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CAT (Common Admission Test) is the premier all India level management entrance exam conducted by IIMs (Indian Institute of Management). CAT Entrance exam shortlist applicants for admission in 19 IIM's located at Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bodh Gaya, Calcutta, Indore, Kashipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shillong, Sirmaur, Tiruchirappalli, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam. Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the competitive entrance examinations for pursuing postgraduate programmes in Business Administration.
CAT is the largest MBA entrance test conducted annually in India. The CAT score is also accepted by many Non - IIM institutes for admission. CAT is a computer based test held in India. The test scores a candidate on the basis of Quantitative Ability (QA),Verbal Ability (VA) and Reading Comprehension (RC), Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR). The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam. 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.
Event | Dates |
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Start Date of Online Application | 31st July 2016 (Sunday) |
Last Date of Online Application | 22nd September 2016, 05:00 PM |
Admit Card Download Date |
18th October 2016, 1:00 PM till Exam Day |
CAT 2017 Exam Date | 04th December 2016 (Sunday) |
Result Announcement Date |
2nd week of January 2017 (Tentati |
Institutes | Programmes |
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IIM Ahmedabad |
PGP and PGP-FABM |
IIM Amritsar |
PGP |
IIM Bangalore |
PGP, PGPEM and PGPPM |
IIM Bodh Gaya |
PGP |
IIM Calcutta |
PGP-PGDM |
IIM Indore |
PGP and EPGP |
IIM Kashipur |
PGP and EPGPM |
IIM Kozhikode |
PGP |
IIM Lucknow |
PGP, PGP-ABM and PGPSM |
IIM Nagpur |
PGP |
IIM Raipur |
PGP and PGPWE |
IIM Ranchi |
PGDM and PGDHRM |
IIM Rohtak |
PGP and EPGP |
IIM Sambalpur |
PGP |
RGIIM Shillong |
PGP and PGPEX |
IIM Sirmaur |
PGP |
IIM Tiruchirappalli |
PGP and PGPBM |
IIM Udaipur |
PGP |
IIM Visakhapatnam |
PGP |
IIM Ahmedabad | IIM Bangalore | IIM Calcutta |
IIM Indore | IIM Kashipur | IIM Kozhikode |
IIM Lucknow | IIM Raipur | IIM Ranchi |
IIM Rohtak | RGIIM Shillong | IIM Tiruchirappalli |
IIM Udaipur | IIM Kashipur | IIM Raipur |
The Eligibility Criteria required by candidates appearing for the CAT examination are as follows:
Candidates claiming reservations must fulfill the following requirements:
Note: If a candidate does not receive a Confirmation email or have any query or concern, they can connect with the Candidate Help Desk at 1800 266 0207. Please have your User ID and/or Payment Transaction Number details for reference.
CAT covers questions in three areas - Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VRC, 34 questions), Quantitative Quantitative Ability (QA, 34 questions) & Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR, 32 questions).
The duration of the exam is 180 minutes. There is no separate time limit on sections.
S.No |
Section Name |
No. of Questions |
Time Allotted |
1. |
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
34 |
60 minutes |
2. |
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) |
34 |
60 minutes |
3. |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
32 |
60 minutes |
Total |
100 Questions |
180 minutes (03 hours) |
Exam Duration: 170 minutes
There is no prescribed syllabus for CAT but seeing the question pattern a detailed syllabus has been mentioned below:
The Quantitative Aptitude section consists of fundamental mathematics, based on 10 + 2 difficulty level. Problems come from varied topics like Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Commercial Mathematics (Word Problems).
The Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section consists of questions on the given data. The data given can be in the form of graphs, charts, tables and paragraphs. Data Interpretation problems tests the understanding of a candidate of the data and the ability to solve problems accurately. Logical Reasoning questions consists of logic based questions to check candidates presence of mind and and evaluate problems.
The Verbal Ability section consists of questions on comprehension and usage of standard English grammar. Verbal Logic questions checks the candidate's knowledge of arranging paragraphs in a logical order, determining the type of statements, completing the paragraphs in a proper way.
State/Union Territories | Exam Cities for CAT |
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West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan, Bishnupur,Durgapur, Howrah, Kalyani, Hooghly,Kolkata, Siliguri |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Roorkee |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Bareilly, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Mathura, Meerut, Lucknow, Varanasi |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karim Nagar, Khammam |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelvelli, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal |
Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Punjab | Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara, Solapur, Thane |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar |
Kerala | Kasaragod, Kochi, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Trivandrum |
Karnataka | Kolar, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Ramnagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Chikballapur, Davanagere, Hasan |
Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
Himachal Pradesh | Simla |
Haryana | Gurgaon, Palwal, Panipath, Rohtak, Sonipath, Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Faridabad |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Goa | Madgaon, Verna |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Chattisgarh | Raipur, Bhillai |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Bihar | Aurangabad, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor, Kurnool, Nellore, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Admit Card download will be available from 18th October 2017 till Exam day. Students are requested to check the CAT website: https://iimcat.ac.in and stay updated.
Candidates can expect CAT 2017 result in the month of December/January 2018. They have to keep themselves updated by checking the CAT website.
Scorecard of candidates will be available at the official website of CAT: www.iimcat.ac.in and candidates will be made aware regarding the same. The Scorecard will be possibly available at its official website in the month of January 2018.
CAT Centre
C/o Admissions Office
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Joka, Diamond Harbour Road,
Kolkata-700 104
Phone: (+91) (33)-2467 9178(D) / 2467 8300-8306 (Ext.:148)
FAX: (+91) (33) 2438 0892(D), 2467 8062
E-Mail: [email protected]
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