CAT (Comman Admission Test)
What is CAT (Common Admission Test)?
CAT is the entrance exam conduct jointly by IIMs across India to accept admission in Post Graduation programmes in all IIM colleges.
Participating Colleges in CAT are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Banglore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Raipur, IIM Rohtak, RGIIM Shilong, IIM Udaipur and IIT Tiruchirappalli. Some colleges other than IIMs also accept CAT Score. See List of Colleges that accepts CAT Score for admission.
CAT Eligibility:
The candidate applying for CAT must have a Bachelor’s Degree from a UGC recognized university/college, with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. For SC, ST and Persons with Disability (PWD or DA) minimum required percentage or CGPA is 45%.
Candidates with result awaiting and who are in final year can also apply. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the CAT selection process.
Applying Candidates must have a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.
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CAT Exam Pattern:
CAT Exam is fully online exam and each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal. The CAT exam paper is divided into two sections, the first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and the second section is Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. The total Exam duration will be two hours and thirty five minutes including 15-minute tutorial provided before the start of the test.
- Section I: Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
Total Time: 70 minutes
Total Questions: 30 questions
Total Marks: 90 marks - Section I: Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning
Total Time: 70 minutes
Total Questions: 30 questions
Total Marks: 90 marks
For each correct answer candidate will be awarded three (3) points and for each incorrect answer one (1) point will be deducted. There will be neither positive nor negative points for unanswered questions.
CAT Notification:
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- If a candidate have registered for Session 1 (morning session), he/she must arrive at the test centre by 8:30 AM for security checks, identity verification and checking in. Testing will begin at 10 AM. If he/she have registered for Session 2 (afternoon session), tnen he/she must arrive at the test centre by 1:45 PM. Testing will begin at 3:15 PM.
- Candidates will not be permitted to take the test if valid photo identification or Admit Card is not presented.
- Valid Identification cards are: Driver’s license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID (this must be supported with a valid ATM/Debit/Credit Card with your name), Employee identification card, UID card or a notarised Affidavit (in English) with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address.
- SC/ST & DA (or PWD) candidates will also need to bring along a valid document as proof of SC/ST eligibility or DA eligibility.
- Candidate will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations (after test candidate will leave that paper at the desk).
- No breaks will be given during the test.
- Once the time ends for the first section, candidate will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back.
CAT Syllabus:
Quantitative Ability Syllabus:
- Number Systems
- LCM and HCF
- Percentages
- Profit and Loss (Online Test)
- Speed, Time and Distance
- Time and Work (Online Test)
- Averages
- Ratio and Proportion
- Quadratic Equations
- Complex Numbers
- Logarithm
- Interest (Simple and Compound)
- Progressions
- Binomial Theorem
- Surds and Indices
- Linear Equations
- Inequalities
- Permutation and Combination
- Probability
- Mixtures and Alligations
- Functions
- Set, Theory
- Co-ordinate Geometry
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Mensuration
- Tables based questions
- Column graphs based questions
- Bar Graphs based questions
- Line charts based questions
- Pie Chart based questions
- Venn Diagrams based questions
Logical Reasoning Syllabus:
- Number and Letter Series
- Calendars
- Clocks
- Cubes
- Venn Diagrams
- Binary Logic
- Seating Arrangement
- Logical Sequence
- Logical Connectives
- Logical Matching
- Syllogism
- Blood Relations
Verbal Ability Syllabus:
- Vocabulary Based (Synonyms Antonyms)
- English Usage or Grammar
- Sentence Correction
- Fill in the blanks
- Cloze Passage
- Analogies or Reverse Analogies
- Jumbled Paragraph
- Meaning-Usage Match
- Summary Questions
- Verbal Reasoning
- Facts / Inferences / Judgements
- Reading Comprehension
CAT Test Centres:
There will be total 36 CAT test centres (sites) across country. See list of CAT Exam centres with Full Address.
CAT Admission Process:
Second stage of selection process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). IIMs may also use previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs.
If a candidate is short-listed for interviews by any IIM, he/she has to comply with the following eligibility verification:
- Mark sheets and Degree Certificate: original degree certificate and mark sheets of all semesters/years along with their attested copies must be submitted for verification at the time of joining the programme.
