CAT 2024: भारतीय प्रबंधन संस्थान कंप्यूटर आधारित कॉमन एडमिशन टेस्ट 2024 (CAT 2024) के लिए ऑनलाइन आवेदन प्रक्रिया शुरू करेगा। यह एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर की प्रवेश परीक्षा है। कैट अधिसूचना 2024 जुलाई 2024 में जारी होने की उम्मीद है और परीक्षा नवंबर में तीन सत्रों में आयोजित की जाएगी। उम्मीदवार इस वेब पेज के माध्यम से IIM CAT 2024 के बारे में पूरी जानकारी प्राप्त कर सकते हैं।
CAT 2024 Overview
| CAT Full Form | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| CAT exam 2024 conducting body | Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta |
| CAT exam date 2024 | November last Sunday (November 24, 2024) |
| Eligibility criteria for CAT exam 2024 | 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 the CAT exam | INR 2,400 for General category INR 1,200 for SC/ST/PwD |
| CAT official website | iimcat.ac.in |
CAT 2024: Apply Online for MBA /PGDM
For admission to various PG and Fellow/Doctorate programs of the Indian Institute of Management, the Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year. Also, its scores are used by listed non-IIM institutions in the country. IIMs in India are located in
Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore,
Bodh Gaya, Calcutta, Indore,
Jammu, Kashipur, Kozhikode,
Lucknow, Nagpur, Raipur,
Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur,
Shillong, Sirmaur, Tiruchirappalli,
Udaipur, Visakhapatnam
Before choosing which IIM they will apply for, candidates must visit the website and read the program advertisement of the concerned IIMs to ensure the required eligibility and admission process.
CAT Schedule 2024
CAT 2024 Exam Event | CAT 2024 Date (Tentative) |
| CAT 2024 Notification Releases | July 2024 |
| CAT 2024 exam Registration date | August to September 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Application Correction Date | September 2024 |
| Release of CAT 2024 admit card | November 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Exam Date | November 24, 2024 (Sunday) |
| Announcement of CAT 2024 Results | December 2024 |
Programs offered in different IIMs
Institutes: | Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [PhD]: | Post Graduate Programmes in Management (PGP): |
| IIM Ahmedabad | Doctoral Programme in Management | PGP, PGP-FABM, ePGD-ABA (ePost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics) |
| IIM Amritsar | PhD | MBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM, EMBA, M.Sc. in Data Science (MSDSM) jointly offered with IIT Ropar |
| IIM Bangalore | PhD | PGP, PGPEM, PGPBA |
| IIM Bodh Gaya | PhD | MBA, MBA (Digital Business Management), MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management) |
| IIM Calcutta | Doctoral Programme (PhD) | MBA |
| IIM Indore | FPM | PGP, PGP-HRM, MSDSM (Master of Science in Data Science and Management) |
| IIM Jammu | PhD, PhD (Working Professionals) | MBA, MBA (Hospital Administration & Healthcare Management), Executive MBA |
| IIM Kashipur | PhD | MBA, MBA (Analytics), EMBA, EMBAA (Executive Master of Business Administration Analytics) |
| IIM Kozhikode | PhD, Fellow Programmes in Management PhD (PT) | PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-F, PGP-LSM, EPGP-IL, EPGP Kochi |
| IIM Lucknow | PhD | MBA, MBA-ABM, MBA-SM, MBA-E&I, PGPWE |
| IIM Nagpur | Ph.D., Ph.D. (Executive) | MBA, MBA (Executive) |
| IIM Raipur | FPM/PhD, EFPM | PGP |
| IIM Ranchi | PhD, EPhD | MBA, MBA-HRM, MBA (Business Analytics) |
| IIM Rohtak | PhD | PGP, EPGDSM, PGPx |
| IIM Sambalpur | PhD, Executive PhD | MBA, Executive MBA, MBA for Working Professionals |
| IIM Shillong | Doctoral Program, Doctoral Program (WP) | PGP, PGPEX, PGP (WE) |
| IIM Sirmaur | PhD, PhD (Executive) | MBA, MBA (Tourism Management), Ex-MBA (Digital Transformation & Analytics) |
| IIM Tiruchirappalli | PhD, Executive PhD | PGPM, PGPM-HR |
| IIM Udaipur | PhD | MBA, MBA-DEM, MBA-GSCM, PGDBAWE |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | PhD | PGP, EMBA, PGPDGM |
CAT Eligibility Criteria
Bachelor’s Degree or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories],
Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply
CAT 2024: Reservation of the Seats
As per the legal requirements, the reservation of seats is as follows –
- 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC),
- 5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST),
- 27% for Other Backward Classes belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (NC-OBC),
- 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
- 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).
