CAT 2017 offers the best time for Non-Engineers to prepare and get into IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore and other new and newest IIMs given the fact that there are not only relaxed admission criteria offered by IIMs for non-engineers but the CAT exam pattern has also been modified to attract more non-engineers in IIM class rooms.

It is one of the key facts that an Arts student with 89+ percentile in CAT 2016 has got admission in IIM Ahmedabad in 2017 while an engineering student Avidipto with 100 percentile could not get through.

As reported by MBAUniverse.com earlier today, registrations for NMAT by GMAC 2017-19 exam are now open from today. To understand more about the Exam Pattern and Registration Process, we interviewed Mr Vikram Shah, Director, Product Management of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the body that conducts NMAT by GMAC exam in the country. In this exclusive interview, Mr Shah shared that there will not be any change in exam pattern, and that many candidate friendly steps have been taken for the benefit of student. Edited excerpts from the Q&A follows:

If you wish to seek admission in MBA programme at NMIMS University, NMAT by GMAC 2017 is the only answer to your search. Gateway to MBA at NMIMS University, NMAT by GMAC exam will be held during 75 days test window from October 5 to December 18, 2017.

What IIM Ahmedabad planned to achieve 2 years ago by introducing a totally revamped CAT exam to improve academic and gender diversity in IIM class rooms, the class profile for PGP 2017-19 batch reveals that the goal has been achieved to a large extent. The PGP batch 2017-19 at IIM Ahmedabad comprises 32% non-engineers. This number is more than three times the percentage of non engineers who were only 9 percent three years back in the PGP batch 2015-17 and highest ever in last 15 years.

Known as the institute of excellence, IIM Lucknow is convening CAT 2017 under the convenorship of Prof Neeraj Dwivedi, admission chair at the B-school. There are many firsts and USPs associated with IIM Lucknow. This unique feature might bring about more changes in the exam structure and content.

Why you need speedy reading skill in CAT 2017

IIM Lucknow has geared up with the activities to convene a successful CAT 2017, probably with more changes in modified pattern sometime in the month of November/December 2017 to select suitable candidates to various PGP 2018-20 programmes in 20 IIMs and other top rated B-schools. CAT 2017 notification is proposed to be released in the last week of July 2017 and the registration process might begin in the first week of August 2017.

Notification for CAT 2017 exam to be convened by IIM Lucknow is proposed to be released in the last week of July 2017. Responding to the MBAUniverse.com query, Convener of CAT 2017 Prof Neeraj Dwivedi, faculty and admission chair at IIM Lucknow says CAT-2017 notification is likely to appear in newspapers towards end of July.

Professor Neeraj Dwivedi, faculty on Strategic Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Internationalization Strategies; Admission Chair at IIM Lucknow is the Convener of CAT 2017 exam.

Whether you are All India or Maharashtra state candidate, your admission chances to MBA/MMS 2017-19 batch in 400 Maharashtra B-schools are still alive. Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra has today on June 28 has displayed the Vacant Seats for CAP Round-II for Maharashtra State as well as All India candidates. Thousands of vacant seats are available to be filled up in various Maharashtra B-schools.

The PGP 2016-18 batch at IIM Ahmedabad has returned to college after completing their internships. The summer internship 2017 at IIM Ahmedabad has remained unique as many students this year have opted to work in unconventional sectors like Policy, entrepreneurship, NGOs instead of only in corporate sector. List of such students opting for the unconventional offers has been increasing at IIM Ahmedabad for the last few years.

Widening scope of Management: Reason behind unconventional career path