Important Dates

• Sale of CAT Vouchers: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Monday, 26 September 2011
• Registration for CAT 2011: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Wednesday, 28 September 2011
• CAT Test Dates: Saturday, 22 October 2011 - Friday, 18 November 2011 (20 days)
• CAT Result: Wednesday 11 January 2012

Test Duration and Pattern

The CAT 2011 will have only two sections. The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second section is Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits.

The examination will be for 140 minutes (2 hours & 20 minutes).

Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Within the 70 min provided for the section, candidates can review the answers. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back. 

A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination.

The total duration will be 2 hours and 35 minutes including the tutorial.

At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room. No breaks will be given during the test. 

Eligibility Criteria to take CAT 2011

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. 

Minimum marks would be 45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)/ ersons with Disability (PWD) .
 
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Source: Official CAT website

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