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CAT 2027

Common Admission Test
Conducted byIndian Institutes of Management (one IIM on rotation)
LevelNational
ModeOnline
FrequencyOnce a year (November)
Exam dateTo be announced
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Admissions through CAT

UpcomingIIM Ahmedabad MBA-PGP Admission through CAT

CAT overview

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the computer-based test used by the IIMs for their MBA/PGP programmes. Hundreds of other B-schools — including IIT management departments, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR and MDI — also use CAT percentiles for shortlisting.

IIMs shortlist candidates using CAT scores together with academic record, work experience and diversity factors, followed by a written ability test and/or personal interview.

CAT eligibility

  • Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates).
  • Final-year graduation students may apply.
  • No age limit and no limit on attempts.

CAT exam pattern

SectionTime
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)40 minutes
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)40 minutes
Quantitative Ability (QA)40 minutes

Total 2 hours. MCQs carry +3 / −1; non-MCQ (type-in-the-answer) questions have no negative marking. Sections must be attempted in the fixed order.

Pattern and rules summarised from the official information bulletin. Always confirm the current year’s details on the official website before applying.

Colleges accepting CAT

CAT FAQs

No. Freshers can apply; some IIMs give weight to work experience in their shortlisting formula.

For the admission cycle of that year only.

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