The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) a reputed institute will accept Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 scores for admissions to its three postgraduate programmes which are starting from the 2025-26 academic year.
These programmes are MA in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations (HRM and LR), the MA in Organisation Development, Change and Leadership, and the Master of Hospital Administration. For these programmes CAT Score will be used for 2025 admission.
Other reputed institute that started taking admission through CAT is IIFT since 2023. Earlier it used to hold its entrance test.
The official notification reads: “Candidates should follow the Common Admission Test 2024 (CAT 2024) advertisement/CAT 2024 website for registration for the CAT 2024 Examination. All additional details, updates, and notifications, as applicable, will soon be accessible on the Institute’s website at
https://admissions.tiss.edu/admissions/ma/programmes. TISS does not assume responsibility for any information provided by sources other than the institute website and the Admissions Helpline (022-25525252).”
CAT Registration
The CAT registration 2024 began on August 1, and will close on September 23. The admit card will be released from November 5, and the exam will take place on November 24 across 170 cities.
The CAT exam include three sections: data interpretation and logical reasoning, verbal and reading comprehension, and quantitative aptitude. The 2024 CAT question paper will feature two types of questions: multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and type-in-the-answer (TITA) questions, with a total score of 198 marks.
Apart from TISS, 21 IIMs and over 1,000 other MBA institutions accept CAT scores for pursuing an MBA. Other reputed business school that accepts CAT score include FMS Delhi, IITs and SPJIMR Mumbai