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Common Admission Test (CAT)- 2011

posted 8 Aug 2011 03:47 by Univdata Admin   [ updated 8 Aug 2011 04:28 ]
The Indian Institute of Management will conduct Common Admission Test (CAT) during a 20-day testing window between  22 October 2011 and  18 November 2011. CAT 2011 is conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs.These programmes are

A. Post Graduate Programmes in Management 
B. Fellow programmes in Management (FPM) [equivalent to Ph.D.] of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore. IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Lucknow,IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi and IIM Tiruchirappalli.

Separate advertisements will appear for the Fellow Programme of each institute as well as PGP-ABM of IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Lucknow , PGSEM and PGPPM Programmes of IIM Calcutta, and the EPGP of IIM Indore.Each IIM follows its own admission process independent of other IIMs. Before a prospective candidate makes a decsion to appear for CAT, he/she must visit the websites and/or read programme advertisements of the concerned IIMs to ensure which programmes he/she wants to apply for and what are the eligibility requirements and admission processes. List of non-IIM member institutions that have registered to avail the CAT-2011 scores is provided at www.catiim.in. Use of CAT score is restricted only for admission to IIMs and non-IIM member institutions. A candidate can appear for CAT 2011 only once during the 20-day testing window.

Also See Changes in Exam Pattern of CAT 2011

CAT Eligibility:

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.

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.

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. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at Selection Process of IIMs.

Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account throughout the selection process.

Sale of CAT 2011 Vouchers:

The CAT 2011 vouchers can be obtained from selected Axis Bank branches between 17 August - Monday, 26 September 2011 for Rs. 1600/- (Rs. 800/- for SC/ST candidates)

List of Axis Bank branches...

Registration for CAT:

On purchasing the CAT 2011 Voucher, Prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT 2010.The registration window opens on  17 August 2011 and will close on  28 September 2011.

Candidates should view the CAT-2011 video which will be available on www.catiim.in after 15 August 2011. A short audio reording with Key highlights from the video will be available on +91 124 451 7178 during registration & scheduling period.

CAT 2010 Test Centres:

Ahmedabad
Bangalore
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Cochin

Coimbatore
Durgapur
Faridabad
Ghaziabad
Greater Noida
Gurgaon
Guwahati

Hyderabad

Indore
Jaipur
Jamshedpur
Kolkata
Kozhikode
Lucknow

Mumbai

Nagpur
Navi Mumbai
New Delhi
Noida
Patna
Pune

Ranchi

Shillong
Siliguri
Varanasi
Vishakhapatnam

Details of Test Centres

CAT SCORE:

A candidate's CAT score card will be available to the candidate at the website www.catiim.in from 11 January 2012.Candidates must retain a print-out of their card.CAT 2011  is Valid till December 2012

Important dates:

  • Sale of CAT Vouchers :
    Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Monday, 26 September 2011
  • Registration for CAT 2011 :
    Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Wednesday, 28 September 2011
  • CAT Test Dates :
    Saturday, 22 October 2011 - Friday, 18 November 2011
  • CAT Result :
    Wednesday 11 January 2012
Information Sources:
Websitewww.catiim.in
IVRS Number:  1 800 103 9293