CAT Eligibility Criteria:
CAT 2020 Eligibility - Graduation Marks
The basic eligibility criteria for CAT exam is Graduation with minimum 50% marks in aggregate. CAT eligibility criteria for General and Reserved category students are as follows:
General and Non-Creamy Layer-Other Backward Groups (NC-OBC):
The candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a university or educational institution recognized by the Government of India. The candidates must have scored at least 50% marks in Graduation (or equivalent) in any stream. Or
Candidates must be in their final year of Graduation or awaiting result. Or
Candidates must have professional degrees like CA/CS/ICWA with 50% marks in aggregate.
Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Person with Benchmark Disability (PwD):
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories must have scored 45% marks in aggregate in Graduation (or equivalent) in any stream. Or
Candidates must be in their final year of Graduation or awaiting result. Or
Candidates must have professional degrees like CA/CS/ICWA with 45% marks in aggregate are also eligible to apply.
CAT 2020 Eligibility in case of Equivalent Degrees:
In case the marking scheme of any candidate’s Bachelor’s degree is in grades or CGPA, percentage of marks would be calculated on the basis of practice as followed by the respective University/Institution.
If any University/Institution confirms that they do not follow any scheme for converting CGPA into marks, the calculation will be done by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100.
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