The CAT 2024 Exam will be conducted on November 24, 2024. The CAT 2024 official notification was released on July 30, 2024, on the website of IIMCAT- iimcat.ac.in
Saloni | Jul 20, 2024 |
CAT 2024 Exam: Check Date, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern and Other Details
CAT 2024 Exam: The CAT (Common Admission Test) is a national-level management entrance examination conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (Iims). This exam is conducted to get admissions into 21 IIMs and other MBA colleges in India. India consists of more than 1300 MBA colleges that consider CAT scores for admission. The CAT 2024 Exam will be conducted on November 24, 2024. The CAT 2024 official notification was released on July 30, 2024, on the website of IIMCAT. The official notification includes details such as the CAT 2024 exam dates, fees, eligibility, courses, and many more. The CAT 2024 application process is expected to begin from the first week of August 2024. The candidates interested in appearing for the CAT 2024, must fill in the application form and pay the required fee before the deadline.
The CAT 2024 exam will this year be organised at around 375 examination centres located in more than 167 cities country-wide. The CAT exam is a high-level entrance exam. If a candidate wants to clear this exam, must begin his/her preparations at least nine months in advance. Many candidates have already started their preparations.
The key highlights related to the CAT 2024 Exam are:
| CAT Exam Particulars | CAT 2024 Details |
| CAT Full Form | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| Conducting Institute for 2024 | IIM Calcutta (to be confirmed) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| CAT 2024 Exam Date | November 24, 2024 |
| CAT Exam Timings | Session 1: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM |
| Session 2: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM | |
| Session 3: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM | |
| 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) | |
| Marking Scheme | 3 will be awarded for each correct answer 1 mark will be deducted for each inaccurate answer |
| CAT exam website | iimcat.ac.in |
| Exam helpdesk no. | 1-800-210-1088 (Toll Free) |
The essential dates related to the CAT 2024 Exam are listed in the below table:
| CAT 2024 Important Dates | |
| CAT Exam Events | CAT Exam Date 2024 (Tentative) |
| CAT Exam 2024 notification date | 30 July 2024 |
| Beginning of CAT 2024 Registration | 01-Aug-24 |
| CAT Exam 2024 registration last date | 15-Sep-24 |
| CAT Exam 2024 date | 24-Nov-24 |
| CAT Exam 2024 result date | 06-Jan-25 |
The CAT 2024 Question Paper will be framed with different levels of difficulty for every section and each section but the sectional weightage is the same. Here below we have ranked the different sections of the CAT exam as per their difficulty levels:
| CAT Sections | Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 24 | Moderate to High |
| Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation (LRDI) | 20 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 22 | Moderate to High |
| Total | 66 | Moderate |
In order to appear for the CAT 2024 Exam, candidates must possess the following eligibilty criteria:
The syllabus for the CAT 2024 Exam which is expected to be conducted on November 24, 2024, is below:
| CAT 2024 Syllabus | |
| Section | Topics |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | Arithmetic |
| Modern Maths | |
| Number System | |
| Algebra | |
| Mensuration | |
| Trigonometry | |
| Geometry | |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Data Charts |
| Data Tables | |
| Bar Graphs | |
| Venn Diagrams | |
| Seating Arrangement | |
| Team Formation | |
| Clocks & Calendars | |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Long & Short Passages |
| Jumbled Paragraphs | |
| Para-summary | |
| Picking the Out Sentence | |
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