IIM CAT Admission 2024 | Common Admission Test
IIM CAT Admission
Common Admission Test (CAT) is the prerequisite entrance examination for admission into various Post Graduate and Fellow/ Doctorate programmes of prestigious Indian Institutes of Managements (IIM) across the country. However, CAT scores are also allowed to be used by a few other listed non-IIM member institutions to shortlist eligible candidates for various management courses.
Indian Institutes of Management has released the official notification of IIM Common Admission Test CAT 2024. This year, Indian Institutes of Management will conduct the computer- based Common Admission Test 2024 (CAT 2024) on November 24th, 2024 in three sessions. Interested and eligible candidates who wants to pursue their career in the field management, may apply online here for this entrance test.
IIM CAT Examination Full Details
Name of exam: Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024
Name of exam conducting body: Indian Institutes of Management (IIM)
List of IIMs: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bodh Gaya, Calcutta, Indore, Jammu, Kashipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shillong, Sirmaur, Tiruchirappalli, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam
Date of exam: November 24th, 2024
Mode of application: Online
Mode of exam: Computer-based
Duration of exam: 2 Hours
Total marks of exam: 198 marks
Total number of questions: 66
Participating institutes: All IIMs and other institutes
Official website: www.iimcat.ac.in
Helplines: 18002108720 | cathelpdesk@iimcat.co.in
Eligibility Criteria of IIM CAT
Age Limit: There will be no age limit to apply for CAT examination conducted by IIMs.
Educational Qualification: The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in 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 as incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by
Final Year Student: 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. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, 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 the issue of the certificate.
CAT Application Fee
Interested and eligible candidates have to pay an application fee of amount as mentioned below during online submission of CAT application . The fee can be paid using a credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ e-challan/ UPI.
● General/ OBC: ₹2500
● SC/ ST/ PWD: Rs 1250/-
Payment mode: Online
How to Apply IIM Common Admission Test (CAT)
Interested and eligible candidates who want to pursue their career in the field of management may apply online here by visiting Official IIM CAT 2024 Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply .
Step 01: Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section.
Step 02: Click on the "Online Application" and complete the registration process by clicking "New User ? Register Now".
Step 03: In the next stage, click on "Online Application" Link and Login.
Step 04: Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
Step 05: Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
Step 06: At the end, take a print out of the application form .
Important Dates
● Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: August 1st, 2024 (10 AM)
● Last Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: September 13th, 2024 (5 PM)
● Download of CAT 2024 admit card: November 5th, 2024 to November 24th, 2024
● Date of CAT 2024 Exam: November 24th, 2024