CAT 2025 Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Registration, Admit Card, Eligibility

CAT 2025 will be conducted most likely on November 30, 2025. The official announcement will be made by July 30, 2025. MBA aspirants planning to pursue the course in 2026, must appear for CAT 2025 exam as the score is accepted by 21 IIMs, other top B-schools as well as 1,300 MBA colleges in India.



CAT is a business aptitude test in which candidates are assessed on Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. It is conducted in computer based test mode at designated centres across India. The exam duration is 120 minutes, and candidates must address 68 questions. 

CAT 2025 Exam Highlights

CAT Exam Particulars

CAT 2025 Details

CAT Full Form

Common Admission Test (CAT) 

Conducting Institute for 2025

To be announced

Exam Level

National

Exam Frequency

Once a year

CAT 2024 Exam Date

November 30, 2025 (tentative)

CAT Exam Timings

Slot 1: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Slot 2: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Slot 3: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

CAT Exam Fees

INR 2,500 (General category) and INR 1,250 (Reserved category)

Number of Test Takers

3.29 lakh (in 2024)

CAT exam mode

Computer Based Test (CBT)

No. of test cities

170

 

CAT 2025 eligibility criteria

CAT is an entrance exam for PG management courses, thus, the minimum eligibility criteria is graduation. Check below details:

  1. The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university. The minimum marks required are 50 percent (45 percent for SC/ST/PwD candidates).
  2. Candidates in their final year of bachelor’s degree courses or awaiting results can also appear in the CAT exam.
  3. Candidates with professional degrees such as CA/CS/ICWA/FCAI are also eligible for CAT.

CAT 2025 Exam Dates

CAT Exam Events

CAT Exam Date 2025 (Tentative)

CAT 2025 notification out

30-July-2025

CAT exam 2025 registration dates

First week of August to Third week of September 2025

CAT form correction

Last week of September 2025

CAT admit card 2025 download starts

First week of November 2025

CAT exam 2025 date

30-Nov-2025

CAT answer key release

First week of December 2025

Declaration of CAT 2024 result

Last week of December 2025 or First week of January 2026

 

CAT Registration 2025

CAT 2025 registration process will be online. Candidates will have to follow the below given process to apply for the CAT exam:

  1. Go to iimcat.ac.in
  2. Click on ‘new registration.’
  3. Enter personal details to create a login
  4. Go to the application form and fill in all the details
  5. Upload scanned photo and signature
  6. Select test cities, courses, and IIM campuses
  7. Pay the CAT application fee to submit the form

The CAT registration fee is INR 2500 for unserved categories and INR 1250 for reserved categories of students. The CAT application fee is non-refundable, so candidates must fill out the CAT application form carefully. 

CAT Exam Syllabus 2025

CAT 2025 syllabus is expected to remain same as CAT 2024, i,e. Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC). Check below important CAT topics included in the syllabus.

Quantitative Aptitude: Number System, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry and Mensuration

DILR: Set Theory (Variables), Set Theory + Puzzles, Puzzles with Additional Data, Coding-Decoding and Series

VARC: Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary and Odd Sentence Out

 

CAT 2025 Admit Card

The CAT admit card 2025 will be issued to registered candidates 20 days before the exam. Here is the process for downloading the CAT 2025 admit card.

  1. Go to iimcat.ac.in website
  2. Click on login option
  3. Enter CAT ID and password
  4. Click on CAT admit card tab
  5. Download the CAT 2025 admit card PDF

CAT Exam Pattern 2025

CAT Pattern Particulars

Details

Exam mode

Computer Based Test

Exam duration

2 hours

Sectional time limit

40 minutes per section

Number of sections

3 – VARC, DILR, Quantitative Aptitude

Number of questions

66

Section wise questions

VARC - 24

DILR - 20

QA - 22

Marking scheme

+3 for every correct attempt

-1 for every incorrect attempt

Total marks

198

 

CAT Result 2025

CAT result 2025 will be prepared and announced after the answer key objections have been analysed. Check below how to download CAT result cum scorecard 2025:

  • Visit iimcat.ac.in website
  • Click on login/scorecard option
  • Enter CAT ID and password
  • Click on CAT scorecard tab
  • Download the CAT 2025 scorecard PDF

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