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I have 49.6% in my honours paper. I want to know if i am eligible to sit for CAT
? Please help.

Sorry, you are not eligible to appear for the CAT examination. CAT stands for Common Admission Test and it is the examination conducted for the admission of the candidates in the MBA courses.

The eligibility to appear for the examination is candidates must have passed the graduation from the recognised university with at least 50% aggregate and relaxation for the reserved candidates.

So, if you belongs to open category you are not eligible to appear for the examination.

CAT exam stands for Common Admission Test which is conducted through IIM for The candidates those who are interested for MBA ,eligibility criteria are as follows:

The candidates should be a graduates in any discipline from a recognized university or institute with minimum 50% marks or in aggregate . The final year graduation students are also eligible to apply .

There is no age limit for candidates.

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have 49.6% in my honours paper. I want to know if i am eligible to sit for CAT
? Please help.

CAT - Common Admission Test

This is a All India entrance exam which is conducted for candidates to get admission in post graduate program. Most of the colleges prefer the CAT score to give admission for candidates. There are eligibility conditions which you need to satisfy in order to apply for the exam and they are:

# Candidate appearing should have a citizenship in India.

# Candidate should have completed a degree with 50% marks and this is for general category candidate and there are relaxation such as 45% for SC/ST candidates.

# Candidate appearing for the final year exam is also eligible for the CAT exam.

If you satisfy them all then you can apply for the CAT exam. The duration for the exam is 3 hours and the sections are Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning.

The CAT exam is computer based test and you can register online at http://www.iimcat.ac.in and the registration fees is Rs. 1600 for General and OBC and Rs. 800 for SC/ST/PWD-DA.

CAT stands for the Common Admission Test. This entrance test is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management for the MBA programs.

Eligibility criteria for the MBA course and CAT:

>>Candidate must have done bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for the exam.

The minimum percentage of marks required for the CAT exam is 50% marks in bachelor's degree.

Since, you have only 49.6% marks in bachelor's degree, you can not apply for the CAT examination.

Eligibility criteria for the CAT exam:

Graduation in any discipline from a UGC recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for the exam.

The least academic percentage of marks required for the exam is 50% for candidates of all category.

So, you can not apply for the CAT exam with 49.6% marks in Honors.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have 49.6% in my honours paper. I want to know if i am eligible to sit for CAT
? Please help.

No, you are not eligible for CAT entrance exam because your graduation marks is below 50%.

If you are from SC/ST category then you are eligible for CAT entrance exam.

Those candidates who have completed graduation degree from a recognized with above 50% marks are eligible for CAT exam. Final year students are eligible for CAT exam.

Best books for CAT exam:-

1. TIME - Book for Quantitative Aptitude - Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
2. Siddhartha Balakrishnan - Mathematics for CAT
3. Theodor Seuss Geisel - The CAT in the HAT
4. Servash Verma - Quantum CAT
5. B S Sijwali - Analytical and Logical Reasoning
6. Sujit Kumar - Verbal Ability for CAT
7. Arun Sharma - How to prepare for CAT
8. Disha Publication - CAT Solved Papers as topic wise
9. Nishant K Sinha - The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for CAT

No, you can't appear for CAT with less than 50% marks if you are a general category candidate. There will be possibility only when you belong to reserved category.

There is other option for you in GMAT if you have less than 50& marks. This score is also widely accepted by reputed management institutes.

Eligibility Criteria Required to Appear in CAT Examination:

If you belong to General or Unreserved category, then I am sorry to say that you are not eligible. On the other hand, if you belong to SC/ ST/ OBC/ Ex-Servicemen Category then you may be eligible for appearing in CAT Examination. The basic percentage required is given below in detail.

<> Minimum Percentage required (for Unreserved Category) - 50% marks or its equivalent CGPA

<> Minimum Percentage required (for SC/ DA/ PWD/ ST) Category - 45% marks

If you belong to SC/ ST/ PWD/ Ex-Servicemen Category, then I am sure you are certainly eligible to appear in CAT Examination.

No, you are not eligible to sit for CAT with 49.6% marks in Honours.

Eligibility Criteria for CAT :

• Candidate must have passed graduation from any recognised university.
• Candidate must have secured more than 50% marks in graduation.
• There is no age limit.