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Shubham Dhane 12th Aug, 2020

Hello,

The students who want to write CAT should have completed graduation with the minimum percentage of marks and the minimum percentage of marks required to be eligible for CAT is at least 50% or equivalent CGPA for general, EWS and NC-OBC categories. Candidates belonging to reserved category (Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD) categories) must have an aggregate of 45% or equivalent CGPA. Candidates in final year are also eligible to give CAT provided they have minimum percentage of marks. Candidates who have completed a professional degree (CS/CA/ICWA) with required percentage are also eligible. Please click the below link to know more.

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Kamal Kishor Chaurasiya 12th Aug, 2020

Hi Kajal,

The eligibility criteria for applying for CAT is:

  • The candidate should have completed bachelor's degree. The students in final year are also permitted but they have to produce their passing certificate later on.
  • For general and NC-OBC category candidates, the minimum percentage required in the bachelor’s degree is 50%.
  • Candidates from the reserved categories must attain a minimum aggregate percentage of 45% in the graduation.

For more information on CAT 2020 you can check the link below:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-eligibility-criteria/amp

All the best.

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pdwords Student Expert 12th Aug, 2020
Hello,

In order to appear for CAT, candidates need to pass  graduation in any  discipline from a recognized University with 50% aggregate
in case you belong to general category, for SC/ST it's 45%, candidates in their final year too are eligible to apply for CAT
This year CAT is being conducted by IIM Indore, registration has commenced from 5th August, there's no upper age limit to appear for CAT, you may visit our page at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-eligibility-criteria/amp to know more details regarding this.

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