Common Admission Test

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The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a highly competitive national-level entrance examination in India used primarily for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top business schools.

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instanceOf management entrance examination ⓘ
national-level entrance examination in India ⓘ
standardized test ⓘ
abbreviation CAT ⓘ
administeredAt multiple test centres across India ⓘ
administeredInMode online ⓘ
applicantPool management aspirants across India ⓘ
applicationMode online application ⓘ
competitiveness highly competitive ⓘ
country India ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion bachelor’s degree ⓘ
minimum percentage requirement as specified by IIMs ⓘ
examLevel postgraduate ⓘ
examMonth usually November ⓘ
examType computer-based test ⓘ
field management education ⓘ
frequency once a year ⓘ
furtherAdmissionRounds group discussion ⓘ
personal interview ⓘ
written ability test ⓘ
governingBody IIMs on a rotational basis ⓘ
governingDiscipline business and management ⓘ
hasComponent data interpretation ⓘ
logical reasoning ⓘ
quantitative aptitude ⓘ
reading comprehension ⓘ
time-bound problem solving ⓘ
language English ⓘ
organisedBy Indian Institutes of Management ⓘ
primaryPurpose admission to postgraduate management programs ⓘ
questionType multiple-choice questions ⓘ
non-multiple-choice questions ⓘ
regionOfRecognition primarily India ⓘ
scoreValidity typically one year ⓘ
scoringPattern marks awarded for correct answers ⓘ
negative marking for incorrect answers in MCQs ⓘ
section Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning ⓘ
Quantitative Ability ⓘ
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension ⓘ
selectionRole shortlisting candidates for further admission rounds ⓘ
targetProgram MBA ⓘ
PGDM ⓘ
other postgraduate management diplomas ⓘ
testFormat section-wise timed examination ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 3 hours ⓘ
usedBy private business schools in India ⓘ
public business schools in India ⓘ
usedForAdmissionTo Indian Institutes of Management ⓘ
other top business schools in India ⓘ

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Indian Institutes of Management → entranceExam → Common Admission Test ⓘ
FMS Delhi → entranceExam → Common Admission Test ⓘ
CAT → fullName → Common Admission Test ⓘ
IIMC → admissionTestUsed → Common Admission Test ⓘ