CAT 2015 - Important Dates And Major Changes In Exam Pattern

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) announced the details for Common Admission Test (2015) on 26th July 2015.

Important Dates 

• Registration period:  06th August to 20th September 2015.
• Exam Date: 29th November, 2015 (one day), in two slots (Forenoon & Afternoon Sessions).
• Download of Admit Card: 15th October 2015, 1:00 PM to Exam Day
• Results Date: 2nd Week January

Important Features of CAT 2015

•  Exam will be conducted in 136 cities across India, in 650 test sites.
• Duration of the examination has been increased to 180 minutes instead of 170 minutes. 

There will be 3 sections:

1. ‘Quantitative Aptitude (QA) : 34 questions (60 minutes)
2. ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR): 32 questions (60 minutes)
3. ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) : 34 questions (60 minutes)

• Some questions may not carry multiple choices and will have to be typed on the screen.             Also, use of basic on-screen calculator for computation will be allowed. 
• One will not be able to shift among sections.
• Format of the examination will be available on the CAT website from 15th October 2015.
• The Normalization process to be implemented shall adjust for location and scale differences of score distributions across different forms. After normalization across different forms the scores shall be further normalized across different sections and the scaled scores obtained by this process shall be converted into percentiles for purposes of short listing.

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
• For the candidates  appearing in the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification      examination and those who have completed degree, the last date of submission for programme certificate is June 30, 2016.
• IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are     provided at the website www.iimcat.ac.in

Contact Information

Website: www.iimcat.ac.in
Email ID: cat2015@iimahd.ernet.in
Help Desk Number: 18002660207 (Monday to Saturday 09:00AM to 06:00PM)

NMAT by GMAC 2016 Notification and Important Dates

NMAT would be conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council from the academic year 2016-18.

Various institutes like NMIMS University, Alliance University, SRM University, BML Munjal University, VIT University, ICFAI University, Ansal University, Mody University, NIIT University, Thapar University, Shoolini University and Woxsen School of Business will be accepting NMAT scores from now onwards.

A candidate can take 3 attempts in the given admission cycle. The test window would be open for 75 days starting from October 06 to December 19, 2015.

The exam will be administered at 27 test centers across 18 cities within India.

The admission process includes 3 stages:


Stage 1: NMAT by GMAC exam

Registration date: 2nd July – 9th October 2015

Test window: 6th October – 19th December 2015

Result date: 15th January 2016

Registration link: www.nmatbygmac.formistry.com

Exam format:

Note: There will not be any negative marking.

Exam Features:

• Test takers can alter the sections.
• Each sections is individually timed and the test takers need to adhere to the timeline of respective sections.
• Incase if the test takes complete the section before the allotted time, he/she may revise the section or go to the next section.

Stage 2 – The exam will be followed by Case Discussion and Personal Interview for the shortlisted students.

Stage 3 – Candidates’ academic performance, relevant work experience and other similar inputs  would play a role in the final selection criteria.

NMAT Support Details:

    Website:  www.nmat.org.in

    Phone Support: 09213027791/09213027792 – Monday to Friday (except public holidays - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST)

    Email Support: nmatsupport@gmac.com

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