| | Common Admission Test (CAT) | | | CAT Overview The exam measures basic - Quantitative Aptitude
- Verbal ability
- Comprehension
- Data Interpretation, Reasoning and Data Sufficiency.
| | | Eligibility | The 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) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. Note: Candidates appearing for the final bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification examination can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Head of the Department / Registrar / certifying that the candidate has obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category) based on latest available grades/marks. If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the program provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2007 for the 2007 batch, from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute stating that they have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. | | Programs | Post Graduate Programs in Management (PGP) - IIM Ahmedabad PGP, PGP-ABM and PGP-PMP
- IIM Bangalore PGP and PGSEM
- IIM Calcutta PGP-PGDM and PGP-PGDCM
- IIM Indore PGP and Exec-PGP
- IIM Kozhikode PGP
- IIM Lucknow PGP and PGP-ABM
| | The Test | Number of questions and sometimes pattern varies from year to year. The test comprised 90 questions divided into 3 sections in the year 2005. Typically as the past historical record shows this test can be expected to comprise between 100 to 150 objective type questions and is usually divided into three to four sections. The duration of the test is of 120 minutes. Each question has a question statement followed by four alternate answer choices and the candidate has to choose the best answer for each of the questions. There is negative marking in the CAT paper and for every wrong answer a certain score is deducted from your total. The IIMs do not disclose the way they calculate the negative marks for the wrong answers. | | Take free practice test | http://www.tcyonline.com/CAT-Preparation/ | | Fee | Annual expenses on tuition, library, computer, hostel and other fees (excluding personal expenses on travel, clothes and laundry) are about Rs. 2,00,000 (2 lacs)at present for domestic candidates. | | Prominent Institutes accepting Common Admission Test | | Name of Institute (Click on the Institute Name to view more details) | Courses | LOCATION | IIM Ahmedabad | PGP PMP, PGP, FPM, PGP ABM | AHMEDABAD | IIM Bangalore | PGSEM, FPM, PGP | BANGALORE | IIM Calcutta | PGDCM, PGDBM, PGDM, FPM | CALCUTTA | IIM Lucknow | ABM, PGP, FPM | LUCKNOW | IIM Kozhikode | PGP | KOZHIKODE | IIM Indore | PGP, FPM, Exe PGPM | INDORE | Management Development Institute | PGP HRM, NMP, PGP IM, PGPM | GURGAON | National Institute of Industrial Engineering | PGDIM, PGDITM, PGDISEM | MUMBAI | S P Jain Institute of Management & Research | GMBA (Dubai), GMBA, PGDSM MIT, PGDBM, PGDM (One Year) | MUMBAI | T A Pai Management Institute | PGDM, PGDEM | MANIPAL | Bharathidasan Institute of Management | MBA | TRICHY | Institute of Management Technology | PGDBM, PGBDMIB, PGDBMHR | GHAZIABAD | K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research | PGDBA | MUMBAI | Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad | PGDM(Communications) | AHMEDABAD | University Business School | MBA (HR), MBA (IB), MBA | CHANDIGARH | Alliance Business Academy | MBA, PGDM, MBA | BANGALORE | Fore School of Management | PGDBM | NEW DELHI | Great Lakes Institute of Management | PGPM | CHENNAI | Indian Institute of Forest Management | PGPFM | BHOPAL | Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management | MBA, MHRM | CALCUTTA | Institute for Financial Management & Research | PGDM SDF, PGDM | CHENNAI | Institute of Management Development and Research | PGDM | PUNE | International Management Institute | PGDM, PGDMHRM | NEW DELHI | Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (New Delhi) | PGDM, PGDF | NEW DELHI | Nirma Institute of Management | MBA | AHMEDABAD | Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | PGDBM, PGPeBiz | MUMBAI | | | Others Institutes accepting Common Admission Test | | Name of Institute (Click on the Institute Name to view more details) | Courses | LOCATION | Academy of Management Studies - Orissa | PGDBM | BHUBANESHWAR | All India Management Associations Centre for Management Education | PGDM | NEW DELHI | Altair Institute of Communication and Management Studies | PGDBA | MUMBAI | Amrita School of Business | MBA | COIMBATORE | Aravali Institute of Management | PGPM | JODHPUR | Army Institute of Management | MBA | CALCUTTA | Army Institute of Management and Technology | MBA | GREATER NOIDA | Asia Pacific Institute of Management | PGDBM | NEW DELHI | Asian School of Business- Trivandrum | PGPM | TRIVANDRUM | Bangalore Management Academy | PGPRM | BANGALORE | Bharathidasan Institute of Management (Bangalore) | PGDBM | BANGALORE | Birla Institute of Management Technology | PGDRMM, PGDIBM, PGDM RM, PGDM, PGDM(IB), PGDM IR, PGDBM PT | GREATER NOIDA | College of AgriBusiness Management | MBA | PANTNAGAR | Cosmic Business School | MBA, PGDBM | NEW DELHI | Department of Business Administration, Lucknow | MBA | LUCKNOW | Department of Business Management, Ludhiana | MBA | LUDHIANA | Department of Commerce, Kolkata | MBA | CALCUTTA | Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management | MBM | CALCUTTA | EMPI Business School | PGAdCom, PGDBM | NEW DELHI | EMPI Institute of Advertising, Communication and Management | PGDAdCoM | NEW DELHI | Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University | MBA | VARANASI | Gitam Institute of Foreign Trade | PGDBM(IB) | VISAKHAPATNAM | Globsyn Business School | PGDM, PGDM | CALCUTTA | Graduate School of Business and Administration | PGDBA | GREATER NOIDA | Guru Nanak Institute of Management | PGDM | NEW DELHI | Heritage Institute of Technology | MBA | CALCUTTA | IILM Academy of Higher Learning, Greater Noida | MBA | GREATER NOIDA | IILM Graduate School of Management | PGDM, PGDBM | GREATER NOIDA | IILM Institute for Higher Education, Gurgaon | PGPREM, PGPRM, PGP | GURGAON | Indian Business Academy | PGPRM, PGPM | BANGALORE | Indian Institute of e-Business Management | MeBA | PUNE | Indian Institute of Management Training | MBA | PUNE | Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management | MBA | GWALIOR | Indian School of Mines | MBA | DHANBAD | Institute for Technology and Management | PGDBM, MS | NAVI MUMBAI | Institute of AgriBusiness Management | MBA | BIKANER | Institute of Business Administration and Training | MBA BIM, Ex PGDM, MBA | BHUBANESHWAR | Institute of Business Management and Research (Bangalore) | PGDM | BANGALORE | Institute of Engineering and Management | MBA | CALCUTTA | Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) | MBA | AHMEDABAD | Institute of Management Education (UP) | PGDM | GHAZIABAD | Institute of Management Studies (Dehradun) | MBA | DEHRADUN | Institute of Management Studies (Ghaziabad) | PGDBM | GHAZIABAD | Institute of Management Studies and Research | MBA | HUBLI | Institute of Management Technology (Nagpur) | PGDBM, PGDBM (IT), MBA (Global), PGDBM(Finance) | NAGPUR | Institute of Marketing and Management, New delhi | PGDBM | NEW DELHI | Institute of Public Enterprise | PGDBM | HYDERABAD | Institute of Science and Management - Ranchi | PGDBM | RANCHI | Integrated Academy of Management and Technology (INMANTEC) | PGDM | GHAZIABAD | International Institute for Special Education | PGDBA | LUCKNOW | International Institute of Information Technology, Pune | MBAP AIT | PUNE | Invertis Institute of Management Studies | MBA | BAREILLY | Jagan Institute of Management Studies | PGDBM | NEW DELHI | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur | PGDM | JAIPUR | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | PGDBA, PGDBA | LUCKNOW | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | PGDM | NOIDA | Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies | PGDM | Harihar | Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and Technology | MBA | BAREILLY | National Institute of Bank Management | PGPBF | PUNE | National Insurance Academy | MBA | PUNE | National Power Training Institute | MBA (Power Mgt) | FARIDABAD | New Delhi Institute of Management | PGDBM | NEW DELHI | NIILM Centre for Management Studies | PGDBM | NEW DELHI | Pailan College of Management and Technology | MBA | CALCUTTA | Pondicherry University - School of Management | MBA | PONDICHERRY | Praxis Business School | FT BMP | CALCUTTA | Rakshpal Bahadur Management Institute | MBA | BAREILLY | School of Communication & Management Studies | PGDM | COCHIN | School of Management Sciences | PGDBM, PGDBM(IB) | VARANASI | School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad | MBA | HYDERABAD | SDM Institute for Management Development | PGDM | MYSORE | Shri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering and Management | MBA | LUCKNOW | SSN School of Management & Computer Application | MBA | CHENNAI | Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication, Pune | MBA | PUNE | Techno India | MBA | CALCUTTA | Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management | PGDBM | PUNE | Vellore Institute of Technology | MBA | VELLORE | | | | | | |