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.
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.
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
Name | Website | State |
Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science | www.mgmt.iisc.ernet.in | National Institute |
Department of Management Studies, School of Management | www.pondiuni.edu.in | National Institute |
Department of Commerce, University of Delhi | http://www.du.ac.in | National Institute |
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) | www.fms.edu | National Institute |
Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University | www.bhu.ac.in/fms ; www.fmsbhu.ac.in | National Institute |
Indian Institute of Forest Management | www.iifm.ac.in | National Institute |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | www.nitk.ac.in | National Institute |
National Institute of Technology Calicut | www.nitc.ac.in | National Institute |
National Institute of Technology | www.nitt.edu | National Institute |
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | www.rgipt.ac.in | National Institute |
University of Hyderabad, School of Management Studies | www.uohyd.ernet.in | National Institute |
Dhruva College of Management | www.dhruvacollege.net | Andhra Pradesh |
Hyderabad Business School, Gitam University | www.gitam.edu / www.ghbs.in | Andhra Pradesh |
Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad | www.imthyderabad.edu.in | Andhra Pradesh |
Institute of Public Enterprise | www.ipeindia.org | Andhra Pradesh |
Siva Sivani Institute of Management | www.ssim.ac.in | Andhra Pradesh |
Department of Business Administration, Tezpur University | www.tezu.ernet.in | Assam |
Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (CIMP) | www.cimp.ac.in | Bihar |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management | www.asiapacific.edu | Delhi |
Apeejay School of Management | www.apeejay.edu/asm | Delhi |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's, Usha and Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management | www.bulmim.ac.in | Delhi |
EMPI Business School | www.empiindia.com | Delhi |
FORE School of Management | www.fsm.ac.in | Delhi |
Fortune Institute of International Business | www.fiib.edu.in | Delhi |
Indian Institute of Finance | www.iif.edu | Delhi |
International Management Institute, New Delhi | www.imi.edu | Delhi |
Jagan Institute of Management Studies | www.jimsindia.org | Delhi |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management | www.lbsim.ac.in | Delhi |
Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University | www.aespgibm.ac.in | Gujarat |
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | www.ediindia.org | Gujarat |
Faculty of Technology Management | www.cept.ac.in | Gujarat |
Institute of Management, Nirma University | www.imnu.ac.in | Gujarat |
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) | www.mica.ac.in | Gujarat |
Haryana School of Business | www.gjust.ac.in | Haryana |
Management Development Institute, (MDI) | www.mdi.ac.in | Haryana |
National Power Training Institute | www.npti.in | Haryana |
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | www.smvdu.net.in | Jammu & Kashmir |
The Business School | www.jammuuniversity.in | Jammu & Kashmir |
Alliance University, Alliance School of Business | www.alliance.edu.in | Karnataka |
CMS Business School, Jain University | www.jainuniversity.ac.in | Karnataka |
Indian Instiute of Plantation Management | www.iipmb.edu.in | Karnataka |
Indus Business Academy (Arihant Education & Research Foundation) | www.iba.ac.in | Karnataka |
International School of Management Excellence (ISME) | www.isme.in | Karnataka |
International Institute of Business Studies Bangalore | www.iibsonline.com | Karnataka |
ISBR Business School | www.isbr.in | Karnataka |
IFIM Business School | www.ifimbschool.com | Karnataka |
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies | www.kiams.ac.in | Karnataka |
National School of Business | www.nsbindia.org | Karnataka |
Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies (RIMS) | www.rimsbangalore.in | Karnataka |
T. A. PAI Management Institute, (TAPMI) | www.tapmi.edu.in | Karnataka |
Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | www.welingkar.org | Karnataka |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management | www.iiitm.ac.in | Madhya Pradesh |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore | www.jimindore.ac.in | Madhya Pradesh |
Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB) | www.biibpune.com | Maharashtra |
Balaji Institute of Management and HRD (BIMHRD) | www.bimhrdpune.com | Maharashtra |
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM) | www.bimmpune.com ;www.balajisociety.org | Maharashtra |
Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management (BITM) | www.bitmpune.com | Maharashtra |
Institute for Technology and Management, ITM | www.itm.edu | Maharashtra |
Institute of Management Technology | www.imtnagpur.ac.in | Maharashtra |
Institue of Future Education | www.ifeel.edu.in | Maharashtra |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research | www.somaiya.edu | Maharashtra |
MIT School of Telecom Management | www.mitsot.com | Maharashtra |
National Institute of Bank Management | www.nibmindia.org | Maharashtra |
Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | www.welingkar.org | Maharashtra |
Institute of Management & Information Science | www.imis.ac.in | Orissa |
Sri Sri University | www.srisriuniversity.edu.in | Orissa |
Xavier Institute of Management | www.ximb.ac.in | Orissa |
Lovely Professional University | www.lpu.in | Punjab |
University Business School, Panjab University | www.ubs.puchd.ac.in | Punjab |
University Business School, Panjab University Regional Centre | www.ubsl.puchd.ac.in | Punjab |
Institute of Agri Business Management | www.iabmbikaner.org | Rajasthan |
J K Lakshmipat University | www.jklu.edu.in | Rajasthan |
Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | www.amrita.edu/asb | Tamil Nadu |
Bharathidasan Institute of Management | www.bim.edu | Tamil Nadu |
Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) | www.ifmr.ac.in | Tamil Nadu |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration | www.liba.edu | Tamil Nadu |
Thiagarajar School of Management | www.tsm.ac.in | Tamil Nadu |
VIT University | www.vit.ac.in | Tamil Nadu |
Accurate Institute of Management & Technology | www.accurate.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Army Institute of Management & Technology (AIMT) | www.aimt.ac.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) | www.bimtech.ac.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research | www.ghsimr.org | Uttar Pradesh |
Galgotias Business School | www.galgotiasbschool.in | Uttar Pradesh |
IILM - Graduate School of Management | www.iilmgsm.ac.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Indus Business Academy | www.iba.edu.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Institute of Management Education | www.imesahibabad.ac.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Institute of Management Studies | www.imsnoida.com | Uttar Pradesh |
Institute of Management Studies | www.ims-ghaziabad.ac.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Institute of Technology & Science | www.its.edu.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad | www.imt.edu | Uttar Pradesh |
Invertis University Bareilly | www.invertisuniversity.ac.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Integrated Academy of Management and Technology | www.inmantec.edu/IBS.aspx | Uttar Pradesh |
JRE Group of Institutions | www.jre.edu.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | www.jaipuria.ac.in/lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
Master School of Management | www.msmindia.org | Uttar Pradesh |
NIILM Centre for Management Studies | www.niilm.com | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School | www.ibs.srms.ac.in | Uttar Pradesh |
Army Institute of Management | www.aim.ac.in | West Bengal |
Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta | www.bmcaluniv.org | West Bengal |
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM) | www.eiilm.edu.in | West Bengal |
Globsyn Business School | www.globsynbschool.com ; www.globsyn.edu.in | West Bengal |
Heritage Institute of Technology | www.heritageit.edu | West Bengal |
Institute of Engineering & Management | www.iemcal.com | West Bengal |
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) | www.iiswbm.edu | West Bengal |
University of Calcutta, Department of Commerce | www.caluniv.ac.in | West Bengal |
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.
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.