CAT is the gateway to the cream of management institutes in India, the IIMs. CAT, or the Common Admission Test, is an aptitude test; it is the most popular test among prospective management students because it is accepted by the best institutes. CAT entrance exam is used as an admission test to shortlist applicants for admissions to the six IIMs-IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, and IIM Kozhikode. CAT 2014 Important Dates Release of Advertisement: July 27, 2014 (Sunday) Online Registration for CAT: August 06 to September 30, 2014 Admit Card download Window: October 19 1:00PM to November 22, 2014 Test Dates: November 16 (Sun) and November 22 (Sat), 2014 Release of Results: Third week of December 2014 CAT-2014 score will remain valid till 31st December 2015 CAT or Common Admission Test is one of the largest MBA entrance exams conducted in India, annually. The CAT score is also accepted by more than 100 non-IIM institutes across India, some of which are as reputed as the IIMs. (non-IIM Institutes Accepting CAT Scores). The CAT is one of the worlds most demanding entrance examinations for any graduate institute CAT 2014 PREPARATION SOLVED QUESTION PAPERS Eligibility for the postgraduate programmes in management at all IIMs and to appear for IIM-CAT is at least a three-year bachelors degree in any discipline from a recognised university with 50% Marks in graduation. Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), the premier business-schools of the country (and counted among the best in the world) conduct this test for selecting potential students for the next round of admission process (comprising of a personal interview and a group discussion) for their MBA and Fellowship programmes. Those appearing in the final year examination of graduation are also eligible to appear in Common Admission Test. Test Duration & Pattern (CAT 2014) CAT covers questions in five broad areas such as verbal ability and logical reasoning, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation. Section No. of Questions Duration 1. Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation 50 2 hrs. 50 mins 2. Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning 50 Total 100 2 hrs. 50 mins Significant changes in CAT 2014: • Exam duration has been increased to 170 minutes from the existing limit of 140 minutes. • Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation will consist of 50 questions and Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability will have 50 questions each. • The tutorial which was made available before start of examination will not be available this time. • Candidates have the flexibility to devote more or less time to each section according to their ability. • One can switch over from one section to another section at any point during the examination timing. Not an Engineer - No Problems , You don’t need to be an Engineer to get into an IIM . Infact being a non-engineer may help in the Interview part. IIMs encourage diversity. And being a non-engineer you may be compared with other non-engineers. Rather than with engineers who may be compared with IITians.
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