Common Admission Test (CAT) for IIM
CAT
Date of exam: November, 19, 2006
Date of Submission: SEPTEMBER 9, 2006 (Saturday)
Examination name : Common Admission Test (CAT) 2006
Eligibility: For Post Graduate Programmes in Management: For all IIMs, the minimum eligibility criterion for admission to PGP: The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. The basis of computing the percentage obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be based on the practice followed by the university/ institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained bachelor’s degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by the IIMs by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100. Candidates appearing for the final bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification examination can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the university/ institution certifying that the candidate has obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category) based on latest available grades/marks. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2007 from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2007) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/Registrar, with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category). The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2007. Non-full Filament of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. IIMs would not allow any candidate to join their programme in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor degree on or before June 30, 2007. The IIMs would also not offer admission to any candidate after June 30, 2007. • Special eligibility requirements: IIM Ahmedabad: PGP in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM) (1) The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences or in Agriculture related disciplines, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. OR (2) The candidate must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in any non Agriculture discipline, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category] from a University or Institution as defined in the above paragraph and should have an interest in Agriculture, Agro/Food Processing, Rural and Allied sectors. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Rules for conversion of CGPA, for computation of percentage scored and for the candidates appearing in the final year of qualifying examination would be same as mentioned above in the minimum eligibility criterion for admission to PGP for all IIMs. Please note that though the registration date for the PGP-ABM is June 1,2007, students who are in the final year of their bachelor’s degree education and may have to go back to complete their examination formalities during June 2007 will be granted special leave for this purpose. The provisional admission of students who DO NOT complete ALL their examination formalities on or before June 30, 2007 will be CANCELLED. Under no circumstances will an extension of this date of June 30.2007 be granted. Also, please note that the candidates, who are eligible under eligibility criteria (1) by virtue of a Master’s degree in Agriculture Sciences or in Agriculture-related disciplines but do not have Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Sciences or in Agriculture-related disciplines, also need to full fill the requirements of their Master’s degree by June 30, 2007. For all other eligible candidates, this condition is restricted to their Bachelor’s degree requirements. IIM Bangalore: PGP in Software Enterprise Management (PGSEM) Participants are admitted to the program based on a combination of requirements. First, the candidate must hold a Bachelors Degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Second, applicants need to have (or are expected to have) a minimum of two years experience in the Software Industry as on June 10, 2007. Applicants having 4 to 5 years or more of work experience are likely to gain most from this program. CAT applicants applying for PGSEM are required to submit a separate application for PGSEM available from 1st December 2006. Application forms will also be issued free of cost on request. Completed applications along with a demand draft worth Rs.500/- payable to the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, must reach the PGSEM Office, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076 by 31st January 2007. IIM Calcutta: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management (PGDCM) Candidates can apply to more than one of the Post Graduate Programmes viz, PGDM and PGDCM. For Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management (PGDCM), the candidates must meet the minimum eligibility criterion as detailed under “Eligibility” for post graduate programmes of IIMs. A candidate is required to send a crossed demand draft for Rs.600/- in favour of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta payable in Kolkata between October 16 and November 10,2006 along with the following details: (i) Name of the candidate (ii) CAT Application Number and Test Registration Number (iii) Email address (iv) Complete Address and (v) Telephone Number. Alternatively, the candidates can also download the Application Form from our website and send the same duly filled-in along with the demand draft of Rs.600/- as stated above. For further details, kindly refer to CAT Bulletin. IIM Indore: Executive Post-Graduate Programme in Management (Exec-PGP) The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Graduates must have a minimum of 5 years and up to 15 years of managerial / entrepreneurial / professional experience as on August 31, 2007. Work experience obtained only after graduation will be considered. Organizational sponsorship is desirable. IIM Lucknow: PGP in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM) Candidates should have any of the following qualifications: (a) A Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Science / Agricultural Engineering or allied subjects with at least 50% marks (45% in case of SC/ST/PWD category) or equivalent CGPA from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing Higher Secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. OR (b) The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks (45% in case of SC/ST/PWD category) or equivalent CGPA of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State legislature in India or other education institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing Higher Secondary schooling or equivalent with at least two years experience or strong interest in the field of Agriculture or allied sector. The candidates eligible under criteria (b) must submit a special form available with the Admission Office, IIM Lucknow. The for m can also be downloaded from the IIML website. Rules for conversion of CGPA, for computation of percentage scored and for the candidates appearing in the final year of qualifying examination would be same as mentioned above in the minimum eligibility criterion for admission to PGP for all IIMs. This form should be directly submitted to the Admission Office, Indian Institute of Management, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, and Lucknow-226013 by September 19, 2006.
