Registration begins on 9th August 2017 - it can be done online on the CAT website. Since CAT 2014 registration has moved online and can now only be done online.
Registration closes on 20th September 2017 at 5 pm - We recommend that you get done with it as soon as possible. You want to avoid the last minute scampering for data to fill the the form. Finish your registration soon and get down to preparing hard for the test.
Admit Card download on 18th October 2017 - You will know your centre and slot. You must know that you get to select one of 4 preferred cities and it is possible you may have to travel to another city to take the test. For e.g. those in Mumbai have had to travel to other parts of Maharashtra to take the test. This is an important part of your mental preparation now. So be prepared to travel. Generally, we recommend people reaching on Friday for a Sunday test in case they need to go to another city.
CAT Test Day will be 26th November 2017
Results expected in the 2nd week of January 2018 - Too early to think about results. Right now the focus should only be on Preparation, Preparation, Preparation.
Which are the various programmes at the IIMs one needs to take the CAT for?
Apart from the flagship PGP or PGDM programmes, there are special programmes offered by various IIMs - PGP in Agri-Business Management, PGP in Human Resource Management (it seems IIM Indore is the latest entrant to this club - they are introducing a specialisation in HR), PGP in Sustainability Management (IIM Lucknow) and many old IIMs have a Fellowship Programme in Management (PhD equivalent)
PGP at the 20 IIMs
FPM at select IIMs
CAT Clash with IIFT Test
As of now it seems CAT 2017 will clash with IIFT Test. However, it seems very unlikely that IIFT will not change the date. Number of IIFT takers will go down by 80% at least if they don't change the date. CAT is the bigger and more popular entrance exam and is accepted by a majority of schools in India. IIFT can only help you get into IIFT. It seems like a no-brainer to us. Expect a date change notification soon.
CAT Prep content on InsideIIM.com
We have 5 years worth of free content on the platform for the benefit of aspirants in India. There are CAT cracking strategies across the years but more importantly we have experiences from those who have cracked the test - those who scored 100 percentile, those who improved their scores from 60 percentile to 99+, those who fought depression to excel and even those who fought heartbreak and motivated themselves to crack the CAT for their girlfriends!
Apart from that, you will find stories from various top campuses in India. If you don't find stories about a particular campus on InsideIIM.com, quite simply that campus doesn't matter.
We also have some basic concepts that you can learn about especially in Quant and DI.
Here are some links to get you started -
- What Can You do if You Have a Gap Year?
- 4 Ways to Ace the VA Section
- How do 99%ilers Prepare for CAT - Part 1 - QA
- How do 99%ilers Prepare for CAT - Part 2 - VA and RC
- How do 99%ilers Prepare for CAT - Part 3 - DI and LR
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Comments
Lokesh Nagtode
How can I contact author of this article ? I am going through the same. Need guidance
1 Jun 2019, 09.49 PM