CAT Exam Date 2024 Out: Check Important Dates, Timing, Schedule for CAT Exam
Candidates who will be taking the CAT 2024 exam should be aware of the CAT exam date that has been released along with the official notification PDF. This year, IIM Calcutta is organising the CAT exam and the exam date has been fixed to 24th November. More than 2.5 lakh candidates register for CAT exam to get admission into premier B schools of the country. Go through this post to gather detailed information on CAT exam date, schedule, exam timing and more.
CAT Exam Date 2024 Out
CAT exam date 2024 has been officially announced by IIM Calcutta along with the notification on its website. CAT exam will be held on 24th November, Sunday in online mode. The exam shall be held in three shifts. Hence, a normalization process will be used to ensure transparency in the examination system. This year the number of exam centres for CAT exam has been increased to 155.
Interested and eligible candidates had to apply for CAT exam from 1st August to 13th September 2024. Read this post to gather complete information on CAT exam date, timing, schedule, and more.
CAT Exam 2024 Highlights
CAT 2024 exam will be of 2 hours. It will be conducted in three sessions on the same day. The CAT question paper will have 66 questions in both MCQ and non-MCQ format from VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. Check below key highlights of CAT 2024 exam:
| CAT Exam Features | Details |
|---|---|
| CAT application process | Online |
| CAT fees | INR 2,500 (General category) and INR 1,250 (Reserved category) |
| CAT eligibility | Graduation with 50 % aggregate (45 % for SC/ST students) |
| CAT syllabus |
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| CAT exam pattern | CBT mode exam having 66 questions (MCQs and non-MCQs) |
| Marking scheme |
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| Exam duration | 2 hours ( 40 minutes per section) |
| Number of slots | 3 |
| Number of applications | 3.30 lakh (in 2023) |
| No. of test cities | 150 |
CAT 2024 Important Dates
IIM Calcutta has declared the CAT 2024 exam date along with the notification. As per the notification, CAT exam will be held on 26th November 2024 in online mode in 155 exam centres across the country. Take a look the table below to know the CAT exam date, registration date and other important dates associated with it.
| CAT 2024 Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| CAT Exam Events | CAT Exam Date 2024 |
| CAT 2024 notification | 28-July-2024 |
| CAT exam 2024 registration starts | 01-Aug-2024 (10:00 AM) to |
| Registration ends | 13-Sep-2024 (5:00 PM) |
| CAT form correction | Last week of September 2024 |
| CAT admit card 2024 | 05-Nov-2024 |
| CAT exam 2024 date | 24-Nov-2024 |
| CAT answer key release | First week of December 2024 |
| Answer key challenge process | First week of December 2024 |
| Declaration of CAT 2024 result | Last week of December 2024 or First week of January 2025 |
CAT Exam Date 2024: Exam Timing, Schedule
CAT exam will be held in three shifts on 26th November 2024. Sunday. The exam shall be held in online mode in 155 exam centres located across the country. There will be a sectional timing of 40 minutes for CAT exam. Hence, candidates should practice as many questions as possible to increase their accuracy and time speed. Check the CAT exam timing in the following table below.
| CAT Exam Timing 2024 | ||
| Slots | CAT Exam Time | CAT Sectional Time |
| CAT Slot 1 | 8:30 am – 10:30 pm | 40 Minutes |
| CAT Slot 2 | 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | 40 Minutes |
| CAT Slot 3 | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm | 40 Minutes |
CAT Exam Date 2024: Important Events Associated with CAT Exam
CAT is an annually held exam to pursue Post Graduate and Fellow/Doctorate programmes. CAT score is accepted by all the 20 IIMs as well as over 1200 B schools across the country. The registration for CAT exam has increased over the years considerably. In 2022, a total of 2.55 lakh applications were received for CAT exam. The following are the major events associated with CAT exam:
- CAT registration
- CAT form correction dates
- CAT admit card 2024 release date
- CAT 2024 exam online test
- CAT answer key release and objection release
- CAT result release
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