CAT 2022- Know Your PhD Qualifying Exam

 

When we read about the CAT exam, we imagine ourselves doing MBA. But no, that is not the one option after CAT. You can also start your Research Journey by your CAT Scores. 

Is it?

Yes, you can. By CAT scores you can get into the Top IIMs for your PhD, which will take around 3-5 years. Let us read more about CAT 2022 in detail.

 

What is CAT 2022?

The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct a computer-based Common Admission Test 2022 (CAT 2022) on November 27, 2022, in three sessions. Detailed information on CAT 2022 may be obtained from the CAT website.

CAT 2022 is a prerequisite for admission to various Post Graduate and Fellow/Doctorate programmes of IIMs. CAT 2022 scores are allowed to be used by listed non-IIM member institutions. A list of such institutions is provided on the CAT website. IIMs have no role in the selection process of non-IIM institutions.

 

CAT Exam Highlights

Particulars	CAT Exam Details
CAT Full Form	Common Admission Test (CAT)
Conducting institute	IIM Bangalore
Exam Level	National
Exam frequency	Once a year
Exam schedule	November 27, 2022
CAT exam fees	INR 2,300 (General category) and INR 1,150 (Reserved category)
Eligibility criteria	Graduation with 50 % aggregate (45 % for SC/ST students)

 

More Details

Exam purpose	Admission into IIMs, SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, IMT and over 1,200 B-Schools in India
Course offered	MBA/PGDM, PhD Programs, FPM
CAT syllabus The duration of the test will be 120 minutes. There will be three sections. Candidates will be allotted exactly 40 minutes for answering questions in each section	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)  Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Ability (QA)
CAT pattern	Computer Based Test (CBT) with MCQs and non-MCQs
No. of test cities	150
CAT exam website	https://iimcat.ac.in
Exam helpdesk no.	1-800-210-1088 (Toll Free)

CAT Eligibility Criteria 2022

Please refer to the detailed notification on the CAT website. Applicants should note that mere fulfilment of the minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.

The minimum eligibility criteria for the CAT exam is graduation in any stream. Read below detailed CAT eligibility criteria:

• Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 50 per cent aggregate or equivalent CGPA (45 per cent aggregate for SC, ST and PWD/DA category) from a recognised university to appear in CAT 2022.
• Candidates who have completed a professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA/FCAI) with the required percentage can also appear for CAT.
• Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification or awaiting the result are also eligible to apply for CAT 2022 exam.

CAT Exam Dates 2022 (Tentative)

CAT 2022 Events	CAT 2022 Exam Dates
Registration opens	August 03, 2022 (10:00 am)
Registration closes	September 21, 2022 (5:00 pm)
Admit card download	October 27 – November 27, 2022
Test date	November 27, 2022
Result declaration	The second week of January 2023

 

IIM Admission Process

Please note that each IIM is independent to mandate their own eligibility criteria (including academic cut-offs and relative weights) and follow different selection processes. Performance in the CAT 2022 examination is an important component for consideration in the selection process. IIMs may also use the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short-listing of candidates at various stages of the selection process. 

General Procedure followed is:

1. Screening of candidates on the basis of their CAT score
2. Written Ability Test/Group Discussion/Personal Interview (WAT/GD/PI)
3. Computation of Composite Score followed by final selection

For more information, refer to the admissions policies of individual IIMs on their respective websites.

Non-IIM Admission Process Through CAT

Institutes accepting CAT 2022 scores other than IIMs also conduct GD/PI for admission to their MBA/PGDM programmes. However, there are a few colleges, which admit students based on CAT scores only.

 

IIMs Accepting CAT Exam Score for FPM/PhD

CAT exam is conducted by the top six IIMs on a rotation basis. This year, IIM Bangalore will conduct CAT. 

         Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [Doctoral]

Institutes:	Programmes:	Website Addresses:
IIM Ahmedabad	PhD	www.iima.ac.in
IIM Amritsar	PhD	www.iimamritsar.ac.in
IIM Bangalore	PhD	www.iimb.ac.in
IIM Bodh Gaya	PhD (FPM)	www.iimbg.ac.in
IIM Calcutta	PhD	www.iimcal.ac.in
IIM Indore	FPM	www.iimidr.ac.in
IIM Jammu	PhD (Full-Time Mode), PhD (Part-Time Mode)	www.iimj.ac.in
IIM Kashipur	PhD	www.iimkashipur.ac.in
IIM Kozhikode	PhD	www.iimk.ac.in
lIM Lucknow	PhD	www.iiml.ac.in
IIM Nagpur	Ph.D., Ph.D. (Executive)	www.iimnagpur.ac.in
IIM Raipur	FPM/PhD, EFPM	www.iimraipur.ac.in
IIM Ranchi	PhD, EPhD	www.iimranchi.ac.in
IIM Rohtak	PhD	www.iimrohtak.ac.in
IIM Sambalpur	PhD, Executive PhD	www.iimsambalpur.ac.in
IIM Shillong	PhD, PhDWP	www.iimshillong.ac.in
IIM Sirmaur	PhD	www.iimsirmaur.ac.in
IIM Tiruchirappalli	DPM, E-DPM	www.iimtrichy.ac.in
IIM Udaipur	PhD	www.iimu.ac.in
IIM Visakhapatnam	PhD	www.iimv.ac.in

 

 

Top Non-IIMs Accepting CAT Exam Score for FPM/PhD

Given below is the list of the top 20 MBA colleges in India accepting CAT scores. The list includes IITs offering MBA programmes through their Department of Management Studies. 

Top 20 Non-IIMs Accepting CAT Score
FMS, Delhi University	SPJIMR, Mumbai
MDI, Gurgaon	IMT, Ghaziabad
IIT Kanpur-IME	IMI, Delhi
IIT Delhi – DoMs	IIT Bombay-SJMSOM
IIT Madras-DoMs	IIT Roorkee-DoMs
IIT Kharagpur-VGoSM	IIT Dhanbad-ISM
Great Lakes Institute of Management	IMT-Nagpur
IMI-Kolkata	IPE-Hyderabad
ITM-University	Institute of Management, Nirma University
IIITM-Gwalior	Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa

Disclaimer

Candidates must visit the official CAT website and individual IIM and other Non-IIM websites to check the information in detail. 

For more information: Visit CAT Official Website