| | On this page you will find all the information related to CAT. We will update this page as information on CAT 2008 is released. LATEST CAT RELATED NEWS PAGE :12  | Online classes a hit among CAT aspirants!!!: NEWS | | | | | | It's not just CAT - the Common Admission Test to the coveted IIMs that's going online from next year. An increasing number of students are logging on to web portals for CAT coaching. |
| IIMs free to destroy CAT documents: CIC (Express New Service ): NEWS | | | | | | Comon Admission Test (CAT) solutions won’t be made public after all. The Central Information Commission (CIC) has dismissed an appeal filed by Gautam Puri, an Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore (IIM-B) alumnus, who had sought solutions with explanation to all questions in CAT 2007 under the RTI Act. Click the above link to read the entire article. |
| CAT goes online from 2009 (EduNews): NEWS | | | | | | Come 2009 and aspirants appearing for the Common Admission Test (CAT) can look forward to doing away with paper work as CAT is most likely to go online from 2009. The examination will be conducted on the pattern of similar international exams like GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test), with the only exception that the results will not be declared instantly. Click the above link to read the entire article. |
| 10% aspirants gave CAT a miss (The Times of India): NEWS | | | | | | More than 3,000 students failed to turn up for the Common Admission Test (CAT) held on November 16, in Bangalore. Of the 26,000 who had applied for the test for admission to the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs), 11.66% were no-shows in the city. Click the above link to read the entire article. |
| CAT shifts to global managers: NEWS | | | | | | CAT is making a concerted effort to select candidates with the right ability to make it as global managers. This is well reflected in this year’s question pattern, which put emphasis on verbal ability and objectivity. The overall exam pattern also puts freshers at par with repeaters, without giving natural advantage to the latter, a practice followed by international tests like GRE and GMAT. |
| CAT leaves a bad taste in mouth: NEWS | | | | | | For B-school aspirants, whose CAT quest began with 7,637 applications being rejected earlier last month, the D-Day was not without shocks. A record 2.68 lakh students appeared for the test, whose future was sealed on Sunday for 1,800 IIM seats and over 100 B-Schools in India. However, the exam left a bad taste among students on account of its rigid execution. |
| Error in CAT paper?: NEWS | | | | | | There's a great deal of ambiguity over one question in the data interpretation section of the CAT exam (Question 49 in form 333). |
| CAT: Expect the unexpected: NEWS | | | | | | According to sources from IIM Bangalore, CAT would be conducted from IIM Bangalore this year. On condition of anonymity, a faculty of IIM Kolkata, said: "The trend has been a special surprise after a three-year interval. Going by that trend in 2006 and 2007, the number of questions remained 75 and English remained comparatively the toughest section and so we can expect a new variation this year." |
| Fill with care, CAT aspirants learn hard lessons: NEWS | | | | | | Over the last couple of years, the IIMs have tightened norms for scrutinising application forms. More than 7,000 IIM aspirants have been disqualified from appearing for the Common Admission Tests (CAT) to be held on November 16 for reasons that range from minor errors in the application form or procedure. Last year too, a similar number of applications were rejected. |
| CAT gets bigger, tougher: NEWS | | | | | | The Big CAT (Common Entrance Test) just got bigger. The test which has the power to change the lives of those who clear it rather dramatically, has attracted a mind-boggling 2.76 lakh candidates this year. They will be vying for a pitiful 2,000 seats (approx) in seven Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) including the newest addition in Shillong. |
| Strict screening of CAT forms may lead to more rejections: NEWS | | | | | | While the number of CAT applicants has gone up by a record number, from 2.30 lakh in 2007 to close to 3 lakh in 2008, the number of rejections too are set to be higher this year, thanks to a stringent admission procedure. Unlike before, this year applications are being rejected without notice. Usually, forms are rejected when applicants fail to attach relevant documents along with the application form. |
| IIM admissions: Record 2.9 lakh CAT forms sold: NEWS | | | | | | The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have sold a record 2.9 lakh forms for the Common Admission Test (CAT) to be held on November 16 across 23 cites this year. As many as 118 non-IIMs also use CAT scores for admissions. |
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