HOW TO GET AN OLD CAT SCORECARD?

CAT is the topmost competitive exam in India conducted by the IIMs and the B-schools every year. Only a handful of applicants make it to their selected or preferred institutes. Candidates who appear for the examination get a scorecard as a result.

This scorecard can be directly downloaded from the official website of CAT. Results of the CAT examination are announced after a month. The CAT scorecard reflects the detailed performance of the participant in the examination.

Why is the CAT score card important?

The CAT exam result holds extreme importance as it is the only cheat sheet for the students to get enrolled in their favourite Institute for pursuing the MBA program. Also, the CAT scorecard matters a lot when it comes to grabbing the colleges’ placement opportunities.

How can one get their old CAT scorecards?

Here are a few ways of getting your old CAT scorecard:

• One can easily download the scorecards from the official website of CAT, i.e., www.iimcat.ac.in.
• First, you need to visit the CAT’s official website and click on the scoreboard button.
• After that, you need to type your user ID and password.
• As soon as you are logged into the official website of CAT, you can view, print, or download your CAT scorecard.

This CAT exam result or scorecard will include various details of the candidates including name, contact, registration number, PWD status, category, date of birth, gender, time and date of the test, percentile, and sectional candidate, and the overall percentile and scaled score. In case, the candidate notices any discrepancy in the CAT scorecard, and they can directly contact the cat helpdesk by either emailing or calling them.

The toll-free CAT helpdesk number is 1800 2090 830. You can also email them at cathelpdesk@iimcat.ac.

What needs to be done after getting hold of the CAT scorecard?

Soon after the CAT exam results are out, candidates can immediately participate in the colleges’ admission processes. Here‘s what they need to do:

• The admission process immediately begins once the CAT scorecard gets released on the official website.
• The colleges release the shortlisted candidate’s list for the next level of the selection process.
• Each IIMs or B-schools conducting CAT sends call letters to the selected candidates directly.
• The final selection is based on a Written Ability Test or WAT, followed by a Group Discussion or GD and personal interview or PI.

However, this year the IIMs and other B-schools did not conduct the written test and the group discussion round due to the ongoing pandemic outbreak. The personal interviews were conducted through video calls, and the students were selected and admitted for the MBA 2020 batch.

What is the validity of the CAT scorecard?

The CAT scorecard has the validity of one year only, following which the candidates will have to appear for another CAT examination for getting admission in the best MBA institutes. Most of the B schools or the MBA institutes in India, for admission only accepts the CAT scorecard. The candidate who gets shortlisted for the IIMs has to appear for the written ability test and a personal interview screening. After clearing the same, a candidate is eligible for getting enrolled in that particular college.

Conclusion

All the aspirants who want to enrol in the MBA program in India’s leading colleges need to clear the CAT examination. Clearing CAT has become an extreme necessity to enrol in the best B-schools and land up in a good package job. Following various preparation tips and practising with the previous year’s sample papers can help the candidates pass the CAT examination with flying colours.