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Sanad Rafeeque 17th Jun, 2018

Hi Ayush,

The candidate should have 50% in his bachelour degree

This is the only requirment, though those who are on final year can also go for CAT.

Good luck!

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Shivani sharma 17th Jun, 2018
Hi Dear,
according to us, this is the eligibility criteria are:


CAT Eligibility

Eligibility criteria points for CAT are not changed. IIMs have kept the CAT exam eligibility on the same ground. The only eligibility criterion change in CAT eligibility was introduced in 2014 when CAT convening IIM Indore had announced to accept two years of graduation in CAT exam.



50% marks in Graduation
According to CAT eligibility, a candidate is eligible to appear in CAT , if he/she holds Bachelors Degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. The candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) categories need only 45% marks.

Final year students eligible to apply
CAT exam eligibility criteria further clarify that candidates in final year of Graduation are also eligible to apply for CAT .
I hope this information is helpful for you
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Sanad Rafeeque 17th Jun, 2018

Hi Ayush,

According to CAT 2018 eligibility, a candidate is eligible to appear in CAT 2018, if he/she holds Bachelor's Degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.

Vishal Sharma 17th Jun, 2018

Hello
You should have bachelor degree or in a final year
And please check out in this link  https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-eligibility-criteria
Best of luck

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