The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent
CGPA [45% in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled
Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories], awarded by any University
or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State legislature in
India or declared to be deemed as an University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956,
or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of HRD, Government
of India.
• Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification
examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting
results can also apply. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will
be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if 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 Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the
certificate.
• Candidates applying for CAT 2019 should fulfill any one of the following conditions:
• Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks*.
• Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA) with required percentage*.
• Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree with required percentage*.
CAT Eligibility
* SC/ST/PwD candidates should have minimum 45%. For General, EWS and NC-OBC
candidates, the minimum is 50%.
• The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the
practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. In case of grades/CGPA,
the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by
the respective University/Institution. If any University/Institution confirms that there is
no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be
established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and
multiplying the result with 100.
• IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which
are provided at the website www.iimcat.ac.in. Applicants should note that the mere
fulfilment of the minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for short
listing by IIMs. Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account
and a phone number throughout the selection process