CAT 2017: Registration, Application Form, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus

Common Admission Test (CAT 2017) is one of the competitive entrance examinations for pursuing postgraduate programmes in Business Administration. It is the gateway for admission to 19 Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and various B-schools located across the country. This national level examination is conducted by the IIMs on the rotation basis. For the year 2017, it will be conducted by IIM, Lucknow. Every year a large number of candidates appear in the CAT examination and the number is increasing year by year. The candidates are informed to appear CAT 2017 for admission in the academic year 2018-2019. This article familiarizes the candidate with all the necessary details and notifications about CAT 2017.

Application Form Exam Pattern Eligibility

Syllabus FAQs

NOTE: CAT 2018 Official Notification may be released on 30th July 2017, while registration may begin from 7th August 2017.

Courses Offered Through CAT 2017

• PGP
• PGPEM
• PGP-ABM
• PGPPM
• PGP-Mumbai
• PGP-UAE
• EPGPM
• PGPSM
• PGPWE
• PGDM
• PGDHRM
• PGPEX
• PGPBM

CAT 2017 Exam Dates

Here, we are providing the tentative dates of CAT 2017:

CAT Registration 2017

• The candidates who are interested for CAT 2017 are required to apply online.
• CAT 2017 Registration will be started in the month of August 2017.
• Before applying for CAT 2017, check your eligibility by referring the eligibility document available on the official website of CAT 2017.
• The registrations will be done till the month of September 2017. For payment purpose, net banking, credit card (Visa/Master/American Express)/ Debit card (Visa/Master) will be applicable.
• The general candidates/NC-OBC has to pay Rs. 1700 while the candidates of reserved community (SC/ST ) will be charged Rs. 850. In addition to this payment, transaction processing fees will also be applicable separately.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for CAT 2017 are mentioned below:

• The minimum qualification required is bachelor’s degree with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PWD). If the obtained marks are in the form of CGPA then it would be converted to percentage marks based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where the candidate has passed his/her bachelor degree.
• The candidates appearing in the final year of bachelor’s degree and whose results are awaiting are also eligible to apply for CAT.

CAT Exam Pattern

It must be necessary for the candidates to have knowledge about the examination pattern that includes number of questions appear in the examination, number of sections, time duration, areas from where question paper will be made, etc. In this section we have provided the CAT 2017 exam pattern in detail.

• Type: Computer based test (CBT).
• Duration: The duration of the paper CAT 2017 exam will be of 180 minutes.
• No. of Questions: 100 Objective type questions.
• Syllabus Covered:  logical reasoning & data interpretation, verbal ability & Reading Comprehension and quantitative ability.
• Marking Scheme: 3 marks for every correct answer.
• Negative Marking: 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
• Time Limit per Section: Candidates will be allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section.

CAT 2017 score card contains all the details relevant to the performance of candidates in CAT 2017 exam. The candidates are able to access their score card on the same day of the result announcement. The score card of CAT will be valid for one year. The candidates have to login with their credentials to download the score card.

CAT 2018

CAT 2018 (Common Admission Test) will be regulated by the IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management) on rotation basis. It is a national level entrance test conducts for admission to the postgraduate management programmes (MBA). CAT Registration 2018 will begin from the 2nd week of August 2017.

CAT Cut-Off Marks

The candidates who will cross the CAT cut-off criteria set by the IIMs will be eligible for admission in IIMs. Each Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) has released their own cut-off marks for admitting the students. Obtaining the cut-off marks will not guarantee your admission, your past academic record, work experience will also matters in providing admission to IIMs. The average cut-off marks for IIMs are mentioned below:

Selection Process

On the basis of the CAT cut-off marks, IIMs and various b-schools shortlists the candidates. The shortlisted candidates are further called for Personal Interview (PI), Group Discussion (GD) and Written Ability Test (WAT). The CAT admission procedure will be done on the basis of the overall scores secured by the candidates in CAT score card, GD, PI and WAT. Apart from this, candidate’s academic performance and work experience will also be taken into consideration at the time of admission. The IIMs also releasse their own admission procedure and criteria for providing admission. The selection process varies B-school to B-schools.

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