IIM CAT 2025 Registration fee Increased; Check Revised Exam fees Details
CAT Notification 2026: IIMs announced the dates of the 2025 CAT exam as well as an increase in the registration cost for all categories. Soon, the formal announcement will be posted on the iimcat.ac.in website. The non-refundable charge must be paid once by applicants.
Key Points
- IIMs have released the CAT 2025 exam dates and a hike in the CAT registration fee.
- The fee increased to INR 2,600 for General/OBC and INR 1,300 for SC/ST/PwD.
- Candidates can check important dates here.
CAT Notification 2026: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have released the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Exam dates. According to the latest development, the CAT Registration fee has been increased for all categories. The official CAT notification 2025 is expected to be released on the official website at iimcat.ac.in soon.
The applicants are required to pay the registration fee only once, regardless of the number of institutions they are applying for. Candidates will need to select the top five cities of their preference which is subject to change in case of test centre capacity and availability.
CAT 2026 Overview
Candidates can check the following table carrying the important details related to CAT 2025 exam:
| Overview | Details |
| Exam name | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| Institution name | Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) |
| Academic year | 2026-27 |
| Official website | iimcat.ac.in |
| Stream | Management |
| Programmes | MBA PGDM Doctoral management courses |
| Exam date | November 30, 2025 |
| Exam mode | Online, computer-based test (CBT) |
| Exam cities | Around 170 |
| Reservation percentage | SC: 15% ST: 7.5% OBC: 27% EWS: Up to 10% PwD: 5% |
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CAT 2026 Increased Application Fee
Candidates can find the revised CAT 2025 exam application fee here:
| Category | CAT Registration fee 2025 | CAT Registration fee 2024 |
| SC ST PwD | INR 1300 | INR 1250 |
| Other categories | INR 2600 | INR 2500 |
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