Common Admission Test (CAT)

Exam Info

Name of Examination	CAT (Common Admission Test)
Category of Exam	National Level Entrance Examination
Conducting Authority	Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Level of Exam (PG/ UG/ Diploma)	Postgraduate
Name of Universities, colleges or Institute providing opportunities to student through this exam	Government Colleges and Universitites
Language	English
Examination Mode	Computer Based Test
Number of section in paper	3 Section
Courses provided through this exam	MBA and PGDM
Date of Examination	28th Nov 2023
Timing schedule of Examination	Session 1 – 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM Session 2 – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM Session 3 – 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Duration of Exam	2 Hrs
Total number of questions	66
Total number of Marks	198
Marks of Each question	3
Total numbers of Centers for this exam	Conducted across 150 cities in India
Official website of examination or conducting body	www.iimcat.ac.in
Registration Charges/ Form fill up charges	Rs. 1,200/- (For General Category) Rs. 1,150/- (For Reserved Category)

 

Important dates related to Examination

Initial Registration Date	Aug 2023
Last Date for Registration	Sep 2023
Admit card releasing Date	Oct 2023
Date of examination	28th Nov 2023
Result declaration Date	De2023
Counselling process	To be announced

 

Reservation for this exam

Category	Percentages
Scheduled Caste (SC)	15%
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	7.5%
Other Backward Cast (OBC)	27%
Person with Disability (PwD)	3%
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	10%

 

Eligibility Criteria for exam

Age Limit	No age limit
Least Education Qualification	Graduation
Least Marks in Matriculation	50%
Least Marks in Intermediate	50%

 

Syllabus of Examination

Subject A	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Subject B	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Subject C	Quantitative Ability

 

Process of Counselling: -

For admission to postgraduate management programs at several IIMs and other top B-schools in India, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) administer the CAT (Common Admission Test), a national-level management entrance test. For CAT, there isn't a centralised counselling procedure, though. Rather, each participating institute runs its own selection procedure, which may include candidate selection and counselling. The following steps are often included in the selection procedure:

·       Candidates will be shortlisted for the screening process by each participating institute based on their CAT scores. The candidates who made the short list will be contacted for subsequent rounds of selection.

·       Group discussion, written ability test, and personal interview The written ability test (WAT), group discussion (GD), and personal interview (PI) are required of the shortlisted candidates. These exams are designed to evaluate a candidate's interpersonal skills, analytical prowess, and general personality.

·       Final Selection: Based on the candidate's performance in the CAT exam, WAT/GD/PI, academic background, work experience, and other pertinent variables, the participating institutes will create a merit list. Admission will be made available to applicants who fulfil the cut-off standards and are highly rated on the merit list.

·       Counselling and Document Verification: The candidate must report to the institute for counselling and document verification as soon as they receive the admissions offer. The candidates will need to have their authentic documents with them for validation.

·       Payment of costs: To confirm their admission after the document verification process, candidates must pay the admission costs within the allotted time.

Each participating institute may have a different selection procedure, thus it is crucial for applicants to research the procedures of the institutes they want to apply to.