Indian Institutes of Managment-Common Admission Test(IIMs-CAT)

Important dates and Eligibility

• Examination Date: Sunday, 16th Nov, 2014
• Online Examination Date: Sunday, 16th Nov, 2014 - Saturday, 22nd Nov, 2014
• Date of Issue of Application Form: Wednesday, 6th Aug, 2014
• Last date for Submission of filled-in Application Form: Tuesday, 30th Sep, 2014
• Start Date of On-line Submission of Application Form: Wednesday, 6th Aug, 2014
• Last Date of On-line Submission of Application Form : Tuesday, 30th Sep, 2014

Eligibility

he 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) and Differently Abled (DA) categories), awarded by 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 the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university / institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

Application Fee and Mode of Payment

The CAT Vouchers can be obtained from the branches of Axis Bank and their associated outlets Rs. 1600/- (Rs. 800/- for SC/ST candidates). Visit the CAT website (www.catiim.ac.in) for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged.

Details

SALE OF CAT VOUCHERS:
The CAT-14 Vouchers can be obtained from the branches of Axis Bank and their associated outlets for Rs. 1600/- (Rs. 800/- for SC/ST candidates). Visit the CAT website (www.catiim.in) for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged. Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one "CAT Voucher" irrespective of the number of institutes he/she is applying for. Note that the Voucher must be bought only in the name of the candidate as it appears in the school leaving certificate. If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, the candidate must produce the relevant document such as a marriage certificate and submit a photocopy at the time of the test, interview and at the time of joining a programme. SC and ST candidates must show a copy of their SC/ST Certificates at the time of obtaining the CAT Voucher from the Axis Bank branches. Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstance including but not limited to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT, CAT not being a pre-requisite for a programme, and rejection of candidate registration due to incomplete and/or wrong information. If the voucher is lost, voucher number is not readable due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, and/or candidate thinks he/she has made mistake(s) in filling-out information during the online registration, then the candidate can purchase a new voucher and re-register online.
REGISTRATION FOR CAT:
On purchasing the CAT Voucher, prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT. The registration window opens on August 6th, 2014 , and will close on September 30th, 2014,. Details of the registration process are provided at the website www.catiim.ac.in. Candidates should view the CAT video which will be available on www.catiim.ac.in from August 6, onwards. A short audio recording with key highlights from the video will be available on +91 124 451 7178 during the registration & scheduling period. Following Non-IIM Member Institutions have registered for use of CAT Scores
Following Non-IIM Member Institutions have registered for use of CAT 2012 Scores

Test Centers

Visit the CAT website www.catiim.ac.in for the choice of test sites spread across 36 Test Cities in the country for appearing for CAT. IIMs reserve the right to change or cancel any test venue/centre and/or change the test window time and dates at their own discretion.

Curriculum

Test Duration and Pattern
The CAT will have only two sections. The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second section isVerbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Within the 70 min provided for the section, candidates can review the answers. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back.
A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination. The total duration will be two hours and thirty five minutes including the tutorial. A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made available in the coming weeks. Once again candidates are advised to go though them carefully to familiarise themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation.
At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room. No breaks will be given during the test.