Late than never..
Common Admission Test (CAT 2007) for MBA Admissions in 2008 for in the following institutes will be held on Sunday, November 18, 2007, for their various programmes. :
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM ), Ahmedabad (IIM A)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), Bangalore (IIM B)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Calcutta (IIM C)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Indore (IIM Indore)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Kozhikode (IIM K)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Lucknow (IIM L)
and other Management Institutes in India who accept CAT Scores .
CAT 2007 - Important Dates-Issue of CAT Bulletins by UTI Bank/Vijaya Bank STARTS JULY 16, 2007
-Issue of CAT Bulletins by UTI Bank/Vijaya Bank ENDS AUGUST 16, 2007
-Issue of CAT Bulletins by IIMs ENDS AUGUST 20, 2007
-Dispatch dates for Admit Cards 15th October, 2007
-Date after which IIM should be contacted (in case of non receipt of Admit Card) 02rd November, 2007
-Last date for receipt of completed CAT 2007 Application Forms 08th September, 2007
-Common Admission Test 2007 Date 18th November 2007
-Call for interview sent by January, 2008
-Last Date for receipt of completed applications for Admission to IIMs January, 2008
-Interview Schedule February – March, 2008
CAT 2007 EligibilityThe 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.
(Download CAT Bulletin for details) Attached
IIM Admission ProcessCandidates are short listed for the interview on the basis of their performance in the CAT, scholastic achievement and relevant work experience. At this stage, the short listed candidates are sent application forms to formally apply to the Post Graduate Program (PGP). Once the formal applications are received, candidates are informed of the interview schedule. Interviews are conducted at Bangalore, Calcutta, Mumbai, and New Delhi during the second half of March.
Final selection is based on performance in CAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, and performance in the group discussion, summary of group discussion and interview, and three letters of reference.
The CAT score is but one of the inputs at every stage of the selection process. It is possible for a candidate with a lower CAT score to be selected for interview and group discussion, and to be offered admission in preference to a candidate with a higher CAT score on account of better performance in other criteria mentioned above
CAT 2007 website -
http://www.catiim.in/-
Other Institutes Accepting CAT ScoresBest of luck
