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The duration of the test is 2 hours and 30 minutes including initial 15 minute tutorial. No
breaks will be given during the test. The test consists of questions that evaluate a
candidate’s quantitative, verbal, and logical & data interpretation abilities. Therefore,
there are a total of three sections in the test. There will be about 60 questions in the test.
At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and
he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate
must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other
paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room.
Computer based testing is a proven and reliable process that is administered to tens of
millions of people each year. As with paper and pencil testing, or virtually every other
human endeavor, a very small number of problems could occur that might prevent a test
from being delivered and/or a result from being generated. In the unlikely event this does
occur, every effort will be made to correct the problem, up to and including the
administration of another test.
Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstance including but not limited
to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by
candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT, CAT not being a pre-requisite for a
Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one CAT 2010 Voucher irrespective of the
number of institutes he/she is applying to. Note that the Voucher must be bought only in
the name of the candidate as it appears in the school leaving certificate. If the name has
been changed due to events such as marriage, the candidate must show the relevant
document such as a marriage certificate and submit a photocopy at the time of the test,
interview and at the time of joining a programme. SC and ST candidates must show a
copy of their SC/ST Certificates at the time of obtaining the CAT 2010 Voucher from the
Axis Bank branches.
Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstance including but not limited
to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by
candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT, CAT not being a pre-requisite for a
programme, and rejection of candidate registration due to incomplete and/or wrong
information. If the voucher is lost, voucher number is not readable due to mishandling of
the voucher by candidate, and/or candidate thinks he/she has made mistake(s) in filling-
out information during the online registration, then the candidate can purchase a new
voucher and re-register online.
CAT 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)categories], 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.
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account throughout the
selection process.
The caste certificate must be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews.
Moreover, the caste certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of
any of the IIMs.
If you belong to the Non-Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC), you must produce
the NC-OBC certificate duly signed by competent authority and enclose its photocopy at
the time of interviews. Moreover, the certificate must be submitted at the time of joining
programmes of any of the IIMs. Failure to do so during the post CAT selection process
will result in you not being considered under the reserved category.
If you belong to Differently Abled (DA) Category, a copy of the DA certificate must be
sent to CAT Centre, C/O Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow,
Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow – 226013. Mention the Voucher Serial
Number on the DA certificate. Failure to produce a copy of the DA certificate will result
in the rejection of your CAT registration. The DA certificate must be shown and a
photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews. Moreover, the DA certificate must be
submitted at the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.
If a candidate is short-listed for interviews by any IIM, he/she has to comply with the
following eligibility verification:
A candidate must show all the original mark sheets and submit attested copies to prove
his/her eligibility at the time of interview. Further, if a candidate is selected for a
programme, original degree certificate and mark sheets of all semesters/years along with
their attested copies must be submitted for verification at the time of joining the
programme.
If short-listed for interview, SC, ST, NC-OBC, and DA candidates must show the
original caste/class/disability certificate and submit a photocopy at the time of interview.
Further, if a candidate is selected for a programme, original certificate of qualifying
degree and attested copy of the same must be submitted for verification at the time of
joining a programme.
If short-listed for interview, candidates appearing for the final bachelor's degree or
equivalent qualification examination must show an original certificate from the
Principal/Registrar/Director of the university/institution certifying that the candidate has
obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidates belonging to SC, ST,
and DA category) based on latest available grades/marks. He/she must submit an attested
copy of the original certificate at the time of interview. For the PGP of IIMs, such
candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme PROVISIONALLY ONLY
if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2011 from the Principal/Registrar of their
college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2011) stating that they have completed all
the requirements including appearing for supplementary exams if any (the results may,
however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification on the
date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when they
submit original mark sheet and qualifying degree certificate of having passed the
bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by
Principal/Registrar of their college/institute. They must obtain at least 50% marks or
equivalent. They also must submit an attested copy of the mark sheets and qualifying
degree certificate. The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is
December 31, 2011. NON-FULFILLMENT OF THIS CONDITION WILL
AUTOMATICALLY RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION OF THE PROVISIONAL
ADMISSION. Provisional admission will also be cancelled if it is found that the
certificate (Annexure E) is found to be incorrect subsequently. IIMs would not allow any
candidate to join their programme in case the candidate is unable to complete all the
requirements for a bachelor degree on or before June 30, 2011. The IIMs would also not
offer admission to any candidate after June 30, 2011.
