IIM- CAT Details

ABOUT IIM

The Indian Institutes of Management, also popular as IIM’s are the most prestigious management institutes of India. IIM holds a special place among the world’s top educational institutions as an IIM degree fetches its students a reputed and satisfactory job, as well as living. These institutes have created world class management professionals who have arranged a hefty contribution for the society. The institutes that come under the domain of IIM’s are IIM-Ahmadabad, IIM- Bangalore, IIM- Calcutta, IIM-Lucknow, IIM- Shillong, IIM- Indore, IIM-Kozhikode, IIM-Raipur, IIM-Ranchi, IIM-Rohtak, IIM-Tiruchirappalli, IIM-Udaipur, IIM –Kashipur.

CAT

To seek admission in any of the IIM one has to take Common Admission Test (CAT) and obtain good percentile.  CAT consists of an online test which is followed by Group Discussion (GD) and Personal interview (PI) if the candidate happens to clear the CAT exam.

Entrance Exam

This test will be conducted between October 22, 2012 and November 12, 2012.

Paper Pattern

There are two sections in a CAT paper where first section consists of Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation and second section consists of Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning.  

Details of Paper

Each section contains 30 questions and the candidates will be given 70 minutes for each section.

Eligibility Criterion

• The candidates must possess a graduation degree in any discipline for applying for the CAT exam.

• Even the final year graduation students can appear for the exam.

• Graduation marks weight age is 50% for General category and 45% for SC/ST or Physically Disabled.

NOTE:

• Final year graduation students or the students awaiting result will be granted admission on the provisional basis and would become permanent once they show the authenticated marks sheet to the authorities.

• The provisional students have to show their marks sheet at most by June 30.

• About reservations: 15% seats are reserved for SC category, 7.5% seats are reserved for ST category and 27% seats for OBC. 

• Besides IIMs the other B-Schools that accept the CAT score are NITs, MICA, NIRMA, IMT Ghaziabad, S.P.Jain Mumbai, etc.