Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kashipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Shillong, Tlruchirappalli and Udaipur.

Common Admission Test (CAT- 2018)

The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test 2018 (CAT 2018) during a 20-day testing window between --------------------- and ------------------------. CAT 2018 will be conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs.These programmes are:

A. Post Graduate Programmes in Management

B.  Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [equivalent to PhD] of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Lucknow, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Rohtak, RGIIM Shillong, IIM Tiruchirappalli and EFPM programme of IIM Kashipur and IIM Raipur.

Separate advertisements will appear for the Fellow Programme of each institute as well as PGP-ABM of IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Lucknow, PGP-EM and PGPPM Programmes of IIM Bangalore, PGDCM Programme of JIM Calcutta, EPGP of IIM Indore and JIM Kashipur, PGPWE of JIM Raipur, PGDHRM of JIM Ranchi, PGPBM of IIM Tiruchirappalli. Before a prospective candidate makes a decision to appear for CAT2018, he/she must visit the websites and/or read programme advertisements of the concemed II Ms and specific programmes to ensure which programmes they want to apply for, eligibility requirements and admission processes. List of non-JIM member institutions that have registered to avail the CAT2018 scores is provided at www.cat2013.iimidrac.in. CAT2018 Scores are restricted only for admission to Ms and non-JIM member institutions. Ws have no role in the selection process of Non-JIM Institution. Acandidate can appear for CAT2018 only once during the 20-day testing window.

CAT2018 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, 2014 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2014) 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 website.

Admission Process:

Please note that each IIM shortlists candidates for second stage of selection which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT2018 examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may use previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. For more information you may refer the admissions policies of IIMs from their respective websites

Reservations:

As per the Government of India requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the "non-creamy layer (NC-OBC).

Test Centre’s:

There are 40 test cities. The details about the test sites spread across 40 test cities will be available on the website from 5:00 PM on Saturday, August ----------. IlMs reserve the right to change or cancel any test venue /centre and/or change the test window time and dates at their own discretion.

CAT 2018 Score:

A candidate's CAT2018 score card will be made available to the candidates. Related details will be available at the website. The CAT results will be declared on January ------------. CAT2018 score is valid till December ----------------. The candidate’s scores will be made available till December -------------. Subsequent to that date no queries related to issuance of CAT2018 score cards will be entertained.

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