Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test given in India to test Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. It, according to Asian Survey of Exams, is considered to be toughest Exam in Asia and in India, followed by UPSC Civil Services Exam and IIT JEE. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) use the test as an important component in selecting st
udents for the business administration programs.The test is conducted every year by one of the IIM's based on a policy of rotation. In August 2011 it was announced that Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) would use CAT, instead of the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET), as part of the student selection process of their MBA and Masters in Management programmes from the academic year 2012-14.
