Common Admission Test (CAT) is a Computer Based Selection test Conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for their business administration programs.

Name of the courses offered

PGPEM
PGP
PGP-ABM
PGPBM
PGP-UAE
PGPWE
PGPPM
EPGPM
PGP-Mumbai
PGPSM
PGDHRM
PGDM
PGPEX

Eligibility :

Candidates must Have Graduation Degree in Any Discipline from aby Recognized University

Candidates want to appear in CAT should have attained minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.

For reserved categories the percentage is reduced to 45%.

Reservation of Seats for CAT 2016

Reservation of seats for SC Candidates: 15%

Reservation of seats for ST candidates: 7.5%

Reservation of seats for OBC: 27%

Reservation of seats for the person with disabilities: 3%

CAT 2016 Important Dates

Official date of CAT 2016 exam notification: June 2016

Starting date of CAT 2016 Registration: August 2016

Admit card issued Date: October 2016

CAT 2016 exam date: November 2016

Date of Result announcement: December 2016

Application fee

For general and NC/OBC category candidates registration fee is Rs.1600/ and for the SC/ST/Person with Disability application fee is Rs.800/.

Selection Procedure

The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT 2016 examination

CAT Exam Pattern

The Exam will have 3 Sections :

Sections No Of Questions Sectional Duration
Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension 34 60 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 34 60 Minutes
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 32 60 Minutes