Indian
Institutes of Management (IIM)
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore,
Kasipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Shillong, Tiruchirappally
and Udaipur
IIM CAT
2011
The Common Admission Test (CAT), a
prerequisite for admission to the various Management Programmes of the Indian
Institutes of Management (IIM) at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore,
Kasipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Shillong, Tiruchirappally
and Udaipur will be held
between October 22, 2011 and November 18, 2011 at 36 Test
Centres across the country.
CAT 2011
Test Sites include Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,
Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Durgapur, Faridabad,
Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, , Jaipur, Jammu,
Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi,
Noida, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Shillong, Siliguri, Varanasi and
Vishakhapatnam
CAT is a computer-based test (CBT) in which a
candidate reads the questions on a computer terminal and chooses an answer by
clicking on the correct option.
The total duration of CAT 2011 will be
two hours and thirty-five minutes including a 15 minute tutorial session to be
provided before the start of the test and the actual examination which will be
of 140 minutes duration.
CAT 2011 will have two
sections.
The first section is ‘Quantitative Ability & Data
Interpretation’ while the second section is ‘Verbal Ability & Logical
Reasoning’. Candidates will be presented with the section on Quantitative
Ability & Data Interpretation first, followed by Verbal Ability &
Logical Reasoning. The two sections will be administered sequentially with
separate time limits, with candidates getting 70 minutes to answer 30 questions
within each section, which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Candidates
can review the answers within the section in the 70 minutes provided for the
section. Once the time for the first section ends, the candidate will move to
the second section and will no longer be able to go back to the first section.
Candidates will not have the facility to end the first section before the first
70 minutes are up. However, they will be given an option to end the second
section, and therefore the test itself, before the second 70 minutes are
up.
Every question will have 4 options, A, B, C and D. Candidate should
read the question appearing on the screen and click on the circle next to the
selected answer. Recorded answer can be changed by clicking on any other circle.
If a candidate has selected an answer but later decides not to answer that
question, the candidate should click on the clicked circle again.
If a
candidate is unable to answer a particular question or unsure if the response is
correct or not, the candidate may ‘mark’ it and return to review it later by
clicking on the ‘Mark’ button at the bottom of the screen. Once it is clicked,
the button changes to red to ensure that it has been marked successfully. To
unmark it, click the red ‘Marked’ button. If an answer has been selected, it
will be evaluated even if it remains ‘Marked’ at the end of the test. The ‘Mark’
feature only serves as a reminder to the candidate.
Each correct answer
will be given a score of 3 while each incorrect answer will result in loss of 1
mark.
Practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed
sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be
made available in the coming weeks at
http://www.catiim.in/ Candidate 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. No breaks will
be given during the test.
CAT can be taken during the
period between 22nd October and 18th November
2011. There will be two sessions each day at 10 a.m. and at 3.15
p.m. A candidate can choose a test date, test time, and venue across 36 cities
all over India, subject to availability. The candidate has to choose a site and
pick an available date and time at that site during the process of
registration.
A candidate can appear for CAT 2011 only once during the
20-day testing window.
The
Programmes offered are as follows:A. Post Graduate Programmes (PGP) in
ManagementIIM Ahmedabad: PGP, PGP-ABM (Agri-Business
Management)
IIM Bangalore: PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM
IIM Caluctta: PGP-PGDM and
PGP-PGDCM
IIM Indore: PGP and EPGP
IIM Kashipur: PGP
IIM Kozhikode:
PGP
IIM Lucknow: PGP and PGP-ABM
IIM Raipur: PGP
IIM Ranchi: PGDM and
PGDHRM
IIM Rohtak: PGP
RGIIM Shillong: PGP
IIM Tiruchirappally:
PGP
IIM Udaipur: PGP
B. Fellow
Programmes in Management (FPM) (Equivalent to Ph.D) of IIM
Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow,
IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi and IIM Tiruchirappally. Separate Advertisements will
appear for the Fellow Programmes of each Institute as well as for some of the
other Programmes of various Institutes.
Details are available at the Advertisement of CAT given at
http://www.catiim.in/pressnotes_n_announcement.html
Details of the different Progammes can be had from the websites of the
respective Institutes, the links to which are available at
http://www.catiim.in/
Eligibility: Applicant must hold a Bachelor’s
Degree, 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, 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)/PWD category)].
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
programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30,
2012 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or
before June 30, 2012) 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.
There is no age restriction for appearing in
CAT.CAT Result and Short-listing: Results of CAT 2011
will be announced on 11th January 2012 on the CAT website. List of short-listed
candidates for the next level of selection will be made available on the
respective IIM websites. Each IIM will send interview letters to the candidates
it has short-listed. The criteria for short-listing vary from IIM to IIM.
Applicants may visit the admission hotlinks of the respective websites of IIMs
for further information.
ADMISSION
PROCESS:Each IIM shortlists 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 2011 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 candidates should refer to the admissions policies of
IIMs from their respective websites
Several Non-IIM Member Institutions
will be using CAT 2011 score for their admissions. The list of Institutions that
register for use of CAT 2011 Scores will be made available at
http://www.catiim.in/non_iim_institute.html
in due course.
Sale of CAT 2011
Vouchers: Before registering and scheduling for the test,
applicants need to purchase a CAT 2011 voucher from any of the selected branches
of Axis Bank or their associated outlets,
during 17th August 2011 (Wednesday) and
26th September 2011 (Monday). This will be available for
RS.1600/- (RS.800/- for SC/ST applicants). List of branches of Axis Bank and
their associated outlets designated for this purpose is available at
http://www.catiim.in/axisbank_branch.html
An applicant need buy only one CAT 2011 Voucher irrespective of the
number of institutes he/she is applying to. The Voucher must be bought 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/ST
candidates must show a copy of their SC/ST Certificates at the time of obtaining
the CAT 2011 Voucher from the Axis Bank branches.
Registration for CAT
2011 can be done from 17th August to 28th September 2011, at the appropriate
widow at
www.catiim.in. Applicant should
click at ‘Register for CAT 2011’ link to initiate the process of regi9stration.
During registration, the applicant has to create a profile, fill out the CAT
application and Schedule the test.
Before the registration, the applicant
should gather information needed to complete the registration process, including
the Voucher, educational history, mark sheets (SSC, HSC, Graduation), work
experience, and a list of the IIM programmes to which the applicant wishes to
apply.
The detailed procedure for registration is available at the link
http://www.catiim.in/pdf/reg_guide.pdf
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account
and a phone number throughout the selection process.
For more
details, visit
http://www.catiim.in/
