MICA, Ahmedabad has opened the MICAT-1 Registration process on August 23, 2018 and will close it on November 20. The MICAT-1 exam for admission to PGDM-C 2019-21 batch will be held on December 02, 2018 as a computer based test. The MICAT-I application fee is Rs.1985/- inclusive of GST.
Apart from appearing in CAT 2018, XAT 2019 or GMAT, the candidates applying for admission to PGDM-C programme at MICA will have to appear in MICAT-1 to be held on December 02, 2018 or MICAT-II to be held on February 9, 2019. MICAT commands 50% weightage in shortlisting at MICA, while 50% weight goes to CAT/XAT/GMAT score.
The candidates who appear in MICAT-1 can get better choice of test centre and GDPI Centre as compared to MICAT-II test takers.
MICA, Ahmedabad conducts its own admission test MICAT for the candidates who apply 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 2019-2021 batch. Better of the two MICAT Scores will be considered. Exam Schedule for MICAT exam is as under:
MICAT 2019: Important Dates
Key Dates for MICAT 2019 exam for admission to PGDM 2019-21 batch at MICA are as below:
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MICAT – I Registration opens
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
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MICAT – I Registration closes
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 11:50 pm
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Issue of MICAT- I Call Letters/Admit Card
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Monday, November 26, 2018
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MICAT – I
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Sunday, December 02,2018
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MICAT -I Score
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Tuesday, December 18,2018
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MICAT – II Registration opens
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Thursday, January 3, 2019
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MICAT – II Registration closes
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019. at 11:50pm
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Issue of MICAT- II Call Letters/Admit Card
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Monday, February 04, 2019
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MICAT – II
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Saturday, February 09, 2019
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MICAT – II Score
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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GE & PI Shortlist
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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GE & PI at Delhi and Kolkata
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Thursday-Saturday, March 7, 8 & 9, 2019
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GE & PI at MICA, Ahmedabad
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Tuesday & Wednesday, March 12 & 13, 2019
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GE & PI at Bangalore & Mumbai
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Saturday-Monday, March 16, 17 & 18, 2019
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Final results
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Monday, March 25, 2019
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MICA admission test, MICAT 2019 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.
Key points about MICAT 2019
The admission process for PGDM-C 2019-21 intake has following key points:
- The selection process for PGDM-C 2019-21 will happen twice.
- Candidates will have to take at least one of the three eligibility exams: CAT 2018, XAT 2019 or GMAT .
- MICAT will be held only in the computer based format in 48 cities across the country.
- First phase Group Exercise & Personal Interview (GE-PI) will be conducted at Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and 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.
