Exam Key Summary
Exam Name |
Common Admission Test |
Exam Category
(U.G / P.G) |
P.G. (Postgraduate) – MBA and PGDM |
Name of Institutions / Colleges / Universities
Accepting Exam Score |
All IIM’s and Other Government and Private Management (MBA, PGDM)
Colleges in India |
Level of
Examination |
National Level Entrance Exam (Government) |
Type of Institution or Exam Conducting Body (Government / Private) |
Government |
Medium of Exam
(Language of Paper) |
English |
Mode of
Examination (Online / Offline) |
Online |
Sections in
Paper (Subject-Wise) |
3 Sections ● Verbal and Reading
Comprehension (VARC) ● Data Interpretation &
Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) ● Quantitative Ability (QA) |
Courses |
MBA and PGDM |
Timing of Examination |
● Phase 1 : 09:00 AM To 12:00 PM ● Phase 2 : 02:00 PM To 05:00 PM |
Duration of the Paper |
3
Hours |
Number of Question |
Total Question : 100 |
Maximum Marks |
Total Marks : 300 |
Marks Per Question |
3 Marks is Awarded for Each Correct Answer |
Negative Marking |
(-1) Mark for Each Wrong Answer |
Number of Test City Centres |
156 |
Frequency of
Exam Conducted in a Year |
Once a Year |
Official Website |
https://www.iimcat.ac.in |
Application Form Charges / Registration
Charges |
● For General : Rs 1900 ● For SC, ST : Rs 950 |
Important
Date Sheet
Initiation of
Registration Date |
August 5, 2020, Wednesday |
Last Date for Application Fee Payment and Uploading of Documents |
September 23, 2020, Wednesday |
Release Date of Admit Card |
October 28, 2020, Wednesday |
Date of Exam |
November 29, 2020, Sunday |
Date of Result Declaration |
January 02, 2021, Saturday |
Date of Counselling |
To Be Notified |
Reservation
Criteria
Category |
Relaxation |
SC
(Scheduled Caste) |
15% |
ST
(Scheduled Tribe) |
7.5% |
OBC
(Other Backward Class) |
27% |
PwD
(Persons with Disability) |
3% |
EWS
(Economically
Weaker Section) |
10% |
Eligibility
Criteria
Minimum
Qualification Marks (Marks
Obtained in 10th and 12th Board Exams) and (Marks
Obtained in Graduation) |
Students
must complete their 12th with the relevant stream and obtain at
least 50% marks in exam. For SC, ST student have to obtain 45% marks in exam. Graduation
by 50% for General and OBC Category
Student (45% for SC, ST, PwD Candidates) |
Upper
Age Limit of the Candidate |
No Age
Limit |
Lower
Age Limit of the Candidate |
No Age
Limit |
Syllabus
Subject
A |
Verbal Ability and
Reading Comprehension |
Subject
B |
Data Interpretation
and Logical Reasoning |
Subject
C |
Quantitative Ability |
Selection
Process
Counselling Process :-