CAT is COMMON ADMISSION TEST for the management programs.Held on third Sunday of November each year.
CAT IS TO:
Take first step for admission to the IIMs
Test the candidates' ability to prioritise under pressure.
Add more proficiency in concepts and fundamentals.
Examine candidate's analytical and logical abilities.
CONDUCTED BY: CAT is conducted by the (IIMs) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENTS Pattern of CAT:
Is multiple- choice based.
Comprises of three sections and these three sections span the domains of arithmetical problem solving, geometry, statistics, data interpretation, logical reasoning, puzzles, and English language skills.
TEST DURATION: The test duration is two and a half hours. NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: Number of questions varied a lot from 180 to 75 from year 2000 to 2007, such as 180 (prior to year 2000) to 150 (from 2001 to 2003) and has gradually decreased to 75 (in 2006 and 2007) There were only 75 questions in CAT 2007. It contained 25 questions in each of the three sections, each question having 1 mark negative for each wrong answer.
CONTACT DETAILS: Admissions Officer, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380015 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) : (079)- 26307258 Fax : (079) 26324631 ( Direct) Fax : (079) 26306896 (General) Email : admission@iimahd.ernet.in Incharge, Admissions, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Pigdamber, Rau, Indore - 453331 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) : (0731)- 4058371 Fax : (0731) 4228686 Email : pgpadmission@iimidr.ac.in
Administrative Officer - Admissions, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-560076 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) : (080)- 26484650 Fax : (080) 26589973 Email : pgpadm@iimb.ernet.in Incharge, Admissions, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIM Kozhikode Campus PO., Kozhikode - 673570 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) : (0495)- 2803005 Fax : (0495) 2803010 , 2803011 Email : admissions@iimk.ac.in Incharge, Admissions Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Joka, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata - 700104 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) : (033)- 24380266 Fax : (033) 24679178 , 24678062 Email :pgpadmissions@iimcal.ac.in Admissions Officer, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow - 226013 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) : (0522)- 2736666 Fax : (0522) 2734004 , 2734025 Email :admission@iiml.ac.in
