CAT 2025 Registration last Date Extended till September 20, 2024. The registration has been started from August 1, 2024 at 10 AM and will close on September 20, 2024 instead of September 13, 2024. The admission to prestigious MBA College in India is offered through CAT which is organized by one of the IIM. This year IIM Calcutta will organize this on November 24. The registration process is expected to start in July or August 2024. The CAT is held for admission to 21 IIMs, IITs MBA and 1200 MBA institutions
Admit Card
The Admit Cardi will be released on November 5 2024 on the official website
Eligibility criteria
Qualifying Exam: A candidate has passed his/her Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized board or university.
· Minimum Marks: minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. For candidates belonging to ST/SC/PWD category must have passed with a minimum of 45% marks.
· Age Criteria: No lower or upper age limit is prescribed for appearing in the CAT exam.
· Candidates who possess an equivalent exam degree recognized by MHRD, Government of India (including AMICE of the Institution of Civil Engineers) are also eligible.
·Appearing candidates: Candidates appearing in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent can also apply.
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Exam Pattern-CAT 2025 Registration
· Exam Mode and Date: CAT 2020 exam will be conducted in two sessions through online (CBT) mode.
· Number and Type of Questions: The total of 100 questions. The questions will be of objective and subjective type.
· Total Marks: The exam will be of total 300 marks.
· Time Duration: Time allotted 180 minutes to complete the paper.
· Marking Scheme: For every correct response, 3 marks will be given. -1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
CAT 2025 Syllabus
The CAT exam covers various topics from Quantitative Ability(QA),Verbal Ability and Reading comprehension(VARC) and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning(DILR)
Quantitative Ability-Algebra, Arthematic. Geometry, Coding-Decoding
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)-Para Jumbles, Sentence completion and Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)-Data Tables, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts,Logical Reasoning puzzles
Admit Card-: October 5.00 pm onwards
Application fee:
| Category | Application Fee |
| Unreserved Candidates | Rs.2500 |
| ST/SC/PWD candidates | Rs.1250 |
It is important for the applicants to pay the application fee before the last date through online mode.
Online payment modes available are debit/credit cards/net banking/wallet or cash cards.
How to Register
- Go to official CAT website www.iimcat.ac.in
- Click ‘New Candidate Registration.
- Enter Your mobile number and email id
- Generate OTP for completing the registration process.
- Now start filling the details – Name, Email, DOB, Mobile number, etc. and confirm. Entries submitted here cannot be changed so must confirm before the final submission.
- Now login with provided user id and password and start filling other details.
- Fill your personal, academic, work experience, etc. details
- Enter your work experience, programmes, test city.
- Now pay the application fee using the payment method provided.
- Download and save the application for further references.
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Few FAQs
Does MCQ carry negative marking and which section does not have negative marking?
No, there are no negative marks for non-MCQ type questions. MCQ carry negative marking for wrong answer
Computer Based Test
A practice test will be available on the CAT website: www.iimcat.ac.in You can familiarize yourself with the functionality and navigation of the actual exam. The CAT 2024 Mock Test link will be available by the end of October 2024
What is the difference between Computer Based Test and Pen and Paper Mode?
We will tell you, the candidate reads a question on a computer terminal and clicks on the correct answer from among the options given or types the answer in case of a question where no options are given.
There is a timer set on your computer screen that tells you the remaining time to complete the current section.
Pen and paper-based format, the candidate reads a question on a paper booklet and uses a pencil to darken the ovals on an answer-sheet
Last updated on September 13th, 2024 at 05:40 pm