IIM Bangalore likely to conduct CAT 2016

Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the most awaited entrance exams of the nation. Every year lakhs of candidates enrolled in this exam. Last year, IIM-Ahmedabad conducted this exam and approx. 2.18 lakh management aspirants appeared for it. In this year, the baton to conduct CAT examination has been passed to IIM Bangalore by IIM Ahmedabad.

IN 2013 and 2014, IIM Indore conducted CAT for two consecutive years and IIM-A took over in 2015. In 2015, several significant changes were introduced in the exam pattern for CAT. It is expected that with IIM-B, there would be some new changes in the CAT 2016 exam pattern. This news has been confirmed by official sources of CAT organizing committee and it will be officially announced by the month of June.

Professor Tathagata Bandyopadhyay speaks:

Professor Tathagata Bandyopadhyay, a member of the CAT 2015 committee said, "The official CAT committee meeting will be held in end of May or early-June, where IIM Ahmedabad will give a handover to the respective institute which will conduct CAT 2016." If the reports are to be believed, this will be the first time that the online CAT exam will be conducted by IIM Bangalore.

The notification for CAT 2016 is likely to be released in July or August and the exam is expected to be scheduled in November 2016. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will continue to be the test-taking agency this year. In 2014, the TCS signed a five-year deal with the IIMs to conduct the test.  

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