IIMs are considered India’s premier national institutes providing quality education in management and research. IIMs primarily offer post graduate, doctoral and executive education programmes. The flagship programme of IIM, is the two year post graduate diploma (PGDM) popularly known as Master of Business Administration (MBA).The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a full time doctoral level programme in management and research equivalent to Ph.D. degree.
CAT 2016 is Common Admission Test which is going to be conducted in the month of December this year. Candidate Catch the latest updates on CAT 2016 such that exam date, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, application form, admit card, result here.
Important Dates
| Event | Dates |
| Date of Notification released by IIM Bangalore CAT 2016 | 31 July 2016 |
| Date of Registration starts CAT 2016 | 08 Aug 2016 |
| Date of submission of online application form with fees ends | 27 Sep 2016 |
| Date of Admit card Available of CAT 2016 | 18 Oct 2016 |
| Date of Entrance Exam CAT 2016 | 04 Dec 2016 |
| Date of Announcement of Result CAT 2016 | 2nd week of January 2017 (tentative) |
| Admission in IIMs and other B Schools begin for MBA, PGDM, and other courses using CAT 2016 result and score card | January or February 2017 (expected) |
| Date of Classes begin in B Schools | June or July 2017 (expected) |
Registration of CAT 2016
Application process is over now..!!
Official website for CAT Application Form 2016 is iimcat.ac.in
Registration Fees
- General and OBC-NC applicants have to pay Rs 1700/-
- SC / ST / PWD applicants have to pay Rs 850/-
- This fee is non refundable.
How to register for CAT 2016?
You can register for CAT 2016 from the official CAT 2016 website, www.iimcat.ac.in. Registration steps are as follows:
Step 1
1. Create a Profile
2. On creating a profile, your User ID will be sent by email and the Password shall be sent to the registered mobile number.
Step 2
1. Log in with system generated User ID and Password
2. Using these credentials, you can log in as an Existing User to fill out the CAT 2016 Application form.
Step 3
1. Submit Application after entering details and making online payment.
2. The application need not be completed in one sitting; you can revisit the form several times. However, you cannot edit any details on the Application form after you have made the online payment.
3. Photograph and Signature.
4. Photograph should be 35 mm x 45 mm.
5. Signature should be 80 mm x 35 mm.
6. Resolution of the image should be 150 px / inch.
7. Size of file should not be greater than 80 kb.
8. Both of these should be recent. The photograph should not be more than 6 months old.
9. Scanned images should be clear and unambiguous.
10. If the dimension of your scanned images are different, use any free online image editing tools to edit.
About CAT Registration 2016
IIM CAT Registration is being looked after by IIM Bangalore. All details for CAT 2016 Registration is as per instructions published by IIM Bangalore, the IIM which is conducting Common Admission Test 2016.
It is responsibility of candidate to ensure eligibility before filling CAT Application Form 2016.
You can now proceed on this page for the IIM CAT Registration Guide for IIM CAT 2016 Application Form Submission.
Common Admission Test Dates and sessions.
The CAT exam will be held on December 4, 2016.
There are two sessions in each of the days. First is the forenoon session and the second is the afternoon session.
Candidate will be randomly allotted a test date and session.
CAT Registration 2016 Guidelines
1. Visit CAT official website www.iimcat.ac.in.
2. Go to CAT Registration Form 2016.
3. Create an account by entering name, email ID, Mobile Number. Confirm your valid email ID.
4. Enter personal details, educational qualification.
5. Select any three test cities. (Please read more about test cities, given below).
6. Make payment. The online payment facility is active on CAT 2016 application form. Access net-banking or use your credit or debit card. You can also opt for e-challan.
7. Once payment is done, CAT Registration Number is generated for your CAT application form 2016.
8. Do not share your log in details with anyone.
9. CAT Registration 2016 Last Date – The last date to register for IIM CAT 2016 is 27 Sep 2016.
10. CAT 2016 Correction in Application Form: Click Here, If you have made any mistakes while filling CAT Application Form.
