The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance exam for the admission to the Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in management courses of several management institutes in India including the IIMs. It is on the basis of CAT result that the eligible candidates are short listed and called for a Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
Eligibility :
Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
Testing Areas
CAT has two stages:
The written test consists of questions that evaluate a candidate's quantitative, verbal, and logical & data interpretive abilities. Therefore, there are a total of three sections in the test.
Only students who qualify in the Aptitude test are eligible to appear for the GD/PI. To qualify in the Aptitude test you have to perform well in each section. There is a sectional cut-off as well as a combined cut-off. All the students are informed about their score through written communication.
Group Discussion and Personal Interview: The GD/PI is essential part of final selection. In the GD/PI, a candidate's communication skill, presentation power, perception, general awareness, confidence, interpersonal skill, group behaviour etc. are checked.
Exam Format
Till 2008, CAT was a paper-based test. However, from 2009 on it has changed to a Computer-based test (CBT). In CAT 2010, the duration of the test was 2 hours and 15 minutes including an initial 15 minute tutorial. No breaks will be given during the test. There will be 60 questions in the test. More details about the CAT Test Duration and Pattern.
How to Apply
Eligibility :
Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
Testing Areas
CAT has two stages:
The written test consists of questions that evaluate a candidate's quantitative, verbal, and logical & data interpretive abilities. Therefore, there are a total of three sections in the test.
Only students who qualify in the Aptitude test are eligible to appear for the GD/PI. To qualify in the Aptitude test you have to perform well in each section. There is a sectional cut-off as well as a combined cut-off. All the students are informed about their score through written communication.
Group Discussion and Personal Interview: The GD/PI is essential part of final selection. In the GD/PI, a candidate's communication skill, presentation power, perception, general awareness, confidence, interpersonal skill, group behaviour etc. are checked.
Exam Format
Till 2008, CAT was a paper-based test. However, from 2009 on it has changed to a Computer-based test (CBT). In CAT 2010, the duration of the test was 2 hours and 15 minutes including an initial 15 minute tutorial. No breaks will be given during the test. There will be 60 questions in the test. More details about the CAT Test Duration and Pattern.
How to Apply
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