CAT General Details

This article delivers a general perspective of the CAT exam, the value of its score, scholarships offered, reserved seats etc.

CAT SCORES

The CAT scorecard will be mailed to the candidates after January 2, 2007. The CAT score will remain valid for admission to PGPs of IIMs for the year 2007-08, unless specified otherwise. For further details, kindly refer to CAT Bulletin.

SCHOLARSHIPS / FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

It is the endeavor of all IIMs that no student be denied opportunity to pursue the Post-Graduate Programme in Management for want of adequate financial resources.
Substantial need-based scholarships are available for students belonging to economically disadvantaged families.

RESERVATIONS

As per Government of India requirement, 15% and 7½% seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, respectively. In addition, Government of India has proposed to
Reserve seats for candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) starting from academic year 2007-08. The details of the reservation for candidates belonging
To Other Backward Classes (OBC) would be notified by the IIMs on their websites and through an advertisement in national newspapers on receipt of an official communication from the appropriate authority.

3% seats are reserved for Persons with Disability (PWD) as per PWD Act 1995. The three categories of disability are: -
a) low-vision/blindness,
b) Hearing impairment, and
c) loco meters disability/cerebral palsy.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/OBC are advised to enclose a photocopy of their category certificate at the time of the submission of CAT application form. They also need to mark carefully the category to which they belong while filling the application form.
The candidates belonging to categories for which seats are reserved need to note and read carefully the eligibility requirements before applying. It should be noted
that while it is the endeavor of IIMs that the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/OBC categories join the programme in proportions mentioned by the law, they have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance in the admission process. The candidates should read carefully the description of admission process followed by each IIM in CAT Bulletin.

TEST CENTRES

Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur,
Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna and Pune.
Note: IIMs reserve the right to change or cancel any test centre at their discretion.

CAT BULLETIN

The CAT Bulletin containing the CAT Application Form and other information can be obtained at branches of UTI Bank/Post Offices listed below, between July 17 and
August 17, 2006 for Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 550/- for SC/ST candidates). Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one CAT Bulletin irrespective of how many IIMs he/she is applying to. Candidates buying the forms from UTI Bank / Post Offices / IIMs must enclose the copy of Bank’s / IIMs’ Pay-in Slip bearing the candidate’s name with the CAT Application Form. SC/ST candidates should submit a copy of SC/ST Certificate to the Bank/IIM at the time of obtaining the CAT Bulletin. CAT application forms of ineligible candidates and application forms with incomplete information will be summarily rejected. No claim of refund will be entertained on Bulletin once sold.

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