CAT 2012 Exam Dates@ IIMs prepone CAT process by two weeks for the year 2012

July 20, 2012 - PRLog -- This year has seen an early start in terms of the biggest MBA entrance exam, CAT conducted by the IIMs for the admission in 13 IIMs and over 150 B-schools in India. With the announcement of CAT 2012 by IIM Kozhikode, the IIM which is conducting CAT this year, it has been observed that this season of CAT is preponed by about two weeks with respect to all the important dates. Right from the announcement of the exam to the registration and the conduct of the test to the declaration of result, every aspect of the exam has seen an early start this year.

Events- Announcement of date
   
CAT 2011- Saturday, July 23, 2011
   
CAT 2012- Wednesday, July 18, 2012
   
No. of days preponed- 5

   
Events- CAT Bulletin
   
CAT 2011- Sunday, August 7, 2011
   
CAT 2012- Sunday, July 22, 2012
   
No. of days preponed- 15

   
Events- CAT Voucher Sale
   
CAT 2011- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 to Monday, September 16, 2012
   
CAT 2012- Monday, July 30, 2012 to Monday, September 17, 2012
   
No. of days preponed- 18   


Events- CAT Registration
   
CAT 2011- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 to Wednesday, September 28, 2011
   
CAT 2012- Monday, July 30, 2012 to Wednesday, September 19, 2012
   
No. of days preponed- 18   

      
Events- CAT Exam Window
   
CAT 2011- Saturday, October 22, 2011 to Friday, November 18, 2011
   
CAT 2012- Thursday, October 11, 2012 to Tuesday, November 6, 2012
   
No. of days preponed- 11

As you can see, the average preponement is two weeks, ranging from five to 18 days. The preponement of the CAT schedule may also result in early start of the admission cycle for the academic year 2013-14.

Like CAT, even NMAT 2013 exam has also been scheduled earlier this year. Announced on Monday, July 9, 2012, the NMAT exam for this year will be held from Thursday, October 11 to Wednesday, December 19, 2012. NMAT 2012 was held from October 31, 2011 to January 6, 2012.

This is a clear indication for the aspirants that the clock is ticking. You need to really buck up your preparation level now as you now have lesser time than you thought you had. MBAUniverse.com would bring to you more on the implications of the preponement of the CAT 2012 process.

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