For those doing the CAT Preparation, the Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer-based selection test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for their business administration programs. The CAT exam is an important prerequisite for admission into more than 100 management institutes across India which includes reputed institutions like the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Management Development Institute (Gurgoan), International Management Institute (IMI), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Institute of Management Technology(IMT), Jamanlal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) and many others. This exam is conducted every year by IIMs on a rotational basis. CAT Exam Dates are generally declared in the month of August every year.