CAT Application Fees
Candidates can pay the following application fees through online mode. The CAT application fee is non-refundable.
| Category | CAT fees |
| General Category Candidates | Rs 2300 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD | Rs 1150 |
CAT Selection Process 2024
The admission in IIM will be based on the composite score of all the rounds along with the academic performance of the candidates. Shortlisting the eligible candidates varies for every IIM. Candidates have to visit the official website of the respective Indian Institute of Management. In general, the selection of the candidates will be based on
- CAT 2024
- Group Discussion (GD)
- a Written Ability Test (WAT),
- A personal Interview (PI)
Post to the COVID, some of the institutes only conduct Personal Interview rounds.
CAT Parameters | Weightage |
| CAT 2023 | 25 |
| PI | 30 |
| WAT | 10 |
| Class 10 | 10 |
| Class 12 | 5 |
| Graduation | 10 |
| Weighted Work Experience | 10 |
Total | 100 |
NOTE: The weightage of each parameter might vary from year to year for each IIM.
CAT Exam Pattern
Particulars | Details |
| CAT exam time duration | 2 Hours (120 Minutes) |
| Name of the Section |
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Section-wise CAT exam duration |
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| CAT slot timings |
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How many questions in the CAT exam | 66 Questions |
| CAT exam total marks | 198 marks |
| Mode of the CAT 2023 exam | Computer-Based Mode (CBT) |
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CAT 2024: Section-Wise Marks Distribution
Section | Total Questions | Allotted Time | Allotted Time for PwD Students |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 24 | 40 Minutes | 53 minutes and 20 seconds |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 20 | 40 Minutes | 53 minutes and 20 seconds |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 22 | 40 Minutes | 53 minutes and 20 seconds |
Total | 66 | 120 Minutes | 160 minutes |
CAT Syllabus
The conducting body will release the syllabus for CAT 2024 along with the official notification. However, based on the previous year, candidates can check the topics on which the questions are asked.
Section-Wise CAT Syllabus 2024
CAT Subjects Name – VARC Syllabus | ||
| Para completion and inference | Phrasal Verbs | Fill in the blanks |
| Subject-verb agreement | Para jumbles | Verbal reasoning |
| Foreign language words used in English | Sentence completion | Different usage of the same word |
| Idioms | Grammar | Reading Comprehension |
| Antonyms | Syllogisms | Analogies |
| Sentence correction | Jumbled Paragraphs | One word substitution |
| Types of clauses | Parts of speech | Preposition |
| Errors in tenses | Phrases modifiers | Article usage |
CAT Subjects for MBA – DILR Syllabus | ||
| Clocks and Calendars | Syllogism | Blood Relations |
| Statements | Venn Diagram | Series |
| Data Arrangement | Propositions | Data Structure |
| Family Tree | Tables | Direction Sense |
| Pie Charts | Coding-Decoding | Binary Logic |
| Seating Arrangements | Assumptions | Data Sufficiency |
| Bars & Line Graphs | Puzzles | Seta & Caselets |
CAT Exam Subjects – Quant Syllabus | ||
| Logarithms | Number System | Inequalities |
| Trigonometry | Simple interest and compound interest | Work and Time |
| Permutation & Combination | Surds and Indices | Percentages |
| In-equations Quadratic and linear equations | Time-Speed-Distance | Mensuration |
| Probability | Partnership (Accounts) | Square Root and Cube Root |
| Profit & Loss | Ratios and Proportion | Geometry |
| Mean, mode, median | Binomial theorem | Geometric Progression |
Documents Required for CAT Registration
Following are the details and documents that are required to keep ready for online application form –
- Email Address
- Mobile Number
- Passport Size Photograph
- Signature
- Personal Details
- Academic Details
- Work Experience Certificate (if any)
- Payment Details
Size/Format of Documents to be uploaded
| Image/ Document | Dimensions | Format/ Size |
| Colour Passport Photograph | 30 mm (width) x 45 mm (height) |
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| Signature (Black/ Blue) | 80 mm (width) x 35 mm (height) | |
PwD Certificate to be uploaded during CAT Registration | Download the Certificate of Disability (PwD) forms from the official web portal to fill up the exam | |
SC/ ST/ EWS/ NC-OBC Certificate to be uploaded during CAT registration 2023 |
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Procedure to apply online for CAT 2024
Follow these steps to apply for the CAT 2024 –
- First of all, candidates have to visit the official website of IIM CAT 2024
- Now on the home page, click on the Registration Link for CAT 2024
- Fill in all the details and register yourself.
