Registrations Have Started For CAT 2017


The registration for Common Admission Test 2017- India’s biggest entrance test for MBA admissions- opened on August 9 and will close on September 20.
“There is no need to rush on day one itself. The registration is spread over a good 40 days. Candidates have enough time to apply for registration,” said the convener of CAT 2017, Prof. Neeraj Dwivedi in an interview to Nirmal Singh Lotus.

After submission of application, candidates will be permitted to download their admit card from October 18, 2017 onwards, till the test date.
The CAT website, iimcat.ac.in contains a FAQ section which addresses candidates’ queries. The candidates can also connect with the CAT helpdesk over email or phone. CAT 2017 will be held on 26 November in two sessions this year. IIM-L released the test notification last month. CAT scores are accepted by the 20 IIMs and more than a 100 B-schools across the country. CAT 2017 will be conducted in test centers spread across approximately 140 test cities. Candidates will be given the option to select four test cities in order of preference.
“We will try our best to assign candidates to their first preferred city. In case it is not possible, they will be assigned a city following their given order of preference. In the rare case that a candidate is not allotted any of the preferred cities, he/she will be allotted to an alternate city,” said Prof Dwivedi to Nirmal Singh Lotus.
However, the candidates won’t be able to select the sessions as they will be assigned randomly. They will also have to pay the registration fee through online payment modules. More than two lakh candidates are expected to appear in the examination. Registrations for CAT shot up to a seven-year high in 2016, with 2,32,434 candidates applying for the entrance test to IIMs and other prominent B-schools.
From CAT 2010 to CAT 2016, this was the highest number of applicants. Men comprised a majority of the candidates (67%), the percentage of female candidates marginally increased by 1% compared to 2015.
Prof. Dwivedi told Nirmal Singh Lotus that IIM-L is conducting the test after a gap of seven years, and he will be the convener for CAT 2017.



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