CAT 2025 Notification Next Week; What to Expect

CAT 2025 notification will be released next week. IIM Kozhikode, the CAT convening institute for this year will be announcing the official schedule of the national level MBA entrance exam through the notification. Check here what all to expect in the official CAT notification 2025.

CAT 2025 notification soon

CAT 2025 notification will be released at the iimcat.ac.in website next week (between July 25 to 27, 2025). With the release of CAT notification, the process of IIM MBA admission for 2026 batch will start. This year, IIM Kozhikode will be conducting the CAT exam, so one can expect the test to be of moderate difficulty level. Candidates planning to appear for the CAT 2025 exam must register for it before the deadline.

The official CAT 2025 notification will carry examination schedule and all the relevant information one needs to know for filling the CAT application form. Let’s take a look at what to expect in CAT 2025 notification.

CAT 2025 Notification Soon: What to Expect

IIM Kozhikode will share the following information through the CAT 2025 notification. It will also release the CAT 2025 information bulletin.

CAT 2025 Exam Dates

CAT exam notification 2025 will carry the official schedule. Given below is the tentative schedule of CAT 2025, based on last year’s calendar:

• Registration opens: August 02, 2025 (10:00 am)
• Registration closes: September 21, 2025 (5:00 pm)
• Admit card download: November 05 – November 30, 2025
• Test date: November 30, 2025

CAT Eligibility Criteria

The official CAT notification 2025 will carry eligibility criteria for appearing in the exam.

• Candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, with at least 50% marks (or equivalent CGPA)
• The minimum marks in case of candidates belonging to SC, ST and PwD categories is 45%.
• Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination or are awaiting results can also apply for CAT exam.

CAT Test Centres

The CAT 2025 notification will inform candidates about the total number of test cities and how many can they select in the CAT 2025 application form for exam centre allotment.

CAT Registration Fee

The CAT 2025 notification will also have the details of exam registration fee to be paid for filling the form. Last year, the CAT registration fee was:

• INR 1250 for SC, ST and PwD category candidates.
• INR 2500 for all other categories of candidates.

CAT Exam Pattern 2025

In the CAT 2025 notification, candidates will be informed about the exam pattern as well. It will carry number of sections, names of sections, sectional time limit, overall time limit, etc.

The CAT syllabus and pattern are expected to remain unchanged from last year. In CAT 2024, there were 68 questions in total. There were three sections in the CAT question paper – VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. The format of questions was both MCQ and TITA. There were less number of TITA questions.

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