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The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct the Common Admission Test 2016 (CAT 2016) on Sunday 4th December 2016 in two sessions. CAT 2016 will be conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs.
Important Dates :
Salient features important for CAT 2016 aspirants :
Candidates will be allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and they cannot switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.
Tutorial to understand the format of the examination will be available on the CAT website from 18th October 2016. Candidates are advised to work on the tutorials, available on the website, well in advance.
Contact Information:
Website: www.iimcat.ac.in
Help Desk email ID: cathelpdesk@iimcat.ac.in
Help Desk Number: 1-800-266-3549
(Monday to Saturday 09:00 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.; not available on National / Public Holidays)
Correspondence Address: CAT Centre 2016
C/O Admissions Office
IIM Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore 560 076
Contact Number: 080-2699 3388
Important Dates :
- Release of Advertisement : 31st July 2016 (Sunday)
- Online Registration for CAT : 08th August 2016, 10:00 AM to 22nd September 2016, 05:00 PM
- Admit Card Download Window : 18th October 2016, 1:00 PM till Exam Day
- Test Date : 04th December 2016 (Sunday)
- Release of Results : 2nd week of January 2017 (Tentative)
Salient features important for CAT 2016 aspirants :
- CAT 2016 will be conducted in two sessions on one day. The exam will be held on 4th December, 2016 (Sunday).
- The exam will be conducted in 138 cities.
- Candidates will be given the option to select 4 Test Cities in order of preference. Test Cities and Centers will be assigned to the candidates only after the last date for CAT 2016 registration and hence candidates need not rush to block slots and sites in the initial days of registration.
- We will try our best to assign candidates to their first preferred city. In case it is not possible, they will be assigned a city following their given order of preference. In the rare case that a candidate is not allotted any of the preferred cities, he/she will be allotted to an alternate city. However, candidates will not be able to select the session because it will be assigned randomly.
- Candidates must pay the registration fee through online mode only, including Credit Card, Debit Card, and Net Banking.
- After submission of Application, candidates will be permitted to download their Admit Card from October 18, 2016 onwards, till the date of examination.
- Section I : Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
- Section II : Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
- Section III : Quantitative Ability
Candidates will be allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and they cannot switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.
Tutorial to understand the format of the examination will be available on the CAT website from 18th October 2016. Candidates are advised to work on the tutorials, available on the website, well in advance.
Contact Information:
Website: www.iimcat.ac.in
Help Desk email ID: cathelpdesk@iimcat.ac.in
Help Desk Number: 1-800-266-3549
(Monday to Saturday 09:00 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.; not available on National / Public Holidays)
Correspondence Address: CAT Centre 2016
C/O Admissions Office
IIM Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore 560 076
Contact Number: 080-2699 3388
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