One can get familiar with the Online format through the "CAT 2010 Practice Test" on
http://catiim.in/ and through online mock tests.
1) Sound preparation
4) Taking a good number of Full Length Mock CATs (Online) simulating all possibilities
5) Self-belief
'Sound preparation' encompasses looking at questions from previous years' CATs and
understanding the 'syllabus' of CAT. First, one should make a list of all ics/areas on
which questions have been asked in Quantitative, Logic & Data Interpretation and the
Verbal section.
Then, one should assess whether one is 'proficient', 'average' or 'needs improvement' in
each of those areas. The areas that fall in the third category is what one should look at
quickly addressing rather than hoping that questions from that area do not come in
CAT2010!
The IIMs, through CAT, test the students on their understanding of basic concepts and
this is where 'Getting the basics right' plays a vital role. Often students look for the
toughest material to practice without realising that their understanding of concepts as
simple as LCM & HCF is not as good as they think it is.
CAT has often trapped students with simple and elegant questions that probe into their
understanding of the basics. A quick recap of all the chapters in Quantitative and the
concepts involved in each of them would go a long way in rectifying this.
One key aspect of CAT has been its unpredictability in terms of the pattern, the question
types, areas emphasised and the difficulty level. However, CAT 2010 has eased the
unpredictability to an extent by mentioning the pattern beforehand (3 sections with a total
of 60 questions).
Students should try to strengthen their performance in each section in terms of speed and
accuracy by practicing on a good number of sectional tests. Students should also ensure
that they get enough practice of all kinds of full length papers through a comprehensive
Mock series program.
This ensures that one is exposed to relevant and plausible question types which increases
one's capacity to deal with any surprise in CAT2010. However taking lots of mocks is not
the only preparation strategy - analysing the mocks after the test is over and learning
from ones mistakes is, in fact, a key step, which students often overlook.
Finally, the most important ingredient in tackling CAT 2010 successfully is self-belief -
the conviction that the effort that one has put in over the past months will yield positive
results.
Constant worrying about the end result only makes the task much more difficult to
accomplish.
So keep your spirits high and elevate your level of preparation in the next one month
leading upto CAT. Success will belong to those who can follow this advice religiously
and keep up their belief quotient.
If you have registered for Session 1 (morning session), candidate check-in will
commence from 8 AM. Candidates are required to arrive at the test centre no later than
8:30 AM. Testing will begin at 10 AM and end at 12:30 PM. If you have registered for
Session 2 (afternoon session), candidate check-in will commence from 1:30 PM.
Candidates are required to arrive at the test centre no later than 2:00 PM. Testing will
begin at 3:30 PM and end at 6 PM.
Candidates will need to bring their CAT 2010 Admit Card, voucher, a valid document as
proof of SC/ST eligibility (if applicable) and one photo-identification to the test centre.
Acceptable forms of photo identification are Driver's license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter
ID, College ID, Employee identification card, or a notarized Affidavit with Photo,
Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. Candidates will not be permitted to
take the test if photo identification and Admit Card is not presented. If the name has been
changed due to events such as marriage, you must show the documents such as Marriage
Certificate, Divorce Decree, Legal Name Change etc. and submit a photocopy at the time
of the test, interview and at the time of joining a programme.
Candidate will not be permitted to carry any personal items to the test centre, including
but not limited to wrist-watch, pen, cellphones, calculators, etc.
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