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CAT 2022 Important Dates: 

CAT 2022 Registration Starts : 3rd AUGUST 2022, Wednesday at 10:00 AM
CAT 2022 Registration Ends : 14th SEPTEMBER 2022, Wednesday at 5:00 PM
CAT 2022 Admit Card Download Begins : 27th OCTOBER 2022, Thursday at 5:00 PM
CAT 2022 Test Day : 27th NOVEMBER, 2022, Sunday 

CAT 2022 Result declaration : Second week of January,2023 (Tentative) 

Common Admission Test (CAT) is the most prestigious MBA entrance examination in India. Since 2009 it has gone online. The Common Admission Test (CAT), which holds the key to the IIMs and other major B-schools in the country, has gone for a format makeover. The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) 2022 on Sunday, 27th November, 2022 in three  sessions, in 158 cities where CAT exam centres will be located, for admissions to various management programs across 20 IIMs and other top B-schools. Apart from the IIMs over 100 B-schools in India conduct their admission through CAT scores.

CAT Mock Test 2022 

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Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted by Indian Institute Of Management (IIMs) for admission to Post Graduate Programmes and Fellow Programmes with sectoral programmes on Agricultural and Rural Development, Energy and Power, Human Settlements and Environment, Population and Health, Transportation and Education Management at IIM Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bodh Gaya, Calcutta, Indore, Jammu, Kashipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shillong, Sirmaur, Tiruchirappalli, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam.

In addition some other top management institutes (around 100 ) use CAT score for admissions

Mudra Insitute of Communication, Ahmedabad

S.P.Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal

Fore School of Management, New Delhi

Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

National Insurance Academy School of Management , Pune

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

International Management Institute, New Delhi

Admission Policy of IIMs :  Each IIM admits students independently. The Common admission test (CAT) is conducted jointly by IIMs. However, each IIM follows its own admission process, independent of the other IIMs. It should be noted that performance in CAT is one of several inputs used by IIMs to judge the suitability of a candidate, first for group discussion and/or interview and then for final selection. The IIM to which the candidate has applied, evaluates the candidate in each of a set of different areas of achievement, including CAT performance. Each IIM independently decides what weightages should be given to the various are as, admission process followed by each IIM is given in the respective institutional profile.

Non-IIM Institutions : Institutions, other than the IIMs, which also use CAT scores for their admission process, are provided CAT scores of the candidates who have applied to them, along with suggested guidelines on how to use the scores. IIMs do not have any role, other than providing CAT scores, in the admission processes of these institutions. IIMs do not ascertain the quality of programme / degree offered by these institutions before agreeing to provide CAT scores  

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CAT 2022 ELIGIBILITY

The CAT 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) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of 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 UGC act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

CAT 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. However, it may be noted that such CAT candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if they submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

Common Admission Test Candidates applying for CAT 2022 should fulfill any one of the following conditions:

●      Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks*.

●      Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA) with required percentage*.

●      Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree with required percentage*.

*SC/ST/PwD candidates should have a minimum 45%. For General, EWS and NC-OBC candidates, the minimum is 50%. 

The percentage of marks obtained by the CAT candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. In case of grades/CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution. If any University/Institution confirms that there is no 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.

IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.iimcat.ac.in. CAT Applicants should note that the mere fulfilment of the minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs. CAT Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.

Reservation in CAT 2022 Entrance Exam: As per the legal requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of the seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the non-creamy layer (NC-OBC). Up to 10% of the seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates and 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).

CAT 2022 ADMISSION PROCESS : The selection process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group  Discussion (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in the CAT 2022 examination is an important component in the admission process.

IIMs may additionally use other factors such as the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in shortlisting 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, refer to the admissions policies of individual IIMs on their respective websites.

CAT 2022 RESULTS AND SHORTLISTING: Information related to the CAT 2022 results will be tentatively available starting from the second week of January 2023 on CAT website. The list of CAT candidates shortlisted for the next level of selection will be made available on the website of the respective IIMs. Each IIM will send interview letters to the shortlisted candidates directly. The criteria for shortlisting vary across IIMs. Please visit the admission websites of the respective IIMs for further information.

CAT 2022 TEST CENTRES : CAT will be conducted in centres spread across around 158 test cities.

Test cities will be mentioned in the CAT website and the name of the test centre will be indicated in the Admit Card.

REGISTRATION FOR CAT 2022

The CAT 2022 registration window opens on 3rd August, 2022
and will close at 5:00  p.m. on 14th September, 2022.

The CAT 2022 details will be available in the registration guide. At the time of registration, the candidates have to select any Six Test Cities as per their preference from the drop down menu.
After the last date of registration, candidates will be allotted one among the 6 preferred cities and either of the two sessions. The candidates can download the admit cards from 27^th October, 2022 till 27th November, 2022

PAYMENT OF CAT 2022 REGISTRATION FEE :  

Rs.1150 for SC, ST and PwD category CAT candidates.
Rs.2300 for all other categories of CAT candidates. 

Please note that a CAT candidate needs to pay registration fee only once, irrespective of the number of institutes he/she is applying for SC, ST and PwD candidates must upload a copy of their SC/ST/PwD certificates at the time of registration. Fee once paid cannot be refunded under any circumstances.

Candidates must pay the registration fee through online payment modes only, which will include credit cards, debit cards and netbanking. 

CAT 2022 SCORE: 

Candidates CAT 2022 scorecards will be made accessible on the CAT website. Candidates may also be intimated individually by SMS. The CAT results are likely to be declared by the second week of January, 2023. The CAT 2022 score is valid only till December 31, 2023 and will accordingly be accessible on the website. Thereafter, no queries related to the issuance of CAT 2022 scorecards will be entertained. 

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