CAT 2025 Exam:

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the most prestigious management entrance exams in India. Conducted annually by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), CAT 2025 Exam is expected to be held on 30 November 2025. IIM Kozhikode will organise CAT 2025 in online mode across 155 cities. It is the gateway to over 1,000 B-schools, including the coveted IIMs.

CAT 2025 Exam Highlights:

Exam Name	Common Admission Test (CAT)
Conducting Body	Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode (Expected)
Mode of Exam	Computer-Based Test (CBT)
CAT Frequency	Annual
Medium of Exam	English
Duration	2 hours (120 minutes)
Sections	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Marking Scheme	+3 for each correct answer, -1 for each wrong answer (MCQs only)
Official Website	iimcat.ac.in

CAT 2025 Exam Dates:

CAT 2025 Exam is expected to be held on 30 November 2025

CAT Exam Date 2025
CAT 2025 Event	Date (Expected)
CAT 2025 Notification Release	Last week of July 2025
Start of CAT 2025 Registration	First week of August 2025
End of CAT 2025 Registration	Third week of September 2025
CAT 2025 Form Correction Date	Third week of September 2025
CAT 2025 Admit Card Issue	October 2025
CAT 2025 Exam Date	Fourth week of November 2025
CAT 2025 Results Announcement	Third week of December 2025

CAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for CAT 2025, candidates must meet the following requirements:

Educational Qualification: A bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) from a recognized university.

Final Year Students: Students in the final year of their bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply, provided they submit proof of graduation within the specified time frame.

Candidates having professional degrees such as CA/CS/ICWA/FCAI are also eligible for CAT.

Age Limit: There is no age limit to appear for CAT.

CAT Exam Pattern 2025:

The CAT 2025 will follow a computer-based format with the following structure:

CAT 2025 Exam Pattern
Particulars	Details
No. of Sections	3 Sections Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Total Number of Questions	66 Q’s
Type of Questions	MCQs and TITA (Type In The Answer)
Questions per Section	VARC: 24 DILR: 20 QA: 22
Time Allotted	120 minutes (40 minutes per section)
Marks for Correct Answer	+3 for each correct answer
Negative Marking for Wrong Answer	-1 for each incorrect answer
Negative Marking for TITA Questions	No negative marking for TITA questions

CAT Exam 2025 Marking System:

CAT Exam 2025 Marking System
Marks for Correct Answer	+3 for each correct answer
Negative Marking for Wrong Answer	-1 for each incorrect answer
Negative Marking for TITA Questions	No negative marking for TITA questions

CAT Exam Syllabus 2025:

The CAT syllabus is not officially defined but is derived from previous years’ papers. It covers:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC):

Reading Comprehension (RC)

Para Jumbles

Sentence Completion

Vocabulary

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR):

Tables and Charts

Caselets

Logical Puzzles

Seating Arrangements

Quantitative Aptitude (QA):

Arithmetic (Percentages, Ratios, Profit & Loss)

Algebra (Equations, Inequalities)

Geometry (Triangles, Circles)

Number System

ACAT Selection Process Important Dates:

The CAT 2024 selection process will begin as soon as the results are released following the conclusion of the cat exam. The CAT 2024 selection process will normally comprise a Group Discussion and Personal Interview phases. Candidates would be shortlisted on the basis of their CAT exam result and performance in selection rounds such as GD and PI. Because each IIM has a unique screening criterion and admission process. Students are recommended to be aware of all the requirements accessible on their websites while applying for certain IIMs.

Event	Dates
CAT 2024 Exam Date	24th November 2024
CAT 2024 Result Date	2nd week of January 2025
CAT 2024 Selection Process Starts	TBA
IIM WAT-PI Process	TBA

Step 1: CAT 2024 Percentile-Based Shortlisting:

Shortlisting according to CAT percentile

Becoming qualified for GD and WAT.

Progressing to Personal Interview (PI)

Release of individual Final Merit Lists

Final selection and eligibility verification.

Step 2: Becoming eligible for both WAT and GD:

The 90 percentile for general candidates is over the minimal cut-off for the older IIMs.

There will be a reduced minimum cut-off for reserved categories.

The newer IIMs will have a minimum cut-off that falls between the 80 and 60 percentiles.

Candidates who meet these requirements will receive calls for the GD, PI, and WAT.

Candidates selected for the first round of the CAT screening process in 2024 will receive invitation letters via the email addresses they registered.

Step 3 : Personal Interview (PI):

This is the final round, applicants must pass this round in order to get selected for admission in IIM.

Step 4: Individual Final Merit List Release:

The requirements for admission to each IIM will differ. IIMs will announce their final merit list based on the below listed considerations.

