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Updated on 24th August, 2018 , 3 min read
Common Admission Test popularly known as CAT is the gateway for taking admission in any of the premier institutes of management i.e. Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) spread in different states of India. In the past year 2, 04,267 students appeared for this national level entrance exam for limited seats of 1550 and put CAT in the category of being the most competitive exams in the country.
This year for the admission of 2019 batch CAT 2018 is scheduled on Sunday, November 25th, 2018 and registration process for the same is already started from August 8th and opens till September 19th, 2018 by 05:00 PM. A detailed list of events related to the entrance exam along with the dates is given below so that aspiring students can plan accordingly.
CAT 2018 Important Events |
Dates |
|
Online Registration |
August 8th, 2018 |
|
Last date to apply online |
September 19th, 2018 before 05:00 PM |
|
CAT 2018 Admit Card availability |
October 24th to November 25th, 2018 |
|
CAT 2018 Exam Date |
November 25th, 2018 |
|
CAT 2018 Result |
2nd week of January 2019 (Tentative) |
As per the quota and reservation guidelines from Central government of India, IIMs follow the norms and accordingly reservation guidelines are also applied in CAT 2018 for taking admissions in MBA programs. The Reservation is divided in 2 parts one is based on caste and the other is on the physical challenge of the applying candidate. Percent of seats reserved in each category is as per the table below:
|
Category |
% of Seats Reserved |
|
Other Backward Caste "Non-Creamy" (NC-OBC) |
27 |
|
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15 |
|
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5 |
|
A person with Disability(PwD) |
5 |
The registration process for CAT 2018 has already been started from August 8th and still going on and candidates who wish to take the examination can follow the steps as mentioned for registration. It is important to register or else the candidate will not be entrained and will not be eligible to sit for the exam. The 3 major steps for registrations are:
Registration Fee decided for this year CAT examination is slightly increased from the last year.
This year CAT Examination will be conducted in the centers of 147 test cities. Candidate while filling the registration form can choose four preferred location from the options. The allotted examination centre will be mentioned on the admit card.
Scorecard for CAT 2018 will be published on the official website. This year candidates will also receive their scorecard through SMS on their registered mobile number. No confirm date is available as of now for the release of CAT 2018 results, however, the tentative date is 2nd week of January 2019.
It is important to know that each IIM have their own selection process depending on applications received, courses and other aspects, however, CAT score card is must in each of the IIMs. The respective IIM may focus on cut off list, previous academic performance and candidates work experience along with CAT score. Candidates are advised to visit the official website of respective IIM for selection criteria.
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