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The CAT exam evaluates candidates in three sections: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).

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The Common Admission Test (CAT) is India's most prestigious MBA entrance exam, administered by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on a rotating basis. The exam allows students to gain admission to prestigious management institutes such as the S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research and the Faculty of Management Studies.  The CAT exam evaluates candidates in three sections: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).

Key Highlights

Exam Name

CAT 2024

Full Form

Common Admission Test

Official Website

iimcat.ac.in

Conducting Body

IIM Calcutta (expected)

Exam Type

National Level, MBA Entrance Exam

Frequency

Once a year

Mode

Online

Medium

English

Exam Pattern

Understanding the exam pattern is critical for successful preparation. The CAT exam consists of 66 questions distributed across three sections, each with a 40-minute duration.

Components

Details

Sections

3

Duration

40 minutes per section

Number of Questions

66

Total Marks

198

Answer Choices

4

Section-wise Marks

VARC - 72, QA - 66, DILR - 60

Syllabus

The CAT syllabus covers a range of topics across its three sections. Candidates should focus on these topics and the weightage of each section to optimize their preparation.

Sectional Divisions

Important Topics

Quantitative Ability (QA)

Geometry, Number System, Arithmetic Algebra, Modern Math, Mensuration

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Venn Diagrams, Seating Arrangement, Team Formation, Clocks and Calendars, Bar Graphs

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Para-jumbles, Long & Short Passages, Para-Summary

Marking Scheme

Each correct answer awards 3 marks, with a penalty of 1 mark for each incorrect answer in MCQs. Non-MCQs do not have negative markings, and unattempted questions do not affect the score.

Sections

MCQ and Non-MCQ Questions

VARC

24 questions

QA

22 questions

DILR

20 questions

Total Questions

66

CAT Exam Centres 2024

CAT is held across various cities of India. Candidates can choose a set of preferred cities from the given list.

State

Exam Centres

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Kakinada, Kurnool, Guntur,  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, and Greater Noida

Goa

Madgaon, Panaji

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

Haryana

Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hisar, Palwal, Rohtak, Sonipat

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla, Waknaghat

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu, Samba, Kashmir

Jharkhand

Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

Karnataka

Bangalore, Belagavi (Belgaum), Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Udupi

Kerala

Ernakulam, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Trivandrum

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar

Maharashtra

Ahmedabad, Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Raigad, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Ulhasnagar

Meghalaya

Shillong

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

Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli

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

Burdwan, Durgapur, Asansol, Bankura, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri

Top Colleges Accepting CAT Score 2024

A total of 115+ reputed B-schools in India accept CAT scores and a few foreign institutes also consider CAT. Aside from the 21 IIMs, CAT participating institutes include both public and private institutions. Some of the top business schools that accept CAT scores are:

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta

Indian Institute Of Management (IIM), Lucknow

S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai

Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon

Indian Institute Of Management (IIM), Kozhikode

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore

International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), New Delhi

Institute Of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Trichy

Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong

Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur

Department of Management Studies (IIT Delhi), New Delhi.

Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research, and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE), Mumbai.

BITSoM, BITS School of Management, Mumbai

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai

Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (IIT Bombay), Mumbai

Vinod Gupta school of management (VGSOM), IIT Kharagpur