IMPORTANCE OF CAT EXAM FOR MBA

Common Admission Test (CAT) is the gateway to the reputed management institutes in India. This exam is very essential therefore must be given priority if you are seeking an admission in Top B school run by Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)in collaboration with Non-IIM’s Institutes of India. Coaching institutes are the best option to prepare for CAT Exam. It will guide the candidates properly and helps to discover numerous resources for better preparation and training.

CAT is one of the significant entrance exams which assess the competence and the preparation of a student to build his affluent academic profession.

This exam analysis ones speed exactness and the logical thinking that a candidate possesses. The way mental ability works under the pressure of the exam. Thus CAT exams stand of great importance for MBA Admissions.

The entrance test is essential to understand the academic performance of the candidate before short-listing for MBA course. They are ranked according to their abilities under various admission processes.

Higher the scores in CAT Exam better are the chances for admission to MBA PGDM courses at IIMs and also stands a good chance at other top B –schools of India.

Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted by IIMs. It has become a preferred choice for the aspiring professionals and experts. Although many of the intellectual and intelligent candidates are shortlisted by a number of B-schools yet they prefer to further improve their skills by sharpening them to the next level of efficiency and learning.

Every year CAT aspirants are increasing which shows its popularity amongst the students desirous of pursuing MBA

CAT Year –wise analysis of total Registrations in Lakhs

Year      Registrations ( Lakhs)

2008      2.76

2009      2.42

2010      2.04

2011      2.05

2012      2.14

2013      1.95

2014      1.97

2015      2.19

2016      2.50

2017      3.05

This tally is based on the analysis done by various experts in the field MBA Entrance exam in India. The tally shows that there is more than twice the number of aspirants as compared to the year 2008 to till date.

There are about 2500 management institutes who acknowledge CAT scores as one of the key measures for admission. List of top rated ones among them are –

IIMs

1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta
4. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
5. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore
6. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode
7. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong
8. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur
9. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur
10. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ranchi
11. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak
12. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli
13. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Udaipur

List of top-ranked Non-IIMs

Besides the above-mentioned list there are other non-IIMs B Schools who accepts CAT scores these are:

1. Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) University of Delhi, Delhi
2. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi & Kolkata
3. International Management Institute (IMI) Delhi
4. Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad
5. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), University of Mumbai, Mumbai
6. Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon
7. Birla Institute of Management & Technology (BIMTECH) Greater Noida
8. T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal
9. Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur
10. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB)
11. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai
12. Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJMSoM) IIT Mumbai
13. Department of Management Studies (DMS) IIT Delhi
14. Department of Management Studies (IIT) Madras
15. High sectional score in CAT: Key requirement of IIMs

Aspirants of CAT should be aware of the previous year cut –offs so that they can study accordingly to crack the exam. Generally, it is observed from the previous year selections that a candidate needs to score above 90 percentile in each section with a high score in total. The high score is the only criteria for admission to the high ranked B-school of India.

Hope the idea is crystal clear regarding the importance of conducting CAT Exam Preparation Shared from IBT Jalandhar.  Prepare well and score high to get the best seat available for MBA admissions in the best B-School.

All the best!!!!!