CAT

Hi,
Getting a good score in all the mentioned examinations will require thorough preparation and hard work. No examination is easy and all have strong competition among candidates.

You can appear for CAT 2017, but during your final enrolment in IIMs or any other B-School, you must have graduation marks above 50% or as per college criteria.

Different colleges have different dates that are available on websites.
List down the colleges you want to get enroll for. Mostly colleges start their procedure before CAT.

Sorry, you cannot.

Admission at SPJIMR depends on a lot of factors and eligibility criteria, score in CAT/XAT/GMAT exam. We cannot reveal the exact score required for admissions but higher the score, better are the chances of final selection. For detailed admission criteria please follow the website link:
http://spjimr.org/content/admission-process.

There is no weight-age for work experience in majority of IIMs. Students with work experience may get a minor edge during Personal Interview. Admission in IIMs after CAT is based on following criteria:
(a) GDPI Call: 70% weightage will be given to the scores of CAT and 30% weightage to the Application Rating Score (Xth marks, XIIth marks, Graduation Marks)
(b) Final Selection: Group Discussion: 10%, Personal Interview: 40%, weightage to the Composite Score at the final stage of selection to arrive at the Aggregate Score: 50%
Above mentioned weightage vary in different IIMs.

Hello Hardik,
To be honest, nobody else but you can answer this question best. If you are interested in your family business, then go for it. Or, if you believe you have better chances with CAT (MBA), then choose MBA.
You also have an option of gaining experience from that business first and then pursuing CAT.

Apologies for the late reply! Yes, there is a penalty of -1 mark levied for every wrong answer in the CAT exam. The marking pattern is +3, -1; no mark is deducted for an unattempted question.

Hello! Apologies for the late reply! Yes, you can appear for CAT since you are in the final year. However, you have to ensure that all the pending backlogs are cleared by the time the college starts its academic session(of course, provided you get admission there). The colleges state a specific deadline within which all the necessary mark sheets and other relevant documents should be duly submitted.

Hello! No, only the IIMs conduct the coveted and highly competitive CAT exam. It is held every year in online mode during November end or December first week, This year, it is held by IIM-L(Lucknow) on Nov 26th.