1. You are required to reach the Test Centre latest by 9:45 a.m. Since the test procedure will start at 10.00 a.m., candidates reporting at the Test hall after 10.00 a.m. will not be admitted.

2. You should bring the following to the Test Centre:

2.1 Your IMS I-Card or SimCAT coupon, without which you will not be allowed to take the test.

2.2 HB pencils, erasers, and sharpeners. (Cellular phone, calculators, watch-calculators, alarm clocks, digital watches with built-in calculators/memory etc. will not be allowed in the examination hall.)

3. All candidates are required to be in their seats by 10.00 a.m. The test procedures begin with the distribution of the Answer Sheet (AS) immediately after that. Fill in your name, Permanent IMS Number (PIN) as it appears on your Admit Card, in the boxes provided and darken the appropriate circles. Also fill in your Date of birth and address (including PIN Code) in the AS and darken the appropriate circles. Use only HB pencil for filling up the AS and also for your signature.

4. A sealed Test Booklet will be distributed at 10.20 a.m

5. Enter in the AS the CAT Application Form Number and the Test Booklet Serial No. printed on the front page of your Test Booklet and darken the appropriate circles. Please Note: The OMR sheet will not be forwarded for scanning in absence of the information mentioned in point nos. 3 and 5.

6. At 10:30 a.m. sharp, you will be instructed to open the seals of the Test Booklet and commence answering the test. Check immediately that all the pages of the Test Booklet are in order. In the rare event of the Test Booklet being defective, bring it to the notice of the Invigilator IMMEDIATELY, who will arrange for a replacement of the Test Booklet.

7. The Test Booklet contains several sections. Each section contains several items/questions. You should read the directions given for each group of questions in each section of the test carefully. If you skip the directions, you may miss the main idea and lose credit for some questions in that section. Wrong answers carry negative marks.

8. After the test is over, remain seated until the Invigilator collects the Answer Sheets. You will be allowed to leave the hall only after the Answer Sheets of all the candidates in your hall have been collected and accounted for. You may retain the Test Booklet with you.

9. You will be given explanatory answers at the end of the test.