CAT 2024 Exam: Check Date, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern and Other Details

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

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CAT 2024 Exam: Check Date, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern and Other Details

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.

Table of Content
  1. CAT 2024 Exam: Highlights
  2. CAT 2024 Exam: Essential Dates
  3. CAT 2024 Exam: Question Paper Pattern
  4. CAT 2024 Exam: Eligibility
  5. CAT 2024 Exam: Syllabus

CAT 2024 Exam: Highlights

The key highlights related to the CAT 2024 Exam are:

CAT Exam ParticularsCAT 2024 Details
CAT Full FormCommon Admission Test (CAT)
Conducting Institute for 2024IIM Calcutta (to be confirmed)
Exam LevelNational
Exam FrequencyOnce a year
CAT 2024 Exam DateNovember 24, 2024
CAT Exam TimingsSession 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 FeesINR 2,400 for General category
INR 1,200 for SC/ST/PwD
CAT Syllabus 2024Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Quantitative Ability (QA)
Marking Scheme3 will be awarded for each correct answer
1 mark will be deducted for each inaccurate answer
CAT exam websiteiimcat.ac.in
Exam helpdesk no.1-800-210-1088 (Toll Free)

CAT 2024 Exam: Essential Dates

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 date30 July  2024
Beginning of CAT 2024 Registration 01-Aug-24
CAT Exam 2024 registration last date15-Sep-24
CAT Exam 2024 date24-Nov-24
CAT Exam 2024 result date06-Jan-25

CAT 2024 Exam: Question Paper Pattern

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 SectionsQuestionsDifficulty Level
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)24Moderate to High
Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation (LRDI)20Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)22Moderate to High
Total66Moderate

CAT 2024 Exam: Eligibility

In order to appear for the CAT 2024 Exam, candidates must possess the following eligibilty criteria:

  • Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50 per cent of marks or any equivalent degree from a well-recognised university. Candidates belonging to SC, ST and PWD/DA category must have achieved 45 per cent in aggregate.
  • Candidates who are in the final year of their bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification or are waiting for their results to come can also register for the CAT 2024 exam.
  • Candidates who have professional degrees like CA/CS/ICWA/FCAI with the required percentage of marks can register for the CAT 2024 exam.

CAT 2024 Exam: Syllabus

The syllabus for the CAT 2024 Exam which is expected to be conducted on November 24, 2024, is below:

                                   CAT 2024 Syllabus
SectionTopics
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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