Application procedure: Sale of CAT Bulletin by Banks/ Post Offices: The CAT Bulletin containing the CAT Application Form and other information can be obtained at branches of UTI Bank/ Post offices listed below, between July 17 and August 17,2006 for Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 550/- for SC/ST candidates). Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one CAT Bulletin irrespective of how many IIMs he/she is applying to. Candidates buying the form from UTI Bank/ Post Offices/ IIMs must enclose the 3rd Copy of Bank’s/llMs’ Pay-in Slip bearing the Candidate’s name with the CAT Application Form. SC/ST candidates should submit a copy of SC/ST Certificate to the Bank / IIM at the time of obtaining the CAT Bulletin. Candidates should ensure they meet the eligibility criteria of the programme in which they are interested, before procuring the CAT bulletin. CAT application forms of ineligible candidates and application forms with incomplete information will be summarily rejected. No claim of refund will be entertained on sold Bulletins. The CAT Bulletin can also be purchased online. The details are provided under the heading “SALE OF CAT BULLETIN AND FILLING UP OF APPLICATION FORM ON THE INTERNET” in this advertisement. The candidates, who would like to buy the Bulletin from Bank/ IIMs /Post offices also have the option of completing their application online as detailed under the above mentioned heading. List of UTI Bank Branches: ANDHRA PRADESH: Chittoor (Prakasam High Road), Hyderabad Main (Begumpet Road), Secunderabad (Rashtrapati House), Kaklnada (Subhash Road), Kurnooi (Railway Station Road), Vijayawada (Rajagopalachari Street), Visakhapatnam (Dwarka Nagar), Warangal (Station Road); ASSAM: Guwahati (Dispur), Jorhat (A.T. Road); BIHAR: Bhagalpur (Patal Babu Road), Muzaffarpur (Club Road), Patna (S.P. Verma Road); CHATTISGARH: Bhilai (Off. GE Road), Bilaspur (Near New Bus Stand), Korba (Power House Road), Raipur (Jeevan Bima Marg); DELHI: Delhi Main (Barakhamba Road), Dariaganj (Netaji Subhash Marg), Defence Colony, Greater Kailash-ll. Malviya Nagar, Rajouri Garden (Vishal Enclave), Vasanthkunj (Nelson Mandela Road); GOA: Panaji (Dr. Atmaram Borkar Marg); GUJARAT: Ahmedabad Main (Ellis bridge), Ahmedabad (Vestaburg), Ahmedabad (Modinagar), Baroda, (Race Course Circle - North), Bhavnagar (Waghawadi Road), Rajkot (Kalawad Road), Surat Main (Ghod Dod Road), Vallabh Vidya Nagar (Nr. HM Patel House); HARYANA: Ambala Cantt. (Jagadri Road), Gurgaon (Sector-14), Faridabad (NIT), Kurukshetra (Railway Road), Panipat (GT Road), Rohtak (Delhi Road); HIMACHAL PRADESH: Shimla (Kasumpti); JHARKHAND: Dhanbad (Bank More), Jamshedpur Main (Bistupur), Ranchi (Main Road); KARNATAKA: Bangalore Main (M.G. Road), Bangalore (J.P. Nagar), Bangalore (Jayanagar), Bangalore (Koramangala), Bangalore (Marathahalli), Ballary (Main Road), Belgaum (Congress Road), Davanagare (PB Road), Gulbarga (Super Market), Hubli (Deshpande Nagar), Karwar (Green Street), Mangalore (Bunts Hostel Circle), Mysore (Temple Road); KERALA: Kozhikode (YMCA Cross Road), Kochi (Rajaji Road), Thiruvananthapuram (MG Road); MADHYA PRADESH: Bhopal(MP Nagar), Gwalior (Madhavrao Scindia Marg), Indore (Yaswant Niwas Road), Jabatpur (Shastri Bridge Chowk), Satna (Rewa Road); MAHARASHTRA: Ahmednagar (Tilak Road), Amaravati (Nr. Jaistamb Chock), Aurangabad (Adalat Road), Kolhapur (Station Road), Mumbai (Main Fort), Mumbai (Andheri West), Mumbai (Borivli West), Mumbai (Shivaji Park), Mumbai (Bandra West), Mumbai (Muiund West), Mumbai (Vashi), Nagpur Main (Sitabuldi), Nasik (Saharanpur Road), Pune Main (J.M.Road), Thane Main (L.B.S. Marg); MEGHALAYA: Shillong (Jail Road); ORISSA: Angul (Main Road), Balasore (OT Road), Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar (Satyanagar), Cuttack, (Badambadi), Rourkela (Kachery Road), Sambalpur (VSS Marg); PUNJAB: Amritsar (Court Road), Jalandhar (Mahavir Marg), Ludhiana Main (The Mall), Patiala (Rajwara Road); RAJASTHAN: Ajmer (Kutchery Road), Bikaner (Rani Bazar Road), Jaipur Main (Ashok Marg), Jodhpur (Chopasni Road), Kota (Shopping Centre), Udaipur (Chetak Marg); SIKKIM: Gangtok (M.G. Road); TAMILNADU: Chennai Main (Mylapore), Chennai (Adyar), Coimbatore (Avinashi