Card 2017 Downloading Date Postponed
September 30 – CAT form correction ended
September 27 – Editing of limited details in submitted CAT Form begins
September 26 – CAT application receipt count drops to 2.31 lakh compared to CAT 2016
September 25 – Registration for CAT 2017 Ended
September 20 – CAT 2017 Registration Extended

CAT Important Dates 2017

CAT 2017 exam aspirants must keep a regular check on the important events and the dates related to this exam to ensure that no deadline is missed. To make this tracking task effortless, we have listed the CAT 2017 schedule in the table below.

All you must know about CAT 2017

Have a quick glance of things you must know about CAT from the table below.

How to take admission into Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) based on CAT 2017 percentile?

Here is the roadmap of taking admission to IIMs on the basis on this MBA entrance exam scores –

• Firstly begin with evaluating your profile –

Based on Academics (marks obtained in class 10^th, 12^th and Graduation)
Professional (do you have work experience or you are a fresher)
Others (how good you have been in extra-curricular activities, working for any national cause, do you have any talent and are you polishing the same, basically things which may define or project your individuality)

• It is important to have an impressive profile for IIM admission, as qualifying CAT is a primary and mandatory requirement.
• Also, go through the IIMs admission policy pdf to understand which all IIMs you can take admission based on their criteria and your profile.
• Make a note of IIM CAT cutoff for yourself according to your category and the IIMs you wish to join. Set a target of CAT score for yourself based on this cutoff.
• Then obviously appear and qualify CAT 2017 with a reasonably good percentile. Try obtaining a score that will help you clear the CAT cutoff of your chosen IIMs. A percentile above 95 will be good.
• Start preparing for IIMs Interview while you wait for result to be out.
• After CAT exam result announcement, wait for PI shortlist to be announced for IIMs, keep checking the IIMs official website to check your admission status. Also, IIMs send email inviting shortlisted candidates to attend further admission rounds.
• If shortlisted, appear for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Then, wait for final admission status.
• At times, students get stuck into waitlist too even after getting selected. By IIM waitlist we mean the seats available for admission are less compared to students finally selected. More candidates have selected considering the fact a lot of students have 2 to 3 college options available with them and when they choose one, the other seats get vacant and the waitlist move upwards and other students get chance to take admission.
• If you are not shortlisted for IIMs Interview, you need not have to get disheartened. Just try for other B-schools accepting CAT 2017 score.

What is CAT Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme?

Every year, the test pattern is announced along with the CAT notification. For candidates interested in taking this management entrance test, it is very important to know the pattern and how the exam will be. Understanding of exam structure will help the candidates prepare well for the exam.

In 2015, major changes were made to the CAT test pattern. However, IIM Bangalore chose to follow the same pattern in 2016. Now, IIM Lucknow also opted to make no changes in the CAT exam pattern 2017 and follow it like last year. The CAT 2017 difficulty level is also expected to remain on similar lines compared to last two years.

The salient features of exam pattern of CAT 2017 are as follow –

CAT 2017 Exam Pattern – Details of Sections

The candidates can refer to the table below for details on all the 3 sections, division of questions among these sections and the time allocated to answer each section.

CAT 2017 Marking Scheme

Knowing the marking scheme of CAT is equally important as knowing the test pattern. Marking scheme will give the candidates an idea about how their answers will be evaluated and awarded marks. The marking scheme of CAT 2017 can be understood conveniently from the table below.

CAT Syllabus 2017

For CAT exam, there is no predefined syllabus nor it is released officially by the IIMs. However, one can devise the syllabus of CAT MBA exam by analyzing the past few years exam trends and listing the topics and sub-topics from which the questions have been asked in the test.

To save the precious time of the aspirants, the CAT 2017 syllabus for all the three sections has been provided in the table below.

CAT Exam Cities 2017

This year, the exam was organized across 140 cities. Various CAT 2017 exam centres were set up in each city for accommodating 2.31 lakh candidates, who have registered for CAT 2017. The applicants were required to fill 4 preferences of test cities in the application form, according to which they will be allotted the exam centre. The exam conducting body will allot one of these cities giving preference to the 1st city filled in the form. All the details of allotted CAT exam centre 2017 will be provided in the admit card of the candidates.

List of CAT 2017 Exam Cities

Some of the CAT 2017 exam cities have been listed here below –

• New Delhi
• Port Blair
• Kurnool
• Tirupati
• Faridabad
• Chandigarh
• Gurugram
• Dibrugarh
• Visakhapatnam
• Jammu
• Gwalior
• Mysore
• Pune
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Ludhiana
• Noida
• Hyderabad
• Lucknow
• Patiala

Courses Offered at IIMs through CAT 2017

CAT Participating Institutes 2017

Around 4000 seats are expected to be filled in 20 IIMs using the CAT 2017 score. Apart from IIMs, there are hundreds of Management Institutes in India which grant admission to MBA and other postgraduate management courses on the basis of this CAT entrance exam score. A state-wise list of non-IIMs has been published on the official website of CAT for the candidates. They can check the same to know the names of trusted and best colleges accepting CAT 2017 score, in which they can apply for admission.

