CAT 2009 offers 560 Extra IIM Seats for students

CAT 2009 will offer 560 Extra IIM Seats

There will be 560 more seats on offer for students taking the Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to the Indian Institute of Management of this year

Human Resource development ministry source said the CAT committee for 2009 had been asked to include these additional seats.

Number of IIMs: Currently 7 (Ahmadabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Shillong)

Number of Seats: 2100

IIMs to be added in 2010: 4 (Tiruchirappalli, Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak)

Additional Seats in 2010: 560