CAT

For admission to MBA (or PGP) 2024 batch at IIM Bangalore, the CAT test will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Aspirants of IIM Bangalore are required to appear for the exam in Computer Based Testing mode at the allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 will be held in three slots:

• Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Earlier, the CAT exam used to be of 180 minutes with 100 questions but in 2020, both exam duration and number of questions were reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic. Now, starting CAT 2022, the total number of questions stands at 66 as part of CAT pattern.

For admission to MBA (or PGP) at IIM Ahmedabad, the CAT test is usually conducted in November. Aspirants of IIM Ahmedabad are required to appear for the exam in Computer Based Testing mode at the allotted test centres. CAT exam is held in three slots:

• Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

To apply for the CAT exam, candidates are required to create an account, fill the CAT registration form and pay the exam application fee. The CAT form have to be submitted by a certain deadline after which no application will be accepted.  The exam is usually conducted in November.

Candidates who are willing to get into IIM Ahmedabad must mention the college name and course preference in their CAT application form to get a call.

IMS BHU only accepts CAT scores for admissions to MBA and MBA-IB for the academic year 2023-25. Therefore, it is not possible to join IMS BHU without a CAT score. The minimum eligibility criteria for BHU MBA admission is a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% marks along with a valid CAT score.

CAT 2023 is yet to be held. Candidates can check previous year CAT 2022 percentile required to get into IIM Lucknow other than General category students from the table below:

SP Jain School of Global Management did accept CAT (Common Admission Test) scores for admission to some of their programs, especially for Indian candidates applying to their postgraduate business programs. If you do not have a valid GMAT/GRE or CAT score, you may appear for the SPJAT. The registration fee payable would be INR 3,500.

No, CAT is not required for Himalayan Garhwal University. Interested candidates will have to go through the HGEE exam of the university to get admission in the university. Common Admission Test/Management Aptitude Test scores will also be considered for admission in MBA followed by a group discussion and personal interview.

IIM Kozhikode admission criteria and selection process for 2025-27 PGP batch includes shortlisting of candidates on the basis of CAT cut offs, academic record, WAT and PI. The qualifying CAT cut off percentile for IIM Kozhikode admission 2025 has been released. The overall CAT qualifying percentile is 85 for the General AI category student. IIM Kozhikode do not release the final CAT cutoff publicly and is only accessible through account login to those candidates who appear in the CAT exam. However, students can check out the IIM Kozhikode qualifying CAT cutoff 2024 from the table below: