CAT 2018 Exam Date, Exam pattern, Eligibility criteria

Common Admission Test (CAT) is an all-India PC based choice test led by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as a selection test for admission to their business organization programs. The CAT exam is considered as an earlier condition for entrance into in excess of 100 B-schools the nation over.

CAT 2018 will be led on 25 November 2018. Point by point warning about CAT 2018 will be discharged by July or August 2018. Feline 2018 exam is relied upon to be directed by either IIM Calcutta, Shillong or Kozhikode.

CAT 2017 outcome was reported on 8 January 2018; Candidates can download their scorecards from official site. Confirmations through CAT at IIMs and other best B-schools is in process.

CAT 2018 Important Dates:

Events and Tentative Dates

1. CAT 2018 Notification : Last week of July 2018

2. Application Date : Second week of August 2018

3. Application form correction : Last week of September 2018

4. CAT 2018 Admit Card : Third week of October 2018

5. CAT Mock Test : Last week of October 2018

6. CAT 2018 Exam : 25 November, 2018

7. CAT 2018 Answer Key : Second week of December 2018

8. CAT 2018 Result : Second week of January 2019

9. CAT  2018 Application Fee:

10. The application charge is Rs. 1800 for General classification applicants and Rs. 900 for SC/ST/PWD categories.

11. The method of payment is  Credit/Debit Card or Net Banking

CAT Eligibility Criteria:

Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree with no less than half stamps from any perceived college/establishment so as to apply for CAT (45% for SC, ST and PWD/DA classification). Competitors showing up for the last year of four year college education/comparable capability are additionally qualified to apply for CAT.

CAT Exam Pattern:

Method of Exam: Online

Exam Format: Objective

Time: 60 minutes for each section

Sections:

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

( 24 MCQs and 10 Non MCQs with Total 102 Marks)

Information Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DI and LR)

( 24 MCQs and 8 Non MCQs with Total 96 Marks)Quantitative Ability (QA)

( 27 MCQs and 7 Non MCQs with Total 102 Marks)