CAT 2016 Test Centres
1. The CAT Exam 2016 will be held in 135 cities.
2. Lot of test centres have been assigned where the computer based test will be held.
3. During online registration, you can select only four test cities.
Please note – Make the decision of test centres carefully. Once you have selected the cities, you cannot change them. Select such locations where you will be able to reach for taking the test. The final test centre allotted to you will be given in the CAT 2016 Admit Card. You will get around one month to make travel arrangements (if city allotted is not your home town). Therefore, carefully select the four test cities in CAT Registration Form 2016.
Online CAT Registration can be done here from the scheduled date. CAT Exam Registration commences here as soon as IIM CAT official website starts the process. Candidates appearing for the CAT Exam must submit their completed forms before last date. As there is expected to be a lot of rush in the final week of registration, there could be server issues on the page. You are therefore strongly advised to complete your CAT 2016 application form submission in the first two weeks only.
Eligibility Criteria
The conditions which are required to satisfy by the candidates to become eligible are laid down by the official authority. Candidates are required to fulfill each and every condition of eligibility in order to apply for Common Admission Test. CAT 2016 Eligibility Criteria are as follows:
1. The candidate is considered as eligible only is he holds the bachelor degree with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.[45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons With Disability (PWD) categories],
2. Those aspirants who are appearing in the final year can also apply as per the CAT 2016 Eligibility Criteria.
3. Those who have completed their degree and waited for the result can also apply for the examination.
Admit Card CAT 2016
Admit card must be carried by each candidate on the day of exam. Admit card of CAT 2016 can be obtained online only, and will neither be sent by post not any other means. Only those who have completed CAT Registration 2016 process will be issued the hall tickets at iimcat.ac.in.
Click Here to download admit card of CAT 2016 given link below
Official website of CAT 2016 is iimcat.ac.in.
How to download CAT Admit Card 2016?
The process of obtaining admit cards is completely online. It has to be printed directly from the CAT 2016 website iimcat.ac.in. The facility to download admit card begins as per schedule, and shall be available till the exam date.
To help you download admit card of CAT 2016 easily, steps are described here.
1. Go to the official website of CAT 2016.
2. Navigate to the link that refers to downloading admit cards. This link will be activated as per schedule.
3. Enter Registration ID, and password.
4. Download and print the admit card.
5. CAT Admit Card 2016 indicates test centre.
6. The Common Admission Test 2016 is being conducted in various test cities. The test city and centre allotted to each candidate is indicated in the admit card of CAT 2016.
7. Candidates must note carefully the date, time, session, centre of examination.
8. It is advised that you reach the centre well before time to avoid confusions and delays.
Time slots for CAT 2016 exam
9. There will be two (2) time slots for the Common Admission Test 2016 – forenoon and afternoon. The test is scheduled to be held on 04 Dec, 2016 in these two sessions. Candidate is assigned a session as per availability and test city preference.
10. Note the time slotted allotted to you in the CAT admit card 2016.
Issues in downloading CAT Admit Card 2016
Admit card of CAT 2016 if you have made a mistake in the form.
1. In case you have made a mistake in the CAT registration 2016, that affects selection process, you must re-register with a new email ID. The mistake could be regarding percentage of marks, category, gender, work experience.
2. Admit card for previous registration, or refund will not be received.
Forgot password
If you have forgotten the password for CAT 2016 admit card log in, or lost the system generated password SMS, click on Forgot Password. This link can be accessed on the Existing user login page.
When you enter details in the forgot password form, you will be prompted to enter a Captcha string. You will receive the new password on your registered email address. New password will not be sent as SMS.
Exam Pattern
CAT 2016 will be an online computer based examination. The candidates are not allowed to carry the physical calculator or any other electronic gadget in the examination hall. Before appearing in the exam, it is required to go through the exam details properly. Get here the details of CAT 2016 Exam Pattern.
Mode: The CAT 2016 Exam will be conducted in the online mode.
Duration: 180 minutes or 3 hours will be given to solve the exam paper.
Type: The questions will be objective as well as descriptive type.
Sections: There are total 3 sections in the exam namely
- Verbal and Reading comprehension
- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative Ability
Marking scheme
For questions other than MCQs, 3 marks are assigned for correct answer and no marks for wrong or no attempt.
The scoring scheme for multiple-choice questions is as follows
- Each correct answer is awarded 3 marks.
