CAT 2021 results: details on further process and colleges

The results for the CAT exam 2021 are now declared, by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad. The results, for the exam conducted on November 28th, 2021, is the main eligibility criteria for admissions to IIMs as well as for various other Management schools. In the results, 9 candidates, who all are male, have scored 100% marks, which include seven ones from engineering stream. Based on this CAT 2021 scores, the MBA institutes including IIMs will provide their cut off marks, in order to complete the further processes of admission.

Exam	CAT 2021
Official website	www.iimcat.ac.in
Date on which exam conducted	28th November 2021
Results declared	03rd January 2022
Number of candidates who scored 100 %	9 (all male, 7 from engineering stream)
Details given on score card	Name, roll number, score percentile, total marks obtained, section wise marks, other details

CAT 2021: how to check results

The results are available on the official website, which can be accessed by any candidate. The candidates can log in to the page using their credentials, to check their scores. Downloading and taking printouts of the score card will be helpful for the future references. Also, use incognito window, if you cannot access to the results, in the regular chrome browser version.

CAT 2021 results: other highlights

47 candidates have secured 99+ percentile in the exam (100% by 9 candidates, 99.99 by 19 and 99.98 by 19). Also this includes only one female candidate, who secured 99.98%.
Like the results of previous years, this year also engineers came for the top positions. The state representation in top position includes

100 %	Maharashtra(9), Uttar Pradesh (2), Telengana, Haryana, West Bengal (1 each)
99.99 %	Maharashtra, Gujarat (4 each), Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh (2 each), Delhi, Bihar, Chandigarh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh(1 each)

CAT 2021 results will play important role in seeking admissions to any Management institutions including IIMs, other top Business schools, and even b-grade institutions.
In the exam paper, a question in Quantitative Ability section will have two answers. (S3, Que. ID 48916813385). Both answers will get marks, since it is a nonnegative marking type question. (either 92 or 460 is considered as correct)
Candidates can seek admission in IIMs as well as various non IIM institutes, for the academic year 2021-22. The details of the institutions will be provided in the official website for CAT 2021.
The schools will declare their cut off very soon, I the upcoming days itself. In order to find out the admission chances, candidates can access CAT 2021 College Predictor.
Along with CAT 2021 results, the admission will also be based on various other factors like,

10th standard marks
12th standard marks
Gender
Academic history
Work experiences

Along with these criteria, the performance of the candidates in interview rounds will also play a major role in getting admission.

There are nearly more than 88 non IIM institutions which consider Cat scores for admission. So even though you failed to secure admission in IIM, don’t get panic. You can still get admissions in these places, using your scores. Apply for these colleges, by the link that they provide in their official websites.
How to calculate percentile score?

P= [(N-r)/N]*100

This is the formula to calculate percentile score. In this, P is the percentile score, where as N= total number of appeared candidates and r= rank obtained by each candidates based on QA section.

More than one candidate may get same rank, if they have equal scores. Also, after finding the value like this, you can round it to two decimal points, in order to find your percentile score.

CAT 2021: top 10 Management schools based on NIRF ranks

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, Kolkata
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jharkhand
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

Top 10 private schools for Management studies

XLRI – Xavier School of Management
MDI Gurgaon
SPJIMR, Mumbai
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
TAPMI, Manipal
School of Business Management, SVKM’S Narsree Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
IBS Business School, IBS Hyderabad
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad
International Management Institute (IMT), Delhi
Goa Institute of Management (GMT), Goa