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Plain-English definitions for the CAT and MBA-admissions terms that matter — percentile, normalization, composite score, and more.
Understand how IIMs combine CAT score with profile factors, using IIM Ahmedabad’s official shortlist formula as the worked example.
Explain CAT normalisation in plain English: why slots need scaling, how equi-percentile thinking works, and how raw score becomes percentile.
Understand the equi-percentile idea behind CAT-style normalisation: align rank positions across slots before reporting scaled performance.
Learn what overall percentile means in CAT, why sectional percentile still matters, and how to use both numbers for shortlist planning.
Learn what CAT scaled score means, how it differs from raw score and percentile, and how to use it correctly in shortlist planning.