The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have announced the registration for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 for admission to flagship Post-Graduation programmes and other in 20 IIMs and other top rated B-schools like FMS, MDI, NITIE, SPJIMR.
Eligibility
The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA (45 per cent in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD)/Differently-abled (DA) category).
Exam pattern
The exam includes three sections — verbal ability and reading comprehension; data interpretation and logical reasoning, and quantitative ability. Some questions in each section may not be of multiple choice type. Instead, direct answers are to be typed on the screen. The duration of CAT 2016 will be 180 minutes and the exam is scheduled to be conducted in two sessions — forenoon and afternoon. Candidates will be allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and they can’t switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section. Tutorial to understand the format of the exam will be available on the CAT website from October 18.
Test centres
The exam will be conducted in 138 cities and the candidates will be given the option to select four test cities in order of preference. Test cities and centers will be assigned to the candidates only after the last date for CAT 2016 registration — September 22 and hence candidates need not rush to block slots and sites in the initial days of registration.
Important dates
The exam will be held on December 4, 2016. Applicants can register online only from August 8 to September 22, till 5 pm. Registration fee, which is Rs 1,700 for general, NC and OBC and Rs 850 for SC, ST PWD, will have to be paid online. Candidates can download their admit card from October 18 to December 4, 2016. For more information, log on to www.iimcat.ac.in or contact the help desk number 18002663549.