The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test 2012 (CAT 2012) during a 21-day testing window between October 11, 2012 and November 06, 2012.
CAT 2012 will be conducted by llMs as a pre-requisite for admission to
various management programmes ot IIMs. These programmes are:
Post Graduate Programmes in Management
Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [equivalent to PhD]
List of Indian Institute of Management (IIM's)
- IIM Calcutta
- IIM Ahmedabad
- IIM Bangalore
- IIM Lucknow
- IIM Kozhikode
- IIM Indore
- IIM Shillong
- IIM Ranchi
- IIM Rohtak
- IIM Raipur
- IIM Udaipur
- IIM Tiruchirappalli
- IIM Kashipur
Separate
advertisements will appear for the Fellow Programme of each institute
as well as PGP-ABM of IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Lucknow, PGSEM and PGPPM
Programmes of IIM Bangalore, PGDCM Programme of IIM Calcutta, EPGP of
IIM Indore and PGDHRM of IIM Ranchi. Before a prospective candidate
makes a decision to appear for CAT 2012, he/she must visit the websites
and/or read programme advertisements of the concerned IIMs and specific
programmes to ensure which programmes they want to apply for,
eligibility requirements and admission processes. List of non-HM member
institutions that have registered to avail the CAT 2012 scores is
provided at http://www.catiim.in/. CAT 2012
scores are restricted only for admission to IIMs and non-HM member
institutions. A candidate can appear for CAT 2012 only once during the
21-day testing window.
The CAT 2012 will have only two sections. The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second section is Verbal 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.
CAT 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) and
Differently Abled (DA) (It may also referred to as Persons with
Disability (PWD) category)], 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. If selected, such candidates will be allowed
to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a
certificate latest by June 30, 2013 from the Principal/Registrar of
his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2013) stating
that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the
bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of
the certificate. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the
selection process, the details of which are provided at the websitehttp://www.catiim.in. Applicants
should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria
will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.
http://www.catiim.in/CATPracticeTest/index.html
The list of test sites for CAT 2012 will be available when registration begins
Post Graduate Programmes in Management
Fellow Programmes in Management
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