This year, the MGU CAT 2024 exam is going to be conducted on 17 May and 18 May 2024. The authorities have released the examination schedule and registration dates on February 9, 2024. The registration process for the MGU CAT 2024 exam started on February 15, 2024, and the last date to fill out the MGU CAT 2024 is March 30, 2024. The students who want to register for the MGU CAT 2024 exam and fill out the application form can visit the MG University website cat.mgu.ac.in.

The full form of the MGU CAT exam is Mahatma Gandhi University Common Admission Test. The conducting authority of this exam is Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Through this exam, the students get admission to various Postgraduate programmes offered by the University such as MSc, MA, Master of Tourism and Travel Management, LLM and M.Ed. For admission to the MTech programme, students with GATE scores can apply directly. For admission to the MBA programmes offered by MGU, students are selected based on CMAT/CAT/KMAT scores. Such students have to participate in the MGU CAT counselling process only. 

What is the official schedule of the MGU CAT 2024 examination?

If any student is going to appear in the MGU CAT 2024 exam, he/she can check the table below for the official schedule of this examination.

MGU CAT 2024 exam dates MGU CAT 2024 Events

15 February 2024 

MGU CAT 2023 Registration process begins

30 March  2024

Last date to fill out the MGU CAT 2024 application form

20 April 2024 - 

18 May 2024

MGU CAT 2024 admit card release date

17 May 2024 - 

18 May 2024

MGU CAT 2024 Exam

What are the eligibility criteria for the MGU CAT 2024 exam?

To appear in the MGU CAT 2024 exam, the students should fulfil the following eligibility requirements for this exam. Otherwise, the student will not be allowed to appear in the MGU CAT 2024 examination. Hence the student should ensure that they meet the eligibility requirements of the MGU CAT 2024 exam.

As the MGU CAT 2024 exam is a PG-level entrance exam, the minimum requirement for this exam is graduation. For more detailed eligibility requirements of various programs, the students can check the table below.

Courses names

MGU CAT 2024 eligibility requirements 

MBA/PGDM

The student should have a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate in the final year.

MSc (Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Biophysics/Microbiology)

The student should have a BSc degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate in the final year.

MSc in Chemistry

The student should have a BSc degree in Chemistry with Mathematics and Physics as Subsidiaries with a minimum 50% aggregate in the final year.

MSc in Computer Science

The student should have a BSc degree in CS/CA/BSc IT/BCA with a minimum 50% aggregate in the final year.

MSc in Psychology

The student should have a BSc degree in Physics with Mathematics as one of the subsidiaries with a minimum 50% aggregate in the final year.

MSc in Environment Science & Management

The student should have a BSc degree in relevant subjects or a BTech in Civil/Mechanical/Chemical/Environmental with a minimum 50% aggregate in the final year.

MSc in Environment Science and Disaster Management

The student should have a BSc degree in any subject with a minimum of 50%.

MA (Politics & International Relations/Politics & Human Rights/Public Policy & Governance)

The student should have a BA degree in relevant subjects with a 50% aggregate in the final year or a BSc in any branch with a minimum 60% aggregate in the final year.

MA Economics

The student should have a BA/BSc degree in Economics/Mathematics/Statistics with a minimum of 45% aggregate marks.

MA in Malayalam

The student should have a BA degree in Malayalam with a minimum 45% aggregate or a degree in Arts/Science with a minimum 50% aggregate in second year Malayalam.

MA in English

The student should have a BA in English with a minimum 45% aggregate or a degree in Arts/Science with a minimum 50% aggregate.

MA (Gandhian Studies/Development Studies)

The student should have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 45% aggregate.

MA (History and Anthropology)

The student should have a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with a minimum 45% aggregate.

Master of Tourism and Travel Management

The student should have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

M.Ed (English/Hindi/Malayalam/Sanskrit/Arabic/Mathematics/Science/Social Science/Commerce/Computer Education

The student should have a B.Ed degree with a minimum of 45% aggregate marks.

LLM

The student should have a LLB or equivalent degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

What is the application fee for the MGU CAT 2024 examination?

The students should pay the below-mentioned application fees for the MGU CAT 2024 exam while filling out the MGU CAT 2024 application form.

Categories names MGU CAT 2024 application fees in Rs
General Category INR 1000
Reserved Category INR 500

The stepwise registration process of the MGU CAT 2024 application form:

If anyone wishes to fill out the MGU CAT 2024 exam, he/she should follow the below-mentioned steps while filling out the MGU CAT 2024 application form.

  1. Step 1: First, the student will go to the official website cat.mgu.ac.in.
  2. Step 2: On the homepage, the student will click on the “Apply Online” tab provided in the top right corner.
  3. Step 3: Then, the student will fill in the details required in the application form.
  4. Step 4: After that, the student will upload the necessary images in the prescribed format.
  5. Step 5: In this step, the student will pay the application fee for the MGU CAT 2024 exam via online mode.
  6. Step 6: In the end, the student will submit the form and take a printout of the confirmation page for future reference.