IIM Common Admission Test for MBA. Find CAT 2011 Entrance Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus,
Eligibility Criteria, Exam Papers and More.
CAT MBA Exam – Overview:
CAT Entrance Exams are conducted for admission
to MBA programme of Indian Institutes of Management
of Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Shillong, Rohtak
and Ranchi.
CAT 2011 or Common Admission Test is the main entrance exam for those who wants’
to take admission in
MBA Course in India.
Each IIM will send interview letters to the candidates it has short-listed. The
criteria for short-listing varies from IIM to IIM. If a candidate is short-listed
for interviews by any IIM, he/she has to comply with the eligibility verification.
The IIM Common Admission Test is a test of general skills and abilities. The CAT
percentile is highly considered by many B-schools for short listing the candidates
for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).
Eligibility Criteria for CAT Exam:
To Get Appear for IIM Common Admission Test, 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. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/ equivalent
qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are
awaiting results can also apply.
CAT Exam Schedule
CAT Exam Important Dates:
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Sr. No.
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Event
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Start Date
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End Date
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1.
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Sale of CAT Vouchers
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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Monday, 26 September 2011
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2.
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Registration for CAT 2011
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011
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3.
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CAT Test Dates
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Saturday, 22 October 2011
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Friday, 18 November 2011
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4.
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CAT Result
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
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Exam Pattern
CAT Exam Pattern and Syllabus:
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Sr. No.
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Test Areas
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Questions
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Duration
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1.
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Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
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60
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2 Hours and 30 minutes
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2.
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Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning
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At the test venue for IIM Common Admission Test, each candidate will be seated at
a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper
for calculations. After the CAT Exam, candidate must leave the scratch paper at
the desk.
CAT Exam Centres:
CAT Exam Fees:
Fee for the CAT entrance exam is Rs. 1400/-. If candidate belongs to the
SC/ST category then he can pay a discounted
fee of Rs. 700/-. A prospective candidate buys a voucher from the designated bank
branches, and later registers online for CAT entrance exam. Candidate is required
to fill a pay-in-slip at the selected Axis Bank Outlets to obtain the voucher. There
will be two copies of the pay-in-slip. The bank will retain one copy of the filled
pay-in-slip and the other will be stamped and given back to you. Candidate has to
retain copy of the pay-in-slip during the entire selection process.
Contact Details:
CAT Centre,
C/O Admission Office,
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow,
Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road,
Lucknow - 226013.
Tel: 0522 2736681/82.
Fax: 0522 2734025.
E-mail: admission@iiml.ac.in
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