IIMs to hold CAT 2018 on November 25

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will hold the Common Admission Test (CAT) this year on November 25 in two sessions, convening body IIM Calcutta said. Registrations for the entrance test into the IIMs will open on August 8.

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will organise the Common Admission Test (CAT) this year on November 25 (Sunday) in two sessions, IIM Calcutta, the convening body, said on Saturday.

Registrations for the entrance test into the 20 IIMs, along with over 110 non-IIM management institutes who use CAT scores, will open on August 8 and close on September 19.

According to Sumanta Basu of IIM Calcutta, who is the convenor for CAT 2018, the test will be conducted in centres spread across roughly 147 cities.

This is up from 141 cities last year, when CAT was held on November 26.

IIMs will offer candidates the option to select four test cities in order of their preference, with test cities and centres being assigned to candidates only after the last date for CAT 2018 registration.

“Hence, candidates need not rush to block slots and cities in the initial days of registration. We will try our best to assign candidates their first preferred city,” said Basu in an official statement.

In cases where the above is not possible, the candidates will be assigned a city following their given order of preference.