Thousands have been hitting the term www.iimcat.ac.in 2019 in google today. Reason being, IIM Kozhikode has published the CAT 2019 notification in all leading dailies. After the media release of the national level MBA entrance exam released two days ago, the official notification has been published now.
IIMK, on behalf of all Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in India, is conducting the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019. Registrations for the same shall be opened on August 7, 2019, at 10 AM, at the website iimcat.ac.in.
MBA aspirants will be able to fill the online form on the website and submit the same with fees of Rs 950 for SC/ST/PWD, and Rs 1900 for all others, until 5 PM of September 18, 2019. Admit card will be issued on October 23, 2019, and the exam will be held on November 24, 2019.
The official website iimcat.ac.in has been revamped with all details of CAT 2019 exam. Applicants are advised to read through all details on the website before applying, and thereafter also to understand about the exam.
4 Important Pages To Check On iimcat.ac.in (2019)
1. The home page of iimcat.ac.in enlists all important dates of the exam. Link to register is also visible on it, however at the moment it leads to registration for non-IIMs. Once registration starts, candidates will be able to apply online through it.
Various important documents have been uploaded on the website, including the CAT 2019 advertisement, information bulletin, media release, eligibility, selection process (of IIMs), scoring and equating process, disclaimers, registration guide. Such certificates which will be required during registration or thereafter are also available. They are scribe affidavit, identification affidavit, final year certificate, OBC certificate, EWS certificate, SC/ST certificate, disability certificate (PWD)–form–V, disability certificate (PWD)–form–VI, disability certificate (pwd)–form–VII.
2. IIMK has provided an in-depth FAQ section that answers 36 questions on registration, 4 on category selection, 13 on exam format, and 12 on pwd. These 65 questions answer almost all exam related details that a CAT aspirant may have.
3. About us section of the website provide an insight into the history of IIMs, and list and locations of all current IIMs.
4. Exam cities page of iimcat.ac.in has a dropdown, where state can be selected, and in turn all the cities where examination CAT 2019 will be held will be displayed. This is another important thing to be aware of before applying.
The contact point regarding registrations is the toll free number 1-800-209-0830 which can be connected through on any working day from Monday to Saturday between 9 am and 6 pm. For the same topic, [email protected] can also be emailed to.
CAT Centre office will accept queries on all academic perspectives of the CAT exam such as eligibility, category, PWD from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm from Monday to Friday. The phone number of the office is 0495-2809219, and emails ID is [email protected] The location is CAT Centre, Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK Campus P.O., Kozhikode 673570.
Common Admission Test (CAT) exam is held yearly by the IIMs in rotation. The scores of this exam are accepted not only by IIMs, but hundreds of other B-Schools in the country, making it a highly competitive exam. Over the last decade, the number of applicants for CAT has been (approximately, year 2018-2008) 2.41 lakh, 2.31 lakh, 2.32 lakh, 2.18 lakh, 1.96 lakh, 1.94 lakh, 2.14 lakh, 2.05 lakh, 2.04 lakh, 2.41 lakh, 2.90 lakh.
