IIM CAT Notification 2023: Common Admission Test 2023 (CAT 2023)
IMPORTANT DATES
| Registration opens: | August 02, 2023 (10:00 am) |
| Registration closes: | September 13, 2023 (5:00 pm) |
| Admit card download: | October 25 – November 26, 2023 |
| Test date: | November 26, 2023 |
| Result declaration: | Second week of January, 2024 (Tentative) |
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Important Dates
- AUG 2, 2023, Wednesday; CAT 2023 Registration Starts at 10:00 AM (IST)
- SEP 20, 2023, Wednesday; CAT 2023 Registration Ends at 5:00 PM (IST)
- OCT 25, 2023, Wednesday; CAT 2023 Admit Card Download Begins at 05:00 PM (IST)
- NOV 26, 2023, Sunday; CAT 2023 Test Day
IIM CAT Notification 2023: Common Admission Test 2023 (CAT 2023)
The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct a computer-based Common Admission Test 2023 (CAT 2023) on November 26, 2023 in three sessions. Detailed information on CAT 2023 may be obtained from the CAT website.
CAT 2023 is a prerequisite for admission to various Post Graduate and Fellow/Doctorate programmes of IIMs. CAT 2023 scores are allowed to be used by listed non-IIM member institutions. A list of such institutions is provided on the CAT website. IIMs have no role in the selection process of non-IIM institutions.
CAT 2023 ELIGIBILITY
Please refer to the detailed notification on the CAT website. Applicants should note that mere fulfillment of the minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
● The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in the 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 an University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
● 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 issue of the certificate.
● Candidates applying for CAT 2023 should fulfill any one of the following conditions:
a) Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks.
b) Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA/Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)) with required percentage.
c) Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree with required percentage*.
*SC/ST/PwD candidates should have a minimum 45%. For General, EWS and NC-OBC candidates, the minimum is 50%.
● The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. In case of grades/CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution. If any University/Institution confirms that there is no 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.
● IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.iimcat.ac.in. Applicants should note that the mere fulfilment of the minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs. Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a mobile phone number throughout the selection process.
RESERVATIONS
Refer to the CAT website for information regarding reservation of seats for various categories of applicants. No change in the category will be entertained after CAT registration. The applicants are advised to pay attention while registering.
REGISTRATION FEES
₹1200 for SC, ST and PwD category candidates.
₹2400 for all other categories of candidates.
Please note that a candidate needs to pay the registration fees only once, irrespective of the number of institutes he/she is applying for. Fees once paid cannot be refunded under any circumstances.
TEST CENTRES
CAT will be conducted in test centres spread across around 155 test cities. Candidates will be given the option to select any six test cities in order of their preference.
IMPORTANT
Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a mobile phone number throughout the selection process.