The CAT 2024 registrations date has been extended till Sep 20th 2024. The extended timeline was expected and it is as per past trends of the CAT organised by the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs).
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This year too the organizing committee of CAT 2024 – Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, (IIM Calcutta), extended the date for till Sep 20th, 2024, 5 PM.
Candidates aspiring for a full time 2 years MBA /PGDM from any reputed Business School of India and are yet to decide if they want to sit for CAT can submit their applications on the official website at iimcat.ac.in. For more information visit campusutra.com/cat-exam
Any further extension of CAT should not be expected.
Candidates should note that the registration fee is Rs. 1250/—for SC, ST, and PwD category candidates and Rs.2500/—for all other categories. The application fee should be made online. It may be mentioned here that candidates who wish to appear for the Common Admission Test must meet the eligibility criteria before submitting their applications.
CAT Exam Eligibility:
- Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories), awarded by any University or educational institution recognised by the government.
- Candidates appearing for the final year of the 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 they submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.
- Candidates may also have completed a professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA (CMA)/Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)) with the required percentage.
- The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. In the case of grades/CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution, states Indian Institutes of Management.
- Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a mobile phone number throughout the selection process.
- The mere fulfillment of the minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
Top 10 CAT Accepting MBA Colleges other than IIMs are FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, SJMSOM IIT Bombay, VGSoM IIT Kharagpur, DMS IIT Delhi, JBIMS Mumbai, DSE DU and others.
