CAT 2024 | IIM Common Admission Test Registration, Application Fees, Pattern, Cutoff

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	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Section-wise CAT exam duration	40 Minutes for Each Section (VARC, DILR, QA). 53 Minutes 20 Seconds for PwD candidates for each section.
CAT slot timings	CAT slot 1 timing: 8:30 am – 10:30 am (Morning Session) CAT slot 2 timing: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm (Afternoon Session) CAT slot 3 timing: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (Evening Session)
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)
CAT Marking Scheme	For every right answer, +3 will be awarded For every wrong answer in MCQs, -1 will be deducted No negative marks for Non-MCQs

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)	JPEG/JPG in 150 px/inch (min) Maximum 80 KB
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	Scribe Affidavit Identification Affidavit Final Year Certificate NC-OBC Certificate EWS Certificate SC/ST Certificate

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 –

1. Difficulty level of the question paper
2. Number of Test Takers
3. Seat availability
4. The reputation of the Institute
5. 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.