Finally the last date for the registration of CAT 2017 is over. The registrations were open till yesterday evening i.e. 25th September 2017 till 5:00p.m. For now, as per the data made available by the CAT Exam convener, the registration numbers for the CAT 2017 exam has closed at 2.31 lakh applicants. The aspirants will appear in the exam surfacing cut-throat to grab a seat in one of the 20 IIMs across the country. All the 20 IIMs offer around 4000 seats to the IIM aspirants, rendering this exam as one of the most sought after MBA exams in the country at present.
Is CAT Exam still the ‘call of the duty’?
Going by the statistics, last year the CAT registrations closed on September 27. In 2016,the number of applicants rose to 2,32,434. As per the current data, we can see that approximately 2.31 lakh candidates have registered for one of the toughest MBA entrance exam of India. With such soaring number, CAT exam is one of the biggest MBA entrance tests of India that grants admission to the premier MBA institutes to the aspiring youth.
Prof Neeraj Dwivedi of IIM(L), the convener of the examination commented that “The exact number of applicants will be known on Tuesday. There is not significant change in the number of applicants as compared to what it was last year.”
Benefit of Extending CAT Registration deadline
CAT 2017 registration was supposed to get close on September 20. But due to a few glitches in registration during the last day, the registrations were extended till September 25 till 5:00p.m. According to Prof Dwivedi, during the extended 5 days, about 20000 candidates applied. Prof. Dwivedi commented that “We have a total of approximately 2.31 lakh registrations (Completed and fee paid).”
What next?
The CAT applicants will be permitted to download their admit card from October 18 onwards till the test date. In addition, Prof. Dwivedi also mentioned that a tutorial will be available on the CAT website from October 18 to help the CAT exam takers understand the format of the test.
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CAT Exam: Inside View
Prior to 2009, CAT was a paper based test which was conducted in a single day for all the eligible candidates. From 2009 onwards it became an online test. CAT Exam tests the skills of the MBA Aspirants in 180 minutes and holds 100 questions. The Exam aims to test the aptitude of the candidates in the given below format:
CAT Paper Structure
| Section | Section Name | Number of Questions | Time allotted to each Section |
| Section-I | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | 34 | 60 minutes |
| Section-II | Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning | 32 | 60 minutes |
| Section-III | Quantitative Ability | 34 | 60 minutes |
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| Total | 100 | 180 minutes |
CAT 2017: Important Dates
Here are the important dates that all the CAT aspirants must mark on their calendar to stay abreast with the developments in the domain of entering the management education. Highlight these days on your to-do list that will act as a constant reminder to speed up your preparation for the CAT 2017 exam.
| Event | Date (Tentative) |
| Release of CAT 2017 Notification | 30th July 2017 |
| Commencement of Online Registration for CAT | 9th August 2017 |
| Closing of Online Registration for CAT | 20th September 2017 |
| Admit Card Download Window | 18th October 2017 |
| Test Date | 26th November 2017 |
| Result-Out | January (2nd Week) 2017 |
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