The Hindu : Education / College & University : Common test for admission to management courses

The Hindu : Education / College & University : Common test for admission to management courses

To reduce the physical, mental and financial stress on students who have to write multiple entrance examinations for management courses, the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to hold a national-level common admission test for all management programmes from 2012-13.

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)-2012 for all courses approved by the AICTE will be conducted online in 61 cities from February 20 to 28 next and scores awarded will be used for admission in management programmes at the degree and diploma levels, all over India for admissions for 2012-13.

The Secretaries dealing with technical education in the States and Vice-Chancellors of universities have been requested to advise the competent authority for admissions in their respective States and jurisdiction to use the merit list of CMAT-2012.

The institutions and the State governments are required to register online free of charge for adopting CMAT-2012 scores for 2012-13admissions. Minority institutions will effect admissions as per the provision available for such categories.

The admission test will be based on quantitative techniques & data interpretation, logical reasoning, language comprehension and general awareness — each paper comprising 25 questions and 100 marks. There will be negative marks for wrong answers.

Keywords: CMAT, MBA, common entrance exam, management colleges, B-schools

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The Hindu : Education / College & University : Common test for admission to management courses

The Hindu : Education / College & University : Common test for admission to management courses

To reduce the physical, mental and financial stress on students who have to write multiple entrance examinations for management courses, the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to hold a national-level common admission test for all management programmes from 2012-13.

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)-2012 for all courses approved by the AICTE will be conducted online in 61 cities from February 20 to 28 next and scores awarded will be used for admission in management programmes at the degree and diploma levels, all over India for admissions for 2012-13.

The Secretaries dealing with technical education in the States and Vice-Chancellors of universities have been requested to advise the competent authority for admissions in their respective States and jurisdiction to use the merit list of CMAT-2012.

The institutions and the State governments are required to register online free of charge for adopting CMAT-2012 scores for 2012-13admissions. Minority institutions will effect admissions as per the provision available for such categories.

The admission test will be based on quantitative techniques & data interpretation, logical reasoning, language comprehension and general awareness — each paper comprising 25 questions and 100 marks. There will be negative marks for wrong answers.

Keywords: CMAT, MBA, common entrance exam, management colleges, B-schools

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The Hindu : Education : CAT: new pattern to benefit aspirants

The Hindu : Education : CAT: new pattern to benefit aspirants

With the new pattern announced this year for the CAT exam, there are many questions that the students have related to preparing for it

This is the time of the year when CAT aspirants will be at the peak of preparation, with the exam under two months away. With the new pattern announced this year for the CAT exam, there are many questions that the students have about the way they need to prepare for it. Let us examine the changes and what they mean to the students in terms of their preparation.

The CAT 2011 will be for 140 minutes as against the 135 minutes last year. It will have only two sections instead of three. The first section has questions from Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and the second section on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. Each section will have 30 questions.

These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The sections will have a time limit of 70 minutes each. After the first section, candidates will move to the second and cannot to go back to the first.

The students cannot submit the first section and move on to the second whenever they like but have to wait for the allotted 70 minutes to end, before moving on to the second section. They can submit the second section earlier than the allotted 70 minutes, but cannot leave their seats till all the students in the hall have submitted their tests. CAT is known to change its pattern regularly and the current pattern was used earlier in the ‘Paper and Pencil' days in 1996-97.

It is believed that the changes this year are to the advantage of the students in many ways.

The students are relieved of “time management” between sections, with the sections being timed individually. This was one of the crucial factors in the earlier CATs as the students had to show their competency in all the three sections within the allotted 135 minutes for the exam. Now, the exam has two sections with individual time windows of 70 minutes each. So, the students now need not worry about the time they spend on each area/section and can instead devote their attention to solving as many questions as they can. This will reduce the mental stress and is a big advantage to the students. This will, thereby, help in increasing the accuracy levels.

Candidates with specific areas of weakness can now expect a better shot at the IIMs. This is due to the combination of areas that the sections now have. Candidates can now compensate for a weak area in a section with the other area from the same section, thereby putting in a balanced performance overall. The students should not change the way they prepare because of the change in the pattern.

