CAT Exam 2010 Notification
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will be conducting the CAT in 2010 and CAT Advertisement appeared in leading newspapers on August 22 2010.
The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test (CAT) from CAT 2010 will be held in a 20 day window, between October 27 and November 23, 2010 . CAT is conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs. These programmes are
a. Post Graduate Programmes in Management
• IIM Ahmedabad PGP, PGP-ABM and PGP-PMP
• IIM Bangalore PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM
• IIM Calcutta PGP-PGDM and PGP-PGDCM
• IIM Indore PGP and EPGP
• IIM Kozhikode PGP
• IIM Lucknow PGP and PGP-ABM
• RGIIM Shillong PGP
b. Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [equivalent to Ph.D.] of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Lucknow
How and when to apply for CAT 2010The CAT 2010 vouchers can be obtained from selected Axis Bank branches between Monday, 30 August - Monday, 27 September 2010 for Rs. 1400/- (Rs. 700/- for SC/ST candidates)
You don't need to buy the CAT Bulliten from any bank, but a prospective candidate can buy a scratch-voucher from the designated bank branches, and, later registers online for CAT 2010.Also See CAT 2010 Exam Date
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
Axis Bank branches: Visit the website www.catiim.in for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged.
Registration for CAT: On purchasing the CAT 2010 voucher, prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT 2010.
CAT 2010 IMPORTANT DATESSale of CAT Vouchers : Monday, 30 August 2010 - Monday, 27 September 2010
Registration for CAT 2010 : Monday, 30 August 2010 - Thursday, 30 September 2010
CAT Test Dates : Wednesday, 27 October 2010 - Wednesday, 24 November 2010
CAT 2010 Result will be declared on Wednesday 12 January 2011
CAT EligibilityThe 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.
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. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at Selection Process of IIMs.
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account throughout the selection process.
CAT 2010 ONLINE EXAM DATESTest Duration and Pattern
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.
CAT 2010 Results
CAT score: A candidate’s CAT score card will be available to the candidate at the website www.catiim.in
CAT 2010 Result will be declared on Wednesday 12 January 2011. Candidates must retain a print-out of their score card.
Information sourcesCat website www.catiim.in, IIM Ahmedabad www.iimahd.ernet.in, IIM Bangalore www.iimb.ernet.in, IIM Calcutta www.iimcal.ac.in, IIM Indore www.iimidr.ac.in, IIM Kozhikode www.iimk.ac.in, IIM Lucknow www.iiml.ac.in, RGIIM Shillong www.rgiim.ac.in
