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CAT exam will be held most likely on November 27, 2022. IIM Bangalore is expected to conduct CAT 2022. The exam schedule will be announced in the last week of July. Applications for CAT 2022 will begin in the first week of August and go on till the third week of September 2022. Application fee for General candidates is INR 2,200 where as for Reserved category candidates, it is INR 1,100. CAT exam will be conducted in three sessions in 156 cities in online mode in three sessions and the duration will be two hours. Candidates will have to solve 66 objective-type questions in the stipulated time. No change is expected in the CAT 2022.
Common Admission Test or CAT exam is a national level management aptitude test, that a candidate has to clear for admission to the MBA courses offered by 20 IIMs and over 1,200 B-schools in India. Over two lakh candidates apply for the CAT exam every year which is conducted in computer based mode for two hours. The CAT question paper comprises MCQs & non-MCQs from Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Ability (QA). Difficulty level of the exam is moderate to high. Apart from MBA programmes, the CAT score is valid for admission to Executive MBA, PhD and FPM programmes.
Candidates planning to appear for the CAT this year, must know the key highlights of CAT 2022 exam. Take a look at the table below:
Particulars | CAT Exam Details |
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CAT Full Form | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
Conducting institute | IIM Bangalore (tentative) |
Exam level | National |
Exam frequency | Once a year |
Exam schedule | November 27, 2022 (tentative) |
CAT exam fees | INR 2,200 (General category) and INR 1,100 (Reserved category) |
Eligibility criteria | Graduation with 50 % aggregate (45 % for SC/ST students) |
Number of applications | 2.31 lakh (in 2021) |
Number of test takers | 1.92 lakh (in 2021) |
Exam purpose | Admission into IIMs, SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, IMT and over 1,200 B-Schools in India |
Course offered | MBA/PGDM |
CAT syllabus |
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CAT pattern | Computer Based Test (CBT) with MCQs and non-MCQs |
No. of test cities | 156 ( in 2021) |
CAT exam website | https://iimcat.ac.in |
Exam helpdesk no. | 1-800-210-1088 (Toll Free) |
The minimum eligibility criteria for CAT exam is graduation in any stream. Read below detailed CAT eligibility criteria:
CAT exam dates 2022 will be announced by July 31. Take a look at the table below for the tentative schedule of CAT 2022:
CAT 2022 Events | CAT 2022 Dates (Tentative) | Salient Features |
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CAT 2022 registrations start | 03-Aug-2022 | Online registrations will commence on the official website. |
Registrations end | 23-Sep-2022 | Registration process will end for all candidates. |
CAT form correction | Fourth week of September 2022 | Window to be opened for uploading of new photo and signature and change of test city choices. |
CAT admit card release | 26-Oct-2022 | Admit card download process to start on CAT 2022 website. |
Mock test release | Fourth week of October 2022 | The official mock test to be released on the official website. Only registered candidates can take the mock test. |
CAT 2022 exam | 27-Nov-2022 | Exam to be held at various exam centres across India. |
CAT 2022 answer key release | First week of December 2022 | Preliminary answer key and individual response sheet to be released for download from CAT website. |
CAT answer key challenge | First week of December 2022 | Candidates can challenge the official answer key by filling an online form. |
CAT 2022 result declaration | First week of January 2023 | CAT 2022 scorecards to be released official website for download. |
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CAT exam is conducted by the top six IIMs on rotation basis. The name of CAT 2022 convening institute will be announced soon. Check the below table to know which IIMs conducted CAT in recent years:
CAT Year | CAT Conducting IIM |
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2021 | IIM Ahmedabad |
2020 | IIM Indore |
2019 | IIM Kozhikode |
2018 | IIM Calcutta |
2017 | IIM Lucknow |
2016 | IIM Bangalore |
2015 | IIM Ahmedabad |
2014 | IIM Indore |
2013 | IIM Indore |
2012 | IIM Kozhikode |
2011 | IIM Calcutta |
2010 | IIM Lucknow |
2009 | IIM Ahmedabad |
The syllabus of CAT 2022 exam has remained the same for more than last ten years. Check below the in-focus topics of CAT 2022 syllabus for exam preparation:
CAT Syllabus sections | CAT Syllabus topics |
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Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary and Odd Sentence Out |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Set Theory (Variables), Set Theory + Puzzles, Puzzles with Additional Data, Coding-Decoding and Series |
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | Number System, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry and Mensuration |
CAT question paper is divided into three sections: VARC, DILR and QA. Candidates are required to solve both MCQ and Non-MCQ type questions. The questions paper is usually of moderate to high difficulty level with QA posing more challenges in terms of tough questions. Check the highlights of CAT 2022 exam pattern below:
CAT exam pattern and structure | |
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CAT exam sections | VARC, DILR and QA |
Duration of CAT exam | 40 minutes per section (Total 120 minutes) |
Total number of questions | 76 66 |
Section-wise number of questions |
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Total marks | 228 198 |
Language of question paper | English |
Number of answer choices | Four |
Type of questions | MCQs and Non-MCQs |
Marking scheme |
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CAT 2022 admit card will be available on the official website for download from the scheduled date. The CAT admit card is a mandatory document to be carried to the exam centre, thus candidates must download a colour print-out of the same. It is advised to download two copies, as one copy is to be submitted at the exam centre. The CAT 2022 admit card has test centre location, exam slot, reporting time and other related information printed on it. Here’s the process to download CAT 2022 admit card:
Like last year, CAT 2022 exam will be conducted by following COVID-19 guidelines. Read below documents to carry and items prohibited at the CAT 2022 exam centre.
