IIM CAT 2021: Eligibility criteria changed; minimum percentage removed!

IIM Ahmedabad has made changes in eligibility criteria for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021. Now, the candidates with 'promotion/pass' instead of 'award of marks' certificates in any of the last two years of the bachelor’s program can select the 'promotion or pass' option in the application form.

After this change, students will now be able to complete their application process. This relaxation applies to final year students with 'award of marks'. These changes are valid only for those graduating in the years 2021 and 2022.

Since due to the pandemic, exams couldn’t be conducted offline so some institutes had decided to promote the students. Some universities even issued 'promotion/pass' certificates instead of the 'marks' certificates. The CAT center received a lot of queries regarding this matter. As a result, the authority decided to give eligibility relaxations so that students can register with the promotion/pass option. This comes as a huge relief for the students trying to complete their form but could not do so due to pandemic-induced changes in their bachelor's results.

Earlier, there used to be a minimum percentage score required for writing the CAT. Now, considering the present situation, the CAT Committee has removed the minimum percentage of marks (45 percent for SC/ST/PwD candidates and 50 percent for unreserved category) for appearing for the CAT 2021 exam.

Here, students need to note an important point. This change is applicable for the CAT application form and candidates have to check institution-specific criteria for admission. “This announcement is only applicable to the eligibility criteria for writing the CAT 2021. Candidates are advised to look at and follow respective institution-specific admission policy,” the official notification reads.

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