CAT exam score

Overall performance in WAT, GD and PI rounds

Class 10th and 12th marks

Gender diversity factor

Work experience

Reservations

Step 5: Verification of Eligibility and Final Selection:

All candidates who are invited for an in-person interview at IIMs must adhere to the requirements for eligibility and verification for the final selection process of the CAT. At this point, candidates will be awarded marks based on their academic performance

CAT 2024 Eligibility:

Year	Number of Question	Difficulty Level	CAT exam time duration	Conducting Body
2023	66	Difficult	IIM Lucknow	24th November 2024
2022	66	Moderate	2 Hours	IIM Bangalore
2021	66	Moderate to High (Expected)	2 Hours	IIM Ahmedabad
2020	76	Moderate to High	2 Hours	IIM Indore
2019	100	Moderate to High	3 Hours	IIM Kozhikode
2018	100	Moderate	3 Hours	IIM Calcutta
2017	100	Moderate	3 Hours	IIM Lucknow
2016	100	Moderate to difficult	3 Hours	IIM Bangalore
2015	100	Moderate to difficult	3 Hours	IIM Ahmedabad
2014	100	Moderate to Easy	2.50 Hours	IIM Indore
2013	60	Moderate to Easy	2.50 Hours	2IIM Indore
2012	60	Moderate to Easy	2.50 Hours	IIM Indore
2011	60	Moderate	2.20 Hours	IIM Calcutta

About CAT Exam:

₹1250 for SC, ST and PWD category candidates

₹2500 for all other categories of candidates. Please note that a candidate needs to pay the registration fees only once, irrespective of the number of institutes he/she is applying for. Fees once paid cannot be refunded under any circumstances.

The Common Admission Test (CAT),is the most prestigious national entrance exam in India, which allows applicants to get admission to elite management schools. It is without a doubt the nation's largest MBA entrance exam. This Common Admission Test is administered yearly on a rotating basis by the Indian Institutes of Management, or IIMs. CAT 2024 Exam will be held on 24th November 2024. It is mostly utilized for admission to MBA (Master of Business Administration), PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management), and PGP (Post Graduate Programs) programs in India. The exam is computer-based and administered in a number of Indian cities.

CAT 2024 Expected Cut Off:

Meeting the minimum CAT cut off is mandatory for candidates to be shortlisted for MBA admission.

Candidates have to meet CAT sectional cut off too for selection to WAT-PI round of MA colleges.

CAT cut offs for top IIMs usually range from 98 to 100 percentile for General category students.

For reserved category students the IIM cut offs are slightly lower around 95 to 98 percentile.

There are two types of CAT cut offs for IIM admission – qualifying cut off and final cut off.

Qualifying IIM CAT cut off is announced before CAT result declaration and the final CAT cut off is declared at the time of PI shortlisting.

The IIMs do not release final CAT cut offs publicly. They are accessible through account login to only those candidates who appear in the CAT exam.

Other institutes accepting CAT exam score for admission too, fix a minimum cut off to shortlist candidates for admission.

Factors that can affect the CAT Cut Off are:

Number of Test Takers

Difficulty Level of Exam

Number of Seats

The reputation of University/College

IIM UDAIPUR, IIM KASHIPUR, and IIM RANCHI have released the revised cutoffs for the admissions for the batch of 2024-26.

IIM CAT Cut Offs (Tentative) These are CAT 2023 cut off percentiles for General category students seeking admission to the top 20 IIMs are shown below.

Please keep in mind that the CAT cut offs for general category students remain high year after year (90-100), however the minimal percentile necessary for reserved category students has been significantly relaxed.

IIM Ahmedabad	99+
IIM Bangalore	99+
IIM Calcutta	99+
IIM Lucknow	99+
IIM Indore	99+
IIM Kozhikode	99+
IIM Amritsar	95 TO 97
IIM Nagpur	95 TO 98
IIM Sambalpur	93 TO 95
IIM Trichy	95 TO 97
IIM Ranchi	95 TO 97
IIM Kashipur	90 TO 95
IIM Vizag	93 TO 95
IIM Udaipur	90 TO 95
IIM Bodhgaya	85 TO 90
IIM Shillong
IIM Sirmaur
IIM Rohtak
IIM Nagpur
IIM Jammu
IIM Mumbai

Top MBA Colleges In India:

DFS, Delhi.

DBE, Delhi.

Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli.

Birla Institute of Management Technology, (BIMTECH), Greater Noida.

Woxsen University, Hyderabad.

BITSoM Mumbai.

DMS, IIT-Delhi.

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) - University of Delhi.

Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi.

Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa.

ISB, Hyderabad.

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata.

Calcutta Business School, Kolkata.

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad.

IILM Institute for Higher Education (IILM), Delhi.

Institute of Management, Nirma University (IMNU), Ahmedabad.

International Management Institute, Delhi (IMI).

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai.

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad.

JIMS, Rohini Sector 5 - Jagan Institute of Management Studies.

K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR), Mumbai.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM).

IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB) Business school in Sricity, Andhra Pradesh.

The Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow.

Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon.

National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai.

National Institute of Technology (NIT Trichy) , Tiruchirappalli.

Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool), Mumbai.

SOIL Institute of Management.

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai.

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), Mumbai.

T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal.

Vinod Gupta School of Management (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur.

XIMB - Xavier University, Bhubaneswar.

Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore (XIME),Bangalore.

Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Gujarat.

Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi.

FORE School of Management, Delhi.

SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai.

CAT Circular:

CAT (Common Admission Test) is a competitive exam conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (Iims) for admission to various management programs. The registration process for CAT 2024 will begin from the first week of August 2024. The last date to fill the CAT application form 2024 will be third week of September 2024. Here are the general steps to apply for CAT 2024:

Visit the official website of CAT (iimcat. ac. in) and click on the "Registration" link. Fill out the registration form with your personal and academic details. You will also need to upload your photograph, signature, and other required documents. Pay the registration fee online through the available payment modes. After successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing your registration details and application number.

You can download your admit card from the official website once it is released. The admit card contains important details such as exam date, time, and venue. Please note that the exact process and dates may vary slightly from year to year. It is advisable to regularly check the official CAT website for updates and notifications.

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