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CAT Exam 2016
For those who are preparing for CAT 2016, Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based selection test conducted by the
Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for their business administration programs. The CAT exam is an important
prerequisite for admission into more than 100 management institutes across India which includes reputed institutions like
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Management Development
Institute (Gurgoan), International Management Institute (IMI), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Institute
of Management Technology (IMT), Jamanlal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) and many others.
This exam is conducted every year by IIM’s on rotational basis. CAT Exam Dates are generally declared in the month of August
every year.
Details of CAT Exam 2016:
Activities Timelines

Release of Advertisement July 31st 2016 (Sunday)

Online Registration for CAT 08th August to 27th September 2016

Admit Card Download Window 18th October 2016

CAT Exam Test Date 04th December 2016 (Sunday)

Results Declaration Second week of January 2017

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The candidate must fulfill the below mentioned criteria’s:

1. 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)/Differently Able (DA) category)
2. The degree should be 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, orpossess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
3. 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 program provisionally, only if she/he submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2017 from the Principal/Registrar of her/his
College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2017) 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
www.iimcat.ac.in.

ADMISSION PROCESS

Please note that each IIM shortlisted 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 CAT 2016 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 on respective IIMs websites.

ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

If a candidate is short-listed for interviews by any IIM, he/she has to comply with the following eligibility verification:
> Mark sheets and Degree Certificate
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
> Reservation Category Requirements
If short-listed for interview SC, ST, NC-OBC and DA candidates must show their original caste/class and/or 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.
> Candidates in the Final Year of Graduation
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 Post Graduate Programmes of IIMs, such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme
PROVISIONALLY ONLY if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2017 from the Principal/Registrar of their
college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2017) 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. 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, 2017. 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 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, 2017. The IIMs would also not offer admission to any candidate after June 30, 2017.

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CAT EXAM PATTERN

CAT Exam pattern changes every year. This year too the same pattern is said to be followed. The marks allotted for each
section is given in the table below:
The exam will have 3 sections :
Sections No Of Questions Sectional Duration

Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension 34 60 Minutes

Quantitative Aptitude 34 60 Minutes

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 32 60 Minutes

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