CAT Common Admission Test
CAT 2011 Common Admission Test
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an all-India test manages or control by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance exam for the management programmes of its seven business schools. Indian Institutes of Management Common Admission Test (IIM CAT) is the first step in the process of The act of searching for something admission to the 2-Year full time Post-Graduate Degree Programs in Management offered by the IIMs Currently IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow are extending such Programs in Management. The IIMs use the results of CAT to short-list the candidates for subsequent part of the selection process. CAT conduct for admission in MBA, MBA + PGPM + PGCM, PGDM
Courses Offered in CAT
Post graduate management courses are as follows –
IIM Ahmedabad – PGP, PGP-ABM and PGP-PMP
IIM Bangalore – PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM
IIM Calcutta – PGP-PGDM and PGP – PGDCM
IIM Indore – PGP and EPGP
IIM Kozhikode – PGP
IIM Lucknow – PGP and PGPABM
RGIIM Shillong – PGP
Eligibility for CAT Exam
For applying in all IIMs CAT 2011 Entrance Exam, at least a 3 year Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks or equivalent in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) / All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as eligible for Post-Graduate Studies in Management. Candidates in their final year of graduation/ the same qualification and those who have done the exams and are awaiting results are also eligible for the CAT 2011. They should produce a certificate from the Principal / Director of the University / Head of the Department/ Registrar/ Institution certifying that he / she is currently in the final year awaiting final results.
Application Forms
Interested students can get the forms for Common Admissions Test (CAT) from some designated bank branches. Prospective students also have the option of registering online. One point that needs to be remembered is that candidate needs to purchase only one CAT voucher irrespective of the number of management institutes he/she is interested in applying to. Notification regarding the sales of CAT application appears in almost all the dailies.
Syllabus
There is no defined syllabus for CAT. It is basically an aptitude test and it tests the knowledge and analytical skills of the candidates. The syllabus for this entrance test examination changes every single year and is tentative to change. Questions of this exam usually come from the several categories like for instance, verbal ability and reasoning, reading comprehension, quantitative skills, data interpretation and analytical and logical reasoning. These are the main sections from where the questions are likely to come.
Selection Process
The final results of the CAT are announced on the official CAT website. After the written exam of CAT, the prospective candidates are ranked as per the scores obtained by them and the best of candidates are called by the IIMs, the prestigious management institute of the country.
Exam Dates
The CAT entrance exam for IIMs is generally held once a year in the month of November. This year also the paper is expected to be taken in the same month, but an official press release is expected from the IIMs regarding the same.
Address
Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad- 380015
Indian Institute of Management, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-560076
Ahmedabad: 079-26307258
Bangalore: 080-26484650
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