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Sir,
i am persuing btech from mechanical branch in noida...
i want to know,whether it will be
possible for me to give cat exam?
can a person from engineering background gives for cat?

CAT stands for Common Admission Test. It is an entrance examination conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for admission to MBA course. Candidates who have completed Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 50% marks from a recognised university are eligible to appear in CAT examination. Since, you are pursuing B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) course, after completion of your graduation degree from a recognised university, you are eligible to appear in CAT examination.

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Sir,
i am persuing btech from mechanical branch in noida...
i want to know,whether it will be
possible for me to give cat exam?
can a person from engineering background gives for cat?

Yes, you are eligible for CAT exam.

CAT stands for Common Admission Test. CAT examination is conducted by IIM's every year for admission in IIM and top level MBA colleges.

Those candidates who have completed graduation degree in any stream from a recognized university with above 50% marks are eligible for CAT exam. For SC/ST candidates the percentage is 45 % in graduation. There is no age limitation for the candidates. Final year student are also eligible for CAT exam.

Pattern for CAT exam:-

1.Data Interpretation.
2.Quantitative Aptitude.
3.Logical Reasoning.
4.Verbal Ability.

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

For more details about CAT exam, you can visit to the official website http://www.catiim.in