CAT

Common Admission Test (CAT 2007) for MBA Admissions in 2008 for in

the following institutes will be held on Sunday, November 18, 2007,

for their various programmes. :

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM ), Ahmedabad (IIM A)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), Bangalore (IIM B)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Calcutta (IIM C)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Indore (IIM Indore)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Kozhikode (IIM K)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Lucknow (IIM L)

and other Management Institutes in India who accept CAT Scores .

CAT 2007 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) or Persons with

Disability (PWD) category], of 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 UGC Act,

1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the

Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or

equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a

minimum of three years of education after completing higher

secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. The basis of computing the

percentage obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would

be based on the practice followed by the university/ institution

from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the

candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the

equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the

university/ institution from where they have obtained 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 the IIMs by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum

possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100. (See CAT

Bulletin for details)


IIM Admission Process

Candidates are short listed for the interview on the basis of their

performance in the CAT, scholastic achievement and relevant work

experience. At this stage, the short listed candidates are sent

application forms to formally apply to the Post Graduate Program

(PGP). Once the formal applications are received, candidates are

informed of the interview schedule. Interviews are conducted at

Bangalore, Calcutta, Mumbai, and New Delhi during the second half of

March.

Final selection is based on performance in CAT, scholastic

achievement, work experience, and performance in the group

discussion, summary of group discussion and interview, and three

letters of reference.

The CAT score is but one of the inputs at every stage of the

selection process. It is possible for a candidate with a lower CAT

score to be selected for interview and group discussion, and to be

offered admission in preference to a candidate with a higher CAT

score on account of better performance in other criteria mentioned

above