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Students who are preparing to study in any of the reputed Management institutes in India, need to appear for the Common Admission Test, popularly known as CAT. This test is held annually for the admission to the Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in management courses of several management institutes in India. This is a written examination organized by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and it is on the basis of CAT result that the eligible candidates are short listed and called for a Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
CAT is considered to be a mandatory requirement for candidates seeking admission to the prestigious management institutes of India. The percentile secured in CAT is assessed by the B-Schools in India for short-listing candidates for admissions to their various MBA Programs.
CAT has become one of the most competitive exams to judge the potential of the candidates willing to pursue their career in business administration
For applying to the CAT 2009, a candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ ST or Persons with Disability], of any of the Universities or Institutes recognized by the UGC or the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must be of minimum three years duration after completing Higher Secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Candidates in their final year of graduation/ equivalent qualification and those who have completed the exams and are awaiting results are also eligible for the CAT 2009. They must produce a certificate from the Principal / Head of the Department/ Registrar/ Director of the University / Institution certifying that he / she is currently in the final year awaiting final results..
The Common Admission Test application form and the bulletin can be obtained from the selected branches of Axis Bank on payment of Rs. 1300/- (Rs. 650/- for SC/ST candidates). Under exceptional circumstances, CAT 2009 application form and bulletin can also be obtained from any of the IIMs by sending a crossed demand draft of Rs. 1300/- (Rs. 650/- for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favor of the respective IIM(s). Request for the bulletin should be accompanied by a cloth lined self-addressed unstamped envelope of 12” x 10”.
CAT 2009 results would be available from January 2010. CAT results can be accessed on www.catiim.in and also by using sms facility or by sending a e-mail. SMS should be sent to 57333 after inserting ‘CAT test registration number, date of birth (dd mm yy)’ or ‘CAT test registration application number’. For getting CAT 2009’s results by e-mail, candidates should register themselves between October 17, 2009 and November 30, 2008 by sending an SMS to 57333 with the following text: ‘CAT test registration number date of birth (dd mm yy) email identification.
The Common Admission Test CAT score is used to shortlist candidates for admissions to the IIMs (Indian Institute of Management). In addition to the IIMs, there are over 75 other management institutes across India accepting CAT scores for selection of candidates.
CAT is one of the most competitive and unpredictable of all the MBA entrance tests and its main objective is to challenge the managerial aptitudes of the candidates. The IIMs accepting CAT score includes IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode IIM Shilong.
The CAT test paper covers questions in five broad areas, which include data interpretation, logical reasoning, verbal ability and reasoning, reading comprehension and quantitative skills. Common Admission Test assesses the presence of mind of a candidate and his/ her ability to perform under pressure.
CAT includes questions with multiple-choice answers. The candidates have to select the best answer for every question. Management Institutes Accepting CAT Score
According to CAT Bulletin, there are many non IIM B-schools that are part of this prestigious entrance test. There are also many business schools that have opted out and not using CAT scores for their admission procedure.
Institutes Accepting CAT Score are as follows:
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