CUSAT 2017: CAT, Notification, Application Form, Exam Date

The Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a government-owned autonomous university. CUSAT University conducts Common Admission Test (CAT), Lateral Entry Test (LET) and Departmental Admission Test (DAT) every year. On the basis of these tests, candidates can get admission in the UG, PG and Ph.D programmes of the university in various streams of academic and professional education. CUSAT (CAT) 2017 will be organized for the B.Tech Programme and all other PG programmes. Through this article, candidates may get the complete information about CUSAT 2017 including CUSAT CAT exam date, application form and latest notification for all exams conducted by CUSAT.

Course Offered

• B.Tech/B.Tech lateral Entry
• LLB/B.Com with LLB/BBA with LLB
• M.Tech
• Master of Vocation (M.Voc)
• M.Sc
• M.FSc
• MBA
• MCA/MCA Lateral Entry
• MA
• LLM
• M.Phil
• LLM with Ph.D
• Master of Intellectual Property Rights with Ph.D
• Ph.D
• Post Doctoral Research

CUSAT Exam Date

Here, we are providing the tentative schedule of CUSAT 2017 exam dates:

Events	Dates
Notification Releases	1st January 2017
Online Registration Starts	Third week of January 2017
Online Registration Last Date	Third week of February 2017 (For Indian & NRI Candidates) and Last week of April 2017 (For International Candidates/PIO/ Children of Indian Gulf Workers)
Admit Card Availability	Third week of April 2017
Date of Examination	Last week of April to first week of May 2017
Result Declaration (CAT)	Last week of May 2017

CUSAT 2017 Application Form

• The CUSAT 2017 Application Form will be provided through online process from the official portal of the university.
• The online registration will be started from the third week of January 2017 (tentative).
• The last date for online registration will be the third week of February 2017 (For Indian & NRI Candidates) and last week of April 2017 (For International Candidates/PIO/ Children of Indian Gulf Workers).
• After registration take the confirmation page for the future use.
• There is no need to send any documents by post.

Application Fee

Candidates can pay the fee through Online or offline mode. Candidates those applying for the Post-Doctoral, Ph.D, M.Phil, Diploma & Certificate Programmes, they have to submit the require fee at the concerned departments in the form of DD from SBT or SBI drawn in favor of The Register, CUSAT and Payable at Ernakulam.

Category	Application Fee
General Candidates	Rs.1000
SC/ST Candidates	Rs.500
International Candidates/PIO/ Children of Indian Gulf Workers	US$100
NRI Candidates	Rs.6000
Additional Fee pay by the Candidates opting for Dubai as Test Centre	Rs.10000
Ph.D and M.Phil Programmes	Rs.1000 (Rs.500 ST/ST Candidates)
PDF,Diploma,Certificate Programmes	Rs.100 (Rs.50 ST/ST Candidates)

CUSAT CAT Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for CUSAT 2017 is mentioned below. For each programmes, the eligibility criteria are separate. Here, we are mentioning the eligibility criteria of CUSAT CAT 2017.

• All Indian/Foreign/PIO candidates can apply.
• Those candidates belong to the Kerala Scheduled Tribe (KST) and Kerala Scheduled Cast (KSC) communities are eligible only if they have minimum pass marks in the qualifying examination except for Marine Engineering.
• For all UG programmes (except Marine Engineering), the minimum eligibility for SEBC candidates with Non-Creamy Layer Status of Kerala State for admission to B.Tech programme is 45% for Mathematics and 45% for PCM (physics, Chemistry Mathematics) put together in the qualifying examination.
• In case of PG Programmes, SEBC-NCL candidates of Kerala state are eligible for 5% relaxation in the minimum required marks for qualifying examination unless otherwise specified.
• Candidates with a valid GATE score card are eligible for 5% relaxation in the qualifying examination marks for M.Tech Programmes.
• Candidates who apply for the B.Tech programme, they have to qualify the 12^th examination of the state of Kerala or any other examination accepted as equivalent thereto with PCM.
• Candidates who apply for MBA programmes, they have to pass MAT 2017/ CMAT 2017/ CAT 2017.
• Those candidates want to get admission in M.Tech programme (except Marine engineering), they have to clear GATE 2017 or DAT 2017 (conducted by the university).

CUSAT Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for First Degree programmes and Lateral Entry to III Semester B.Tech Programme (LET) is given here.

