Eligibility

• The candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST and PWD/DA category).
• Percentage obtained in bachelor’s degree would be calculated on the basis of practice followed by the concerned university/institution. In case of grades/CGPA, the conversion would be based on the process defined by the concerned university/ institution.
• In absence of any percentage conversion scheme, candidate’s CGPA will be divided by maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
• Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification are also eligible to apply for CAT.

  Pattern

  Section	Questions	Time
  Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	34	60 minutes
  Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	32	60 minutes
  Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC)	34	60 minutes
  Total	100	180

  Candidates will be given 180 minutes to answer the questions. Each section is allotted 60 minutes. The candidates cannot choose any section to start with or switch from one section to another. They will have to follow the question paper chronologically, from section 1-3. Some questions in each section may not be of multiple choice type, thus the answers will have to be typed on the screen.

  Use of basic onscreen calculator will be allowed for computation.

  Top MBA Colleges accepting CAT score in 2019

  Institute Name	MBAU 2016-17	Fee (Rs Lakhs)	Avg Salary (Rs Lakhs)	CAT Cut off (%)
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) CALCUTTA	1	19	20	CAT 99.59
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) AHMEDABAD	2	21.14	21.14	CAT 100
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) BANGALORE	3	19.5	21.42	CAT 99.59
  MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (MDI) GURGAON	5	19.8	19.25	CAT 94
  S. P. JAIN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (SPJIMR) MUMBAI	6	16	20.9	CAT 85
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) INDORE	7	14		CAT 90.11
  INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (IMI) NEW DELHI	9	12.54	12.54	CAT 93
  FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (FMS) NEW DELHI	10	0.25	20.6	CAT 98
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) KOZHIKODE	11	16	17.14	CAT 95.44
  XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (XIM) BHUBANESWAR	13	16.7	13.18	CAT 91
  INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (IMT) GHAZIABAD	14	16.5	11.6	CAT 90
  T A PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (TAPMI) MANIPAL	15	13	10.06	CAT 80
  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (NITIE) MUMBAI	16	8.1	17.09	CAT 90+
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) TRICHY	17	12.35	13.3	CAT 90
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) KASHIPUR	18	12.5	13.17	CAT 96
  RAJIV GANDHI INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) SHILLONG	19	14	14.18	CAT 92
  GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (GIM) GOA	20	9.7	16.1	CAT 90
  K J SOMAIYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH (KJSIMSR) MUMBAI	21	11.93	9.19	CAT 87
  INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH (IFMR) CHENNAI	22	12	8.5	CAT 80
  JAMNALAL BAJAJ INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (JBIMS) MUMBAI	23	2	18.13	CAT 95+
  FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (FSM) NEW DELHI	24	12.5	9.4	CAT 70
  SHAILESH J MEHTA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (IIT BOMBAY) MUMBAI	25	15.5	17.63	CAT 90+
  LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (LBSIM) NEW DELHI	26	13.85	8.5	CAT 75
  DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (IIT DELHI) NEW DELHI	27	8	16.21	CAT 85
  INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT ANAND (IRMA)	28	11.5	10.2	CAT 80
  BHARATHIDASAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (BIM) TRICHY	29	10.6	10	CAT 70
  LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (LIBA) CHENNAI	30	11.9	9	CAT 80
  VINOD GUPTA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (VGSoM) IIT KHARAGPUR	32	6	15.61	CAT
  IFIM BUSINESS SCHOOL (IFIM B SCHOOL) BANGALORE	33	9.5	7.2	CAT 70+
  BALAJI INSTITUTE OF MODERN MANAGEMENT (BIMM) PUNE	34	6.6	5.99	CAT 75
  XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP (XIME) BANGALORE	35	10	6.35	CAT 70+
  INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (IMT) NAGPUR	36	12	7.5	CAT 70
  INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MEDIA (ISB&M) PUNE	37	9.1	7.4	CAT 70
  JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (JAIPURIA) LUCKNOW	38	9.25	5.78	CAT 70
  KIIT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (KSOM) BHUBANESWAR	39	12.01	5.11	CAT 50
  INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (IMS) GHAZIABAD	40	7.5	5.23	CAT 50
  SDM INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (SDMIMD) MYSURU	41	9.66	5.5	CAT 60
  INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE (IPE) HYDERABAD	42	8	5.28	CAT 50
  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MANAGEMENT (MANAGE) HYDERABAD	43	4.05		CAT 70
  JAGAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (JIMS) ROHINI DELHI	44	6.75	5.5	CAT 60
  AIMS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (AIMS) BANGALORE	45	8.5	6.77	CAT 65+
  INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT (ITM) NAVI MUMBAI	46	8.95	6.8	CAT 60
  JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (JAIPURIA) NOIDA	47	8.7	5.68	CAT 60
  SYDENHAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION (SIMSREE) MUMBAI	48		10.6	CAT 75
  INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT (IIFM) BHOPAL	49	4.8		CAT 78
  INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY (IBA) BANGALORE	50	6.71	5.75	CAT 65
  SCMS COCHIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (SCMS) COCHIN	51	7.5	5	CAT 50
  VIT BUSINESS SCHOOL (VIT) VELLORE	52	5.98		CAT
  VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (VJIM) HYDERABAD	53	6.5	4.62	CAT 60
  MIT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (MITSOB) PUNE	54	6.5	4.9	CAT 70
  IES MANAGEMENT COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE MUMBAI	58	6	6	CAT 70