CAT 2024 Exam – Common Admission Test (CAT) Exam 2024 notification will be issued in the last week of July 2024. The application process will be started in the first week of August 2024 and you can apply till September 2024. CAT 2024 exam will be held on November 24, 2024. Its information has been released officially.
CAT 2024 Exam Information
| Exam Name | Common Admission Test |
| Conducting body | Indian Institute of Management |
| Exam date | 24 November 2024 |
| Eligibility criteria | Graduation with overall 50% score (45% for SC/ST candidates) |
| Mode of application | Online |
| Exam format | CBT |
| Marking scheme | +3 for each correct answer -1 mark for each inaccurate answer |
| Application form fees | INR 2,400 for General category |
| INR 1,200 for SC/ST/PwD | |
| CAT syllabus 2024 | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | |
| CAT official website | iimcat.ac.in |
CAT 2024 Important Dates
| CAT 2024 Important Dates & Timeline | Important dates |
| CAT 2024 Notification Date | July 28-29, 2024 |
| CAT Registration Start Date 2024 | August 4, 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Last Date of Registration | September 15, 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Exam Date | November 24, 2024 |
| CAT 2024 Result Date | January 4-5, 2025 |
CAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must have completed a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate or an equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST, and PwD/DA category) from a recognized university.
- Candidates in the final year of their bachelor’s degree or those awaiting results are also eligible to apply for CAT 2024.
CAT 2024 Registration & Application Process
CAT 2024 Registration Process: You can apply online for this
To apply, first go to the official website – iimcat.ac.in
Click on New Registration button
Enter your Name Date of Birth Nationality Phone Number and Email ID
Enter the captcha code, you will get a registration OTP, enter that OTP and click on submit button.
After the registration is complete, now you have to click on the people button and enter your email ID and password to login in the CUT 2024 form.
You have to file the signature formation here and upload your passport size photo and stand signature.
Then you have to pay cut application fee through net banking debit card credit card and then finally click on submit button, in this way you can apply online.
- complete CAT 2024 registration and application process in 3 major steps
1. Login to CAT website iimcat.ac.in and Create Profile
2. Fill in the Registration & Application Form
3. Make Online payment of CAT Registration Fee
CAT Exam Pattern 2024: Revised Structure of Question Paper
| CAT Section | No. of Questions | Weightage |
| VARC | 19 MCQs5 TITA questions | Moderate |
| DILR | 15 MCQs5 TITA questions | Moderate to Difficult |
| QA | 14 MCQs8 TITA questions | Moderate to Difficult |
| CAT 2024 exam components | MCQs (With negative marking) | Non-MCQs (TITA Qs Without negative marking) | Total Questions |
| Section-1: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)(Time limit: 40 Minutes) | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| Section-2: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)(Time Limit: 40 Minutes) | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Section-3: Quantitative Ability (QA)(Time Limit: 40 Minutes) | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Total (Overall) (Time limit: 120 Minutes) | 48 | 18 | 66 |
| CAT 2024 Exam Pattern | ||
| CAT Exam Sections | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 24 | Moderate to High |
| Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation (LRDI) | 20 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 22 | High |
CAT 2024 Syllabus
| Section | Topics | Weightage in Exam |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | Arithmetic Modern Maths Number System Algebra Mensuration Trigonometry Geometry | 34-36% |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Data Charts Data Tables Bar Graphs Venn Diagrams Seating Arrangement Team Formation Clocks & Calendars | 30-32% |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Long & Short Passages Jumbled Paragraphs Para-summary Picking the Out Sentence | 32-34% |
Preparation Tips
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC): Composition
| Total MCQs (With negative marking) | 19 |
| Total Non-MCQs (Without negative marking) | 5 |
| Total Questions | 24 |
| Key Sectional Highlights | 4 RC Passages with 18 to 19 MCQs; VA 5-6 Non MCQs divided into Para jumbles, Para Summary, and Out of Context Sentences |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR): Composition
| Total MCQs (With negative marking) | 15 |
| Total Non-MCQs (Without negative marking) | 5 |
| Total Questions | 20 |
| Key Sectional Highlights | LR – 12 Question DI – 8 Question All in Sets of 6 & 4 Qs |
Quantitative Ability (QA)
| Total MCQs (With negative marking) | 14 |
| Total Non-MCQs (Without negative marking) | 8 |
| Total Questions | 22 |
| Key Sectional Highlights | High on Arithmetic. Other on Log, Geometry, Roots, Algebra |
Cut offs for IIMs for Admission 2024 through CAT
| Top IIMs | Minimum CAT Cut off percentile Required |
| IIM Lucknow | 80 |
| IIM Lucknow | 85 |
| IIM Calcutta | 85 |
| IIM Lucknow | 90 |
| IIM Indore | 90 |
| IIM Kozhikode | 90 |
| IIM Tiruchirappalli | 92 |
| IIM Shillong | 90 |
| IIM Udaipur | 92 |
| IIM Rohtak | 95 |
| IIM Kashipur | 92 |
| IIM Ranchi | 92 |
| IIM Raipur | 92 |
| IIM Bodhgaya | 92 |
| IIM Jammu | 92 |
| IIM Sambalpur | 92 |
| IIM Sirmaur | 92 |
| IIM Amritsar | 85 |
| IIM Nagpur | 85 |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | 80 |
CAT Exam Centers in India
| 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 | Delhi; New Delhi |
| Goa | Madgaon; Panaji |
| Gujarat | Lucknow; Anand; Gandhinagar; Rajkot; Surat; Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala; Bahadurgarh; Faridabad; Gurgaon; Hisar; Palwal; Panipath; Rohtak; Sonipat |
| Himachal Pradesh | Simla; Waknaghat |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu; Samba |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro; Dhanbad; Jamshedpur; Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Banglore; 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; Mumbai, Navi Mumbai; Nagpur; Nanded; Nashik; Pune; Raigad; Satara; Solapur; Thane; Ulhasnagar |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 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 |
| Tamilnadu | Chennai; Coimbatore; Madurai; Namakkal; Thanjavur; Tiruchirappalli; Tirunelvelli |
| Telangana | Hyderabad; 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; Kolkata; Siliguri |
