This year, CAT is scheduled to take place on November 25, 2018. The registration for the same will start on August 8, according to the notification released on the official website. CAT 2018 will be conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs. Students must note that CAT 2018 Scores are allowed to be used by listed non-IIM member institutions. A list of such institutions is provided on CAT website. As per the official notification, IIMs have no role in the selection process of non-IIM institutions.
Here more details about CAT 2018:
Name of the exam: Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018
Name of the exam conducting institute: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta
Official website: iimcat.ac.in
CAT 2018 Important dates
Registration start date: August 08, 2018
Registration end date: September 19, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Admit card download: October 24 – November 25, 2018
Exam Date: November 25, 2018
Result declaration: Second week of January, 2019 (Tentative)
CAT exam 2018 Eligibility Criteria
• The 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 Persons With Disability (PWD) categories], awarded by any University or educational institution.
• For more details on eligibility, candidates are advised to visit the “CAT 2018 Eligibility‟ section of the CAT website.
• Candidates should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
CAT 2018 test centres
CAT will be conducted in test centres spread across around 147 test cities. Candidates will be given the option to select any four test cities in order of their preference.
CAT 2018 registration fees
• Candidates will have to pay Rs 950 for SC, ST, and PwD category candidates
• Rs 1900 for all other categories of candidates