The basics and their application are still required and are going to be tested. Selective preparation of areas will be another trap that many students may fall in, due to the combination of areas. The students need to watch out for this.

To get used to the new pattern before the actual exam, taking mocks in the new pattern is very important.

Those who take mocks regularly and analyse them for areas of improvement stand a better chance in the CAT exam.The main focus of the students on the test day should be to maximise their score in the given 70 minutes for each section, without worrying anything about cut-offs, minimum number of attempts, composition of the section etc.

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HOW TO APPLY FOR GATE 2012?

HOW TO APPLY?


Before applying, candidates are advised to download the GATE 2012 Information Brochure and read it carefully.


Candidates have to apply only Online. The application fee and the steps in the application process are given below.


Category Application Fee
General/OBC Rs.1000/-
SC / ST / PD Rs.500/-
PD: Person with Disability




Application Process


Step 1:Decide Payment Option
Gateway Payment:
Payment can be made using netbanking. Banking service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.30/-)


Challan Payment:
Payment by cash at ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India branches. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.25/-)


Step 2: Obtain SC / ST / PD Certificate (if applicable)
Authorities empowered to issue Certificates




Step 3: Apply Online
Candidates must follow the instructions provided while applying online.


At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages:
Page-1: Instructions
Page-2: GATE 2012 Application - GATE Copy
Page-3: GATE 2012 Application - Candidate's Copy
Page-4: Address Slip of respective zonal GATE office
Page-5: Bank Challan (for Challan Payment option only)




Take a print out of the entire file.


Step 4: Cash Payment: (only for Challan Payment option)


The bank challan (Page-5) will be printed in triplicate. Take it to any one of the branches of ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India (as opted by the candidate) and pay the fees. Bank will retain a copy with them and will return two copies to you. In those two copies, retain the Candidate's copy with you and attach the GATE Copy with the application.


Step 5:
Paste your recent photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place of Page-2.
Sign at the designated places of Page-2.
Paste the Page-4 on top of a A4-size envelope.


Step 6: Post/Submission


Before posting your application form, make sure that, in addition to the other relevant attachments, you have attached either a copy of the degree certificate or a certificate from your college principal as indicated below:
Candidates should submit a copy of the degree certificate or provisional certificate if they have passed their qualifying degree in 2011 or before.


Candidates with the following eligibility conditions should submit a certificate signed by the Principal of the college, where the candidate is studying, clearly indicating the year of passing of the candidate in the qualifying degree.


Students in the final year of Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2).


Students in the final year of Master's degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent.


Students in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.


Students in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.


To download the format of the certificate to be sent by the candidates,  click here.


Duly filled-in Application with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone, corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City to appear for the examination, so as to reach on or before Monday, 24th October, 2011


OR


It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.

GATE 2012 IMPORTANT DATES ANNOUNCED

IMPORTANT DATES Commencement of Online Application submission Monday 12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs) Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure) Monday 17 October 2011 (23:00 Hrs) Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office Monday 24 October 2011 Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city Friday 09 December 2011 Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites Monday 02 January 2012 GATE 2012 Online Examination for Papers: AR, GG and TF Sunday 29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) GATE 2012 Online Examination Papers: AE, AG and MN Sunday 29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI Sunday 12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL Sunday 12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) Announcement of results Thursday 15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs)

CAT 2011 IMPORTANT DATES

CAT 2011 IMPORTANT DATES
Sale of CAT Vouchers :
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Monday, 26 September 2011
Registration for CAT 2011 :
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Wednesday, 28 September 2011
CAT Test Dates :
Saturday, 22 October 2011 - Friday, 18 November 2011
CAT Result :
Wednesday 11 January 2012

CAT 2011 ADMISSION PROCESS

ADMISSION PROCESS:


Please note that each IIM shortlists candidates for second stage of selection which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT2011 examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may use previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. For more information you may refer the admissions policies of IIMs from their respective websites

CAT 2011 ELIGIBILITY

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) and Differently Abled (DA) (It may also referred to as Persons with Disability (PWD) category)], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor’s degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any 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. 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. If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2012 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2012) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.catiim.in. Applicants should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.

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