Sat Nov 30 14:22:55 UTC 2024: ## Easier CAT 2024 Exam Results in Percentile-Based Ranking

**Mumbai, India** – The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024, held on November 24th, saw a reportedly easier exam than in previous years. The test, a crucial gateway to prestigious postgraduate management programs, assesses candidates across Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Quantitative Ability (QA), and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR).

Unlike a simple raw score calculation (+3 for correct answers, -1 for incorrect), CAT 2024 results are presented as percentiles to account for variations in difficulty across multiple exam slots. This normalization process adjusts scores based on the average performance within each slot and then scales them section-wise. The final percentile reflects a candidate’s ranking relative to all test-takers. For instance, a 90th percentile means a candidate outperformed 90% of all participants.

The percentile calculation involves ranking candidates based on their scaled scores and applying a specific formula (P = [(N-r)/N] *100, where N is the total number of candidates and r is the candidate’s rank). The resulting percentile, rounded to two decimal places, plays a vital role in shortlisting candidates for further stages of admission to various Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other participating institutions.

Aspiring IIM students are advised to familiarize themselves with the percentile calculation and normalization process. Further details and official scores are available on the official CAT website.

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