Hi,

The eligibility criteria for the CAT exam strictly says that a candidate of general category will be eligible to give the exam if he/she has at least 50% marks in bachelors course. This percentage drops by 5% for SC/ST category. So even if you have a backlog, your total marks should be above 50% to be eligible to give the exam.

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HELLO NIKHIL SHINDE

Yes, a student can appear in CAT exam with a backlog.

Important Points Regarding CAT Registration 2019 With Backlogs:

Here, some of the important points are mentioned that the CAT aspirants with backlogs are

suggested to go through and clear any confusion regarding the same.

 • A candidate with a backlog in graduation degree is eligible to apply for CAT 2019

 • Candidates who are appearing for supplementary re-exams are also eligible to apply for

CAT.

 • Any candidate scoring more than 50% (45% for reserved category) in graduation (even

in supplementary re-exam) can apply for CAT 2019.

 • While filling the CAT 2019 registration form, select “yes” to the question “Are you in

the final year of Bachelor Degree?”.

 • Since graduation is incomplete, candidates are required to submit a certificate issued

by the Principal/ Registrar of the University (or college) mentioning that the candidates

have appeared for supplementary re-examination and are awaiting results.

 • Candidates belonging to any reserved category should check the eligibility properly

before applying and should upload a copy of the caste certificate during registration. It

should be noted that IIMs does not provide provision to change the caste after

completing the registration.

Avoid mistakes while entering personal and academic details while registering:

It is extremely for the CAT applicants to go through the detailed CAT eligibility criteria before

registering for the exam. Though a correction window will be available later, it is limited to

certain changes i.e. the correction window does not allow changes in the full application. So, to

avoid any discrepancies later, which might lead to the cancellation of candidature, CAT

aspirants should properly check the eligibility properly before applying.

Eligibility

Candidates should check the eligibility before filling the CAT 2019 application form. Here, we

are providing complete details about CAT 2019/2020 eligibility criteria:

General Eligibility:

 Students should have passed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree from any recognized

university or college.

 In graduation, candidates should have obtained minimum 50% marks for general candidates

and 45% marks for SC, ST & PwD/DA candidates.

 The percentage of marks secured by students will be calculated on the basis of practice

followed by the college/university from where candidates have obtained the bachelor’s

degree.

 Students appearing in the final year of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification are also

eligible to apply.

 Students appearing in the qualifying exam are required to produce a certificate from the

principal/registrar of their college latest by 30 th  June 2019 stating that the candidate has

completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification.

Qualifying Examinations:

Students have to qualify/appearing in any one of the following examinations to get eligible for

CAT 2019/2020:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/ technology or BE/B.Tech equivalent examinations of

Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE.

Any qualification recognized by AIU, New Delhi, which is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree

awarded by colleges/ universities recognized by UGC.

Student must be in the final year of bachelor’s degree with required percentage.

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