CAT Score Vs Percentile Explained – CAT 2022 Percentile Based Scores

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a highly competitive examination conducted in India for admission into prestigious management programs. CAT percentile is a crucial measure that determines a candidate’s relative performance compared to other test-takers.

In This article, we will clarify the concept of CAT Score Vs Percentile. Candidates need to keep this thing in mind, that the scale score will be converted to the percentile to select the candidate. All the selected candidates will be shortlisted for further process. Therefore, we have explained How To Calculate CAT Percentile.

How are CAT Scores Calculated?

CAT Score refers to the score obtained by the candidate out of a total marks. In 2022, there were only 66 questions carrying 3 marks each. As per the marking scheme, 3 marks are awarded for every correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer. There are no negative marks for unattempted questions.

All the scores in all three sections are summed up and a total score is calculated.

VARC section: 24 questions (72 marks)
DILR section: 20 questions (60 marks)
QA section: 22 questions (66 marks)

How are CAT Percentile Calculated?

There is a particular formula to calculate the CAT Percentile.

P = Percentile Score
R = Rank based on a scale of CAT score or number of candidates who ranked below
N = Number of candidates who appeared in both slots

1: Calculate the total number of candidates who attempted the exam
2: Assign the rank given on the scaled score
3: Then calculate the percentile score
4: Calculate the total score

Formula to calculate CAT Percentile
P = (R/N) × 100

Composite Score Calculation-

The composite score of the candidates is calculated by calculating their score after considering several parameters.

Overall CAT score (scaled)
Class 12th Marks
Class 10th Marks
Graduation Marks
Work Experience
Gender Diversity
Academic Diversity

Most colleges consider giving weightage to different factors to calculate composite scores. All the IIMs and other MBA colleges have different criteria and based on that the final merit list is created and the candidates are called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds.

CAT Score Vs Percentile 2022-

DILR Score	Percentile
6.5 10.18 11.14 12.47 13.44 18.68 20.43 21.7 26.56 28.56 44.91	62.88 78.57 79.56 84.21 85.25 94.79 95.89 96.89 98.49 98.91 99.98

Quants Score	Percentile
5.97 13.11 15.46 19.69 24.33 31.97 36.07 42.21 56.98	58.01 82.57 87.41 93.08 96.25 98.85 99.38 97.78 99.98

Overall Score	Percentile
120.58 105.19 101.6 95.38 85.62 82.79 75.13 68.66 59.94 54.41 48.19 41.62 36.05	99.96 99.83 99.75 99.59 99.14 98.94 98.15 97.18 95.04 93.01 89.81 85.18 80.01

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