- After registration, your login ID and password will be generated.
- Use the generated ID and password to log in
- After this, fill out the CAT Application form carefully
- Pay the application fees, and upload the documents
- After the successful submission of the CAT 2024 application form, you can download it for future reference.
IIM CAT Official Website – Click Here
CAT Mock Test
On the official website, the CAT Mock Test will be provided by the conducting body. This is done to help candidates face the actual examination with confidence and also to manage timing in solving questions. By appearing in the CAT mock test, candidates can get an idea of how to move between different sections.
CAT Admit Card
The CAT admit Card will be released at the start of November 2024. After downloading the CAT Call Letter, candidates must check the details carefully. If there is any error in the CAT Hall Ticket, you must contact the conducting authority. All the information regarding the CAT 2024 date and time, guidelines to be followed, and the required documents for the exam day are present in the CAT 2024 Admit Card.
CAT Result
Candidates can check CAT results on the official web portal. To check the CAT 2024 Result candidates must know their login details (Login ID and password). After the announcement of CAT 2024 Results, colleges other than IIMs will release their cut-off marks.
CAT Exam Analysis of 2023
This is the exam analysis of CAT 2023. Candidates can get an idea about the weightage of questions asked and their level.
Topics | Weightage | Level |
| CAT VARC Weightage | ||
| Comprehension | 66.7% | Moderate to Difficult |
| Para jumbles | 12.5% | Moderate to Difficult |
| Summary | 12.5% | Easy to Moderate |
| Odd Sentences | 8.3% | Easy to Moderate |
CAT DILR Weightage | ||
| Logical Reasoning | 30% | Moderate to Difficult |
| Logical Reasoning | 30% | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | 20% | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | 20% | Easy |
| CAT QA Weightage | ||
| Arithmetic | 45.5% | Moderate |
| Modern Maths | 18.2% | Moderate |
| Algebra | 22.7% | Moderate |
| Geometry | 13.6% | Moderate |
CAT Cutoff
Indian Institute of Management will release the minimum CAT cut-off category-wise and section-wise in their individual IIM admission criteria or policy. The qualifying CAT cutoff acts as a minimum eligibility cutoff to get shortlisted for GD, PI, and WAT.
CAT Cut Off will be based on –
- Difficulty level of the question paper
- Number of Test Takers
- Seat availability
- The reputation of the Institute
- Last year’s CAT cutoff trends
Expected CAT Cutoff 2024
| List of IIMs | CAT Cutoff 2023 (Expected) |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 99-100 |
| IIM Bangalore | 99-100 |
| IIM Calcutta | 99 |
| IIM Lucknow | 97+ |
| IIM Indore | 97+ |
| IIM Kozhikode | 97 to 98 |
| IIM Amritsar | 95+ |
| IIM Nagpur | 95+ |
| IIM Sambalpur | 95+ |
| IIM Trichy | 94 |
| IIM Raipur | 94 |
| IIM Ranchi | 94 |
| IIM Kashipur | 94 |
| IIM Vizag | 92 |
| IIM Udaipur | 92 |
| IIM Bodhgaya | 92 |
| IIM Shillong | 90 |
| IIM Sirmaur | 95 |
| IIM Rohtak | 95 |
| IIM Mumbai | 97 |
CAT score vs percentile
CAT score vs percentile
After calculating the probable CAT scores, you can check the expected CAT percentile by referring to the tables provided below.
| Percentile | Score VARC | Score DILR | Score QA | Overall Score |
| 99.5 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 86 |
| 99 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 74 |
| 95 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 52 |
| 90 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 42 |
| 80 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 70 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
Top Colleges Accepting CAT Score
Here we have provided some of the top colleges in India that provide admission to candidates in MBA/PGDM courses based on CAT scores.
