For Final year Students
Candidates in their final year Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme can also apply. However, if selected, they will be allowed to join the programme only if they complete their examinations, practical, viva voce, and all other requirements for obtaining the degree before 31 May 2006 and produce a certificate to this effect from Director / Principal / Registrar of the college/institute at the time of registration. Candidates who complete their graduation / post-graduation with supplementary examinations, practical, viva voce and any other components after 31 May 2006 are not eligible for admission to PGP-ABM in 2006. There will be no relaxation on the deadline under any circumstances.

CAT SCORES: The CAT scorecard will be mailed to the candidates around January 9, 2006. The CAT score is valid for admission to PGPs and FPMs of IIMs for the year 2006-07.

SCHOLARSHIPS / FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
It is the endeavour of all IIMs that no student be denied opportunity to pursue the Post-Graduate Programme in Management for want of adequate financial resources. Substantial need-based scholarships are available for students belonging to economically disadvantaged families. (Please see the write-up on each IIM in the CAT Bulletin for details.)

RESERVATIONS
As per Government of India requirement 15% and 7½% seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, respectively.
3% seats are reserved for Persons with Disability (PWD). The three categories of disability are: -
a) low-vision/blindness,
b) hearing impairment, and
c) locomotor disability/cerebral palsy.

TEST CENTRES
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune, and Vishakhapatnam.
Note: IIMs reserve the right to change or cancel any test centre at their discretion.

CAT BULLETIN
The CAT Bulletin containing the CAT Application Form and other information can be obtained at branches of State Bank of India listed below, between July 18 and August 22, 2005 for Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 550/- for SC/ST candidates). Please note that a candidate needs to buy only one CAT Bulletin irrespective of how many IIMs he/she is applying to. All candidates must enclose the 3rd Copy of Bank’s/IIMs’ Pay-in Slip with the CAT Application Form. SC/ST candidates should submit a copy of SC/ST Certificate to the Bank/IIM at the time of obtaining the CAT Bulletin. Please ensure your eligibility to appear in CAT before procuring the CAT bulletin. CAT application forms of ineligible candidates and application forms with incomplete information will be summarily rejected. No claim of refund will be entertained on Bulletin once sold.

LIST OF SBI BRANCHES
ANDHRA PRADESH: Hyderabad (Bank Street), Kakinada, Kurnool, Secunderabad (Rashtrapati Road), Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Warangal (Hanamkonda); ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Itanagar; ASSAM: Dibrugarh, Guwahati; BIHAR: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna (West Gandhi Maidan); CHATTISGARH: Bhilai (Sector I), Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur (Jaistambh Chowk); DELHI: New Delhi (IIT), New Delhi Main Branch (Parliament Street), Delhi (University of Delhi); GOA: Panaji (Near Junta House); GUJARAT: Ahmedabad (Bhadra), Ahmedabad (IIM Branch), Anand, Baroda (Opp. Jamunabai Hospital), Bhavnagar (Diwanpara Road), Rajkot, Surat (Chowk Bazar); HARYANA: Ambala City, Gurgaon (Mehrauli Road), Karnal, Kurukshetra University, Rohtak; HIMACHAL PRADESH: Shimla (The Mall) JAMMU & KASHMIR: Jammu, Srinagar; JHARKHAND: Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi; KARNATAKA: Bangalore (Jayanagar II Block), Bangalore (St. Mark’s Road), Gulbarga (Super Market Complex), Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore (Sayaji Rao Road); KERALA: Kozhikode, Kochi (M.G. Road), Thiruvananthapuram (M.G. Road); MADHYA PRADESH: Bhopal Main, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa MAHARASHTRA: Amaravati, Aurangabad (Kranti Chowk), Mumbai (Bombay Samachar Marg), Mumbai (Shivaji Park), Mumbai (Mahim), Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Thane; MANIPUR: Imphal; MEGHALAYA: Shillong (Kacheri Road); MIZORAM: Aizawl; NAGALAND: Kohima; ORISSA: Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar (New Capital P.O.), Cuttack (Collectorate Compound), Dhenkanal, Koraput, Puri, Rourkela, Sambalpur; PUNJAB: Jalandhar (Civil Lines), Ludhiana, Patiala; RAJASTHAN: Ajmer, Bikaner (Dauji Road), Jaipur (Sanganeri Gate), Jodhpur, Kota (LIC Bldg.), Udaipur; TAMILNADU: Chennai Main (Anna Salai), Chennai (IIT), Coimbatore (Bank Road), Madurai (West Veli Street), Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli; TRIPURA: Agartala (Hariganga Basak Road); UTTARANCHAL: Dehra Dun, Pant Nagar; Roorkee; UTTAR PRADESH: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad (Allahabad University), Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur (The Mall), Lucknow, Meerut, NOIDA (Sector-2), Varanasi; WEST BENGAL: Burdwan, Durgapur, Kharagpur, Kolkata (Ballygunge), Kolkata Main (Strand Road), Kolkata (Manicktala), Kolkata (Park Street), Kolkata (IIM Joka), Siliguri; CHANDIGARH: Sector 17; PONDICHERRY: Pondicherry (Rue Suffren).

Where location of the SBI Branch is not indicated within brackets, please approach the Main Branch of SBI in the respective cities.

Under exceptional circumstances [such as (a) the stock of bulletins exhaust in the nearby branch of the bank, (b) the bank branch is inaccessible to the candidate, and (c) the bulletin sale through banks close] copy of the CAT Bulletin can also be obtained directly from any one of the IIMs at the following addresses till August 26, 2005 by sending a crossed demand draft for Rs. 1200/- (Rs. 600/- for SC/ST candidates with a copy of the SC/ST certificate) drawn in favour of the respective IIM. Request for bulletin should be accompanied by a cloth-lined self-addressed unstamped envelope of size 12" x 10".

Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380015
(Phone: 079-26324632)

Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560076
(Phone: 080-26993188)

Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,
D. H. Road, Joka, Kolkata - 700104
(Phone: 033-24679178)

Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Management Indore,
Pigdamber, Rau, Indore - 453331
(Phone: 0731-5058785)

Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode,
Kunnamangalam P. O., Kozhikode - 673571
(Phone: 0495-2809213)

Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow,
Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow - 226013
(Phone: 0522-2734028, 2736682)

IMPORTANT DATES

Issue of CAT Bulletins by State Bank of India STARTS: JULY 18, 2005
Issue of CAT Bulletins by State Bank of India ENDS: AUGUST 22, 2005
Issue of CAT Bulletins by IIMs ENDS: AUGUST 26, 2005
Last date for receipt of completed CAT Applications by the IIMs: SEPTEMBER 09, 2005
COMMON ADMISSION TEST: NOVEMBER 20, 2005

(For more detailed information on each IIM, please refer to the CAT Bulletin)