CAT 2025 Admit Card Download Date Postponed to November 12 @iimcat.ac.in; Check Live Updates

CAT 2025 admit card download date is November 12, 2025. The link to download hall ticket will be activated at iimcat.ac.in website.

CAT 2025 exam timings will be:

Guidelines related to exam day, identification and test process will be mentioned on the CAT 2025 admit card of every test taker. They must read the admit card thoroughly.

CAT 2025 admit card download last date in November 30, but candidates must download their hall ticket much before the exam day and check it thoroughly for important information.

Digital copy of CAT admit card is not considered valid for identification purpose. Candidates have to carry two prints outs of the admit card on exam day.

CAT 2025 was to release on November 5, i.e. today. However, IIM Kozhikode yesterday announced revised date of admit card release, which is November 12, 2025.

CAT 2025 exam date is November 30. The exam will be held in three shifts in over 170 cities across India. Mode of test will be CBT.

Candidates have to carry the following on CAT 2025 exam day:

• 2 copies of admit card
• One photo ID
• Blue/black ball point pen
• Scribe certificate/PwD certificate (if applicable)
• Name change certificate (if applicable)
• Medical certificate (if required)

Reporting time at the exam centre for CAT 2025 is:

• +3 for correct attempt
• -1 for incorrect attempt
• 0 for incorrect TITA question
• 0 for unanswered question

Every slot of CAT exam is of 2 hours. The sectional time limit for each section is 40 minutes. PwD candidates get 13 minutes extra per section.

CAT has always been a high difficulty exam and this year too there will be no exception. Candidates can expect a tough paper.

In the last month of CAT preparation, candidates must focus mainly on three things:

• Practice
• Problem solving
• Revision

• Go to iimcat.ac.in website
• Click on ‘candidate login’
• Enter user ID and password
• Go to admit card tab
• Click on it to open and download

In case there is any error in the CAT admit card 2025, candidate will have to contact the IIMCAT helpdesk for rectification.

Candidates will have to carry one of the following IDs along with the CAT admit card on exam day.

• Aadhaar card
• PAN card
• Voter ID card
• Passport
• Driving License

IIM Kozhikode has said that 2.95 lakh CAT admit cards have been prepared; which means the number of valid applications received is 2.95 lakh.

Candidates have to carry 2 copies of CAT 2025 admit card on the exam day. The print out should be on A4 size sheer.

The revised date of CAT 2025 admit card download is November 12, 2025. The CAT 2025 hall ticket will be available for download from November 12 to November 30, 2025.

The official CAT mock test 2025 will also be released on November 12, along with the admit card. Candidates can take the mock test till November 30. 

Candidates can download CAT admit card on phone as well. Here’s how:

• Open iimcat.ac.in in a web browser
• Click on ‘candidate login’ option
• Enter User ID and password
• Sign in and click on admit card option
• Download it and save in a folder

CAT 2025 admit card will be released not on November 5 but on November 12, as per the official notification released today.

CAT 2025 Admit Card Date Revised

CAT 2025 admit card will not be issued offline. Candidates will have to download it from the IIMCAT website only.

The number of CAT 2025 applicants this year is said to be around 2.95 lakh, a drop from last year of 3.29 lakh. IIM Kozhikode is yet to share this year’s number of applicants officially.

CAT 2025 will be conducted in three slots – Morning, Afternoon and Evening. All three slots will be of 2 hours each and be conducted at a gap of 2 hours. Every candidate’s exam slot will be mentioned in their CAT admit card.

CAT admit card 2025 will contain the following details of candidate:

• Name
• DOB
• Gender and category
• Address
• Photo and signature
• Exam date and slot
• Exam centre address
• Reporting time
• Exam guidelines

To download the CAT admit card 2025, candidates will need:

• User ID
• Password

CAT 2025 admit card download link will be activated at iimcat.ac.in website. Shiksha will share the direct link here.

CAT 2025 admit card download dates are November 5 to November 30. The time of download has not been notified by the exam authority.