Colleges | Expected Cut-Off (percentile) |
| Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) – University of Delhi | 98.54 |
| DMS, IIT-Delhi | 98.04 |
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), Mumbai | 97.5 |
| Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon | 97 |
| National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai | 97 |
Vinod Gupta School of Management (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur | 95 |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai | 95 |
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR), Mumbai | 90 |
| Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa | 90 |
| International Management Institute, Delhi (IMI) | 90 |
National Institute of Technology (NIT Trichy), Tiruchirappalli | 89.65 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) | 87 |
| Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai | 86 |
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai | 85 |
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool), Mumbai | 85 |
Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli | 85 |
| Amity Business School, Noida | 85 |
| IBS, Hyderabad | 85 |
Institute of Management, Nirma University (IMNU), Ahmedabad | 80.04 |
| XIMB – Xavier University, Bhubaneswar | 80 |
| T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal | 80 |
| Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi | 75 |
Birla Institute of Management Technology, (BIMTECH), Greater Noida | 75 |
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore (XIME), Bangalore | 70 |
| Woxsen University, Hyderabad | 70 |
JIMS, Rohini Sector 5 – Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 60-75 |
| AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore | 60 |
| IILM Institute for Higher Education (IILM), Delhi | 60 |
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata | 50.35 |
| Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi | 50 |
| Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur | 50 |
| BITSoM Mumbai | No minimum cut off rJequired |
State-wise CAT exam centers
State | Test Cities |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur; Kakinada; Kurnool; Nellore; Rajahmundry; Tirupathi; Vijayawada; Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh; Guwahati; Silchar |
| Bihar | Aurangabad; Muzaffarpur; Patna; Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai; Raipur |
| Delhi-NCR | Delhi, New Delhi, Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida, Panipat, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, |
| Goa | Madgaon; Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad; Anand; Gandhinagar; Rajkot; Surat; Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala; Bahadurgarh; Hisar; Palwal; Rohtak; Sonipat |
| Himachal Pradesh | Simla; Waknaghat |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu; Samba, Kashmir |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro; Dhanbad; Jamshedpur; Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum); Dharwad; Gulbarga; Hubli; Mangalore; Mysore; Udupi |
| Kerala | Ernakulam; Kasaragod; Kollam; Kozhikode; Malappuram; Thrissur; Trivandrum |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal; Gwalior; Indore; Jabalpur; Sagar |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar; Amravati; Aurangabad; Jalgaon; Kolhapur; CAT exam centres in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai; Nagpur; Nanded; Nashik; CAT exam centres in Pune; Raigad; Satara; Solapur; Thane; Ulhasnagar |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Odisha | Balasore; Berhampur; Bhubaneswar; Cuttack; Dhenkanal; Sambalpur; Rourkela |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Bhatinda; Chandigarh; Fatehgarh Sahib; Jalandhar; Ludhiana; Mohali; Pathankot; Patiala; Ropar; Sangrur |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer; Alwar; Jaipur; Jodhpur; Kota; Sikar; Udaipur |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai; Coimbatore; Madurai; Namakkal; Thanjavur; Tiruchirappalli; Tirunelvelli |
| Telangana | Karim Nagar; Warangal |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra; Allahabad; Barabanki; Bareilly; Ghaziabad; Gorakhpur; Greater Noida; Kanpur; Lucknow; Mathura; Meerut; Muzaffarnagar; Noida; Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun; Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol; Bankura; Burdwan; Durgapur; Hooghly; Howrah; Kalyani; Siliguri |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | Silvassa |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
CAT 2024: Books for Preparation
Here are some of the books that will help prepare for CAT 2024. Apart from these books, candidates will prepare through newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other materials.
Books | Author |
| How to prepare for QA for the CAT | Arun Sharma |
| Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT | Nishit K. Sinha |
| How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT | Arun Sharma |
| Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT | K. Sinha Nishit |
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT | Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay |
| Word Power made easy | Norman Lewis |
FAQs Related to CAT 2024
Question: What is the difference between a CAT registration and a CAT application form?
Answer: CAT registration is the creation of the login ID and password, which is used to fill out the application form. Candidates’ details should be filled in the CAT application form, which is available only when a candidate registers himself.
Question: Can I give CAT 2024 after my M.Sc?
Answer: Yes, candidates who have completed their postgraduation are also eligible to apply for the CAT entrance test.
Question: Who can apply under the CAT 2024 EWS category?
Answer: You can check the EWS category for the CAT 2024 exam to see if you are eligible for the CAT exam under the EWS category.
