CAT Exam 2025: Syllabus, Pattern, Preparation, Registration, Exam Dates, Top Colleges, Cut Offs

CAT Exam 2025: The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national-level entrance examination conducted annually for admission into postgraduate management programs across India's premier business schools, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

While the official notification for CAT EXAM 2025 is yet to be released, the exam is traditionally held on the last Sunday of November. Based on this pattern, CAT 2025 Exam date is tentatively scheduled for November 30, 2025. The official announcement, including the confirmed exam date, is expected by July 30, 2025. The CAT exam will be conducted in three sessions in more than 170 cities across India.

CAT candidates will have to fill the online application form to appear for the exam. The CAT 2025 registration cum application process will begin in August 2025 and will go on till the third week of September 2025. The form will be available at iimcat.ac.in. Read everything about CAT exam 2025 below in this article.

Table of Content

1. What is CAT Exam

2. Key details about CAT exam

1. What is CAT Exam?

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national-level entrance exam conducted in India for admission into Master of Business Administration (MBA) and other management programs at the 21 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top business schools. It is one of the most competitive exams in India for management aspirants. Common Admission Test (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). The difficulty level of the CAT exam varies from moderate to high.

More than three lakh candidates apply for the CAT exam every year. The number of applications reached a record 330,000 in 2023. A total of 329,000 registrations have been made for the 2024 session. Candidates who successfully clear the CAT exam are eligible for admission to more than 1,300 MBA institutes across India, apart from the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

2. Key details about CAT exam: