Notification | Exam Dates | Application Form | Eligibility | Exam Pattern | Admit Card | Result | Counselling
Common Admission Test - CAT 2020 is a PG level common entrance exam conducted by one of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) annually, for selecting students into their business management PG programs. Recently Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have also joined the list of institutes where CAT is a prerequisite for admission in various management programmes offered by them.
CAT 2020 is organised and conducted by IIM - Indore. The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) Released the notification for the Common Admission Test or CAT 2020 in July 2020. This national level exam will be held on 29th November 2020, in two sessions. The application process is scheduled to begin on 5th August and closes on 16th September 2020 (5 pm).
Notification Releases on
29th July 2020 (Tentative)
Online Registration starts from
5th August 2020 (From 10:00 AM)
Last Date for submission of Applications
16th September 2020 (till 05:00 PM)
Admit Cards
28th October 2020 (After 10:00 PM)
CAT Examination Date (Morning and Afternoon sessions)
29th November 2020
Results
2nd week of January 2021
Category
Fees in Rs
General/NC-OBC
Rs. 2000 /-
SC/ST/PwD
Rs. 1000 /-
Registration Fee: Non-Refundable
Registration Fee can be paid through Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking/Cash Card & Wallet.
How to Register/Apply:
The CAT 2020 application should be submitted through online only. Offline applications are not accepted for CAT Examination. For Online submission, visit the official website of CAT 2020.
1) Fill the required fields carefully as the details on this form cannot be changed once submitted.
2) The candidate will receive their User ID on the registered email address after registering.
3) The candidate will also receive the login Password as an SMS on the registered mobile number.
1) Login to fill the application form using the user id and password.
2) Fill the application form with personal and academic details.
3) Upload the scanned images of photograph and signature along with other required documents like caste certificate or PwD certificate etc.
4) Once all the required fields are filled with correct and authentic information, submit the application form.
5) Once the candidate submits the application successfully, he/she will receive a confirmation email.
6) Candidates are advised to take a printout of the application for future reference.
1) Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% SC/ST/PWD category candidates), by recognized University or educational institution.
2) 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.
3) Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme, only if they submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.
4) Eligibility may be verified at different stages of the selection process.
i) The percentage would be calculated as per their respective University/Institution.
ii) In the case of grades / CGPA, the conversion of marks would be based on the procedure of the respective University/ institution.
iii) The equivalence will be taken by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100 if there is no conversion.
As per the legal requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “non-creamy” layer (NC-OBC), 3% seats are reserved for Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates.
1) The exam is for 3 Hours of duration from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM.
2) The examination will be conducted in Online Mode: Computer Based Test.
3) Questions in each section may or may not be of multiple-choice type. Instead, for some questions, direct answers are to be typed on the screen.
4) A basic on-screen calculator for computation is allowed.
5) There a total of 100 questions.
6) Each question carries 3 marks.
7) Negative Marking: For every wrong answer 1 mark is deducted.
CAT 2020 syllabus is comprised of subjects like
a) Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension,
b) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning,
c) Quantitative Ability.
Admit cards will be available from 28th October 2020, after 10:00 PM. Candidates have to download admit cards from the CAT official website, using their login ID and Password.
The CAT 2020 results will be released in 2nd week of January 2021 through CAT 2020 official portal. CAT 2020 Rank Card/Scorecard will be available after the release of results. Candidates can check and download the results and rank card from CAT official website. Rank card will NOT be sent through post or mail to the candidate.
1) No changes are entertained once the registration process is done.
2) Applicants should note that the mere fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
3) Candidates must have a valid and unique email account and mobile number throughout the selection process.
4) At the time of CAT Application registration, SC / ST / NC-OBC / PWD certificate(s) must be uploaded.
5) Registration of Candidate will get cancelled if failed to upload caste/class certificate.
6) Reach the test centre by 7:30 AM for morning session/1.00 PM for the afternoon session.
7) Candidates are not allowed inside the test centre after 8:45 AM/1:00 PM.
8) Candidates must carry original ID proof.
9) Candidates must handover their admit cards to the invigilator.
10) Electronic gadgets, written/blank paper/books, calculators etc are not allowed.
11) The fingerprint of the candidate is taken on the day of the test.
Follow the syllabus and prepare in a scheduled manner.
In the examination, Time management is a challenge for the students.
Prepare for the exam using CAT Sample question papers. Students can get an idea about exam pattern, type of questions given in each subject and how to manage the time.