Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow

Common Admission Test (CAT)

• PROGRAMMES

• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGP)[equivalent to MBA]

• Fellow Programme in Management (equivalent to PhD)

Note: Separate advertisements will appear for the Fellow Programme of each institute as well as the PGDCM and the PGDBM programmes of IIM Calcutta. See the CAT Bulletin for further information.

• ELIGIBILITY

• For Post Graduate Programme in Management:

For all IIMs, the minimum eligibility criterion for admission to PGP is at least a three-year bachelors degree or equivalent in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities/ AICTE as eligible for Post Graduate Studies in Management.

• Special eligibility requirements:

(PGP-ABM)

Either (1) A Bachelors degree in agriculture or allied subjects such as agricultural engineering, animal husbandry, dairy science/technology, fisheries, forestry, food technology, horticulture, veterinary sciences or botany or zoology; biotechnology as related life sciences, OR (2) A Masters degree in any discipline of agriculture, economics with specialization in agriculture economics, co-operation, food technology, rural studies, rural sociology, OR (3) At least a three year bachelor degree in any discipline with at least one year of managerial/technical work experience after graduation in fields closely related to agriculture, agro/food processing or rural development.

IIM Calcutta: Candidates can apply to more than one of the Post Graduate Programmes viz, PGDM, PGDCM and PGDBM.

For PGP-Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management (PGDCM), a candidate is required to send a crossed demand draft payable in Kolkata for Rs 500/- in favour of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta along with a self-addressed sticker giving name and address of the applicant, between October 10 and November 10, 2001. PGDCM application form and sample items of Aptitude Tests in Management (ATM) would be sent to the applicant on receipt of the demand draft. Last date for receipt of the filled-in PGDCM Application Form is December 7, 2001. ATM will be held for shortlisted candidates prior to group discussion and personal interview.

PGP-Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) is a three-year evening programme. For this programme, an applicant must have a (i) a minimum of two years work experience (by May 31, 2002) at an Executive/Supervisory level after graduation and (ii) must be employed in a full time job at the time of admission.

Note (For all IIMs): Candidates appearing for final examinations for the Bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent examination) can also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be admitted provisionally, provided they complete all requirements for obtaining the degree before June 30, 2002. In addition, they must produce evidence of having satisfied the minimum eligibility requirements by December 31, 2002.

• SCHOLARSHIPS/ FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

It is the endeavour of the IIMs that no student be denied an opportunity to pursue the Post-Graduate Programmes in Management and Fellow Programme in Management for want of adequate financial resources. Substantial need-based scholarship schemes covering even upto 100% of expenses are available. (Please see the write-up on each IIM included in the CAT bulletin for details).

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Vijayawada.

Note: IIMs reserve the right to change of cancel any test centre at their discretion.

• CAT BULLETIN

The CAT Bulletin containing the CAT Application Form and other information can be obtained at branches of State Bank of India listed below, between August 6 and September 22, 2001 for Rs 1000/- (Rupees 500/- for SC/ST candidates). Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one CAT Bulletin irrespective of how many IIMs he/she is applying to. All candidates must enclose the Bank counterfoil with the CAT Application Form. SC/ST candidates should submit a copy of SC/ST Certificate to the Bank at the time of obtaining the CAT Bulletin.

List of SBI Branches: ANDHRA PRADESH: Hyderabad (Bank Street), Kakinada, Kurmool, Secunderabad (Rashtrapati Road), Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Warangal (Hanuman); ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Itanagar; ASSAM: Bibrugarh, Guwahati; BIHAR: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna (West Gandhi Maidan); CHATTISGARH: Bhilai (Sector I), Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur (Jaistambh Chowk); DELHI: New Delhi (IIT), New Delhi Main Branch (Parliament Street), Delhi (University of Delhi); GOA: Panaji (Near Junta House); GUJRAT: Ahmedabad (Bhadra), Ahmedabad (IIM Branch), Anand, Baroda (Opp Jamunabai Hospital), Bhavnagar (Diwanpara Road), Rajkot, Surat (Chowk Bazar); HARYANA: Ambala City, Karnal, Kurukshetra University, Rohtak; HIMACHAL PRADESH: Shimla (The Mall); JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Jammu, Srinagar; JHARKHAND: Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi; KARNATAKA: Bangalore (Jayanagar II Block), Bangalore (St. Marks Road), Gulbarga (Supermarket Complex), Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore (Sayaji Rao Road); KERALA: Kozhikode, Kochi (M.G. Road), Thiruvananthapuram (M.G. Road); MADHYA PRADESH: Bhopal Main, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa; MAHARASHTRA: Amravati, Aurangabad (Kranti Chowk), Mumbai (Bombay Samachar Marg), Mumbai (Shivaji Park), Mumbai (Mahim), Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Thane; MANIPUR: Imphal; MEGHALAYA: Shillong (Kacheri Road); MIZORAM: Aizawl; NAGALAND: Kohima; ORRISA: Berhampur (Ganjan) Bhubhaneshwar (New Capital PO), Cuttack (Collectorate Compound), Dhenkanal, Koraput, Puri, Rourkela, Sambalpur; PUNJAB: Jalandhar (civil Lines), Ludhiana, Patiala; RAJASTHAN: Ajmer, Bikaner (Dauji Road) , Jaipur (Sanganeri Gate), Jodhpur, Kota (LIC Bldg), Udaipur; TAMIL NADU: Chennai Main (Annasalai), Chennai (IIT), Coimbatore (Bank Road), Madurai (West Veli Street), Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli; TRIPURA: Agartala (Hariganga Vasak Road); UTTARANCHAL: Dehradun, Pant Nagar; UTTAR PRADESH: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad (Allahabad University), Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur (The Mall), Lucknow, Meerut, Roorkee, Varanasi; WEST BENGAL: Bordwan, Durgapur, Kharagpur; Kolkata (Ballygunge), Kolkata Main (Strand Road), North Kolkata (Manicktala), Kolkata (park Street), Kolkata (IIM Joka), Siliguri; CHANDIGARH: Sector 17; PONDICHERRY: Pondicherry (Rue Suffren)

Under exceptional circumstances, a copy of the CAT Bulletin can be obtained directly from Incharge-Admissions, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore- 560076 (Phone: 080-6993013/6993188) by sending a crossed demand draft payable at Bangalore for Rs 1050/- (Rs 525/- for SC/ST candidates if applied with a copy of the SC/ST certificate) drawn in favour of "Indian Institute of Management Bangalore" latest by October 1, 2001.