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I have 45 percent marks in graduation. I fall under OBC category. Can I sit for cat exam?

CAT stands for Common Admission Test. It is conducted by Indian Institute of Management for Master of Business Administration.

Eligibility criteria:

>>Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for exam.

>>Minimum percentage of marks in bachelor's degree is 50%.

No, there is no percentage relaxation for OBC candidates also. You can not apply for exam with 45% marks in bachelor's degree. You can apply for some other exams like MAT, XAT, SNAP etc for management course.

For general and OBC category 50% marks in the required marks in graduation to become eligible for CAT. There is relaxation of 5% only for SC/ST/PWD category.

If you belong to OBC and have less than 50% marks then you can try your luck in GMAT/XAT which doesn't have any percentage restriction. These scores are also accepted by many top colleges.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have 45 percent marks in graduation. I fall under OBC category. Can I sit for cat exam?

Sorry, you are not eligible for CAT (Common Admission Test) examination. For CAT examination the eligibility is a pass in graduation with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST). The eligibility pdf link is given below

No, you are not eligible to appear for CAT examination. CAT examination is conducted by IIM for admission in MBA course.

To appear for entrance examination candidates need minimum 50% from any recognised university in any discipline but relaxation of 5% for SC/ST candidates. There is no age limit to appear for examination.

So, you are not eligible to appear for examination.

CAT is Common Admission Test.

Eligibility to write CAT exam is:

1. Graduation from a recognized university. Candidates in final year of bachelor's degree is eligible for exam.

2. Minimum percentage required for general and OBC candidate is 50%.

With 45% marks in graduation, you are not eligible for CAT exam.

No, you are not eligible to write CAT examination after completion of your Graduation with an aggregate of 45% marks from a recognised university being a OBC category candidate. To be eligible to appear in CAT examination, you must have completed Bachelor's degree course with minimum aggregate of 50% marks from a recognised university. Since, you have not secured 50% aggregate marks in your Graduation, you are not eligible to write CAT examination.

For Common Admission Test conducted by Indian Institute of Management, general and OBC candidates must have 50% marks in bachelor's degree.

You can not apply for this exam with 45% marks in bachelor's degree.

CAT stands for Common Admission test.

No, you can not apply for CAT exam because you have only 45% marks and the minimum marks required to apply for CAT exam is 50% marks in general category and OBC category.

So, you can not apply for this exam.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have 45 percent marks in graduation. I fall under OBC category. Can I sit for cat exam?

CAT stands for Common Admission Test.

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

There is no marks relaxation for OBC candidates. SC/ST candidates are allow to get 5% marks relaxation for CAT exam.