CAT : Registration, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Admit Card, Result

Common Aptitude Test (CAT) is one among others which is conducted by different Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) for the candidates who wish to pursue carrier in management across the country. It is the national level management entrance test for admission in different management colleges, especially in IIM(s).

CAT 2022 official notification is going to be released by the 31st of July 2022. The IIMs are established by Indian government under the act of Parliament for the purpose to get best consultancy and research services in business and management globally. CAT scores are used by top institutes like IIMs, SP Jain Institue of Management And Research (SPJIMR), FMS, MDI, NITIE, etc.

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CAT : Registration, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Admit Card, Result

CAT Previous Papers
Exam Dates
Registration Fees
Eligibility Criteria
Exam Pattern
Exam Syllabus
Admit Card
Answer Key
Result
Cut-Offs

This article provides the complete information of CAT be it regarding the registration process, exam dates and pattern or be it eligibility criteria or admit card or result. Following are the important dates related to the exam schedule of CAT.

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CAT Exam Dates:

Notifications Exam Dates (Tentative)
Official Notification 31st July 2022
CAT Registration Starts 4th Aug 2022
CAT Registration Ends 22nd Sep 2022
Correction Window Last week of Sep 2022
Admit Card Availability 27th Oct 2022
CAT Exam Date 28th November 2022
CAT Result 1st or 2nd week of January 2023

CAT Registration Fees:

Category Fee
Mode of Payment Online (ONLY)
Via Credit/Debit or Net Banking
General/OBC Rs.2000/-
SC/ST/PwD Rs.1000/-

CAT Eligibility Criteria:

Criteria Compulsion
Education Candidate must hold the Bachelor Degree
in any discipline from recognized university
Minimum Marks 50% in Bachelor Degree
45% in Bachelor Degree (For SC/ST/PwD)
Appearing Candidates Final year students can also apply
CS/CA/ICWA Candidates Can also apply
Age Limit  None
NRI/FN Candidates Can directly apply with their GMAT scores

Category Wise Seat Reservation

Category Reservation
PwD 3%
ST 7.50%
SC 15%
OBC 27%

CAT Exam Pattern:

Type Value
Mode of Exam Online
No. of Papers & Sections 1 Paper (only) with 3 Sections
Type of Questions Objective and Subjective (BOTH)
Quantitative Ability (Section 1) 24 (MCQs) and 10 (Non-MCQs) For 60 Min
Verbal Ability & Reading (Section 2) 24 (MCQs) and 10 (Non-MCQs) For 60 Min
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (Section 3) 22 (MCQs) and 8 (Non-MCQs) For 60 Min
Total Questions 100 questions
Total Marks 300 Marks (3 marks each)
Total Time 180 minutes
Negative Marking -1 Mark for every incorrect answer

CAT Previous 10 Year Papers

Year Papers
 2015  Download
 2014  Download
 2013  Download
 2012  N/A
 2011  N/A
 2010  Download
 2009  Download
 2008  Download
 2007  Download
 2006  Download

CAT Syllabus:

Common Aptitude Test (CAT) has vast syllabus but the brief description is given below

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Arithmetic
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Commercial Mathematics
  • Miscellaneous

Verbal Ability

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Verbal Logic
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar Correction
  • Miscellaneous

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 

  • Data tables
  • Bar, Pie Charts
  • Data Analysis
  • Puzzels
  • Syllogism
  • Binary Logic
  • Miscellaneous

Admit Card for CAT is going to be made available for the 3rd week of October (Tentative). The registered candidates can download the admit card/hall ticket from the official website of the conducting authority.  CAT Admit card is a mandatory document to get the entry in the examination hall or institute, if any candidate does not bring admit card along with original ID proof, he/she will not be allowed to enter in the examination hall.
NOTE: A copy of Admit Card must be preserved till the entire admission process in completed.

Admit Card will carry following Info
Candidate’s Name
Category
DOB
Registration Number
Date, Time & Venue of Exam
Instructions Regrading Exam

CAT Answer Key:

In CAT 2022, this is the first time CAT has issued the Answer key of the question papers and allowed the student to find and alter any discrepancies, if any, in the answer key of CAT 2022. The same can be repeated for CAT Answer Key, candidates will get the opportunity to challenge the proposed answer key by paying the appropriate amount set by the authorities ( for CAT 2022, it was Rs. 1000/- per question).

CAT Result:

The CAT Result will be announced by the 2nd week of January (tentative) and after that the candidates will get able to download their respective CAT Score Card. Candidates can get the score cards from the official website of the conducting authority.

CAT Score Card Contains
Composite score
Section-wise score
Sectional percentile
Overall percentile

CAT Cut-Offs:

The cut-offs of CAT (and every year) differs institute to institute as every management institute of the country declares its own cut-off marks,  based on the overall performance of all the candidates and number of candidates appeared in the examination.

However, the institutes reserve the right to alter the criteria for candidates to get admission. The institutes’ cut-offs or final admission depends on different factors like candidates’s score in CAT, academic performance, CAT score, GD/PI score and other aspects

Some Factors On Which Candidates Are Selected:

  • CAT score
  • Class 10th score
  • Class 12th score
  • Graduation score
  • Gender diversity
  • Academic diversity
  • Work experience

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