CAT 2025-26 Application Form: The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025-26 will likely happen soon. CAT is a national-level entrance exam for MBA and other postgraduate management programs in India. The exam is conducted by one of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and is a gateway to top business schools in the country. The application process, exam dates, and eligibility criteria will be announced on the official CAT website. The CAT exam is conducted every year by different IIMs on a rotating basis. CAT checks candidates’ skills in quantitative ability, verbal ability, reading comprehension, and logical reasoning for admission into an MBA College.
If you clear or get rank in CAT 2025-26 your career jump starts as the trends shows that MBA placement has been 100 percent with handsome packages.
Name of Top MBA Colleges that accept CAT Score: IIMs, FMS, MDI, and XLRI.
CAT 2025-26 Application Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Registration Starts | July 2025 |
| Registration Closing Dates | August 2025 |
| Correction window Dates | —– |
| Exam Dates | —– |
| Admit Card Dates | —– |
| Answer Key Dates | —– |
| Result Release Date | —– |
| Official Website | —– |
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks from a recognized university.
Registration Fee
| Category | Registration Fee |
| General/ OBC | Rs. 2, 500/- |
| SC/ST/ PWD | Rs. 1, 250/- |
Marking Scheme for CAT Exam 2025-26
- There shall be 3 marks for each correct response
- There shall be 1 mark deducted for each wrong answer.
Exam Centres
CAT examination will take place in 170 cities across India. Candidates will have the option to select any five test cities in order of their preference.
Syllabus for CAT 2025-26
- 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, Arithmetic, 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
What are the Best Books for CAT 2026 Preparation?
- Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by MK Pandey
- Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT by Nishit K Sinha
Exam Pattern
| Exam Mode and Date | CAT 2025 exam will be conducted in two sessions through online (CBT) mode. |
| Number and Type of Questions | There shall be total number of 100 Questions. The Questions shall be of Objective type and Subjective Type. |
| Total Marks | The Exam will be of total 300 marks |
| Time Duration | 180 minutes. (3 hours) |
CAT 2025-26 Admit Card
CAT Exam 2025-26 Admit Card will be out one week before the exam dates. The admit card is an important document to carry to the examination center. Without the admit card, candidates will not be able to enter the examination centers.
CAT 2025-26 Answer Key
The CAT answer key for 2025 will be out in the first week of December. The answer key will be out in PDF format and you can download it from the official website, iimcat.ac.in. To download the answer key, you will need to use your CAT ID and password. The answer key will be out for all three slots. You can download the slot-wise answer key PDF directly from the website.
CAT 2025 – 26 Result
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will Release Result after conducting exam of CAT 2025- 26. . Candidates Can Download Result by filling enrollment number, date of birth and Security pin. The CAT scorecard will contain your name, registration number, category, photo, sectional score, overall score, sectional percentile, and overall percentile.
CAT 2025-26 Cut-off in the Last Year
| Colleges | Cutoff |
| IIMA – Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | 99 |
| IIM Bangalore – Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | 99 |
| IIML – Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow | 85 |
| IIMI – Indian Institute of Management, Indore | 90 |
| IIM Shillong Indian Institute of Management, Shillong | 92 |
| IIM Mumbai – Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai | 95 |
| Indian Institute of Management – [IIMU], Udaipur | 94 |
| Indian Institute of Management – [IIMT], Tiruchirappalli | 92 |
| IIM Ranchi – Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi | 92 |
| IIM Rohtak Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak | 95 |
| Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Kashipur | 92 |
| Indian Institute of Management – [IIMN], Nagpur | 90 |
| IIM Amritsar – Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar | 88 |
| Indian Institute of Management – Bodh Gaya | 92 |
| IIM Sirmaur, Sirmaur | 80 |
| Institute of Management Studies – [IMS], Ghaziabad | 75 |
