CAT exam is a national-level management entrance test for admission to MBA/PGP at Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). CAT exam is also accepted by about 1200 top B-schools in India for admission to management programmes. Top non-IIM MBA colleges accepting CAT exam are MDI Gurugram, SPJIMR, IMT, FMS, IM, IITs, GIM, GLIM, LIBA, NITIE, MICA, IRMA, etc. Continue reading the article to know, CAT exam 2023 registration date, CAT exam date 2023 for MBA, CAT important dates, admit card, result and so on..
Candidates aspiring to appear for CAT exam are advised to check important dates i.e CAT exam date, registration date or result date. The authorities are yet to announce the official notification for CAT exam, the candidates can check tentative dates for CAT exam 2023, CAT admit card release date, application form last date, and so on.
| CAT exam events | CAT Exam Dates 2023 (tentative) |
| CAT 2023 Notification date | July 31, 2023 |
| CAT 2023 registrations date | First week of August, 2023 |
| CAT exam 2023 application form last date | Third week of September, 2023 |
| CAT form correction date | Last week of September, 2023 |
| CAT exam 2023 admit card release date | Last week of October, 2023 |
| CAT mock test, direct link activation date | Fourth week of October, 2023 |
| MBA CAT 2023 exam date | November 26, 2023 (Tentative) |
| CAT 2023 answer key out date | First week of December 2023 |
| Answer key challenge process date | First week of December 2023 |
| CAT 2023 result date (declaration) | First week of January 2024 |
Candidates planning to appear for CAT exam this year must be aware with the important facts about the entrance exam. As usual, the time duration of the CAT exam this year will be 2 hours, and the candidates will be tested across three sections namely DILR, VARC, and QA. Each section in the CAT exam will have limited sectional time, and negative marking for wrong answers.
Here are some important facts to know about CAT exam 2023, and that the candidates going to appear for CAT exam must be aware with.
- Notification for CAT 2023 will likely be on July 31
- CAT exam 2023 registration date will be from first week of August to second week of September 2023
- CAT exam will be held in three sessions in 154 cities (tentative)
- Time duration of the CAT exam will be 2 hours
- Convener IIM will likely be IIM Lucknow or IIM Kolkata
- As per previous year trends, CAT exam date in India for the year of 2023 will be November 26
- Around 2,000,00 candidates are expected to appear for the CAT exam this year.
| Particulars | CAT 2023 Exam Details |
| CAT Full Form | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| CAT exam 2023 conducting body | Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow |
| CAT exam date 2023 | November 26, 2023 (tentative) |
| Eligibility criteria for CAT exam 2023 | Graduation with 50 % aggregate (45 % for SC/ST students) |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Marking Scheme | Negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer |
| Application form fees for CAT exam | INR 2,200 for General category INR 1,100 for SC/ST/PwD |
| CAT syllabus 2023 | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) INR 1,100 for SC/ST/PwD |
| Application form fees for CAT exam | INR 2,200 for General category Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Ability (QA) |
| CAT official website | https://iimcat.ac.in |
Candidates who passed a 3 year bachelor degree from any stream from a UGC recognized degree are eligible to apply for CAT exam. Check the detailed eligibility criteria below:
.Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with minimum 50% marks (45% in case of SC, ST and PWD/DA category).
.Candidates who have done CA/CS/ICWA and have scored the required percentage can also appear for CAT 2023
.Candidates who are in final year of bachelor degree can apply for the CAT exam
As per the CAT exam form date 2023, the application form will likely be available in the first week of August. The applications will be accepted in online mode, and those interested in taking the CAT 2023 can fill the CAT form at the official website, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates are required to pay the CAT registration fee of 23,00 (tentative) for general category and Rs 1150 (tentative) for reserved category.
The registration for CAT exam consists of three steps. Candidates will have to complete all steps in order to successfully apply. The stages of CAT registration are:
Creating login credentials
Filling up the academic details in the application of CAT exam
Paying CAT exam fee
CAT 2023 exam pattern will be same as last year and will consist of three sections – VARC, DILR and QA. And each section will have 40 minutes. The paper will have both MCQ and SAQ (also called TITA). Most of the questions will be MCQ based. However, there are some short answer questions called TITA.
CAT exam pattern| CAT exam sections | VARC, DILR and QA |
| Time Duration of CAT exam section-wise | 40 minutes per section (Total 120 minutes) |
| Total Marks | 300 Marks |
| Total number of questions | 66 |
| Total marks | 198 |
| Language of question paper | English |
| Type of questions | MCQs and Non-MCQs |
| Marking Scheme | Each questions will carry 3 marks 1 mark of negative marking for every wrong answer No negative marking for Non-MCQs |
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