Common Admission Test
AcronymCAT
TypeComputer-based standardized test
Developer / administratorIndian Institutes of Management
Knowledge / skills testedQuantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Logical Reasoning, and Analytical Reasoning
PurposeAdmission to post-graduate management programs
Year started1950 (1950)
Duration3 hours
Score / grade range-100 to 300
Score / grade validity1 year
OfferedOnce a year (usually in November/December).
Countries / regions354 centres in 99 cities and towns all over India.
LanguagesEnglish
Prerequisites / eligibility criteriaBachelor'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
Fee1,800 (US$26) for general category candidates.
900 (US$13) for SC / ST / DA (PWD) category candidates
Scores / grades used byVarious business schools in India
Websiteiimcat.ac.in