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COMMON ADMISSION TEST 2012 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS GENERAL

RESCHEDULING & CANCELLATION

Ans. No.

Ans. No. Under no circumstances will a cancellation/refund be allowed.

Ans. No. Your fees will not be refunded in case you do not appear for your test as per your scheduled location, date and time.

Ans. The different categories are the following:

• General
• Scheduled Caste (SC)
• Scheduled Tribe (ST)
• Non Creamy Other Backward Class (NC-OBC)
o NC-OBC – Minority

Note 1: Until further communication, all candidates applying under the NC OBC Minority category shall be inevitably considered under the NC OBC category provided they meet the NC OBC eligibility as explained in question number (3) below.
Note 2: No changes in the category will be entertained after the closure of registration window.

Ans. If you belong to SC or ST categories, your caste/tribe must be listed in the Government of India schedule. The caste certificate that you send to IIM should be in the Government approved format and should clearly state: (a) Name of your caste/tribe; (b) Whether you belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe; (c) District and the State or Union Territory of your ordinary residence; and (d) the appropriate Government of India schedule under which your caste/tribe is approved by it as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.

Ans. Candidates will belong to the Non Creamy Other Backward Class (NC-OBC) if their caste/community appears in the Central List of Other Backward Classes which is recognised as a Backward Class under:

i. Government of India, Ministry of Welfare ‘Resolution No. 12011/68/93-BCC (C) dated 10th September, 1993 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I dated the 13th September, 1993.
ii. Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/9/94-BCC dated 19.10.1994 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-1, No. 163 dated 20.10.1994

For an updated list of state-wise OBCs eligible for availing the benefit of reservation and information in respect of the creamy layer visit the website http://www.ncbc.nic.in.

Ans. Candidates belonging to Minorities, as defined in clause (c) of Section 2 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, and also belonging to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes/ OBCs in the Central lists of SEBCs/ OBCs as per Resolution No. 12011/68/93-DCC(C) of the Ministry of Welfare/ Social Justice and Empowerment as modified from time to time by that Ministry, based on the advice of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).

Ans. The 4.5% of reservation for minorities among OBC Non-Creamy Layer is not in force today as the Hon'ble High Court Andhra Pradesh in PIL Nos 1, 22 and 56 of 2012 has set aside the resolution of MHRD dated 22.12.2011 through which a sub-quota of 4.5% in favour of OBC (minorities) from out of 27% quota for OBCs was carved out. The Central Government in consultation with the Dept. of Legal Affairs had filed a Special Leave Petition in the Hon'ble Supreme Court against the aforesaid Judgement and the same is pending consideration.

Ans. Since the judgement of the Hon’ble High Court Andhra Pradesh in the aforementioned cases, MHRD had required (vide D.O.No. 21-61/2012-TS.II) that Centrally Funded Technical Institutes may provide necessary flexibility in the admission system. Hence IIMs are collecting information about NC-OBC – Minorities..

Ans. Please note that availability of reservation for NC-OBC-Minority are currently not in force until any further legal developments and MHRD directives. All applications under NC OBC Minority category shall be inevitably considered under the NC OBC category, provided they meet the eligibility criteria..

Ans. One and a half (1.5) hours prior to the test time. If the test begins at 10 AM, you must reach the test centre no later than 8:30 AM. If the test begins at 3:15 PM, you must reach the test centre no later than 1:45 PM.

Ans. Candidates will need to bring the following identification documents on the test day:
a. CAT 2011 Admit Card
c. A valid document as proof of SC/ST eligibility (if applicable).

If you are a Differently Abled candidate and have requested for support during the test, please carry the copy of the authorisation of the support mailed to you by Prometric

Important: Admit Card and one photo identification, mentioned above, are mandatory in order to test.

Note: You will have to store all other personal items at the test centre at your own risk. Please do not bring any other items to the test centre, as they are not permitted into the testing centre.

Ans. Your name needs to be exactly identical to the name on your school-leaving certificate.

Note: - If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, you must show the relevant document mentioned below and submit a photocopy at the time of the test, interview and at the time of joining a programme.

• Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, Legal Name Change Document

Ans. None. You will not be permitted to bring any personal items to the test centre, including but not limited to wrist-watch, pen, cellphones, calculators, etc.

Ans. The total duration is 2 hours 35 minutes including a 15-minute tutorial. CAT is a multiple choice test, delivered in 2 sections, 70 minutes per section. The actual test will contain 60 questions, 30 questions per section. For further details, refer to Test Duration & Pattern.