First Degree Programmes

• Mode: The CUSAT CAT 2017 will be conducted through online process (CBT).
• Marking Scheme: For each correct response 3 marks will be awarded and for wrong answer 1 mark will be deducted.
• No of Questions: The question paper will comprise in 250 objective type multiple choice questions.
  • 125 questions will be asked from Mathematics and 125 questions from Physics and Chemistry.
• Duration: The duration of this exam will be three hours.
• Total Marks: The question paper will be of 750 marks.

Lateral Entry to III Semester B.Tech Programme (LET)

• Mode: The CUSAT CAT 2017 will be conducted through online process (CBT).
• Marking Scheme:For each correct response 3 marks will be awarded and for wrong answer 1 mark will be deducted.
• No of Questions: The question paper will consist of 200 objective type questions.
  • 20 questions will be asked from English, 50 from Mathematics, 40 from engineering Mechanics, 40 from Engineering Graphics and 50 from General Engineering.
• Duration: The duration of this test will be 3 hours.
• Total Marks: The maximum mark will be 600.

Syllabus

The syllabus of CUSAT CAT 2017 will be different for different courses. The syllabus of the first degree programme will be based on class 11^th and 12^th level. To score good marks, candidates prepare according to the prescribed course syllabus.
Also Check:
CUSAT 2017 Preparation Tips

Reservation

Category	Sub Category	Reservation
Professional Programmes
Scheduled Caste		8%
Scheduled Tribe		2%
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC)	Ezhava/Thiyya/Billava (ETB)	9%
	Muslim (MSM)	8%
	Other Backward Hindu(OBH)	3%
	Latin Catholic including Anglo-Indian	3%
	Other Backward Christian(OBX)	1%
	Dheevara	2%
	Viswakarma	2%
	Pot-making  castes	1%
	Kudumbi	1%
Non-Professional Programmes
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe		20%
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC)	Ezhava/Thiyya/Billava(ETB)	8%
	Muslim(MSM)	7%
	LCC/SIUC	1%
	Other Backward Christian (OBX)	1%
	Other Backward Hindu (OBH)	3%
Economically Backward Class among Forward Caste (BGN)   (Supernumerary)		7.5%

CUSAT 2017 Admit Card

Candidates can download the CUSAT 2017 Admit Card from the official site of the university. The admit card will be available from the third week of April 2017 (Tentative). The conducting authority will not send the admit card by post. Candidates must retain the admit card till the admission procedure will be over.

CUSAT 2017 Result

CUSAT 2017 Results will be released on the official site of the conducting body. The result will be announced in the last week of May 2017 (tentative). Candidates can get their admit card after entering their roll number. On the basis of the performance of the candidates, the merit list will be prepared. The merit list will be published on the official portal of the University.

CUSAT 2017 Counselling

The CUSAT 2017 Counselling will be started after the few weeks of the result declaration. The counseling schedule will be posted on the official website. The CUSAT Counselling will be held for all the passing candidates. No Individuals call letters/ communications will be sent to the candidates by post. In the counselling process, candidates have to register themselves for admission to various academic programmes of the University. The registration will be done only through the login portal, link that is available at the time of counselling. Registered candidates will be allotted seats as per their rank and availability of the seats.

CUSAT Admission

All the academic admissions will be based on the merit of the candidates as determined through an admission test. The admission will be based on the valid score/rank in the prescribed test/examination and score that is obtained in the group discussion/interview. Candidates also fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria for their appearing course. For certain programmes, National Level tests such as GATE, C-MAT (AICTE), MAT (AIMA), and CAT (IIM) will also consider as an eligibility requirement.

MAT 2017

 MAT 2017 Entrance Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Admit card

MAT 2017: Registration, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus

Management Aptitude Test which is shortened with MAT commenced by All India Management Association at the different centres in India to give admission to the aspirants of post graduate and master graduate courses. MAT exam takes place four times in a year mostly on the first Sundays of December, September, May and February. More details about the examination are as follows:

MAT Exam Dates (Announced)

Candidates may check exam dates for MAT February 2017 from below table:

Events	Dates
Application starts	First week of December 2016
Last date for registration	Last week of January 2017
Exam date	5th February 2017 (PBT mode) and 11th February 2017 (CBT mode)
Result declaration	Within a month after the examination

MAT 2017 Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates who are interested in giving entrance MAT 2017 exam need to have passed the given below qualification:

