Test Dates –16th and 22nd November 2014, two sessions on each day.
Registration process
Dates: Commences from
August 6, 2014 and open till
September 30, 2014
Fee: Rs. 1,600 for General and NC- OBC candidates, Rs. 800 for SC/ST/PWD (DA), which has to be paid online at the time of registration.
Detailed process to be made available on
www.iimcat.ac.in from August 1, 2014
Eligibility (Post Graduate Diploma)
Education:
- General category : A bachelor’s degree in an any stream with atleast 50% or equivalent CGPA
- SC/ST/Differently abled: A bachelor’s degree in an any stream with atleast 45% or equivalent CGPA
- Candidates in the final year of graduation or those awaiting their final year results can also apply
Age : No age bar
Reservation
- Scheduled Caste – 15% of the total seats
- Scheduled Tribes – 7.5% of the total seats
- OBC (Non- Creamy layer) – 27% of the total seats
Information sources
Website: www.iimcat.ac.in
IVRS: 1800-2100-151
Download complete CAT 2014 Notification advertisement.
Test Cities: The test would be conducted across 99 cities in India, the details of the test cities would be available on the website www.iimcat.ac.in from October 16, 2014.
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