Common Admission Test (CAT), is a management aptitude test conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) largely to evaluate and select the candidate for the two years Flagship Programs viz., PGDM (Post Graduate Programs), Fellow Program in Management (FPM), an equivalent Ph.D, Degree in research and Executive Post Graduate Program offered by them.
CAT is a Computer Based Exam and will be conducted once a year tentatively in November. This exam has the module of Written Ability Test (Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning) Group Discussion.
As per the Government of India Norms, IIMs reserves
SC | 15 % of the total seat |
ST | 7.5% of the total seat |
Non Creamy OBC | 27% of the total seat |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities | 05% of the total seat |
General | 45.5% of the total seat |
IIMs are the Public Establishments under Autonomous Nature in Operation and Curriculum. As of Today (2017, November) we have 20 IIMs in India.
S.No |
Name of the Institute |
Short Name |
Year of Establishment |
Location |
District |
Website |
1 |
IIM-C |
1961 |
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2 |
IIM-A |
1961 |
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3 |
IIM-B |
1973 |
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4 |
IIM-L |
1984 |
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5 |
IIM-K |
1996 |
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6 |
IIM-I |
1996 |
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7 |
IIM-S |
2007 |
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8 |
IIM-R |
2010 |
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9 |
IIM-Ranchi |
2010 |
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10 |
IIM-Raipur |
2010 |
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11 |
IIM-T |
2011 |
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12 |
IIM-Kashipur |
2011 |
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13 |
IIM-U |
2011 |
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14 |
IIM-N |
2015 |
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15 |
IIM-V |
2015 |
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16 |
IIM-BG |
2015 |
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17 |
IIM Amritsar |
2015 |
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18 |
IIM Sambalpur |
2015 |
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19 |
IIM Sirmaur |
2015 |
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20 |
IIM Jammu |
2016 |
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 Persons With Disability (PWD) categories], awarded by any University or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of the Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
- 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. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if they submit a certificate from the Principal / Registrar of their University/institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.
- Candidates applying for CAT should fulfill any one of the following conditions:
Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks*
Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA) with required percentage*.
Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree with required percentage*.
SC / ST / PWD candidates should have minimum 45%. For General and NC-OBC candidates, minimum is 50%. - The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. In case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/ institution. If any University/institution confirms that there is no 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.
- IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.iimcat.ac. in. Applicants should note that the mere fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for short listing by IIMs. Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.
Read the Selection Process of IIM
Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern (2017) |
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Section Name | Number of Questions | Duration |
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 34 | 60 |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | VA: 10 |
60 |
RC: 24 | ||
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | DI: 16 |
60 |
LR: 16 | ||
Total | 100 | 180 (3 hours) |
Examination Syllabus (2017)
Quantitative Aptitude |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
Verbal Reasoning |
Number Systems | Tables | English Usage or Grammar |
Profit, Loss and Discount | Caselets | Vocabulary Based (Synonyms/ Antonyms) |
LCM and HCF | Bar Graphs | Fill in the blanks |
Speed, Time and Distance | Line Charts | Sentence Correction |
Percentages | Column Graphs | Cloze Passage |
Time and Work | Venn Diagrams | Jumbled Paragraph |
Ratio and Proportion | Pie Chart | Meaning-Usage Match |
Averages | Logical Reasoning | Analogies or Reverse Analogies |
Quadratic Equations & Linear Equations | Calendars | Summary Questions |
Complex Numbers | Number and Letter Series | Verbal Reasoning |
Simple and Compound Interest | Clocks | Facts-Inferences-Judgments |
Logarithm | Venn Diagrams | Reading Comprehension |
Sequences and Series | Cubes | |
Inequalities | Seating Arrangement | |
Probability | Binary Logic | |
Surds and Indices | Logical Matching | |
Set Theory & Function | Logical Sequence | |
Permutation and Combination | Syllogism | |
Mixtures and Alligations | Logical Connectives | |
Trigonometry | Blood Relations | |
Coordinate Geometry | ||
Geometry | ||
Mensuration |
Recommended Books
- Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha Buy From Flipkart : Click here
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension by Ajay Singh Buy from Flipkart : Click Here
Indian Institute of Management Common Admission Test Website : Click Here
Source: IIM CAT Website