Acronym CAT

Type Computer-based standardized test.

Developer / administrator Jointly conducted by the IIMs. Technical support is provided by TCS.

Knowledge / skills tested Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Verbal
Ability, Reading Comprehension, Logical Reasoning, and Analytical Reasoning.

Purpose Admission to post-graduate management programs (MBA, etc.) in IIMs and various
other Indian universities and colleges.

Year started 1950

Duration 3 hours.

Score / grade range 0-450

Score / grade validity 1 year

Offered Once a year (usually in November).

Countries / regions 354 centres in 99 cities and towns all over India.

Languages English

Annual no. of test takers Decrease 173,738 in 2013[1]

Prerequisites / eligibility criteria Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least 50 % marks or equivalent
GPA (45 % in case of SC, ST, PWD candidates). Final year undergraduate students also eligible.

Fee ₹1600 (US$24) for general category candidates.[2]

₹800 (US$12) for SC / ST / DA (PWD) category candidates.

Scores / grades used by Various business schools in India.

Website iimcat.ac.in (for CAT 2015)