Ans. No, you will not be given any breaks during the test.

Ans. At the test centre, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a pencil, eraser and scratch paper for calculations. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room. On completion of the test, candidates will have to hand all the scratch paper and stationery back to the Administrator.

Ans. Your raw scores will be calculated for each section based on the number of questions you answered correctly, incorrectly, or omitted. You will be given +3 points for each correct answer and -1 point for each incorrect answer. There will be no points for questions that are not answered. This scoring methodology ensures that candidates are only awarded points for what they know.For further details, refer to the Development, Scoring & Equating Process.

Ans. The CAT, like virtually all large-scale exams, will utilise multiple forms, or versions, of the test. While all forms are carefully assembled to ensure that the content is comparable, the difficulty of each form may vary slightly. Such minor differences in the overall difficulty level cannot be accurately measured until after all of the forms have been administered and the results analysed. To facilitate this comparison, each form will contain equating blocks comprising a pre-defined number of statistically profiled questions selected from a large item bank. By comparing candidate responses to these equating blocks across multiple forms, the ability level of the individuals can be evaluated and the precise difficulty of the forms calculated. The raw scores are then adjusted, as necessary, through a process called equating. Equating assures fairness for all candidates by allowing accurate comparisons to be made of performance across all of the test forms. Equated raw scores are then placed on a common scale or metric to ensure appropriate interpretation of the scores. This process is called scaling. For details, refer to the Development, Scoring & Equating Process.

Ans. Three scaled scores will be presented for each candidate: an overall scaled score and two separate scaled scores for each section. As the two sections evaluate distinct sets of knowledge and skills, scores do not correlate across sections. A high score in one section does not guarantee a high score in another section. Percentile rankings are provided for each individual section as well as for the overall exam score. Raw scores will not be made available under any circumstances as they do not represent a fair interpretation of your performance in relation to other candidates who have taken the CAT during the same testing window. For details, refer to the Development, Scoring & Equating Process.

Ans. A percentile rank is the percentage of scores that fall below a given score. For example: a 75 percentile would imply that your score is greater than or equal to 75% of the total CAT test-takers. For details, refer to the Development, Scoring & Equating Process.

Ans. No.

Ans. CAT 2012 results are expected to be declared on 09 January 2013 at 3 A.M. on the website www.catiim.in.

Ans. More information will be shared by the IIMs after the CAT 2012 results are declared on 9 January 2013.

Ans. a.) No. You can only schedule the appointment within the registration window: 30 July – 19 September 2012. No exceptions will be permitted.

Ans. No. Vouchers once sold cannot be refunded.

Ans. You need to login on the website www.catiim.in or https://iim.prometric.com using your username & password and select “Resend Admit Card”. The Admit Card will be emailed on the email address provided during registration. There is also an option for you to print you Admit Card directly from the website.

Ans. If the registration website is not accessible for any reason, please close your Internet browser and try again. You can register for and schedule your test anytime between 30 July and 19 September 2012.

Ans. Please contact the CAT Candidate Care on 1-800-102-2256.

Ans. Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstances including but not limited to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT, CAT not being a prerequisite for a programme, and rejection of candidate registration due to incomplete and/or incorrect information.

Ans. Yes, you may login to www.catiim.in or https://iim.prometric.com and select “Edit Profile” to make changes to your personal details such as address. Note that no changes may be made after 19 September 2012.

Process	Date	Other information
IVRS Available	30 July 2012	1-800-102-2256
Advertisement Date	22 July 2012	Published in selected National Dailies
Voucher Sale	30 July - 17 September 2012	Fees payment & voucher (fee receipt) from AXIS Bank branches
Registration Window	30 July - 19 September 2012	Register by logging into www.catiim.in
Rescheduling Window	30 July - 19 September 2012	On Website www.catiim.in
Test Dates & Centre	11 October - 6 November 2012	Test Centre information available on registration portal or www.catiim.in
Exam Results	09 January 2011	www.catiim.in

Process	Date	Other information
IVRS Available	17 August 2011	1-800-103-7383
Advertisement Date	7 August 2011	Published in selected National Dailies
Voucher Sale	17 August – 1 October 2011	Fees payment & voucher (fee receipt) from AXIS Bank branches
Registration Window	17 August – 4 October 2011	Register by logging into www.catiim.in
Test Dates & Centre	22 October – 18 November 2011	Test Centre information available on registration portal or www.catiim.in
Exam Results	11 January 2011	www.catiim.in