What is the eligibility criteria to appear for CAT exam?

Qualifying Exam: Candidates must have a Bachelor's or its equivalent degree. Minimum Marks: Pass the above exam with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% marks for SC/ST/PwD categories). Appearing candidates of the final year of Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination can also apply.

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For CAT exam you should have Bachelors degree or its equivalent degree with minimum 50% marks. If you fulfil the eligibility criteria then start the preparation. The exam is mainly based on quantitative aptitude, reasoning and English.

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Hi, The eligibility criteria for CAT is as following: 1. Applicants should hold a Bachelors degree with minimum 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA awarded by a recognised university or educational institute as incorporated by an Act of the Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. 2. For the reserved category candidates, such as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD), the minimum percentage to be secured in Bachelors Degree is 45 percent. 3. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelors degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply. However, they will be given provisional admission only until the time they submit a certificate from the Principal / Registrar of their University/institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelors degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate. 4. During the time of application, candidates need to fulfill any one of the following three conditions: 1. Completed Bachelors degree with requisite percentage of marks 2. Completed Professional degree with requisite percentage of marks 3. Should be in the final year of Bachelors degree with requisite marks percentage 5. The calculation of the marks percentage will be done based on the practice followed by the respective University/Institute. In case the Institute/University offers grades/CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution. In case there is no such conversion scheme followed by the institute, the equivalence will be calculated by dividing the candidates CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100.

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