CAT Dress Code 2025 for Male and Female; Know Things to Carry or Not Carry on Exam Day

CAT 2025 aspirants must be aware of the do and don't of the exam as any deviation from the guidelines can result in disqualification. Know here, the CAT 2025 dress code and things to carry or not carry to the exam centre on November 30, 2025.

CAT 2025 exam will be conducted by IIM Kozhikode on November 30, 2025 at about 400 centres in 170 cities across India. The exam will be conducted under CCTV surveillance and there will be strict guidelines to prevent cheating, questions leak or other mal practices. For that, the examination authority has released official guidelines. Candidates taking the CAT 2025 need to be well aware of these guidelines before reaching the test centre. It is important that they know the CAT 2025 exam process and requirements well so that they don’t make any mistake which may lead to inconvenience and/or disqualification.

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One of such aspects is knowing the YES and NO of the CAT exam day. Preparing for the CAT 2025 exam day not only means that the candidate has studied all the topics. It also means that the candidate is prepared for the exam day. So, they need to know the CAT exam day guidelines. These CAT exam day rules and regulations include:

• Reaching the CAT 2025 exam centre on time

• Carrying CAT 2025 admit card all the necessary documents of identification

• Not carrying electronic gadgets to the CAT exam centre
• Wearing clothes as per instructed in the test day guide
• Following the instructions for biometric attendance and seating arrangement, etc.

Instructions mentioned on the CAT 2025 admit card is a very helpful tool for the candidates to familiarise themselves with 'dos' and 'don'ts' of CAT. The hall ticket has been released. Download it and check the guidelines. For the convenience of CAT 2025 aspirants, we have listed down items that the candidate must and must not carry to the CAT 2025 exam centre.

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What is the CAT 2025 Exam Day Dress Code?

Check the following instructions related to dress code for appearing in the exam. It is imperative to follow the CAT exam dress code to avoid any sort of hassles during the entry:

• Candidates are not allowed to wear jewellery that contains metal
• Candidates are not allowed to wear closed footwear, cap, jackets and clothes with pockets and large buttons inside the exam hall
• Candidates with a metal implant, pacemaker, etc. in their body will be required to present a medical certificate for the same
• Socks, plain pullovers, sweaters, cardigans (without any pockets) are allowed inside the test lab

Things to Carry on CAT 2025 Exam Day

Below is the list of most important document to be carried to the CAT exam centre. Entry will not be granted to candidates who will fail to present the relevant documents. 

CAT 2025 Admit Card

CAT admit card is the most important document to be carried to the exam centre. Candidates will not be allowed entry into the examination hall without the CAT 2025 admit card. Each test taker must download their CAT 2025 admit card from the official website before November 30 and affix the same passport size photo as the one uploaded along with the CAT 2025 application form. Also, take two printouts of the CAT admit card 2025 and carry both to the exam hall.

DO NOT sign the CAT admit card beforehand as it has to be done at the exam centre in the presence of the invigilator.

Photo Identity Proof

Items not to carry to the CAT exam centre

At the CAT 2025 exam centre, you will be required to present a photo identity card provided by the Government of India. A secondary identity proof along with the CAT 2025 admit card is mandatory so that the authorities can keep a check on imposters.

As a photo identity proof, you can carry any of the following documents:

•     College ID (must be supported with a valid debit/credit card)

•     Employee ID

•     Driving License

•     Passport

•     PAN Card

•     Voter ID

•     Aadhaar Card

Name Change Document

In cases where the name of the candidate had been changed due to any event (like marriage, legal name change, divorce), he or she will be required to carry a name change document that supports the new name. This document can be a marriage certificate, divorce degree, etc. Also, carry a notarised photocopy of the supporting document.

Medical Certificate and Scribe Affidavit

Candidates belonging to PwD category will be required to carry a medical certificate supporting the disability claim and a scribe affidavit (on the prescribed form by IIMCAT) to the exam centre. All the documents will be verified by the officials at the CAT exam centre post frisking. No candidate will be allowed to proceed to their computer system without document verification.

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Only admit card, photo identity card, required Medical certificate(s) and Scribe affidavit (if any) would be permitted beyond the frisking point at the CAT exam centre.

However, candidates coming from far off places, must carry food items and other essentials at the exam centre. They must reach early to find a place for keeping their belongings safely. It is advised not to carry watches, mobile phones, wallets and other expensive items there will be no arrangement of depositing bags and valuables inside the test centre premises and none of the exam centre staff will take the guarantee of the safety of the candidate’s belongings.

Things Not to Carry to the CAT 2025 Exam Centre

The CAT conducting body enlists items prohibited at the CAT exam centres. These include bags, purses, pencil boxes, beepers, wrist watches, calculators, mobile phones, electronic devices, scanners, cameras and wireless/bluetooth devices. Any candidate found with any of these items inside the exam hall will be disqualified. Notepads or any type of written material is also prohibited.

Candidates need not carry a pen. They will be provided with one pen and one scribble pad for rough work in the test lab. They will have to drop the one copy of admit card, pen and scribble pad (with all pages intact) in the boxes at the exam hall before exiting.

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