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CAT

Common Admission Test

India's premier MBA entrance exam, the gateway to the IIMs and top B-schools.

Postgraduate
Gets You: Annual
Once a year: Computer-based (CBT)
Mode: 4
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Business AdministrationFinanceMarketingHuman Resource Management

About CAT

India's premier MBA entrance exam, the gateway to the IIMs and top B-schools.

Branches It Admits To

Each one is a field you can enter with CAT, and the qualification it leads to

Business AdministrationLeads to MBA

Top Colleges Accepting CAT

Colleges offering MBA, the qualification this exam admits to

IIM AhmedabadAhmedabad, Gujarat IIM BangaloreBengaluru, Karnataka IIT (ISM) DhanbadDhanbad, Jharkhand IIT BombayMumbai, Maharashtra IIT DelhiNew Delhi IIT JodhpurJodhpur, Rajasthan IIT KanpurKanpur, Uttar Pradesh IIT KharagpurKharagpur, West Bengal

Careers This Exam Leads To

Business AdministrationBusiness Administration -- specializations, skills & career paths FinanceFinance -- specializations, skills & career paths MarketingMarketing -- specializations, skills & career paths Human Resource ManagementHuman Resource Management -- specializations, skills & career paths

At a Glance

Exam Level: Postgraduate
Exam Type: Admission
Stage: Postgraduate Entrance
Field: Management & Business
Conducting Body: IIMs (rotating)
Frequency: Once a year
Mode of Exam: Computer-based (CBT)
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate (45% for SC, ST and PwD), or in the final year of one. No age limit and no cap on attempts.
Popular For: MBA admissions

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