Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kashlpur, Kozhikode, Lucknow. Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Shillong, Tiruchirappalli and Udaipur
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012
The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test 2012 (CATZ012) during a 21-day testing window between October 11, 2012 and November 06, 2012. CAT2012 will be conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs.
These programmes are;
A. Post Graduate Programmes in Management:
Website Addresses:
■ IIM Ahmedabad PGP and PGP-ABM www.iimahd.ernet.in
■ IIM Bangalore PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM www.iimb.ernet.in
■ IIM Calcutta PGP-PGDM and. PGP-PGDCM www.iimcal.ac.in
■ IIM Indore PGP and EPGP .www.iimidr.ac.in
■ IIM Kashlpur PGP www.iimkashipur.ac.in
■ IIM Kozhikode PGP www.iimk.ac.in
■ IIM Lucknow PGP and PGP-ABM www.iiml.ac.in
■ IIM Raipur PGP www.iimraipur.ac.in
■ IIM Ranchi PGDM and PGDHRM www.iimranchi.ac.in
■ IIM Rohtak PGP www.iirnrohtak.ac.in
■ RGIIM Shillong PGP www.iimshiliong.in
■ IIM tiruchirappalli PGP www.iimtrichy.ac.in
■ IIM Udaipur PGP www.iimu.ac.in
B. Fellow Programmes in Management (PPM) [equivalent to Ph.D.] of IIM Ahmedabad, Hi Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, RGIIM Shillong and IIM Tiruchirappalli
Separate advertisements will appear for the Fellow Programme of each institute as well as PGP-ABM of IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Lucknow, PGSEM and PGPPM Programmes of IIM Bangalore, PGDCM Programme of IIM Calcutta, EPGP of IIM Indore and PGDHRM of IIM Ranchi. Before a prospective candidate makes a deoision to appear for CAT2012, he/she must visit the websites and/or read programme advertisements of the concerned IIMs and specific programmes to ensure which programmes they want to apply for, eligibility requirements and admission processes. List of non-IIM member institutions that have registered to avail the CAT2012 scores is provided at www.catiim.in. CAT2012 scores are restricted only for admission to IIMs and non-IIM member institutions.. A candidate can appear for CAT2012 only once during the 21-day testing window.
INFORMATION SOURCES:
CAT website : www.catiim.in
IVRS Number : 1 800 102 2256
CAT2012 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) (It 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 30,2013 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30,2013) 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. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the.details of which are provided at the website www.catiim.in. Applicants should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.
RESERVATIONS
As per the Government of India requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Tk% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the "non-creamy" layer (NC-OBC).
For an updated central list of state-wise OBCs eligible for availing the benefit of reservation and information in respect of the creamy layer visit the website http://www.ncbc.nic.in. In case of NC-OBC category, the castes included in Central List (available at http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Centrallistifobchtml) of NC-OBC by the National Commission of Backward Classes, Government of India as on September 19,2012 (Last day of registration) will be used. Any subsequent changes will not be effective for CAT2012.
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. ' .
The candidates belonging to categories for which seats are reserved need to note and read the eligibility requirements carefully before applying. It should be noted that while it is the endeavour of IIMs that the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Non-Creamy O'BC Categories join the Programme in proportions mandated by the law, they have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria anc' certain minimum level of performance in the admission process. The candidates should read carefully the description of admission process followed by each IIM on their respective websites. No change in the category will be entertained after the closure of registration window; hence, the applicants are advised to give attention while registering.
SALE OF CAT2012 VOUCHERS:
The CAT2012 Vouchers can be obtained from the branches of Axis Bank and their associated outlets during the period from Monday, 30 July 2012 to Monday, 17 September 2012 for'? 1600/- ('? 800/- for SC/ST candidates). Visit the CAT2012 website (www.cafiim.in) for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged. Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one "CAT2012 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 phofocopyat 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 CAT2012 Voucher from f Axis Bank branches. Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstance including but not limited to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT2012, CAT2012 not being a pre-requisite for a programme, and rejection of candidate registration due to incomplete and/or wrong information. If the voucher is lost, voucher number is not readable due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, and/or candidate thinks he/she has made mistake(s) in filling-out information during the online registration, then the candidate can purchase a new voucher and re-register online.
REGISTRATION FOR CAT2012:
On purchasing the CAT2012 Voucher, prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT2012. The registration window opens on July 30,2012 and will close on September 19,2012. Details of the registration process are provided at the website www.catiim.in. Candidates should view the CAT2Q12 video which will be available on www.catiim.in from July 28, 2012 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:
Visit the CAT2012 website (www.catiim.in) for the choice of test sites sprea
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