ELIGIBILITY
1. At least a three-year Bachelor's degree or
equivalent in any discipline recognized by
AICTE/AIU.
2. At least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for
SC/ ST or Persons with Disability category).
3. Candidate in final year must produce a certificate
from the Principal/HOD/ Registrar institution
certifying that the candidate is currently in the
final year / is awaiting final results and has
obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45%
for SC/ST/PWD category).
Important Links
Common Admission Test(CAT)
Common admission test for the TWO YEAR FULL TIME Postgraduate Degree
Programmes in Management conducted by IIM's.
General Information:
Issue of CAT forms : Mid July.
Last Date of Issue : Mid August.
Available from : IIMs & Various Axis Bank Branches.
Result Announcement : 1st or 2nd week of January.
Useful Information;
1. CAT has No fixed pattern.
2. Number of Sections:3 namely Quantitative
Ability,Verbal Ability,Data interpretation + Logical
Reasoning.
3. IIM's Do have sectional cut off.
4. No separate forms to be filled for IIMs.
5. Separate forms for other institutes such as MDI, IMT,
SP JAIN etc. to be filled.
6. Some of the institutes have the last date of filling the
form prior to CAT such as IMI, MDI etc.
Stages Involved:
1. Written test(CAT):Qualifying
exam must for admission into
IIM's and other institutes.
2. GD/PI or essay writing:
IIM's and other allied
institutes have its own criteria
for shortlisting candidates on
the basis of CAT score
Some of the Elite institutes which accept CAT score: MDI, NITIE, SP JAIN, TAPMI, NIRMA, IMT, IMI, FORE, IFMR, KJ Somaiya, Kirloskar, NIBM Pune,Welingkar, MICA
Other Institute links on Bschool Page