Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Common Admission Test (CAT) 2011
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kashipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Raipur, Ranchi Rohtak, Shillong, Tiruchirappalli and Uaaipur
The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test 2011
(CAT2011) during a 20-days testing window between October 22, 2011 and
November 18, 2011. CAT2011 will be conducted by lIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of lIMs. These programmes are:
A. Post Graduate Programmes in Management:
Instiute | Courses | Websites |
IIM Ahmedabad | PGP and PGP-ABM | |
IIM Bangalore | PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM | |
IIM Calcutta | PGP.PGDM and PGP-PGDCM | |
IIM Indore | PGP and EPGP | |
IIM Kashipur | PGP | |
llM Kozhikode | PGP | |
IIM Lucknow | PGP and PGP-ABM | |
llM Raipur | PGP | |
IIM Ranchi | PGDM and PGDHRM | |
IIM Rohtak | PGP | |
RGIIM Shillong | PGP | |
IIM Tiruchirappalli | PGP | |
IIM Udaipur | PGP | |
B. Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [equivalent to Ph.D.] of lIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, lIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi and IIM Tiruchirappalli
Eligibility for CAT 2011
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 Differently Abled (DA) (It may also referred to as Persons with Disability (PWD) category)], 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. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor’s degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any 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. 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. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.catiim.in. Applicants should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
REGISTRATION FOR CAT2011:
On purchasing the CAT2O1 1 Voucher, prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT 2011. The registration window starts on August 17, 2011 and will close on September 28, 2011. Details of the registration process are provided at the website www.catiim.in . Candidates should view the CAT2O1 1 video which will be available on www.catiim.in from August 15, 2011 onwards. A short audio recording with key highlights from the video will be available on +91 124 451 7178 during the registration & scheduling period.
ADMISSION PROCESS:
Please note that 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 CAT2011 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 you may refer the admissions policies of IIMs from their respective websites
CAT Result and Short-listing
CAT 2011 result will be announced on 11 January 2012 on the CAT website. List of shortlisted candidates for the next level of slection will be made available on the individual IIM websites. Each IIM will send interview letters to the candidates it has short-listed. The criteria for short-listing varies from IIM to IIM. Please visit the admission hotlinks of the respective websites of IIMs for further information.
Sale of CAT 2011 Vouchers
The CAT2011 Vouchers can be obtained from branches of Axis Bank and their associated outlets during the period from Wednesday, 17 August 2011 to Monday, 26 September 2011 for Rs. 1600/- (Rs. 800/- for SC/ST candidates). Visit the CAT2011 website (www.catiim.in ) for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged. Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one “CAT2011 Voucher’ irrespective of the number of institutes he/she is applying for. Note that the Voucher must be bou9ht only 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 produce 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 and ST candidates must show a copy of their SC/ST Certificates at the time of obtaining the CAT2011 Voucher from the Axis Bank branches.
Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstance including but not limited to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT2011, CAT2011 not being a pre-requisite for a programme, and rejection of candidate registration due to incomplete and/or wrong information. If the voucher is lost, voucher number is not readable due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, and/or candidate thinks he/she has made mistake(s) in filling-out information during the online registration, then the candidate can purchase a new voucher and re-register online.
CAT 2011 Test Sites
1,200 towards the cost using Credit/Debit Card (Visa/MasterCard/Citibank Card) through secure internet payment gateway. The IBSAT Application Material will be sent to such applicants.
