India has again missed the top 200 places in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17, result of which were announced on September 21 for 980 institutes from 79 countries. Although 31 universities from India have been ranked among 980, it is only Indian Institute of Science, (IISc) Bangalore which figured among top 250 world universities. IISc has moved up from among top 251-300 slot to 200-251 slot in THE Rankings, marking a significant improvement.

CAT 2016 registration number crossed 2.08 lakh applicants at 3.30 PM on September 22, 2016 even before the 5 days extension in CAT 2016 registration window was announced by IIM Bangalore. Going by the trend it appears that CAT 2016 registration number will break past 6 years record.

For the consecutive second year and following the last year process, CAT 2016 Registration and application last date has been extended for 5 more days by IIM Bangalore till Sep 27, from earlier Sep 22, 2016.
Announcing the extension in CAT 2016 Registration date CAT Centre 2016 clarifies The deadline for submission of completed applications for CAT 2016 is extended to 5PM on September 27, 2016.

If you have not registered for CAT 2016, do it now as there is no proposal to extend the registration last date. Only few hours are left for the CAT 2016 registration to close at 5PM today.
In response to query raised by MBAUniverse.com, whether the registration date is proposed to be extended, Prof Rajendra K Bandi, Convener CAT 2016 and faculty at IIM Bangalore referred to the press release which stated that the registration process would close on September 22, 2016.

Registration window: Closing 5 days before last year

CAT 2016 retest, if at all it happens may cast implications of very different nature and may prove an opportunity for some and an ordeal for others. The CAT 2016 retest may imply more preparation time but a delayed result declaration as well as fluctuations in scaled and percentile scores according to the test pattern and content that is placed before the test takers in first and second phase.

An inspiration for second timers going to appear in CAT 2016, Vaibhav Gaur has set the bench mark of taking the CAT score to new heights from 97 to 99.51 with second appearance in CAT without attending any offline coaching.
A working professional himself, Vaibhav had to balance his professional duties and the study hours but made it sure not to leave any stone unturned to further improve his CAT scores from 2014 level. As a result not only he improved his score but also converted his call to top B-schools like IIMs, IIFT, MDI, NITIE among others.

If you are planning to appear in CAT 2016 or next CAT exam to get admission in one of the IIMs, it is the right time to opt for it as all the 20 IIMs are poised to almost double their intake in near future.

Tomorrow is the last date for CAT 2016 registration as the online process closes at 5Pm on September 22 and IIM Bangalore does not propose to extend or reopen the registration for the exam.
Now with only one day left for CAT 2016 registration, aspirants have only one last day to register and apply for CAT 2016 and in case any technical problem comes up, it will be difficult to apply within the prefixed time limit.

The top ranked among private B-schools in NIRF Ranking 2016, International Management Institute (IMI) Delhi has announced the admission open for PGDM 2017-19 batch and has started the online application process. Candidates seeking admission to various PGDM programmes 2017-19 at IMI Delhi should apply online latest by Dec 12, 2016 apart from appearing in the CAT 2016.

Who can apply

CAT 2016 Registration is allowed even with the backlog and supplementary exam scores in your graduation, there is no need to worry. In response to the query whether a candidates who has completed his Bachelors degree in May-June 2016 but have backlog, is eligible to apply for CAT 2016, IIM Bangalore has responded Yes, as per the CAT 2016 eligibility norms, candidates who are completing their degree by May 2017 are eligible to appear for CAT. However, the candidate should select Yes to the question Are you in the final year of Bachelor Degree.