Hello,

No, CAT is an entrance test conducted for admission to MBA program for which the eligibility criteria is passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university securing 50% aggregate, there is relaxation of 5% for reserved categories, hence you need to be graduate or in the final year of your graduation in order to appear for CAT exam, check out more details at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-eligibility-criteria,

however if you're interested in having a career in management, you can go for IPMAT , this is an entrance test for admission of integrated management studies for a duration of five years that is BBA+MBA, IIM Rohtak/Ranchi/Indore offer this course through IPMAT,

from this year onwards even IIM Body Gaya/Jammu are offering this course through JIPMAT,

the eligibility criteria for both IPMAT and JIPMAT is passed 10th and 12th from a recognized board securing 60% aggregate, there is relaxation of 5% for reserved category.

Visit the following entrance test pages in our site as follows-

IPMAT - https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/ipmat

JIPMAT - https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/jipmat

Hello,

CAT is an Entrance Examination for admission for Management Courses conducted by IIM. The minimum Education Qualification requirement to be eligible to appear for CAT is Bachelor's Degree. A candidate must have passed Bachelor's Degree with minimum 50% aggregate marks for candidates belonging to general category and for SC/ ST/ PwD it is 40% aggregate marks from a recognized board. One cannot appear for CAT after class 12th. So you cannot appear for CAT after passing in 10+2. You must pass Bachelor's Degree with requisite percentage of marks in order to appear for CAT.

Hi

No you cannot give CAT examination right after your class 12th

this is because ,

to be eligible for CAT examination you need to be at be at least a graduate as through CAT admission  in MBA is provided which is a postgraduate course

For your reference

CAT eligibility criteria is given below:

To be eligible for CAT ,

• you need a Bachelor's/graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university.

• you must have got  at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA in your graduation . SC/ST/PH students need only at least 45 percentage in Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline to be eligible .

• Candidates who are in the final year of their graduation are also eligible for CAT examination.

• There is no age restriction to be  eligible

• It is not mandatory to have work experience to be eligible

For detailed information go through

https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat

SO,

After you 12 you need to do graduation in order to be eligible for CAT

but yes with qualification of 12th you can go for IPMAT through which you can get admission in integrated MBA

To be eligible for IPMAT 2021 ,

-) you should be either appearing for your 12th board examination in 2021 also have passed it in 2020 or 2019 with at least 60% marks in aggregate or 55% in case of SC/SC/PwD

-) you should be born on or after 1st August 2000 to be eligible for IP mat 2021

You can complete information about IP mat at

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/ipmat

Thankyou