CAT to get into IIM

Can you tell me if English Honors background would help me in clearing CAT easily to get into IIM (Indian Institute of Management)?

The Common Admission Test (CAT) holds the key to the IIM (Indian Institute of Management) and other major B-schools in India.

Admission Policy of IIMs:
The Common admission test (CAT) is conducted jointly by all IIMs. However, each IIM has its own admission process, independent from other IIMs.

It should be noted that performance in CAT is one of several inputs used by IIMs to judge the suitability of a candidate, first for group discussion and/or interview and then for final selection.

The IIM, to which the candidate has applied, evaluates the candidate in each of a set of different areas of achievement, including CAT performance. Each IIM independently decides what weightage should be given to the various are as, admission process followed by each IIM is given in the respective institutional profile.

CAT Eligibility

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities


Candidates appearing for the final year bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirement and are awaiting results can also apply.

CAT 2014 Important Dates:
The CAT 2014 dates are as follows
Announcement of CAT 2014 by IIMs: Sunday, July 27, 2014
CAT 2014 Exam Dates: Sunday, November 16, 2014 and Saturday, November 22, 2014
Sale of CAT 2014 Vouchers: Wednesday, August 6 2014 to Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Extended for 1 day, Friday, October 10, 2014.
CAT 2014 Admit Card Download starts: Thursday, October 16, 2014

Examination / Test Centres

Ahmedabad
Gurgaon
Lucknow
Bangalore
Guwahati
Mumbai
Bhopal
Hyderabad
Nagpur
Bhubaneswar
Indore
Noida
Chandigarh
Jaipur
Patna
Chennai
Jamshedpur
Pune
Coimbatore
Kolkata
Varanasi
Delhi
Kozhikode

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