MICA, Ahmedabad has announced the MICAT-1 result today for admission to its PGDM-C 2018-20 batch. MICAT-1 Score cards are available at the MICA application portal and MICAT-1 test takers can view and download their MICAT-1 result and score cards using their MICA Id.
Now the application and registration process for MICAT-II has been opened by MICA and the MICAT-II will be held on February 17, 2018.
MICA, Ahmedabad conducts its own admission test MICAT for the candidates who have applied to MICA for admission to PGDM-C programme on the basis of CAT/XAT/GMAT scores. The PGDM-C is the flagship programme of MICA, Ahmedabad. The two-year, full-time, residential programme is AICTE approved and is deemed equivalent to an MBA by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). It is a differentiated MBA programme that creates leadership through Creative Thinking, Communication and Consumer-Centricity.
MICAT is a Computer Based Test (CBT) and will be conducted twice for selection of PGDM-C 2018-2020 batch. Better of the two MICAT Scores will be considered.
MICA admission test, MICAT 2018 is a multidimensional computer based examination, which will assess candidates in areas such as Divergent Thinking Abilities, Written Communication Abilities, General Awareness about contemporary social and business issues, including areas relevant to media, marketing, advertising & current affairs and Analytical & Verbal Abilities.
The Admission test also includes psychometric profiling to assess the candidate’s leadership potential.
MICAT 2018 Important Dates
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MICAT-1 score declaration
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January 3, 2018
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MICAT-II Registration opens
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January 3, 2018
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MICAT-II Registration closes
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February 5, 2018
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Issue of MICAT-II Admit card
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February 9, 2018
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MICAT-II admission test
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February 17, 2018
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MICAT-II score declaration
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February 26, 2018
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Call letters for GE-PI
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March 1, 2018
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Final result
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March 31, 2018
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Key points about MICAT 2018
The admission process for PGDM-C 2018 intake has following key points:
- The selection process for PGDM-C 2018-20 to happen twice.
- Candidates will have to take at least one of the three eligibility exams: CAT 2017, XAT 2018 and GMAT .
- MICAT will be held only in the computer based format in 39 cities across the country.
- First phase Group Exercise & Personal Interview (GE-PI) will be conducted at Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata & Mumbai, Ahmedabad and the second phase GE-PI at MICA, Ahmedabad only.
- Psychometric test is a qualifier. Those who qualify on the Psychometric, their CAT/XAT/GMAT relative performance will be considered (Subject to a minimum cut-off in CAT total percentile/XAT total percentile/GMAT score)
- Those who qualify based on the CAT/XAT cut-off or GMAT score shall be assessed for the following MICAT sections: Verbal ability (VA), Quantitative ability and Data Interpretation (QADI), General awareness (GA), and Divergent and Convergent Thinking (DCT).
- Those who qualify on the basis of relative performance subject to a minimum cut-off in Scaled Scores for each of these sections (namely: VA, QADI, GA and DCT) and CAT/XAT cut-off or GMAT score shall have their Descriptive Tests evaluated.
- Those who qualify on the basis as mentioned above and on the basis of relative performance subject to a minimum cut-off in Scaled Score in DT shall be considered for short listing for GE and PI. Shortlist will be prepared on the basis of MICAT-I and /or II or better of the two relative performances if a candidate has taken both MICAT-I and MICAT-II. (This will be prepared based on the Composite Score formula of 50% CAT/XAT/GMAT and 50% MICAT).
- Approximately 1/10th of the total number of candidates who appear in the two MICATs will be shortlisted for GE & PI based on the Total MICAT Scaled Score.