• Interested candidate must have completed graduation from any of the UGC approved university or institute in India in any of the streams such as Arts, Commerce, or Science.
• Those who are pursuing graduation and are in the final year in any of the streams like science, commerce and arts can also apply for MAT 2017 entrance examination
• Applicant need to have scored 50% marks in the graduation and 45% for SC/ST category
• No age barrier for candidates

MAT 2017 Exam Pattern:

• MAT 2017 will take place offline and online
• There will be 200 questions and every correct answer will be given 1 mark and incorrect answer will go through deduction of ¼ marks
• Questions will be divided in five distinct sections like mathematical skills, comprehension, intelligence, data analysis and sufficiency, and critical reasoning and questions from contemporary happenings.

MAT Exam Pattern

• Mode of Exam: MAT examination will be held online as well as offline.
• No. of Questions: The question paper will consist of 200 questions.
• Total Marks: There are five sections and each section will carry forty marks.
• Marking Scheme: Each question will carry one mark.
• Negative Marking: For every wrong answer ¼ marks is deducted.
• Subjects: The question paper will consist of the five sections mainly language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis and sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning and Indian and Global Environment.

MAT Syllabus

Candidates who are preparing for the MAT examination must be aware of the syllabus and pattern of the exam. The MAT syllabus comprises of the questions from the section mentioned below:

• Language  Comprehension
• Mathematical Skills
• Data analysis and Sufficiency
• Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
• Indian and Global Environment

Check complete MAT Syllabus from here.

MAT Preparation Tips

The candidates should prepare each topic and should not leave any topic for the last moment. The candidates can make the short notes and can revise them for the better preparation. The candidates can also prepare from the previous year mock papers. It is also important to make proper planning and study schedule in order to score well in the exam.

MAT Admit Card

The candidates will get the MAT admit card 2017 through the official website. The candidate will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without the admit card. The candidates will get the admit card two weeks before their examination. The admit card contain the details like students roll no, name, exam centre, paper timing etc.

MAT Answer Key

Students can check their answers and can calculate their marks and score with the help of the answer key. Hence after completion of the exams students need not to wait for the result for their score and marks as they can calculate their marks and score from the answer key. MAT 2017 answer key will be declared after one/two weeks of the examination.

Admissions

Almost every management college accepts the MAT score for admission to their management programme. Every college has its own percentile to accept MAT score. Besides the score some of the colleges also conduct their own entrance test for admissions. The score card willbe valid for one successive year only.

Disclaimer: Career Guidance is not an official website for MAT; we are here just providing you details about MAT exam 2017.

Note: Above mentioned dates are tentative, they are subject to change. We will update changes if any.

MAT 2017: Registration, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus

Management Aptitude Test (MAT 2017) is a national level entrance test. Every year the exam is conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA). The candidates who are interested in the management education can appear for this entrance test. The MAT examination is held four times a year in month of February, May, September and December. MAT February 2017 Exam Dates has been released now. Here in this article we are providing you the detailed information regarding eligibility criteria, important dates, admit card, application form, exam pattern, and many more.

MAT Exam Dates (Announced)

Candidates may check exam dates for MAT February 2017 from below table:

Events	Dates
Application starts	First week of December 2016
Last date for registration	Last week of January 2017
Exam date	5th February 2017 (PBT mode) and 11th February 2017 (CBT mode)
Result declaration	Within a month after the examination

Check detailed MAT 2017 exam dates.

MAT 2017 Registration

• MAT registration 2017 will be done through the online or offline process.
• The form will be provided from the first week of December 2017.
• After submitting the application form online, the form will be scrutinized by the examining committee and the candidates will get the acknowledgement slip.
• This acknowledgement slip ensures that the form is filled and verified correctly.

Application Fee

• The application form fee for all the candidates is Rs 1200/-.
• There is no fee concession for the reserved category.
• The fee can be paid through the following modes: Credit card/debit card, net banking, demand draft and through cash payment.
• The demand draft will be made in favor of All India Management Association from any bank.

Check How to fill MAT Application Form in details.

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum qualification to appear for the test is graduation. The candidates who have completed their graduation in any of the streams like science, commerce and arts can apply for the exam.
• The candidates who are in the final year of the graduation can also apply for the exam.
• The candidates who have a minimum of 50% marks in their graduation can apply for the test (45% marks for the SC/ST candidates). The NRI candidates can also appear for the test.
• There is no age limit to appear for the MAT exam. The candidates of any age can appear for this entrance test.
• There is no attempt limit for the examination.

