New Delhi: Over the years, there has been a very common perception about CAT exam that those who secure above 99 percentile are the only ones who receive a call from the IIMs for the further rounds of selection. While, it is true that a student needs a good percentile score in order to get a call from the IIMs, it is not true that only those with above 99 percentile score get a call from the IIMs. Each IIM shortlists students for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) on the basis of more than one factors.
First let us go through the percentile system and marking scheme of CAT exam. In total there are 100 questions and each carry 3 marks. For…