Documents to carry
Candidates appearing for the exam must carry the following documents to the CAT exam centre to get entry inside the exam hall:
Items prohibited inside the CAT 2022 exam hall:
Note: Candidates with a metal implant, pacemaker, etc. in their body will be required to bring medical certificate of the same to the test centre.
IIM admission and selection process begins after the announcement of CAT result. Each IIM fixes minimum CAT cut off percentile to shortlist candidates for participation in the next round of admission process. Given below is an overview of selection process of IIMs and non-IIMs:
CAT 2021 selection procedure for all the IIMs includes the following:
Non-IIM Admission Process Through CAT
Institutes accepting CAT 2022 score other than IIMs also conduct GD/PI for admission to their MBA/PGDM programmes. However, there are a few colleges, which admit students based on CAT score only.
CAT cut off for IIM admission is fixed by each institute category wise. While the qualifying cut offs range between 80 and 90 percentile (General category), the final cut offs are much higher. Given below is the table indicating qualifying CAT cut offs:
IIM | CAT cut offs (qualifying) |
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IIM Ahmedabad | 85 |
IIM Bangalore | 85 |
IIM Calcutta | 85 |
IIM Lucknow | 90 |
IIM Kozhikode | 85 |
IIM Indore | 90 |
IIM Rohtak | 95 |
IIM Visakhapatnam | 80 |
IIM Trichy | 93 |
IIM Udaipur | 93 |
IIM Ranchi | 93 |
IIM Amritsar | 85 |
IIM Shillong | 75 |
IIM Kashipur | 93 |
IIM Sambalpur | 93 |
IIM Jammu | 93 |
IIM Sirmaur | 93 |
IIM Nagpur | 85 |
IIM Raipur | 93 |
IIM Bodhgaya | 93 |
*The cut off percentiles mentioned in the above table are of General category.
CAT scores are accepted by 20 IIMs and over 1,200 B-schools across the country. You can visit the links in the below table to know the cut offs, placements, fees, rankings and selection process of each IIM:
List of IIMs Accepting CAT Score | |
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IIM Calcutta | IIM Ahmedabad |
IIM Bangalore | IIM Lucknow |
IIM Kozhikode | IIM Indore |
IIM Shillong | IIM Rohtak |
IIM Ranchi | IIM Raipur |
IIM Udaipur | IIM Nagpur |
IIM Tiruchirappalli | IIM Kashipur |
IIM Visakhapatnam | IIM Bodh Gaya |
IIM Amritsar | IIM Sambalpur |
IIM Sirmaur | IIM Jammu |
Given below is the list of top 20 MBA colleges in India accepting CAT score. The list includes IITs offering MBA programme through their Department of Management Studies.
Top 20 Non-IIMs Accepting CAT Score | |
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FMS, Delhi University | SPJIMR, Mumbai |
MDI, Gurgaon | IMT, Ghaziabad |
IIT Kanpur-IME | IMI, Delhi |
IIT Delhi – DoMs | IIT Bombay-SJMSOM |
IIT Madras-DoMs | IIT Roorkee-DoMs |
IIT Kharagpur-VGoSM | IIT Dhanbad-ISM |
Great Lakes Institute of Management | IMT-Nagpur |
IMI-Kolkata | IPE-Hyderabad |
ITM-University | Institute of Management, Nirma University |
IIITM-Gwalior | Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa |
Below is the list of MBA/PGP programme fees of each IIM. The amount mentioned here is course fee of PGP/MBA (two years).
IIM campus | PGP/MBA seats | *MBA/PGP fees (INR) |
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IIM Ahmedabad | 385 | 23.00 Lakh |
IIM Bangalore | 430 | 23.00 Lakh |
IIM Calcutta | 210 | 23.00 Lakh |
IIM Lucknow | 436 | 19.00 Lakh |
IIM Kozhikode | 375 | 19.00 Lakh |
IIM Raipur | 210 | 14.20 lakh |
IIM Udaipur | 260 | 17.60 lakh |
IIM Rohtak | 240 | 15.20 lakh |
IIM Visakhapatnam | 60 | 10.70 lakh |
IIM Trichy | 180 | 10.70 lakh |
IIM Sambalpur | 120 | 13.03 lakh |
IIM Ranchi | 240 | 15.30 lakh |
IIM Bodhgaya | 120 | 10.60 lakh |
IIM Sirmaur | 60 | 11.75 lakh |
IIM Jammu | 120 | 13.80 lakh |
IIM Amritsar | 60 | 12.00 lakh |
IIM Shillong | 120 | 12.68 lakh |
IIM Kashipur | 210 | 15.10 lakh |
IIM Nagpur | 130 | 13.34 lakh |
IIM Indore | 451 | 17.07 lakh |
*The fee amounts mentioned in the table above have been rounded off to the nearest lakh. The fees may increase in the new academic session.
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