Due to Covid-19 pandemic, CAT 2020 aspirants were worried whether CAT testing mode would change from Computer-based At-center exam to an Internet-based At-home exam on the pattern of  Global MBA entrance exams like GRE and GMAT which successfully took that route in March and April this year and are still offering At-home test option to candidates all over the world, including India. 

COVID 19 has disrupted the higher education landscape – posing many challenges to education delivery and assessment. All eyes are on IIM Indore, one of the top six IIMs in India, that is conducting CAT 2020 exam. Aspirants and other MBA stakeholders are asking how will IIM Indore plan and run CAT 2020 -- Will they postpone the exam, make changes in format (like at-home GRE/GMAT tests) or make some other changes?

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2020, the mandatory entrance exam for admission to 20 IIMs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurugram and hundreds of top ranked B-schools in India, will be conducted on November 29, 2020. CAT 2020 Convener IIM Indore is making all efforts to hold CAT 2020 exam as per previous year schedule. In a relief to MBA aspirants, no change in Testing Mode is expected.

Moving a step closer to unveiling of CAT 2020, Professor Harshal Lowalekar, Faculty for Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques area at IIM Indore, has been appointed as the Convener of CAT 2020. This was confirmed by IIM Indore Director Prof Himanshu Rai in an exclusive interview with MBAUniverse.com. Professor Harshal Lowalekar is also the Chair of Admissions at IIM Indore, and has been awarded as Best Professor of the Year many times.

CAT 2020 exam date is Sunday, November 29, 2020. To help the aspirants preparing for CAT 2020, MBAUniverse.com has published a series of articles on CAT preparation plan & strategy adopted by CAT toppers studying at IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, MDI Gurgaon among others. Below are shared the interview excerpts with CAT preparation tips by CAT Topper Nikita Agarwal, and MDI Gurgaon student of 2020-22 batch 

There are reports in Social Media that CAT 2020 might be postponed due to recent spike in Covid-19 cases causing the night curfew in many cities. To get clarity on the issue, MBAUniverse.com approached CAT 2020 convener Prof Harshal Lowalekar, faculty and admission chair at IIM Indore. Responding to the MBAUniverse.com query on November 23, 2020, Prof  Harshal has confirmed “CAT will happen on 29^th November only.

In the grim situation of COVID-19 pandemic when job cuts and salary delays are rampant, top IIMs have chosen to increase their fee for the PGP 2020-22 batch. IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and IIM Lucknow and many other IIMs have resorted to sharp fee hike. Yet, top PGDM colleges like XLRI, SPJIMR, MDI Gurgaon, IMI New Delhi and IMT Ghaziabad are not allowed to increase their MBA Program Fee by regulatar AICTE. Infact, PGDM B-schools have rolled back their fee structure following the AICTE guidelines, issued on May 1.

CAT 2020 exam date is Sunday, November 29, 2020. To help the aspirants preparing for CAT 2020, MBAUniverse.com has published a series of articles on CAT preparation plan & strategy adopted by CAT toppers studying at IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, MDI Gurgaon among others. Below are shared the interview excerpts with CAT preparation tips by CAT Topper Anushree Naik, and IIM Ahmedabad student of 2020-22 batch 

On March 23, in an unprecedented move taken to mitigate disruption caused by COVID 19, global testing body ETS announced that students can take GRE exam from the comforts of their homes. GRE is accepted by top global universities like Harvard, Chicago and MIT for their Masters, MBA and other programs. Soon after, on April 14, GMAC too announced that it will offer GMAT Online exam. Since Exams are considered as sacrosanct where in-person supervision is necessary, the news left many purists wondering if this was a right step. Also, will students take the option or wait out the storm?