This year has seen an early start in terms of the
biggest MBA entrance exam, CAT conducted by the IIMs for the
admission in 13 IIMs and over 150 B-schools in India. With the
announcement of CAT 2012 by IIM Kozhikode, the IIM which is
conducting CAT this year, it has been observed that this season of
CAT is preponed by about two weeks with respect to all the important
dates. 
Right from the announcement of the exam to the registration
and the conduct of the test to the declaration of result, every
aspect of the exam has seen an early start this year.
The following table will bear the testimonial of the comparative timeline:
Right from the announcement of the exam to the registration
and the conduct of the test to the declaration of result, every
aspect of the exam has seen an early start this year. The following table will bear the testimonial of the comparative timeline:
Events
|
CAT 2011
|
No. of days preponed
|
|
Announcement of date
|
Saturday, July 23, 2011
|
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
|
5
|
CAT Bulletin
|
Sunday, August 7, 2011
|
Sunday, July 22, 2012
|
15
|
CAT Voucher Sale
|
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 to Monday, September 16, 2012
|
Monday, July 30, 2012 to Monday, September 17, 2012
|
18
|
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 to Wednesday, September 28, 2011
|
Monday, July 30, 2012 to Wednesday, September 19, 2012
|
18
|
|
CAT Exam Window
|
Saturday, October 22, 2011 to Friday, November 18, 2011
|
Thursday, October 11, 2012 to Tuesday, November 6, 2012
|
11
|
As you can see, the average preponement is two weeks, ranging from five to 18 days. The preponement of the CAT schedule may also result in early start of the admission cycle for the academic year 2013-14.
Like CAT, even NMAT 2013 exam has also been scheduled earlier this year. Announced on Monday, July 9, 2012, the NMAT exam for this year will be held from Thursday, October 11 to Wednesday, December 19, 2012. NMAT 2012 was held from October 31, 2011 to January 6, 2012.
This is a clear indication for the aspirants that the clock is ticking. You need to really buck up your preparation level now as you now have lesser time than you thought you had. MBAUniverse.com would bring to you more on the implications of the preponement of the CAT 2012 process.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more on CAT and other MBA entrance exams of 2012-13.
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