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I have completed mca in 2015. Can l apply for the exam of cat 2016 or not in such situation? Please do inform me urgently as soon as possible.

Yes, MCA post graduates are eligible to apply for CAT 2016 Examination. The basic educational qualification required to be eligible for appearing in Common Admission Test Recruitment Exam 2016 is "Graduate Degree" or a Post Graduate Degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Candidates must have secured minimum 50% marks in Graduation and 45% marks in case of of Differently Abled, SC and ST Category. Since you have completed MCA i.e., you might have definitely passed Graduate Degree from a recognized university. So based on this eligibility criteria, I am sure you are certainly eligible to apply for CAT Examination and Make sure you secured more than 50% marks either in Graduation or Post Graduation in order to be eligible.

CAT stands for Common Admission Test.
It is conducted by all Indian Institutes of Managements(IIMs) every year for admission in various Masters program in IIMs.
CAT score card is required at the time of admission in IIMs.

CAT-2015 is going to organize on 29th November 2015.
Its registration process is already concluded in August.
Also, a very important news for CAT-2015 that it will be conducted on the basis of previous pattern as used in 2007-08.
So, candidates who have not applied this year will have to wait for CAT-2016.
Eligibility for CAT are
-Candidate must hold Bachelor degree in any disciple from recognized university with at least 45% marks.
-Candidates appearing in final examination of Bachelor degree are also eligible to apply.

So, you can apply for CAT-2016 even if you have completed MCA as candidate should have Bachelor degree and there is no restriction that a candidate having Master degree is not eligible.

Eligibility for CAT:

Graduate candidates with 50% marks and 45% for reserved category students from recognized University.

No Age limit.

Final year students can also apply.

No. of Questions: 100

Yes you can apply for CAT exam 2016.You must have passed graduation in any discipline from recognized university with minimum 50% marks.You can apply for registration for the CAT exam from Aug 2016.

Application Fee:-For General & OBC candidates Rs 1600/-

For SC candidates Rs 800/-

Registration will start:- June 2016

Admit Card Collection:- Oct 2016

Exam date :- Nov 2016

Yes definitely you can apply for CAT exam 2016 .You must have graduation in any stream.You should have minimum 50% marks in graduation .For reserved categories required 45%marks in graduation.

Candidates studying in final year can also apply for this exam.

Registration start from:- Aug 2015

Admit card :- 15 oct 2015

Exam date :- 29 Nov 2015

Reservations seats for OBC -27%

Reservations seats for SC - 15%

Registration fees - 1600 Rs for General & OBC, For SC Rs 800/-

Yes, you are eligible to appear for the Common Admission Test after the MCA degree.

To appear for the CAT examination the required eligibility is:-
* Candidates must have passed the graduation from the recognised university.
* Candidates must have atleast 50% aggregate in the graduation.

So, you can appear for the examination. The examination is conducted for the admission of the candidates in the MBA courses in the IIM.

Yes.Any graduate can apply for CAT.You have completed MCA.So , You can apply for MBA through CAT.

Other MBA Entrance Exams
- XAT
- MAT
- CMAT
- State Level CET

Steps to Apply for CAT
- Visit the site : www.iimcat.ac.in
- Click "Application Form"
- Register online through your name , Email ID , Mobile No etc.
- You will get password through SMS
- Log In again & Fill the Personal Detail , Academic Detail , Work Experience , Programmes etc.
- Now move on Payment & Make a payment online
- Click "Save" & Submit the application
- You will get confirmation througj Mail Id.

Paper Pattern
- Total Questions : 100
Quantitative Aptitude : 34
Logical Reasoning : 32
Verbal & Reading Comprehension : 34
- Total Marks : 300
- Each question carry 3 marks.Nagative 1 mark for MCQ type questions wrong answer & No nagative mark for Non-MCQ questions.

Important Dates
- Notification Date : 26/07/2015
- Start Online Application : 06/08/2015
- Last Date to Apply : 25/09/2015
- Issue Admit-cards : 25/10/2015
- CAT Exam : 29/11/2015