CAT 2024 notification will be released next week (July 30, 2024). Registration process for the national level MBA entrance exam will begin in the first week of August 2024. Check details.
CAT 2024 notification release
CAT notification 2024 will be released at IIMCAT website next week. The expected date of CAT 2024 notification release is July 30, 2024. CAT registration 2024 will begin in the first week of August 2024, complete schedule will be shared in the CAT notification. The official notification will also will contain CAT 2024 exam date, admission process, exam pattern, eligibility criteria, test cities, fees, courses and reservation policy. CAT is conducted by the IIMs for admission to MBA/PGDM and other courses. The score is accepted by about 1300 MBA colleges in India.
CAT 2024 Important Dates
Given below is the tentative CAT 2024 dates based on previous years’ trends. Final dates will be shared in the CAT 2024 notification:
| CAT Exam Events |
CAT Exam Date 2024 (tentative) |
|---|---|
| CAT 2024 notification |
30-July-2024 |
| CAT exam 2024 registration starts |
03-Aug-2024 (10:00 AM) to |
| Registration ends |
21-Sep-2024 (5:00 PM) |
| CAT form correction |
Last week of September 2024 |
| CAT admit card 2024 |
25-Oct-2024 |
| CAT exam 2024 date |
24-Nov-2024 |
| CAT answer key release |
First week of December 2024 |
| Answer key challenge process |
First week of December 2024 |
| Declaration of CAT 2024 result |
Last week of December 2024 or First week of January 2025 |
Interested candidates can register for CAT 2024 by paying the requisite fee. The CAT 2024 application form will be available at the iimcat.in website. The process will include furnishing persona details, academic details, selection of test cities, selection of IIM courses and campuses, uploading of relevant documents and payment of fees.
CAT Exam Pattern 2024
The pattern of CAT 2024 is expected to remain the same this year. Check below highlights of CAT exam pattern.
| CAT Paper Pattern 2024 |
|
|---|---|
| Mode of CAT exam |
Computer Based Test |
| Duration of exam |
120 minutes |
| Sectional time limit |
40 minutes per section |
| Number of questions |
66 |
| CAT total marks |
198 |
| Subjects |
VARC: 24 questions DILR: 20 questions Quantitative Aptitude: 22 questions |
| Number of answer choices |
4 |
| Question Type |
MCQ and non-MCQ |
CAT Syllabus 2024
CAT is a business aptitude exam which tests candidate’s analytical ability, logical reasoning and English communication skills. Check below key topics of CAT 2024 syllabus:
- Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC): Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary and Odd Sentence Out
- Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR): Set Theory (Variables), Set Theory + Puzzles, Puzzles with Additional Data, Coding-Decoding and Series
- Quantitative Aptitude (QA): Number System, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry and Mensuration
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| Dates | Syllabus | Pattern | Notification |
In CAT 2025, the following changes were seen:
- The fee amount is increased from INR 2,500 to INR 2,600 for General category candidates and from INR 1,250 to INR 1300 for Reserved category candidates.
- In the DILR section, number of questions increased from 20 to 22.
- The total marks of CAT DILR section increased from 60 to 66.
- The total marks of CAT exam increased from 198 to 204.
- Candidates can select five cities instead of six.
In CAT exam, each candidate gets 120 minutes to solve the paper. There are three sections in CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. For each section 40 minutes are allotted as sectional time limit. For PwD candidates, the sectional time limit is 53.20 minutes per section. Candidates have to complete each section within the given time limit. Since the CAT is an online mode exam, the test screen will move from first section to the next section automatically as soon as the time limit gets over. Thus candidates have to be mindful of the on-screen timer and pre-decide the number of questions to solve in each section. The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section of CAT has 24 questions, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section has 22 questions and Quantitative Aptitude section has 22 questions. It is not mandatory to solve all the questions in CAT so candidates can devise a strategy to use 40 minutes per section as per their strength and weakness.
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CAT is a computer based test which is conducted in three shifts. The CAT is conducted for two hours in which candidates have to solve 68 questions.
These 68 questions are divided into three sections Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension VARC Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning DILR and Quantitative Aptitude (QA). The VARC section has 24 questions, the DILR section has 28 questions and QA section has 22 question. Each question carries 3 marks for correct entry and -1 for incorrect entry. There is no negative marking for unanswered question. A unique aspect of CAT is the sectional time limit. Each section has a time limit of 40 minutes (53.20 minutes for PwD candidates).
Candidates have to complete the section within the time limit as the moment the onscreen timer shows 0 minutes left, the screen will automatically move to the next section. There is no option to go back to older questions. Also, candidates have to follow the question paper chronology. They have to first solve the VARC section, then the DILR section and then the QA section.