Common Admission Test, CAT

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Those who are preparing to study in any of the reputed MBA institutes in India, they are well aware of the Common Admission Test, better known as CAT. This is a test held annually for the admission to the Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in management courses of several management institutes in India. This is a written examination organized by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and it is on the basis of CAT result that the eligible candidates are short listed and called for a Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

CAT Eligibility Criteria

For applying to the CAT 2010, a candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ ST or Persons with Disability], of any of the Universities or Institutes recognized by the UGC or the Ministry of HRD, Government of India

CAT Papers Pattern

The CAT question paper has four different segments, namely, Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Problem Solving and Data Interpretation. These multiple choices questions and are required to be answered only with a HB pencil on a computer coded OMR answer sheet. For each incorrect answer you get negative marks. Every year, the IIMs change the question pattern to prevent predictability. You should therefore have a deeper understanding of concepts and their applications to succeed in the CAT

CAT 2010 Important Dates

Sale of CAT Vouchers :
Monday, 30 August 2010 - Monday, 27 September 2010

Registration for CAT 2010 :
Monday, 30 August 2010 - Thursday, 30 September 2010

CAT Test Dates :
Wednesday, 27 October 2010 - Wednesday, 24 November 2010

CAT Result :
Wednesday 12 January 2011

Official website

www.catiim.in

List of colleges which accepts score of this paper for admission

Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore
Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management- Indore
Indian Institute of Management- Lucknow
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR)
Management Development Institute (MDI)
Institute of Management Technology (IMT)
National Institute Of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
International Management Institute (New Delhi)
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (PGDM)
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi (LBSIM)
Nirma Institute of Management (Ahmedabad)
Institute of Management Studies, Noida
Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology - Allahabad
Balaji Institute of Modern Management, BIMM Pune
BHARATHIDASAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT , Trichy
Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai
University Business School - Chandigarh
KIIT School of Management, (KIIT - SOM)
Institute Of Business Management & Technology, Bangalore
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Indian Institute of Forest Management

Posted by Ankit Jain

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