Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based selection test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission in MBA programs.

CAT exam eligibility-

Graduation degree in any discipline with minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.

For reserved categories the percentage is reduced to 45%.

The candidates studying in the final year of graduation can also apply

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%

Important dates-

Official date of CAT 2016 exam notification: 31st July, 2016

Starting date of CAT 2016 Registration: 8th August 2016

Last date of registration:22nd September, 2016 5.00 PM

Admit card issued Date: 18th October, 2016

CAT 2016 exam date: 4th December, 2016

Date of Result announcement: 2nd Week of January, 2017

CAT Exam syllabus

CAT English/Verbal Ability: Reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, syllogisms, analogies, antonyms and synonyms, fill in the blanks, sentence correction, idioms, etc.

CAT Maths/Quant Ability: Number systems, geometry, trogonometry, probability, permutation combination, algebra, mensuration, time and work, averages, percentages, profit and loss, quadratic and linear equations, etc.

CAT Data Interpretation: Interpretation and analysis of data based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), venn diagram, etc.

CAT Logical Reasoning: Clocks, calendars, binary logic, seating arrangement, blood relations, logical sequence, assumption, premise, conclusion, linear and matrix arrangement, etc.