The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test held all over India. The test scores a candidate on the bases of Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability (VA) and Reading Comprehension (RC), Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR). The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam and use the test for selecting students for their business administration programs. The test is conducted every year by one of the IIMs based on a policy of rotation.
CAT Exam
1. A candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree, with no less than 50% or equal CGPA (45% for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD).
2. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and the individuals who have finished degree prerequisites and are anticipating results can likewise apply.
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation – 50 Questions.
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning – 50 Questions.
Number of questions – 100.
Duration of exam – 2 Hours & 50 minutes .
Maximum score – 300 ( 3 Points for Every Question).
Reputed IIM’s accepting CAT scores:
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
- Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC)
- Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)
- Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML)
- Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI), Indore
- Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI), Mumbai campus
- Indian Institute of Management Raipur (IIMR), Raipur
- Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (IIM-Ra), Ranchi
- Indian Institute of Management Rohtak (IIM-Ro), Rohtak
- Indian Institute of Management Trichy (IIMT), Trichy
- Indian Institute of Management Udaipur (IIMU), Udaipur
- Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (IIM-Ka), Kashipur