- An incorrect answer fetches -1.
- No marks are given or deducted for un-attempted questions.
Syllabus
All the MBA aspirants fervently look for syllabus of CAT, only to come across different syllabus put up by different websites and coaching institutes. The fact is that IIM does not specify any particular set of topics for this exam. CAT Syllabus 2016 will be deduced from its exam pattern.
One must prepare MCQs on following well
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
- Verbal and Reading Comprehension
Answer Key
Being an online computer based test, candidates do not get the question paper of CAT 2016. CAT 2016 Answer Key will as such not be released officially. Coaching centers may publish some Qs-Ans along with analysis of CAT exam.
Result
CAT 2016 Result Percentile may be sent to the candidates through SMS. Score Cards are made available at candidate login. You can check your SMS and see the CAT 2016 Result Percentile sent by IIM CAT. To view or download score card, log in using User ID and Password.
Result of Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 will be declared in 2nd week of January 2017.
Check result here – Click Here to reach candidate login page. Official website of IIM CAT 2016 is iimcat.ac.in.
Please note that the information given on this page is based on previous year CAT examination process. This information should be used only for reference purpose. Updated information will be made available here once it announced officially.
Result of IIM CAT 2016 is published at www.iimcat.ac.in. CAT 2016 Result includes marks scored by candidates in normalized form, and CAT 2016 percentile.
Large number of candidates appeared for the Common Admission Test for admission to their dream MBA colleges / B Schools. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmadabad announced the CAT 2016 Results in Second week of January 2016.
Score Card of CAT 2016
Score card of Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 contains the following details.
- Candidate’s name, gender, date of birth, contact details, category.
- Registration Number / User ID.
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) – Scaled Score, Percentile.
- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) – Scaled Score, Percentile.
- Quantitative Ability (QA) – Scaled Score, Percentile.
- Overall scaled score,
- Overall percentile.
As per the last year Results, this is what a CAT Score Card looked like. It is expected that some minor changes may appear this year.
Normalization of CAT Score
CAT 2016 shall be conducted in two sessions. Two different Test Forms shall be administered in two Test Sessions. In order to ensure fairness and equity in comparison of performances of the candidates across different test sessions, the scores of the candidates shall be subjected to a process of Normalization.
1. Normalization process to be implemented shall adjust for location and scale differences of score distributions across different forms. After normalization across different forms the scores shall be further normalized across different sections and the scaled scores obtained by this process shall be converted into percentiles for purposes of shortlisting.
2. For purposes of reporting, Scaled Scores for each section (Section I: Quantitative Ability, Section II: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Section III: Verbal Ability) and Total along with the Percentiles shall be published.
3. The process of Normalization is an established practice for comparing candidate scores across multiple Forms and is similar to those being adopted in other large educational selection tests conducted in India such as Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). For normalization across sections we shall use a sort of percentile equivalence.
Selection Criteria for IIM Admission through CAT
IIM Selection Criteria 2016-2018 - IIM CAT Admission 2015 IIM Selection Criteria 2017 is published by each IIM individually. All the IIMs are the most sought after B Schools in India. The admission in IIMs is done in two levels. The first is to appear in CAT and qualify the test. IIM Selection Criteria 2017-2019 enlists the minimum percentile required in CAT 2016 exam which is required to be eligible for IIM Admissions. On basis of the IIM CAT cut offs, candidates are shortlisted for the next stage.
Detailed information of IIM Selection Criteria 2017 for IIM Admissions through CAT.
- IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria – Released!
- IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria – Released!
- IIM Bodh Gaya Selection Criteria.
- IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria – Released!
- IIM Indore Selection Criteria
- IIM Kashipur Selection Criteria
- IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria – Released!
- IIM Lucknow Selection Criteria – Released!
- IIM Raipur Selection Criteria
- IIM Ranchi Selection Criteria
- IIM Rohtak Selection Criteria
- IIM Shillong Selection Criteria
- IIM Sambalpur Selection Criteria
- IIM Sirmaur Selection Criteria
- IIM Trichy Selection Criteria
- IIM Udaipur Selection Criteria
- IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Criteria
Overview of Common Admission Test
A few key points about the importance of the exam are as follows.
