About CAT Exam
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is India’s most prestigious national level entrance examination, which permits aspirants to get into top management institutes. There is no doubt that it is the biggest MBA entrance test in the country. The IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) conduct this Common Admission Test on a rotational basis.
Eligiblity
- The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% inthe case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons withDisability (PwD) categories], awarded by any University or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as an University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of HRD,Government of India.
- Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination andthose who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally,only if they submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all therequirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.
- Candidates applying for CAT 2022 should fulfill any one of the following conditions:
- Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks*.
- Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA/Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)) with required percentage*.
- Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree with required percentage*[*SC/ST/PwD candidates should have a minimum 45%. For General, EWS and NC-OBC candidates, the minimum is 50%.]
- The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution.
- In case of grades/CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution.
- If anyUniversity/Institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100.
- IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.iimcat.ac.in.
- Applicants should note that the mere fulfilment of theminimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs.
- Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a mobile phone number throughout the selection process.
Important Dates
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CAT Full Form
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Common Admission Test, conducted on yearly basis for MBA admission by one of the 6 older IIMs
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CAT Exam Date 2024
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November 24, 2024
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CAT Entrance exam sessions
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Likely to be Conducted in 3 sessions – Morning, Afternoon&Evening on same day
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CAT 2024 Conducting Institutes
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IIM Lucknow. IIMs are the CAT-conducting Institutes
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CAT Entrance Exam Mode
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Computer-based exam but not an online exam
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When to Check for CAT 2024 Notification
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From July 2024
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Details in CAT Notification 2024
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CAT Exam details, Application fee, Registration dates, IIMs & their management programmes through CAT
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Maximum Age Limit to appear in IIM CAT
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No Age Limit, Graduates with 50% marks can apply
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Number of Questions in CAT 2024
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66 questions divided in 3 sections
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CAT Exam Time Duration on CAT 2024 Exam Date
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2 hours for each Slot
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Sectional Time limit
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40 minutes for 1 section
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Name of sections and number of questions
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VARC-24 Questions; DILR-20 questions; Quant-22 questions
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Expected Difficulty level
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Moderate to Difficult
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Order of Sections
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Pre-fixed, no change allowed
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Colleges Accepting CAT 2024 for MBA admission 2024
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20 IIMs, FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, IMT& 500 other MBA colleges in India
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CAT Exam Fees 2024
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?1250 for SC, ST and PwD category candidates.
?2500 for all other categories of candidates.
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How to Apply for CAT 2024
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The application process is online only
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CAT Official Website for CAT 2024 Form Filling
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IIMCAT.AC.IN
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IIMs’ Application Fee
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No Separate Application Fee to apply for IIM. Registration Fee covers application fee of all 20 IIMs
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| CAT Registration Starts |
1 Aug 2024 |
| Registration Ends |
5 Nov 2024,ends at 5:00PM (IST)
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| Admit Card download begins |
5 Nov 2024 |
| Exam Date |
24 Nov 2024 |
Contact
- For queries regarding CAT Registration, Application and Payment Processing, Document uploading please call only on Phone no - 1-800-210-8720 (Toll Free) - Call on the Toll free number, Monday to Saturday 9:00AM to 6:00PM (excluding National holidays) .
Email - [email protected]
- For Academic queries like eligibility, category and PwD certificate , please contact CAT Centre office with contact details as follows. (Please note that CAT Centre should NOT be contacted for any issue related to CAT registration, application or payment processing) Monday to Friday excluding holiday, from 9:30am to 5:30pm +91-080-26993388 / 3017 / 3013.
Email - [email protected]
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