Today IIM Ahmedabad announced that CAT will be held during the period Saturday, 28 November 2009 – Monday, 7 December 2009. The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance exam for the management programmes of its seven business schools. The candidate can choose a test date, session (morning/afternoon), and venue across thirty centres (cities) all over India, subject to availability. CAT 2009 Advertisement will appear in leading newspapers on Sunday, 30 August 2009.
This time the CAT aspirants need not to buy a bulky CAT bulletin as all the formalities will be paperless. The CAT candidate will have to buy a scratch-voucher from the designated bank branches, and, later registers online at the IIM website.
Sale of vouchers starts on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 at designated bank branches and their associate outlets. The sale ends on Thursday, 1 October 2009. Online registration for CAT 2009 will also begin on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 and end on Thursday, 1 October 2009. Instructions on access to online registration will be given in the voucher, and, detailed registration instructions will be on the CAT website.
For more details on CAT 2009 you can visit the CAT website on and after 30th August 2009.
Other important notifications for MBA aspirants in India ::
Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET):
- Online application form submission starts: September 7, 2009
- Last date to submit online application form: October 9, 2009 (6:00 PM)
- Last date for receipt of application form at IISc, Bangalore: October 16, 2009
- Examination Date: 13th Dec, 2009
IRMA Entrance Test
- Application forms will be available during August – September 2009
- Examination Date: 8th Nov, 2009
IBSAT
- Last date to receive completed OMR application form: December 12, 2009
- Online admit cards available from November 16, 2009
- Examination Date: 27th Dec, 2009
