CAT 2010 ANALYSIS AND EXPECTED CUT OFF

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EXPECTED CUT-OFF AND PERCENTILE FOR CAT 2010

This expected percentile is derived from the data collected from students for the 1st day i.e 27th
Oct 2010 only and matching their mock test performance. Your actual percentile may vary slot
to slot and your section-wise performance.

Total Number With 90% With 80% With 70%

of attempts Accuracy Accuracy Accuracy
60 100 99.99 99.82
55 99.99 99.95 99.15
50 99.98 99.85 98.10
45 99.90 99.35 94.45
40 99.70 97.75 89.95
35 98.00 93.10 75.57
30 93.10 83.50 63.80
25 79.25 64.50 49.50
20 59.50 42.50 28.00

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 Analysis of CAT 2010

Tutorial (optional): Duration - 15 minutes.

It is advisable that students should go through the tutorial once, even if they have seen it before.

Test Duration:
The actual duration of the test is 2 hours and 15 minutes (135 Minutes).

Sections covered:
(1) Verbal Ability (20 Questions)
(2) Quantitative Ability (20 Questions)
(3) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (20 Questions).
These three sections are consistent with the knowledge domains historically assessed by the IIM
in the previous year CAT Exams and are also aligned with the content areas covered in
equivalent global admission examinations that measure performance along similar scales like
GMAT.

Negative Marking:
IIM DEMO player does state that “Wrong answer carries negative point (-1). Therefore it is to
student’s advantage to answer every question correctly. If you are unsure of your answer, you can
MARK the question for review if time permits”

Highlighting Text:
You can highlight text in group questions like RCs. You can make multiple highlights in a
particular screen, which gets deleted once you switch to the next screen. It is very helpful in RC
section.

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Reviewing Questions (Mark a question):
Students can mark a question to come back to it later and can then Review either all the
questions or review only the marked questions or review only the incomplete questions. The
review shows a list of all the questions, but it will not directly give a count of the questions
attempted or to be attempted.

Rough work:
Pencils, eraser and a paper booklet of 4 A4 size papers will be provided. Students will not be
allowed to take their own stationary into the computer lab. In case of broken or blunt pencil points,
your pencil will be replaced immediately.

Ending the test:

After clicking the END button at the bottom of the screen you are immediately get a popup box
asking you whether you are sure about quitting the test.

Timer:
The timer is present on the screen at all time and shows the time remaining till the end of the test.
At the end of the test, when your time runs out, you will be automatically logged out of the test and
a screen with “You have run out of time” text will be visible. Students can hide this timer.

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CAT 2009 SELECTION CRITERIA FOR IIMs

QA DI/LR VA OVERALL
IIM- A 96.1 96.1 96.1 99
IIM-B 70 90 85 90
IIM-C (PGDM) 95.45 95.59 95.43 99.50
IIM-C (PGDCM) 90.30 90.94 90.99 98.72
IIM- L 85 85 85 90
IIM- Ind 80 80 80 92
IIM- Rohtak 90 90 90 95
IIM- Kozhikode 80 80 80 90
IIM- Ranchi 92.75 92.73 90.99 99.68
IIM-A
Ø Xth – 70%
Ø XII th- 70%
Ø Graduation- Not specified
Ø Work Ex- Not specified
IIM- B
Ø Xth – 15 % Weightage
Ø XII th- 10% Weightage
Ø Graduation- 15 % Weightage
Ø Work Ex- 10% Weightage
Score for Work Experience = 5x/36 if 0<x<36

= 5 if x=> 36. Here x is the months of work experience.

IIM- C
Ø A total of 10 score for Xth and XIIth score
SSC/ HSC Marks (x) Score
x>95% 10
90< x <= 95 8
85 < x <= 90 6
80 < x <= 85 4
75 < x < = 80 2
X < = 75 0

Ø Work Ex- A total of 6 marks in this section

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 Work Ex (x) Marks
0 < x <=11 0
x=12 0.24
12 < x < =36 0.24 + 0.24 X(x-12)
x> 36 6

Criteria and weights for final selection for PGDM & PGDCM Criterion Weight

CAT Score 40
Group Discussion 10
Personal Interview 44
Work Experience 6
Total 100

IIM L
Ø Xth – 10 % Weightage
Ø XII th- 5% Weightage
Ø Graduation- 5 % Weightage
Ø Work Ex- 5% Weightage

Work Ex (x) Marks

0 < x <=11 1
11 < x <= 23 2
23 < x < =35 3
35 < x < =37 4
x > 48 5
IIM Indore-
Ø Xth – 10 % Weightage
Ø XII th- 10% Weightage
Ø Graduation- 10 % Weightage
Ø Work Ex- 20% Weightage

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Percentile VS Non IIM B School Calls-

Percentile Institute
98% 1 IIM call
97.2 % MDI
97 % NITIE
95% IMT- G
93- 95% S. P. Jain, IMI, MDI-HR
90-92 % BIM-Trichy, TAPMI, NIRMA, FORE, IMI- HR, UBS,
89-91% K. J. Somaiya, LBSIM
85- 89 % IMT- N, Welingkar, Praxis
80- 84% IFMR, NIBM, IISWBM, IMDR, IIFM
70- 79 % BIMTECH, ITM, SDM- IMD, Amrita, Kirloskar
Less than 70 % Jaipuria, IILM, AIM, Globsyn

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