CAT 2012 ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility: The candidate must hold a bachelor’s
degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of the
candidates belonging to SC/ST/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 estd by an act of parliament or declared
to be deemed as a university u/s 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an
equivalent qualification recognized by the MHRD, Govt 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
How and when to apply :
The number of testing days this year has been increased to 21 days within the window from
11th October, 2012 to
06th November, 2012
The CAT vouchers will be available at selected Axis Bank branches from
30th July, 2012 to
17th September, 2012
Registration window will be open from
30th July, 2012 to 19th September, 2012
CAT 2012 Exam Pattern
Similar to the previous year, the CAT-2012 will have only two sections
The first section will focus on Quantitative Ability and Data
Interpretation; the second on Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits
The examination will be for 140 minutes
Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer
Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back
A 15 minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the
test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before
starting the main examination
The total duration will be two hours and 35 minutes including the tutorial
A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed
sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test is
available on the CAT website
www.catiim.in
Candidates are advised to go though it carefully to familiarise themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation
If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the
programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by
30th June, 2013 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before
30th June, 2013)
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
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account and a Tel number throughout the selection process
Reservations: As per the Govt of India
requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for SC and 7.5% for ST
candidates, 27% of seats are reserved for OBC candidates belonging to
the non-creamy layer (NC-OBC), 3% seats are reserved for Differently
Abled (DA) candidates
CAT Result: CAT-2012 result will be announced on
09th January, 2013 on the CAT website
List of shortlisted candidates for the next level of selection 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
CAT-2012 Vouchers: Before registering and
scheduling for your test, you will need to purchase a CAT- 2012 voucher
from any of the selected Axis Bank branches between
30th July, 2012, Monday, and
17th September, 2012, Monday
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 mistakes in filling out information during the online
registration, then the candidate can purchase a new voucher and
re-register online
Important Dates
Voucher sale:
30th July, 2012 to
17th September, 2012
Registration window:
30th July, 2012 to
19th September, 2012
Test dates:
11th October, 2012 to
06th November, 2012
Results:
09th January, 2013
