Published : Lavleen Kaur Kapoor | September 12, 2015 | 01:00 PM IST
MBA Aspirants have last chance to apply for CAT 2015. Register Now !!
Registration for CAT Exam closes on 20th September 2015. Students can register at CAT 2015 website www.iimcat.ac.in. At the time of registration, the candidates have to select any four Test Cities as per their preference from the drop down menu. Candidates will be allotted one among the 4 preferred Cities in any 1 of the 2 sessions after the last date of registration.
Eligible candidates can only apply for registration.
Candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree, having 50 % marks or equivalent CGPA. (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD)/Differently Able (DA) category) 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.
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.
Preparation must be done keeping in mind the changed Exam Pattern of CAT 2015
| Section | No. Of Questions |
| Quantitative ability (QA) | 34 |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 32 |
| Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) | 34 |
There will be three sections, ‘Quantitative Aptitude (QA)’, ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)’ and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC)’. QA and VRC will have 34 questions each, and DILR will have 32 questions. Some questions in each section may not be of multiple choice type. Instead, direct answers will have to be typed on the screen. Also, use of basic on-screen calculator for computation will be allowed.
Admit card for candidates will be available from Thursday, 15th October 2015, 1:00PM onwards. Candidate will have to log onto the CAT website with the registered User ID. Candidate will be eligible for an Admit Card only upon submission of online application form. An automated email confirmation will be received upon successful submission. The admit card will be only available on the CAT Website when you log on using CAT 2015 User ID. Admit Card is a mandatory document required to take the exam. A print out of the Admit Card must be carried by the candidate to the exam centre.
The admit card will contain the following details:
- Name of the candidate
- Test date
- Test City & Centre address
- User ID / Registration Number
- PWD/DA status
Points to be remembered
♦ Candidates cannot switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.
♦ On-screen timer will mark remaining minutes for the test.
♦ Three (3) points will be awarded for each correct answer; one (1) point will be deducted for each wrong answer.
♦ There is no penalty for questions that are left unanswered.