Sunday, August 7, 2011

Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) IIM CAT 2011

Indian Institutes of Management (IIM)

IIM CAT 2011: Common Admission Test 2011 (CAT 2011)

The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test 2011 (CAT 2011) during a 20-days testing window between October 22 and November 18, 2011. CAT 2011 will be conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs.

IIMs, Programmes:
A. Post Graduate Programmes in Management:
IIM Ahmedabad PGP and PGP-ABM
IIM Bangalore PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM
IIM Calcutta PGP-PGDM and PGP-PGDCM
IIM Indore PGP and EPGP
IIM Kashipur PGP
IIM Kozhikode PGP
IIM Lucknow PGP and PGP-ABM
IIM Raipur PGP
IIM Ranchi PGDM and PGDHRM
IIM Rohtak PGP
RGIIM Shillong PGP
IIM Tiruchirappalli PGP
IIM Udaipur PGP

B. Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [equivalent to Ph.D.] of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi and IIM Tiruchirappalli

CAT 2011 ELIGIBILITY
The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (Ft may also referred to as Persons with Disability (PWD) categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor's degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/ institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate's CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100. 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.

If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2012 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30,2012) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.

Reservations
As per the Government of India requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 754% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates belonging to the "non-creamy" layer.

As per the provision under section 39 of the PWD Act, 1995,3% seats are reserved for Differently Abled (DA) candidates. The three categories of disability are: a) low-vision/blindness, b) hearing impairment, and c) locomotor disability/cerebral palsy. This provision is applicable if the candidate suffers from any of the listed disabilities to the extent of not less than 40%, as certified by a medical authority as prescribed and explained in the said Act.

Sale of CAT2011 Vouchers
The CAT2011 Vouchers can be obtained from branches of Axis Bank and their associated outlets during the period from Wednesday, 17 August 2011 to Monday, 26 September 2011 for Rs. 1600/- (Rs. 800/- for SC/ST candidates). Visit the CAT2011 website (www.catiim.in ) for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged.

A candidate needs to buy only one "CAT 2011 Voucher" irrespective of the number of institutes he/she is applying for. Note that the Voucher must be bought only in the name of the candidate as it appears in the school leaving certificate. If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, the candidate must produce the relevant document such as a marriage certificate and submit a photocopy at the time of the test, interview and at the time of joining a programme. SC and ST candidates must show a copy of their SC/ST Certificates at the time of obtaining the CAT2011 Voucher from the Axis Bank branches.

Registration for CAT 2011
On purchasing the CAT 2011 Voucher, prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT 2011. The registration window starts on August 17, 2011 and will close on September 28, 2011. Details of the registration process are provided at the website www.catiim.in . Candidates should view the CAT 2011 video which will be available on www.catiim.in from August 15, 2011 onwards. A short audio recording with key highlights from the video will be available on +91 124 451 7178 during the registration & scheduling period.

Test Centres
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Durgapur, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Shillong, Siliguri, Varanasi, Vishakhapatnam

Visit the CAT2011 website (www.catiim.in ) for the choice of test sites spread across 36 Test Cities in the country for appearing for CAT2011

CAT 2011 Score
A candidate's CAT 2011 score card will be available to the candidate at the website www.catiim.in from January 11, 2012. Candidates must retain a print-out of their score card. CAT2011 score card is valid till December 31, 2012. The candidates will be able to download the score card from the website www.catiim.in till December 31, 2012.

For details visit the website: http://www.catiim.in

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