Check complete MAT eligibility criteria from here.

MAT Exam Pattern

• Mode of Exam: MAT examination will be held online as well as offline.
• No. of Questions: The question paper will consist of 200 questions.
• Total Marks: There are five sections and each section will carry forty marks.
• Marking Scheme: Each question will carry one mark.
• Negative Marking: For every wrong answer ¼ marks is deducted.
• Subjects: The question paper will consist of the five sections mainly language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis and sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning and Indian and Global Environment.

Sections	Questions	Suggested Time
Language  Comprehension	40	30
Mathematical Skills	40	40
Data Analysis	40	35
Reasoning	40	30
Indian & Global Environment	40	15
Total	200	150

Check complete MAT Exam Pattern from here.

MAT Syllabus

Candidates who are preparing for the MAT examination must be aware of the syllabus and pattern of the exam. The MAT syllabus comprises of the questions from the section mentioned below:

• Language  Comprehension
• Mathematical Skills
• Data analysis and Sufficiency
• Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
• Indian and Global Environment

Check complete MAT Syllabus from here.

MAT Preparation Tips

The candidates should prepare each topic and should not leave any topic for the last moment. The candidates can make the short notes and can revise them for the better preparation. The candidates can also prepare from the previous year mock papers. It is also important to make proper planning and study schedule in order to score well in the exam.

MAT Admit Card

The candidates will get the MAT admit card 2017 through the official website. The candidate will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without the admit card. The candidates will get the admit card two weeks before their examination. The admit card contain the details like students roll no, name, exam centre, paper timing etc.

MAT Answer Key

Students can check their answers and can calculate their marks and score with the help of the answer key. Hence after completion of the exams students need not to wait for the result for their score and marks as they can calculate their marks and score from the answer key. MAT 2017 answer key will be declared after one/two weeks of the examination.

MAT Result

MAT result 2017 will be declared one month after the examination. The score of the MAT examination is valid for one year. Here in this page we will update the details regarding MAT Score Card.

Admissions

Almost every management college accepts the MAT score for admission to their management programme. Every college has its own percentile to accept MAT score. Besides the score some of the colleges also conduct their own entrance test for admissions. The score card willbe valid for one successive year only.

Disclaimer: Career Guidance is not an official website for MAT ; we are here just providing you details about MAT exam 2017.

Note: Above mentioned dates are tentative, they are subject to change. We will update changes if any.

SNAP 2017 - Exam Dates, Application Form, Pattern and Syllabus

SNAP 2017: Symbiosis National Aptitude Test is an entrance examination which gets conducted by Symbiosis University, Pune each year. This is basically gets conducted to provide admission in Management courses such as MBA in various well known colleges and institutions. Each year huge numbers of candidates look for SNAP notification so that they can apply for it as soon as possible.

Symbiosis University: Symbiosis University is one of the most important and well known universities across India. It provides many management courses to the students. This university conduct this entrance test each year in the month of December. If we talk about the test then it is paper pencil based test.  Each year the admission notification get released and as like every year this year also SNAP 2017 notification is now available on the official site so candidates who are looking for it, they can get all the details about it right from this article. Have a look.

     Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP)

 SNAP 2017 Registration, Exam Dates, Pattern

The SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test) is a university level examination regulated by Symbiosis University. This exam is mandatory for those aspirants seeking for admission in management courses (MBA) offered by associated institutions of Symbiosis International University. After clearing this test, candidates have to go through the Personal Interview and Written Ability Test round organized by each of these institutions for admission. Here in this article, candidates can check authentic information related to SNAP 2017 registration, exam dates, exam pattern, syllabus and eligibility.

 

Important Dates for SNAP TEST 2016

• Start of Registrations: 22 August, 2016
• Last Date to Register: 22 November, 2016
• SNAP Test Date: 18 December, 2016
• Results: January, 2017

 

SNAP 2017 Registration

How To Register/Apply

To apply for it you need to visit the official site
Once you hit the apply online link, you will have to fill the form correctly and completely.
If you want to make any changes in it then you have to do it before the last date of the registration.
You also need to upload your scanned photograph and signature.

