Common Admission Test (CAT)

 

The Common Admission Test is a computer based test for admission in graduate management programs. The test consists of three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability. 

Full exam name: Common Admission Test

Administered by: Indian Institutes of Management

Language: English

Fee: ₹2,300 (US$29) for all other candidates. ₹1,150 (US$14) for SC/ST/PWD category candidates

Purpose: Admission to post-graduate management programs

Offered: Once a year (usually in November/December)

Acronym: CAT