Well, I secured 95% in 10th and 78.4% in 12th boards and 8 pointer in my engineering, am I still eligible for CAT?

Hi aspirant



Eligiblity criteria for cat are as follows

1. A candidate is eligible to appear in CAT 2019 if he/she holds a Bachelor's 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 at least 45% marks.

2. The degree must have been 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.

3. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor's degree or equivalent examination and those who have already completed degree examinations but are awaiting results are also eligible. Such candidates, if qualified, will be allowed to join the course conditionally, only if they produce a certificate from the Principal / Registrar of their University/institution.

The candidate needs to submit the certificate by June 30, 2019 (issued on or before June 30, 2019) stating that the candidate has fulfilled all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.

4. The percentage of marks will be calculated based on the calculation pattern followed by the concerned University/Institution.

In case of CGPA or grades, the conversion is based on the process defined by the concerned university or institution. If any University/institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting grades/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.



Some more eligibility facts for CAT 2019:



You can appear for CAT even if you have done graduation in the old system of graduation, provided that UGC recognises the degree.

Mere fulfilment of minimum CAT eligibility criteria will not ensure shortlisting by IIMs.

The candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.

There is no age bar to appear for CAT exam.

Hello Aspirant,



Here is the detailed academic eligibility criteria for CAT:



Candidate should have completed his/her Bachelors degree program in any stream from a recognized university or have an equivalent qualification which is recognized by the Ministry of HRD, India.



For general and NC-OBC category candidates, the minimum percentage required in the bachelors degree is 50%.



Candidates from the reserved categories must attain a minimum aggregate percentage of 45% in the bachelor's program.



For candidates who are awarded grades or CGPA, the conversion of grades or CGPA will be according to the process certified by the university/ institute.



Candidates in the final year of the program or awaiting their results can also apply.



Based on this, you are surely eligible to write CAT, as u have scored 8 CGPA which is well above the 50% requirement.



Good Luck!!