The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer-based test of the English language, Mathematics and Reasoning. The CAT is conducted by one of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) once a year. A CAT score is the prerequisite for most of the admission in a business school of repute in India.
Beside IIMs, the institutions that require a CAT score are the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Management Development Institute (Gurgaon), International Management Institute (IMI), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) etc.