Road), Madurai (Goods Shed Street), Salem (Omalur Main Road), , Tiruchirapalli (Salai Road), Tirunelveli (East Car Street); TRIPURA: Agartala (HG Basak Road); UTTARANCHAL: Dehra Dun (Rajpur Road), Roorkee : (Civil Lines), Rudrapur (Nainital Road); UTTAR PRADESH: Agra (Sanjay Palace), Aligarh (Ramghat Road), Allahabad (MG Marg), Bareilly (Civil Lines), Gorakhpur (Bank Road), Jhansi (Civil Lines), Kanpur (The Mall), Lucknow Main (Ashok Marg), Meerut (Boundary Road), NOIDA (Sector-16), Varanasi \ (Shastri Nagar); WEST BENGAL: Burdwan (GT Road), Durgapur (City Centre), Kharagpur (Malancha Road), Kolkata Main(Shakespeare Sarani), Kolkata (Behala), Kolkata (Salt Lake City), Kolkata (Golpark), Kolkata (Dalhousie Square), Kolkata (Shyam Bazar) Siliguri (Sevoke Road); CHANDIGARH: .Chandigarh (Sector 34A); PONDICHERRY: Pondicherry (Bussy Street). Wherever location of the UTI Bank Branch is not indicated, approach the Main Branch of UTI Bank in the city. List of Post Offices: ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Head Post Office Itanagar; JAMMU & KASHMIR: Head Post Office Jammu, Head Post Office Srinagar; MANIPUR: Head Post Office Imphal; MIZORAM: Head Post Office Aizwal; NAGALAND: Head Post Office Kohima Sale of CAT Bulletin and Filling Up of Application Form on the Internet The CAT Bulletin (without application form) can also be obtained by making e-payment at link below or through payment gateway of UTI Bank. The bulletin to candidates making e-payments would be sent to their address. All such candidates would have to fill the application compulsorily W by revisiting the same web-site five days after making the e-payment. The last date for sale of bulletin through e-payment would be August 21, 2006 and the last date for filling up the form online would be September 4, 2006. After filling up the form at the web-site, the candidates need to take a print-out, sign the form, affix their photograph and send it with the other relevant documents to the concerned IIM (depending upon their choice of test centre). The last date for receipt of such forms would be September 9, 2006. Please note that in the absence of photograph, signature and other relevant documents, the online application would be considered incomplete and would be rejected. The applications can also be filled up online by the candidates who have purchased CAT bulletin from UTI Bank branches. After two days of buying the bulletin, they can visit the web-site www.iimcat2006.com to fill up the application form. The applications can be filled up online only if the details of the candidate match with the information captured by UTI Bank. IIMs do not guarantee that all legitimate candidates would be able to use this facility as the details provided by the candidate may not match with the details provided by the bank. Such candidates are advised to send their form physically as prescribed in this advertisement. The candidates filling up the form at the web-site need to take a print-out, sign the form, affix their photograph and send it with the other required documents to the concerned DM (depending upon their choice of test centre). The last date for receipt of such forms would be September 9, 2006. Please note that in the absence of photograph, signature and other relevant documents, the online application would be considered incomplete and would be rejected. Sale of CAT Bulletin By IIMs: Under exceptional circumstances [such as (a) the stock of bulletins exhaust in the nearby branch of the bank, (b) the bank branch is inaccessible to the candidate, (c) the access to internet connectivity is not available, and (d) the bulletin sale through banks close], a copy of the CAT Bulletin can also be obtained directly from any one of the IIMs till August 21,2006 by sending a crossed demand draft for Rs. 1200/- (Rs. 600/- for SC/ST candidates with a copy of the SC/ST certificate) drawn in favour of the respective IIM. Request for the bulletin should be accompanied by a cloth-lined self-addressed unstamped envelope of size 12″ x 10″. The completed application form for CAT 2006 with supporting documents should be sent so as to reach the concerned IIM on or before September 9, 2006. 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