Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test conducted by IIM (Indian Institute of Management) every year for selecting candidates for the admission into Post Graduate Management Programs which started since the 1950. Besides IIM CAT is a prerequisite for admission into various other renowned Business Schools across India. CAT is held once in every year usually in the month of November or December. Candidates who aspires to do the course must fill up the required form for the appearing the examination. Normally the online registration for the test starts in the month of august. The essential criteria for applying the form are given under the following points: Eligibility Criteria
The application fees for the students belonging to general category is rupees 1800/– and for the candidates under ST/SC categories are required to pay rupees 900/– only. The CAT examination pattern undergoes specific changes every year and is unpredictable. However it is divided into three sections which consist of 100 objective type questions of 3 marks each and there is negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. A time period of 60 minutes is given for each section. The details pattern of the examination along with the allocated marks are given in the below table. After qualifying the exam the shortlisted candidates are required to go through a second stage of selection conducted by IIM which includes a Written Ability Test (WAT) and a Personal Interview (PI). The candidates are selected according to their performance both in the entrance examination and the second stage of selection. IIMs also consider previous academic records of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs while shortlisting and ranking the candidates at various stages during the admission process. Common Admission Test (CAT) - 2020
CAT Exam 2020 Application Fees
CAT Exam 2020 Examination Pattern
Subject
Question
Marks
Duration
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
32
96
60 minutes
Quantitative Ability
34
102
60 minutes
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
34
102
60 minutes
Total
100
300
180 minutes
CAT exam 2020 Important Dates
Common Admission Test (CAT)
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CAT Important Dates(Tentative)
CAT 2020 Notification Date
August 2, 2020
CAT 2020 Registration Start Date
August 4, 2020
Last Date to Apply for CAT 2020
September 18, 2020
CAT 2020 Registration & Application Fee
Rs.2000/-
CAT 2020 Admit card Download Start date
October 24, 2020
Last Date for CAT 2020 Admit Card Download
November 29, 2020
CAT 2020 Exam date
November 29, 2020
CAT 2020 Result date
January 5, 2021