CAT stands for Common Admission Test. It is conducted by the six IIMs as a national level entrance test in selecting students for their business administration program at the Masters level.

Eligibility:
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 Persons with Disability (PWD) / Differently Abled (DA) category) awarded by any of the Universities

Dates are not declared at this time:

Here I’m giving you expected dates for CAT:

Official notification expected to be released around 25 July 2016

Online Registration to commence in 1st week of August 2016

Last date to fill and submit the application form third week of September 2016

Admit card to be made available for download in last week of October 2016 till

Admit card can be downloaded till the date of the exam

CAT 2016 to be held in last week of November 2016

Declaration of result 1st week of January 2017

CAT syllabus:

1. Verbal & Reading Comprehension
This section will comprise of 34 questions, divided into 2 parts, Reading Comprehension and English Usage.

Vocabulary Based (Synonyms Antonyms)
Sentence Correction
Fill in the blanks
English Usage or Grammar
Cloze Passage
Jumbled Paragraph
Meaning-Usage Match
Analogies or Reverse Analogies
Summary Questions
Verbal Reasoning
Facts / Inferences / Judgements
Reading Comprehension

2. Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative section will also have 34 questions.

Number Systems
LCM and HCF
Speed, Time and Distance
Profit and Loss
Interest (Simple and Compound)
Percentages
Ratio and Proportion
Time and Work
Averages
Logarithm
Linear Equations
Inequalities
Quadratic Equations
Progressions
Co-ordinate Geometry
Surds and Indices
Set Theory
Permutation and Combination
Probability
Binomial Theorem
Functions
Mensuration
Mixtures and Alligations
Geometry
Permutation and Combination
Trigonometry
Complex Numbers

3. Data Interpretation
Data interpretation on the other hand will have 32 questions, divided in 4 sets.

Tables
Line Charts
Column Graphs
Venn Diagram
Bar Graphs
Pie Chart

4. Logical Reasoning
33 questions will be asked from this section.
Number and Letter Series
Calendars
Clocks
Venn Diagrams
Cubes
Binary Logic
Logical Matching
Seating Arrangement
Logical Sequence
Syllogism
Logical Connectives
Blood Relations