Eligibility
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The candidate must be a graduate with 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of SC/ST/DA/PWD) or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the ministry of HRD, Government of India.
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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. (Candidate if selected needs to submit a certificate latest by 30th June 2013 from the Principal/Registrar of College/Institute 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.)
Reservation:
15% - Scheduled Caste (SC)
7½% - Scheduled Tribe (ST)
27% - Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates belonging to the “non-creamy” layer.
3% - Differently Abled (DA)
Test Duration & Pattern (CAT 2012)
| Section |
No. of Questions |
Duration |
| How to take the Test - Tutorial |
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15 |
| 1. Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation |
30 |
1 hr. 10 mins (70 mins) |
| 2. Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning |
30 |
1 hr. 10 mins (70 mins) |
| Total |
60 |
2 hrs. 35 mins |
Note:
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The candidate cannot choose a section to attempt first. The Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation section is presented first, followed by Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.
Each section is timed separately. Once a section ends, candidate can no longer go back to it.
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On-screen timer is made available for both the sections each counting down 1 hour and 10 minutes (i.e. 70 minutes). When the time is up, the first section ends and the candidate can no longer go back to it.
The second section then begins with the on-screen timer counting down from 1 hour 10 minutes again. Once the second section ends, the test will end.
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The candidate cannot end the first section before 70 minutes are up. However, he/she can end the second section before 70 minutes are up.
Important Dates
| SECTION |
NO OF QUESTIONS |
| Sale of vouchers |
30th July to 17th September 2012 |
| Registrations |
30th July to 19th September 2012 |
| Exam dates |
11th October to 6th November 2012 |
| Results |
9th January 2013 |
Top Colleges Under CAT
Apart from the 13 IIMs, other prominent B- Schools that accept CAT scores are:
| S.P. Jain Institute of Management Research |
http://www.spjimr.org/ |
| NITIE |
www.nitie.edu |
| Faculty of Management Studies |
www.fms.edu |
| MDI Gurgaon |
www.mdi.ac.in |
| SJMSOM (IIT-Bombay) |
www.som.iitb.ac.in |
| DMS (IIT-Delhi) |
www.dms.iitd.ac.in/ |
| IMI Delhi |
www.imi.edu/page_show/delhi_home |
| IMT Ghaziabad |
www.imi.edu |
| K. J. Somaiya Institute Of Management Studies And Research |
www.somaiya.edu/vidyavihar/simsr |
| MICA Ahmedabad |
www.mica.ac.in |
| DoMS (NIT Trichy) |
www.domsnitt.in/main/ |
| Department of Management Studies (IISC – Bangalore) |
www.mgmt.iisc.ernet.in |
| TAPMI |
www.tapmi.edu.in |
| XIM-B |
www.ximb.ac.in/ |
How to Apply – CAT 2012
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Buy the scratch voucher from selected branches of Axis Bank
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Register online on the CAT website www.catiim.in
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Once you choose the date, you will need to choose the 10 a.m. (displayed as 10:00) session or the 3:30
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You must show original mark sheets and submit photocopies to prove your eligibility at the time of interview. Further, if you are selected for a programme, original degree certificate and mark sheets along with your photocopies must be submitted for verification at the time of joining the programme.