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Eligibiltiy and Details of (CAT 2011)

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CAT -( Common Admission Test )- The Most Popular MBA Entrance Exam in India

Common Admission Test is most important exam who are preparing for MBA , better known as CAT. This is a test held annually for the admission to the Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in management courses of several management institutes in India. This was a written examination but now from (2009) it is a computer based test organized by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and then on the basis of CAT result that the eligible candidates are short listed and called for a Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

The percentile secured in CAT is assessed by the B-Schools in India for short-listing candidates for admissions to their various MBA Programs and high percentile is required to get admission in a prestigious institutes.

CAT has become one of the most competitive exams to judge the potential of the candidates willing to pursue their career in business administration.

CAT Eligibility Criteria:

For applying to the CAT 2011, a candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ ST or Persons with Disability], of any of the Universities or Institutes recognized by the UGC or the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must be of minimum three years duration after completing Higher Secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

Candidates in their final year of graduation/ equivalent qualification and those who have completed the exams and are awaiting results are also eligible for the CAT 2009. They must produce a certificate from the Principal / Head of the Department/ Registrar/ Director of the University / Institution certifying that he / she is currently in the final year awaiting final results.

Obtaning the CAT Application Form:

The Common Admission Test application form and the bulletin can be obtained from the selected branches of Axis Bank on payment of Rs. 1300/- (Rs. 650/- for SC/ST candidates). Under exceptional circumstances, CAT 2009 application form and bulletin can also be obtained from any of the IIMs by sending a crossed demand draft of Rs. 1300/- (Rs. 650/- for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favor of the respective IIM. Request for the bulletin should be accompanied by a cloth lined self-addressed unstamped envelope of 12” x 10”.

CAT 2009 Results

CAT 2009 results would be available from January 2010. CAT results can be accessed on www.catiim.in and also by using sms facility or by sending a mail. SMS should be sent to 57333 after inserting ‘CAT test registration number date of birth (dd mm yy)’ or ‘CAT test registration number application number”. For getting CAT 2008 results by e-mail, candidates should register themselves between October 17, 2008 and November 30, 2008 by sending an SMS to 57333 with the following text: ‘CAT test registration number date of birth (dd mm yy) email identification.

CAT Papers patterns

Now CAT is a computer based test .Till now te procedure is not yet declared but some hints are provided by IIM ahmedbad which you can see at our post..