CAT 2013 Exam Notification

CAT 2013 Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the SC/ST/DA/PWD]. 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.

Minimum Required Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2/Post B.Sc./PostDiploma ) or B.E/B.Tech equivalent examinations, of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil EngineersIndia).
Any Qualification recognized by Association of Indian Universities New Delhi which is equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree awarded by UGC recognized University/Institutions.
Cases not covered above equivalency certificate to be produced from Association of Indian Universities New Delhi

Reservation Criteria: As per the Government of India 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).

Admission Process: Each IIM shortlists candidates for second stage of selection which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI).Performance in CAT2013 examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may use previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. For more information you may refer the admissions policies of IIMs from their respective websites. Information related to CAT 2013 results will be available from 14th January 2014 on this website. List of shortlisted candidates for the next level of selection will be made available on the individual IIM websites. Each IIM will send interview letters to the candidates it has short-listed. The criteria for short-listing varies from IIM to IIM. Please visit the admission hotlinks of the respective websites of IIMs for further information.

CAT 2013 Exam Centres: 

Ahmedabad Ghaziabad  Kolkata    Raipur
Bengaluru     Greater Noida Kozhikode    Ranchi
Bhopal        Gurgaon  Lucknow    Shillong
Bhubaneswar Guwahati Mumbai    Siliguri
Chandigarh   Hyderabad Nagpur     Surat
Chennai    Indore        Navi Mumbai   Thiruvananthapuram
Coimbatore     Jaipur        New Delhi     Udaipur
Dehradun   Jammu         Noida             Varanasi
Durgapur  Jamshedpur Patna Vijaywada
Faridabad Kochi Pune         Visakhapatnam

How to Apply: The details will be available in this website from 5.00 PM on Saturday, August 3, 2013.

Registration Fee: 
Rs.1600/- (For General and Non Creamy Layer - OBC Candidates)
Rs.800- (SC/ST/PWD/DA Candidates)


Important Dates: 
Release of Advertisement : 28th July 2013
Online Registration/Voucher Sale : 5th August 2013 To 24th September 2013
Registration Window : 5th August 2013 To 26th September 2013
Test Dates : 16th October 2013 To 11th November 2013
Results : 14th January 2014

Links to Important Certificates: 

Candidate Identification Affidavit

Final Year Certificate

NC-OBC Certificate

SC/ST Certificate

DA(PWD) Certificate

DA Scribe Request form

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