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CAT is conducted by IIMS for admission to their college. CAT is accepted in all colleges of the country. MAT is accepted by Private management colleges across the country but few colleges accept CAT only. Both the exams are for the taking admission in management course.

Common Admission Test CAT is conducted by one of the Iims, while MAT (Management Aptitude Test) is approved by MHRD and conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA). Considering its reputation, the CAT is the most prestigious common entrance exam for an MBA.

To appear in a CAT exam candidates need a Bachelor's degree from a recognised board with a minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA. The cut-off is 45% for SC, ST, and PWD or DA categories. For the MAT exam, there are no minimum percentage criteria and no minimum age limit.

Management Aptitude Test, popularly known as MAT is conducted by AIMA (All India Management Association). It is a National Level Entrance Test. As per MAT score, applicants need to score at least 95 percentile for admissions in top second-tier AICTE schools, whereas from CAT one needs to score at least 99 percentile for admissions in top Iims like Calcutta, Bangalore, and Ahmedabad.

The CAT is more difficult than MAT and its score is accepted by the top Iims and B schools across India. Comparatively, MAT is much easier, and around 600+ management universities in India accept the MAT result score.

IIMs conduct the Common Admission Test (CAT) to for admissions to its various management programmes. To apply for CAT exam, students can follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CAT i.e., iimcat. ac. in and register yourself by clicking on the "New Candidate Registration".

Step 2: Duly fill in the form by providing details, such as your name, phone number, email, etc.

Step 3: Upload the required documents, including, scanned signature and passport-size photograph. 

Step 4: Pay the registration fee to complete the application.

Yes, hostels are available at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Candidates are provided single-room accommodation in the 33 fully-furnished dormitories spread across the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad campus. Married candidates can opt to live with their families in married candidates' hostels. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad hostels provide good accommodation for both female and male candidates.

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad offers facilities such as bathrooms, Wi-Fi, an almirah, television, and refrigerators among others. The dorms are equipped with air conditioners and washing machines as well at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. IIM (Indian Institute of Management), Ahmedabad is a public autonomous Business-school located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Indian Institute of Management is a group of 20 public, autonomous institutes for Management education and research in India. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad is number one among all public and private Management institutes in India. The Business school is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In terms of rankings, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has topped the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings thrice for the last five years. The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad is one of the few institutes in India to be given EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development). Not just that, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad is known for its excellent placement record and high ranking in India (ROI). Under the Management category, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has been ranked 1 by Outlook, The Week, National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022, and other ranking bodies for the year 2022.

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad faculty comprises renowned academics, professors, and management thinkers who strive hard to maintain a level of excellence at the institution, working on research to improve management thinking in the country. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad professors care for you even after you've left campus. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad professors try to teach their candidates in their own way. Some candidates succeed, while others do not. Some of them had an open-door policy as well, which means you could go to their office anytime and they will solve your doubts first. However, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad offers scholarships for its students and the details are as follows: 

1. Interest Waiver Scholarships.
2. Aditya Birla Group Scholarships.
3. Schedule Caste or Schedule Tribe Scholarships.
4. OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship.
5. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Exit Scholarships.
6. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Special Need-based scholarship for Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) and Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (PGP-FABM).

For more information, you may visit the Shiksha IIM Ahmedabad page. (https://www.shiksha.com/college/iim-Ahmedabad-indian-institute-of-management-vastrapur-307). I hope this will help you.