iimcat.ac.in CAT 2015 Common Admission Test : Indian Institutes of Management

Organisation : Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Announcement : Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015

Notification : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/4781-Englishcolorad_22.07.2015.pdf
Home Page : https://iimcat.ac.in/

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015 :
The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test 2015 (CAT 2015) on 29th November, 2015 in two sessions. CAT 2015 will be conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs.

CAT 2015 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 Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (It may also be referred to as Persons With Disability (PWD) categories], 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, 2016 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2016) 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. Applicants should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.

PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES :
The fees is ` 1600 (General and NC-OBC candidates) and ` 800 (SC/ST/PWD/DA) candidates.

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

REGISTRATION FOR CAT 2015 :
The registration window opens on 6th August, 2015 and will close on 20th September, 2015. The details about the registration process will be available on CAT 2015 website iimcat.ac.in.

At the time of registration, the candidates have to select any four Test Cities as per their preference from the drop down menu. Candidates will be allotted one among the 4 preferred Cities in any 1 of the 2 sessions after the last date of registration. The candidates can download the admit cards from 15th October, 2015 till their exam date.

TEST CENTRES :
There are 136 test cities. The details about the test sites spread across 136 test cities will be available on iimcat.ac.in from 15th October, 2015 and the name of the Test Site will be indicated in the Admit Card.IIMs reserve the right to change or cancel any test venue /centre and/or change the test time and date at their own discretion.

CAT 2015 SCORE:
A candidate’s CAT 2015 score card will be made available at the iimcat.ac.in and individual information will not be sent. The CAT results will be declared by 2nd week of January, 2016. CAT 2015 score is valid till December 31, 2016. The candidates’ scores will be made available till December 31, 2016. Subsequent to that date no queries related to issuance of CAT 2015 score cards will be entertained.

ADMISSION PROCESS:
Please note that each IIM shortlists candidates for its second stage of selection which may be different for each IIM. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT 2015 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 to the admissions policies of IlMs from their respective websites.

CAT 2015 ACTIVITY SCHEDULE :
Sr. # Activities Timelines
1 Release of Advertisement 26th July 2015 (Sunday)
2 Online Registration for CAT 06th August to 20th September 2015
3 Admit Card Download Window 15th October 2015, 1:00 PM till Exam Day
4 Test Date 29th November 2015 (Sunday)
5 Release of Results Second week of January 2016

Following are the salient features important for CAT 2015 aspirants:
** CAT 2015 will be conducted in two sessions in one day. The exam will be held on 29.11.2015 (Sunday).
** The exam will be conducted in 136 Cities comprising 650 Test Sites.

** Candidates will be given the option to select 4 Test Cities in order of preference and hence need not rush to block slots and sites in the initial days of registration.

** We will try our best to assign candidates their first preferred city. In case it is not possible, they will be assigned a city following their given order of preference. However, candidates will not be able to select the session because it will be assigned randomly.

** Candidates must pay the registration fee through online mode only, including Credit Card, Debit Card, and Net Banking.

** After submission of Application, candidates will be permitted to download their Admit Card from October 15, 2015 onwards, till the date of examination.

** Duration of the examination has been increased to 180 minutes instead of 170 minutes. There will be three sections, ‘Quantitative Aptitude (QA)’, ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)’ and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC)’. QA and VRC will have 34 questions each, and DILR will have 32 questions. Some questions in each section may not be of multiple choice type. Instead, direct answers are to be typed on the screen. The tutorials will clearly explain this change. Also, we will allow use of basic on-screen calculator for computation.

** Candidates will be allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and they cannot switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.

** Tutorial to understand the format of the examination will be available on the CAT website from 15th October 2015. Candidates are advised to work on the tutorials, available on the website, well in advance.

You are welcome to contact the helpdesk over mail or phone if you have any queries on any matter related to CAT 2015.

Contact Information:
Email ID: cat2015@iimahd.ernet.in
Help Desk Number: 18002660207 (Monday to Saturday 09:00AM to 06:00PM; Not available on National/Public Holidays)

Correspondence Address:
CAT Centre 2015,
C/O IIM Ahmedabad
Vastrapur
Ahmedabad 380 015
Contact Numbers: 079-66324633/34