For admission to non-IIMs participating colleges, the candidates are advised to go through the admission brochure carefully. These B-schools may have their own defined selection criteria and process for admissions.

Below is the list of government and private colleges accepting CAT 2017 score for admission.

IIM Admission Criteria 2018 – 20

IIMs have started releasing the admission criteria providing the detailed selection process for shortlisting and granting admission to the MBA aspirants. The minimum CAT 2017 percentile, points for work experience, academics, gender and other elements of the screening process are all stated in the IIM admission criteria. The IIM aspirants can go through these to analyse and understand their standing in the competition and selection.

IIM Selection Procedure 2018 – 20

The selection process of IIMs mainly comprises of 1^st shortlisting, which is done on the basis of CAT score and percentile. The candidates meeting the basic and actual IIM CAT cutoff are called for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). The attributes mentioned in admission criteria are then taken into consideration for the 1st shortlisting.

The final admission to IIMs will be granted strictly on the basis of merit and CAT 2017 percentile. The admission status of the candidates can be checked on the respective official websites of IIMs in the month of January 2018, after the declaration of result.

CAT Eligibility Criteria 2017

The eligibility criteria for writing this exam has been devised by IIMs, which has remained fixed over the years. These eligibility norms must be satisfied by every candidate willing to appear for CAT MBA exam. Failure in meeting the CAT 2017 eligibility criteria will lead to disqualification of candidature at stages of selection, as IIMs verify the eligibility at the time of admission. Therefore, all the candidates planning to take this year must ensure that they fulfil the eligibility norms of CAT as mentioned below.

1. Anybody having a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized College/University or an equivalent qualification as recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India is eligible.
2. The candidates pursuing third year of graduation, preparing to appear for final exams or waiting for result announcement of final exams can also take this management entrance test.
3. Candidates who have professional degrees such as CA/CS/ICWA are also eligible to apply for CAT 2017.
4. All the above-mentioned candidates, if belonging to General category must note that they should obtain a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in their Bachelor/Professional degree. However, this minimum percentage of marks for SC/ST and other reserved category candidates is 45%.
5. There is no age restriction to appear for Common Admission Test.

CAT Reservation Criteria 2017

IIMs, Government Institutes and majority of other B-schools follow the reservation norms as laid by Government of India. Certain percentage of seats is kept reserved for granting admission to candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/NC-OBC/PWD. At the time of CAT 2017 online registration, candidates will be required to provide their reservation status and also upload respective certificates. The proforma and forms for these reserved category candidates are available on the official website of IIM-CAT 2017.

The table below provides the category-wise CAT 2017 reservation criteria –

CAT 2017 Application Process

Important Points to be kept in mind regarding CAT 2017 Registration 2017

1.  Read the instructions carefully before commencing with form filling.

2.  Editing or modification of any details cannot be done in the CAT 2017 application form after the payment of application fee.

3.  Candidates making mistakes in filling registration details in the first step will have to register afresh with a new email ID.

4.   Details marked with “*” (asterisk) must be mandatorily filled, without this, the application form of CAT 2017 will not be submitted.

CAT Application Fee 2017

The CAT exam fee has increased this year too. However, the hike in the fee is very minor but from past three years, the application fee is being increased. For submitting CAT 2017 application form, the candidates are compulsorily required to pay a non-refundable application fee. The amount of registration fee can be paid in online mode only.

The table below provides the category wise application fee of CAT 2017 and its mode of payment.

Browsers to be used for CAT 2017 Registration

Applicants can use any of the following browsers to fill the application form –

• Internet Explorer (10 to 11)
• Mozilla Firefox (48 to 54)
• Google Chrome (50 to 59)

Know how to register for CAT 2017 in simplified manner from the image below.

CAT 2017 Application Form Correction

CAT form correction window closed on September 30, 2017. Candidates who made mistakes in the form, which were allowed to be edited, could make changes in the form till September 30, 2017 only. This was the last chance for the applicants to submit correct and valid details in the form. CAT 2017 exam takers must note it is highly important for them to submit correct details in the form as IIMs verify the same while Personal Interview (PI) shortlisting. Candidates submitting incorrect details in the form may get disqualified from the race of admission. Even after qualifying CAT 2017 with a good percentile won’t help if the details filled in the form will be incorrect.

Only a few details can be edited in the CAT form 2017. Details which can and cannot be modified in the application form CAT have been mentioned below –

Details which can be modified

• Percentage of marks scored
• Work experience details
• Programs selected to be pursued at IIMs
• Changing Interview city centres

Details which cannot be modified

• Details entered in the personal details section
• Academics section except the percentage marks scored
• Exam centre city preference

Past CAT Registration Trends

In 2017, nearly 2.31 lakh candidates are reported to have applied for CAT. Compared to last year, the registration count has dropped a bit. In 2016, 2,32,434 applications were received and out of this, around 1.95 lakh candidates actually took the test.

The table below provides the Common Admission Test registration trends of the past 10 years.

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