Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test held in India. This test scores a person on the bases of Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. According to Asian Survey of Exams, CAT is rated as the third toughest test in Asia, after UPSC's Indian Engineering Services at first and IIT-JEE at the second spot. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam and use the test as an important component in selecting students for their business administration programs. The test is conducted every year by one of the IIM's based on a policy of rotation. Other institutes can also opt to use the scores of CAT as a criteria for admissions. In August 2011, it was announced that Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) would also use the CAT scores, instead of the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET), as the initial phase of the student selection process of their MBA and Masters in Management programmes from the academic year 2012-14.
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