1. CAT 2016 is an All India level MBA Entrance Exam. It is organized by IIMs.
2. CAT 2016 Result will be used to determine merit for admission in MBA / PGDM colleges and universities.
3. Each of the IIMs uses a separate criteria for admission.
4. Followed by call from the institute based on CAT scores, group discussions and personal interviews are held.
5. Each IIM assigns a specific weight-age to CAT score, GD, PI, Work experience to select candidate.
Admission 2017-2018 will be offered in following courses through CAT 2016 Results
| IIM Colleges | Courses |
| IIM Ahmedabad | PGP, PGP-FABM |
| IIM Amritsar | PGP |
| IIM Bangalore | PGP, PGPEM, PGPPM |
| IIM Bodh Gaya | PGP |
| IIM Calcutta | PGP-PGDM |
| IIM Indore | PGP (Indore, Mumbai), EPGP |
| IIM Jammu | PGP |
| IIM Kashipur | PGP, EPGPM |
| IIM Kozhikode | PGP |
| IIM Lucknow | PGP, PGP-ABM, PGPSM |
| IIM Nagpur | PGP |
| IIM Raipur | PGP, PGPWE |
| IIM Ranchi | PGDM, PGDHRM |
| IIM Rohtak | PGP, EPGP |
| IIM Sambalpur | PGP |
| IIM Shillong | PGP, PGPET |
| IIM Sirmau | PGP |
| IIM Tiruchirappalli | PGP, PGPBM |
| IIM Udaipur | PGP |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | PGP |
Candidates please note that each IIM shortlists candidates for its second stage of selection which may be different for each IIM. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT 2016 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.
IIM Admission 2017
The Indian Institutes of Management conduct the Common Admission Test. CAT 2016 is being held for selection of candidates for admission to MBA courses in various IIMs. After the CAT results are declared, list of shortlisted candidates is published. There are two main stages.
- IIM Shortlisting on basis of CAT Cut Offs.
- Written Admission Test (WAT) or Group Discussion (GD).
- Personal Interview (PI).
The first level is qualifying CAT and clearing the cut off. This is a common test to be taken by all who seek admission in IIMs. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) admission seekers must appear in CAT. The next level consisting of WAT/GD, PI and shortlisting is done by individual IIMs. Each IIM publishes its separate criteria and details. The dates of GD/WAT and PI are fixed in accordance of each IIM and candidates are intimated accordingly.
IIM Shortlisting Criteria 2017
Candidates are shortlisted on basis of minimum CAT percentile requirement. The CAT IIM cut offs are declared by IIMs in the selection process details. List of shortlisted candidates is published soon after CAT results.
WAT / GD-PI
Earlier GD used to be conducted. Now most of the IIMs have replaced this with the WAT. Some of them have neither GD nor WAT, only PI. Weight-age is given to each stage and final score calculated accordingly.
Factors important for high score in IIM Selection Criteria 2017. – The following factors are considered while calculating the final score.
- CAT exam score.
- Class 10th marks.
- Class 12th marks.
- Bachelor’s degree marks.
- Work experience.
- Gender diversity.
Total Number of seats in New IIMs & Old IIMs
| Old IIMs | Total No. of seats (2014) |
| Ahmedabad | 385 |
| Bangalore | NA |
| Calcutta | 460 |
| Lucknow | 430 |
| Kozhikode | 360 |
| Indore | 460 |
| Shillong | 120 |
| New IIMs | No of Seats |
| IIM Raipur | 120 |
| IIM Ranchi | 155 |
| IIM Kashipur | 131 |
| IIM Trichy | 110 |
| IIM Udaipur | 120 |
| IIM Rohta | 150 |
Intake and shortlisting
| Category | Planned Intake | To be Shortlisted |
| General | 213 | 2130 |
| Others | 238 | 2380 |
| Total | 451 | 4510 |
To know more about IIM Selection Criteria 2016 and about details of IIM Admission, please visit official IIMs websites. The list candidates shortlisted on basis of CAT score and other factors will be uploaded on IIM websites individually. The official website for CAT exam is www.iimcat.ac.in.
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