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Common Admission Test

Management entrance examination used by IIMs and other participating institutions for postgraduate management admissions.

Management & Business

Exam overview

Management entrance examination used by IIMs and other participating institutions for postgraduate management admissions. Bachelor-degree, marks and reservation conditions must be verified from the current CAT advertisement and each institute admission policy.

Eligibility to appear

Graduation

Bachelor-degree, marks and reservation conditions must be verified from the current CAT advertisement and each institute admission policy.

Note: Appearing eligibility does not automatically guarantee admission eligibility at every institution.

Overview

Common Admission Test overview

Management entrance examination used by IIMs and other participating institutions for postgraduate management admissions.
Subjects

Eligibility and admission distinction

Bachelor-degree, marks and reservation conditions must be verified from the current CAT advertisement and each institute admission policy. Meeting exam-appearance rules does not by itself establish eligibility for every course, institution or counselling process.
PreparationPlan

How to verify the current cycle

Open the official website maintained by Indian Institutes of Management. Read the current information bulletin, correction notices, participating-institution rules and counselling documents before applying. Do not rely only on old dates or third-party summaries.
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FAQs

What is Common Admission Test?

Management entrance examination used by IIMs and other participating institutions for postgraduate management admissions.

Who can appear for Common Admission Test?

Bachelor-degree, marks and reservation conditions must be verified from the current CAT advertisement and each institute admission policy.

Does qualifying Common Admission Test guarantee admission?

No. Admission also depends on the target course and institution eligibility, score or rank, counselling, documents, category rules and seat availability for the current cycle.