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates who want to take admission in this university they must be graduate.
• For General category candidates, minimum 50% is required and for ST and SCs 40% is required.
• Candidates belong from NRI/OCI/PIO/FN can also apply for this examination.
• Candidates who are graduated from a foreign university or the institution they need to show certificate from the AIU – Association of Indian Universities.

SNAP Exam Pattern

• No of Questions: The question paper will contain total 180 objective type questions.
• Type of Exam: Each question will contain four optional answers, candidates have to choose the right answer.
• Marking Scheme: Each correct response will carry 1 mark.
• Negative Marking: Each incorrect response will lead to 25% negative marks.
• Duration: The exam duration will be two hours (120 minutes).
• Candidates note down use only blue or black ball point pen to answer.

The SNAP exam pattern is mentioned below:

Sections	Total Marks
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability	40
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency	40
General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario	40
Analytical & Logical Reasoning	60
Total	180

SNAP Test Cities:

The SNAP test may be conducted in these cities such as Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kolhapur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, NOIDA, Patna, Pune, Surat, Vashi and Visakhapatanam.

SNAP Preparation Tips:

Prepare a good time-table for your exam preparations. Divide your time equally for all the subjects. Include little time breaks between long hours of study. Prepare for the exam as per the prescribed syllabus. Select the best books for exam preparations. Practice sample papers and previous years question papers for better preparations.

SNAP 2017 Syllabus

Before preparing for exams candidates should have complete knowledge about the syllabus. The SNAP syllabus comprises of various topics such as General English (Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Ability), Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency, General Awareness (General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Business Scenario), Analytical and Logical Reasoning.

Quantitative Ability

Geometry, Ratios and Proportion, Percentages, In-equations Quadratic and linear equations Algebra, Profit & Loss, Averages, Partnership, Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time, Number system, HCF & LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean, Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS, Mensuration, Allegation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Set Theory, Venn Diagram, Installment Payments, Clocks, Probability, Permutations & Combinations, Trigonometry, Vectors, Binomial Expansion, Co-ordinate geometry, Logarithm, Calendar, Maxima & Minima Progression, Surds & Indices, Complex numbers, Etc.

Reasoning

Data Interpretation based on text, graphs and tables. Graphs can be Column graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs representing Area, Venn diagram, etc. Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and assumptions, Identifying valid inferences ,Identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments, Statements and conclusions, Cause and Effect, Identifying Probably true, Probably false, definitely true, definitely false kind of statement, Linear arrangements, Matrix arrangements, Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions, Family tree – identifying relationship among group of people, Symbol Based problems, Coding and decoding ,Sequencing ,Identifying next number in series, Etc.

General English

Comprehension of passage (Poems can also come)Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms, Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences, Jumbled paragraphs (6 sentences with first and last fixed),Sentence Correction, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, Odd man out, Idioms, One word substitution, Different usage of same word, Etc.

General Awareness

Current Affairs, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events Famous award and prizes, World Records, Books and authors, Science, History, Geography, International organizations, Important quotations, Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics, Etc.

SNAP 2017 Admit Card

The SNAP admit card will be released by the authority from the 2nd December, 2016 and available till exam date. Candidates can download SNAP admit card through the official site. It is compulsory to bring admit card along with photo identity proof at the time of the test. Candidates make sure to paste latest passport size, colored photograph on the admit card. Candidates are advised to keep the admit card safe till the admission procedure.

SNAP 2017 Result

The exam authority will provide the result to students on 9th January, 2016. Candidates can check SNAP result through the official site. After result declaration, candidates will be shortlisted for Group Exercise, Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test on the basis of SNAP Score. The final merit list will be prepared on the following basis:

Weightage for Final Merit List
SNAP Score out of 180 marks scaled down to 50 marks	Group Exercise (GE)	Personal Interaction (PI)	Writing Ability Test (WAT)	Total
50	10	30	10	100

Admission Procedure

The admission procedure comprises of three stages GE-PIWAT (Group Exercise, Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test). After these stages, a final merit list will be prepared on basis of marks scored in SNAP and GE-PIWAT. Students will be informed for admission on the basis of merit list. After that, students have to report to the respective institution to confirm their admission.

Disclaimer: Career Guidance is not an official website for SNAP ; we are here just providing you details about SNAP exam 2017.

Note: Above mentioned dates are tentative, they are subject to change. We will update changes if any.