CAT
CAT 2025 exam date is November 30, 2025. Registration cum application process is ongoing and the last date to apply for CAT 2025 September 13, 2025. This year, there is no change in the CAT exam pattern or syllabus. It will be conducted in three shifts which will be of 2 hours each. Since IIM Kozhikode is conducting the exam this year, difficulty level can be moderate. Read all about CAT exam 2025 below including eligibility, fees, syllabus, pattern, preparation, question paper PDFs.
How much percentile is a good score in CAT exam?
A percentile of 90+ is considered good, but for top IIMs, you generally need 95–99+ percentile.
Can I prepare for CAT within 3 months?
Yes, with focused preparation, proper strategy, and consistent practice of mocks and previous papers, 3 months are enough to crack CAT.
How many candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2024?
In CAT 2024, 14 candidates scored 100 percentile, mostly from engineering and technical backgrounds.
What is the expected pattern of CAT 2025?
The expected pattern of CAT 2025 remains the same as previous years – 3 sections (VARC, DILR, QA) with 2-hour duration, conducted in three shifts.
What is CAT Exam?
Common Admission Test or CAT is a national level management aptitude test conducted by the Indian Insitute of Management (IIM) for admission to MBA and other postgraduate courses offered by its 21 campuses (NITIE Mumbai has been added to the cluster and has been renamed as IIM Mumbai). CAT exam is a speed based test that includes questions from Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Ability (QA). Difficulty level of the exam is moderate to high.
Over two lakh candidates apply for the CAT exam every year. In CAT 2023, applications touched the record high of 3.30 lakh. The total number of CAT 2024 registration was 3.29 lakh. Candidates who clear the CAT exam are eligible for admission to over 1300 MBA colleges in India, apart from the IIMs.
Latest Updates:
CAT 2025 registration started, last date September 13
CAT 2025 exam fee changed for General and Other categories, registration starts August 1
CAT 2025 notification out, check registration dates, eligibility, pattern
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Courses Offered Through CAT at IIMs
Apart from full-time MBA programmes, the CAT score is valid for admission to Executive MBA, PhD and FPM programmes of IIMs and other B-Schools. This exam is open for not only graduates but also post graduates and working professionals. Check below the list of courses offered by the IIMs through CAT and MBA seats offered.
IIM | Courses Offered Through CAT | Number of Seats |
|---|---|---|
IIM Ahmedabad | PGP, PGP-FABM, ePGD-ABA (ePost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics), PhD | PGP-385 |
IIM Amritsar | MBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM, EMBA, M.Sc. in Data Science (MSDSM) jointly offered with IIT Ropar, PhD | MBA-240 |
IIM Bangalore | PGP, PGPEM, PGPBA, PhD | PGP-430 |
IIM Bodh Gaya | MBA, MBA (Digital Business Management), MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management), PhD | MBA-120 |
IIM Calcutta | MBA, PhD | MBA-462 |
IIM Indore | PGP, PGP-HRM, MSDSM (Master of Science in Data Science and Management) | PGP-451 |
IIM Jammu | MBA, MBA (Hospital Administration & Healthcare Management), Executive MBA, PhD, PhD (Working Professionals) | MBA-350 |
IIM Kashipur | MBA, MBA (Analytics), EMBA, EMBAA (Executive Master of Business Administration Analytics), PhD | MBA-321 |
IIM Kozhikode | PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-F, PGP-LSM, EPGP-IL, EPGP Kochi, PhD, Fellow Programmes in Management PhD (PT) | MBA-484 |
IIM Lucknow | MBA, MBA-ABM, MBA-SM, PGPWE, PhD | MBA-436 |
IIM Mumbai | MBA, MBA (Operations and Supply Chain Management), MBA (Sustainability Management), PhD, PhD (Executive) | MBA-278 |
IIM Nagpur | MBA, E-MBA, PhD, E-PhD | MBA-267 |
IIM Raipur | MBA, PhD, PhD (Practice Track) | MBA-377 |
IIM Ranchi | MBA, MBA-HRM, MBA (Business Analytics), PhD, EPhD | MBA-246 |
IIM Rohtak | PGP, EPGDSM, PGPx, PhD | MBA-399 |
IIM Sambalpur | MBA, Executive MBA, MBA for Working Professionals, PhD, Executive PhD | MBA -197 |
IIM Shillong | PGP, PGPEX, PGP (WE), Doctoral Program, Doctoral Program (WP) | MBA -382 |
IIM Sirmaur | MBA, MBA (Tourism Management), MBA (Travel, Tourism and Hospitality), ExMBA, ExMBA (Digital Transformation & Analytics), MBA (Family Business), PhD, PhD (Executive) | MBA- 281 |
IIM Tiruchirappalli | PGPM (MBA), PGPM-HR (MBA-HR), PGPBM (MBA for Working Executives in Chennai), PhD, Executive PhD | MBA-378 |
IIM Udaipur | MBA, MBA- DEM (Digital Enterprise Management), MBAGSCM (Global Supply Chain Management), Executive MBA (Online), PhD | MBA-361 |
IIM Visakhapatnam | PGP, EMBA, PGPMCI, PhD, Executive PhD | MBA-383 |
