CAT Exam Centre 2026: State & City Wise CAT Exam Centers List

CAT exam 2026 will be conducted in the computer based test mode. The exam will be conducted in over 170 test cities in well equipped labs with proper IT infrastructure and system. Read below to know the CAT exam cities, how to select an exam centre, etc.

CAT Exam Centre 2026

CAT exam centre list 2026 was released by Indian Institute of Management, Indore, along with the CAT notification release. IIM Indore will conduct the CAT 2026 exam at over 170 test centres across the country. Candidates have to choose upto 5 test cities at the time of CAT registration process 2026. Candidates should make their selection in the order of preferrence. Over 2.5 lakh candidates appear for CAT exam every year, and to accomodate this number of aspirants, the centres are well equipped with the necessary IT infrastructure.

CAT 2026 Test Centres Highlights

• Candidates have the autonomy to choose 5 exam cities while filling the CAT 2026 application form.
• CAT exam will be conducted in 170 cities this year. The CAT test centre have been decreased this year as compared to last year. 
• CAT holds the right to allot the test centre basis the availability at the time of allotment.

How to Choose CAT Exam Centre 2026?

Candidates have to select the exam centre according to their preferrence.  The best approach is to choose cities that are easy to reach from your current location. The first preference should be the city where the candidate lives or study, provided it is available in the CAT city list.

Candidates should also carefully select their interview city preferences wherever the application form asks for them. The available interview cities can depend on the IIM and programme.

CAT Exam Centres 2026

As per the CAT 2026 information brochure that is released on July 26, 2026 , the CAT exam will be conducted in 170 exam centres across the country. Candidates will have to select the preferred exam centre as per their suitability. They must also ensure that they fulfil the CAT eligibility criteria 2026 to ensure selection. Candidates can select 5 preferred test cities in order to priority while registering for CAT exam. Here is a template of the CAT test preference while filling up the CAT online form. 

Also Read: 

• CAT syllabus 2026  
• CAT exam pattern 2026

CAT 2026 Test Cities for Delhi NCR Candidates

CAT aspirants residing in Delhi NCR regions can choose one of the following 8 test cities mentioned in the list of the CAT test centres:

• Delhi
• Faridabad
• Gurugram
• Ghaziabad
• Greater Noida
• Meerut
• Noida

⇒  Download CAT Admit Card 2026

CAT 2026 Exam Centre List: State Wise

CAT exam centre 2026 list for all the states has been given in the following table. You must note that you should enter your preferred exam centre in priority order as per your proximity to your place of residence. 

CAT Exam Centre 2026
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-NCR	Delhi, New Delhi, Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida, Panipat, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida
Goa	Madgaon; Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad; Anand; Gandhinagar; Rajkot; Surat; Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala; Bahadurgarh; Hisar; Palwal; Rohtak; Sonipat
Himachal Pradesh	Simla; Waknaghat
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu; Samba, Kashmir
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
Manipur	Imphal
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