- Reservation Category Requirements: SC, ST, NC-OBC, and DA candidates must show the original caste / class / disability certificate and submit a photocopy at the time of interview.
- Candidates in the Final Year of Graduation: these candidates need to submit certificate latest by June 30, from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.
IIM CAT Result:
CAT result announced on the CAT website.
List of Colleges accepts CAT Score:
IIM accepts CAT Score:
- Indian Institute of Management – Ranchi
- Indian Institute of Management – Indore
- Indian Institute of Management – Rohtak
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
- Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management
- Indian Institute of Management – Udaipur
- Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Management – Trichy
- Indian Institute of Management – Lucknow
- Indian Institute of Management – Kozhikode
- Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta
- Indian Institute of Management – Kashipur
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Indian Institute of Science
Address: P. O. Central University, Bangalore-560 012 Karnataka
Ph: 080-22932378 /22933272
Website: www.mgmt.iisc.ernet.in
IIT Madras
Address: I.I.T. Post Office, Chennai-600 036 Tamil Nadu
Ph: 044-22574550
Website: www.doms.iitm.ac.in
IIT Delhi
Address: Vishwakarma Bhavan, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi -110 016
Ph: 011-26591171
Website: www.iitd.ac.in
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Faculty of Management Studies
Address: University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007
Ph: 011-27667877
Website: www.fms.edu
IIT Kanpur
Address: Room No: 109, New IME Building, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kanpur-208 016 Uttar Pradesh
Ph: 0512-2597553 / 2597858
Website: www.iitk.ac.in
IIT Roorkee
Address: Roorkee-247 667, Uttarakhand
Ph: 01332-285014 / 285617
Website: www.iitr.ac.in
Faculty of Management Studies
Address: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, Uttar Pradesh
Ph: 0542-6701409 /2307430-1
Website: www.fmsbhu.ac.in
IIT Kharagpur
Address: Kharagpur-721 302, West Bengal
Ph: 03222-282269/70/283612
Website: www.hss.iitkgp.ernet.in/index.php
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Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Address: Vidya Vihar, Pilani – 333 031 Rajasthan
Ph: 01596-242205
Website : www.bits-pilani.ac.in
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Address: Department of Humanities, Social Sciences & Management, P.O. Srinivasanagar, D.K. Dist., Mangalore-575 025, Karnataka
Ph: 0824-2474047
Website: www.nitk.ac.in
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
Address: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai Mumbai-400 076 Maharashtra
Ph: 022-25767781
Website: www.iitb.ac.in
Delhi School of Economics
Address: Univesity of Delhi, Delhi-110 007,Delhi
Ph: 27667891/27667725 Ext. 1630
Website : http://www.du.ac.in
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National Institute of Bank Management
Address: NIBM Post Office, Kondhwe Khurd Pune-411 048, Maharashtra
Ph: 020-26716000
Website: www.nibmindia.org
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
Address: Allahabad -211 004, Uttar Pradesh
Ph: 0532-2271117,2271157
Website: www.mnnit.ac.in
School of Management, Pondicherry University
Address: RV Nagar, Pondicherry-605 014, Pondicherry
Ph: 0413-2654305 /5244
Website: www.pondiuni.edu.in
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
Address: Ratapur Chowk, Rae Bareli – 229 316 Uttar Pradesh
Ph: 0535-2217427 /2211666
Website: www.rgipt.ac.in
Management Development Institute
Address: Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon-122 007, Haryana
Ph: 0124-4560000 /2340173 /2340153
Website: www.mdi.ac.in
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Vinod Gupta School of Management
Address: IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, West Bengal
Ph: 03222-282295 /97 /09932571129
Website: www.som.iitkgp.ernet.in
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Address: NIT Campus P.O., Calicut-673 601, Kerala
Ph: 0495-2286075 /2286076
Website: www.nitc.ac.in
National Institute of Technology
Address: Department of Management Studies, Tiruchirappalli-620 015, Tamil Nadu
Ph: 0431-2503000-1 /2500370
Website: www.nitt.edu
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Address: Nehru Nagar, Post Box No. 357, Bhopal-462 003, Madhya Pradesh
Ph: 0755-2775716, 2773799
Website: www.iifm.ac.in
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