ABOUT  CAT

 

CAT is a management aptitude test conducted by the IIMs primarily to evaluate and shortlist candidates for the post graduate programme. It is a computer-based exam and a candidate has to register and apply following due process to take this exam conducted once a year. As per Government of India norms, IIMs reserve 15% seats for SC candidates, 7.5% seats for ST candidates and 27% seats for NC-OBC candidates. 5% seats are also reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. IIMs also provide scholarships to deserving students who need financial support.
The Indian Institutes of Management are leading institutions providing management education in India with older IIMs established more than 50 years back. Today, there are 20 IIMs established in different parts of India.
 

IIMs are considered India’s premier national institutes providing quality education in management and research. IIMs primarily offer post graduate, doctoral and executive education programmes.
The flagship programme of IIMs, is the two-year post-graduate programme. These two year programmes are residential in nature.
The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a fulltime doctoral level programme in management and research equivalent to Ph.D. degree. The Executive Post Graduate programmes are targeted for working professionals.

CAT exam Notification 2023 was released on July 30, 2023 and the Registration and Application process for CAT exam is open from August 2, 2023, to September 20, 2023.

 

 Regisraion Opens: August 2, 2023 ( 10 A.M.)
 Registration Closes: September 20, 2023 ( 5 P.M.)
 Exam Date: November 26, 2023
 Admit Card Download  October 25,2023 to November 26, 2023
 Application Form fees 1. Rs 2400/- for general candidates
2. Rs 1200/- for SC/ST/PwD 
 Web Site:  www.iimcat.ac.in 


CAT 2023: Important Information
In the Release on CAT 2023 exam, IIM Lucknow which is conducting CAT 2023 shared updated information about CAT 2023 exam dates, registration dates, test pattern among other details

1. CAT Exam Date: CAT 2023 Exam will be held in three sessions on Sunday, November 26, 2023-Morning, Afternoon and Evening
2. CAT Registration 2023 Dates: Application process for CAT 2023 starts on August 2 at 10 AM and will close on September 20, 2023 at 5 PM
3. CAT 2023 Registration Fee: CAT 2023 Registration Fee is Rs.2400/- for General & OBC-NC and Rs.1200/- for Reserved category
4. CAT Test Duration: CAT 2023 Exam duration 2023 for each session will be of 2 hours (120 Minutes)
5. Total CAT Questions: CAT 22 question paper had 66 questions
6. No. of Sections in CAT 2023. Exam: CAT 2022 test paper was divided into 3 sections as below:

  • Section-1: Verbal Ability & Reading Comperhension
  • Section-2: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
  • Section-3: Quantitative Ability (QA)

7. CAT Sectional Time Limit: Each Section will have individual time limit of 40 Minutes
8. CAT 2023 in 150 Cities: CAT Exam 2023 will be held in 150 Test Cities
9. Choice of 6 Test Cities: You can choose 6 preferred test cities from the list of 150 cities
10. Registration Form Edit Window: After the closure of the registration window, CAT Centre 2023 will open the CAT Registration form edit window for 1-2 days.

Candidates will be able to edit the following fields in the application form (if required) - 
1. Photograph
2. Signature
3. Test City Preferences.

S.N. Name of Institute State Located Year of Establishment
1 IIM Ahemadabad Gujarat 1961
2 IIM Calcutta West Bengal 1961
3 IIM Bangalore Karnataka 1973
4 IIM Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 1984
5 IIM Indore Madhya Pradesh 1996
6 IIM Kozhikode Kerala 1996
7 IIM Shilong Meghalaya 2007
8 IIM Raipur Chhattisgarh 2010
9 IIM Ranchi Jharkhand 2010
10 IIM Rohtak Haryana 2010
11 IIM Kashipur Uttarakhand 2011
12 IIM Tiruchiappalli Tamil Nadu 2011
13 IIM Udaipur Rajasthan 2011
14 IIM Amritsar Punjab 2015
15 IIM Bodhigaya Bihar 2015
16 IIM Nagpur Maharashtra 2015
17 IIM Sambalpur Odisha 2015
18 IIM Sirmaur Himachal 2015
19 IIM Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2015
20 IIM Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 2016
21 IIM Munbai Maharashtra  

Official CAT website: www.iimcat.ac.in/

 

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