CAT 2025 Exam Eligibility, Fee, And Syllabus: The application process will started on August 01, 2025 and continued till September 13. This Year IIM Kozhikode will conduct CAT exam.
As you know about this prestigious examination, applicants can get admission in the top 21 IIMs and other business schools in India. After the top IIMs there are so many top B colleges in India, such as FMS Delhi, MDI Gurugram, SPJIMR Mumbai, IIFT and GLIM, etc. CAT 2026 will be conducted by one of the top IIMs. This examination is held only once a year and consists of three sections such as VARC (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension), DILR (Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning), and QA (Quantitative Ability). There are only questions in the exam, and the duration of the exam is 2 hours.
Who will conduct this year’s CAT 2025 exam? We will let you know soon regarding this.
Important Dates
- CAT 2026 Notification – Released
- Application Start – August 01, 2025
- Registration Last Date -September 13, 2025
- Application Correction Window – September 24 to 27, 2025
- Admit Card Release – November 05, 2025
- Exam Date -November 30, 2025
- Answer Key Release & Objection – December 05, 2025
- Result Declaration – December 21, 2025
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CAT 2025 Exam Eligibility Criteria
- Graduation from a recognized university (50% marks for general category, 45% for reserved category)
- Final year students will also be eligible
- No age limit
- No limit on number of attempts
Exam Pattern
- Total Questions: 68 (24 VARC, 22 DILR, 22 QA)
- Question Type: MCQ and TITA
- Section-wise Time: 40 minutes for each section, total 120 minutes
- Negative Marking: -1 mark for MCQs only, No negative marking on TITA
Syllabus (Indicated)
- VARC: Grammar, Para Jumble, Reading Comprehension, Word Usage
- DILR: Venn Diagram, Coding-Decoding, Graphs, Puzzles, Data Sufficiency
- QA: Algebra, Geometry, Percentage, Time-Speed-Distance, Ratio, Interest
| Category | Details |
| Exam Name | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| Conducting Body | Any of the Top IIMs |
| Official Website | www.iimcat.ac.in |
| Medium of Exam | English |
| Exam Mode | Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
| Number of Questions | 68 |
| Type of Questions | MCQs and TITA |
| Syllabus subject | VARC, DILR, QA |
| Time Duration | 120 minutes (40 minutes per section) |
| Marking Scheme | +3 for correct, -1 for incorrect (MCQ only) |
| Score Validity | 1 year |
| Eligibility | Bachelor’s Degree with 50% (45% for SC/ST/PwD) |
| Age Limit | No age limit |
| Attempt Limit | No restriction |
| Reserved Categories | OBC: 27%, SC: 15%, ST: 7.5%, PwD: 3% |
| Selection Process | CAT score, WAT, GD, PI |
| Participating IIMs | 21 |
| Other Institutes Accepting CAT | 1000+ B-Schools |
| Exam Date (Expected) | Last week of November 2026 |
| Application Fee | Rs. 2400 (General), Rs. 1200 (SC/ST/PwD) |
How to Apply for the CAT 2025 Exam?
- Please visit the official website of CAT iimcat.ac.in.
- Then register yourself and log in with your mobile number and email ID.
- Fill the application form with details such as personal, educational, and work experience details
- Select the exam city as per your city.
- Upload the required documents such as (photo, signature, category certificate, if applicable)
- Pay the application fee according to your category.
- Submit the application form.
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