CAT 2025 will be conducted on the last Sunday of November 2025 (tentative). The official announcement about Common Admission Test 2025 will be out in the month of July 2025. CAT 2025 is a gateway to secure admission to the extremely prestigious 21 IIMs and other top management institutions such as FMS, MDI Gurgaon and many more. CAT 2025 exam has a duration of 120 minutes. There are three sections in CAT 2025 – Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. The total number of questions in CAT 2025 exam is expected to be 68. The exam is conducted by IIMs on a rotational basis. This year the exam is expected to be conducted by IIM Kozhikode. CAT 2025 will be conducted in approximately 170 cities. The official website of CAT 2025 is iimcat.ac.in. All the official notifications about this exam will be released only on this website. With 3,29,000 registrations last year this year as well it is highly expected that the test takers number will cross 3,30,000. Check out all the important details about CAT 2025.
CAT 2025 Highlights
| Particulars | Details |
| Name of the Exam | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| CAT 2025 Official Website | iimcat.ac.in |
| Medium of CAT exam 2025 | English |
| CAT 2025 Exam Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Total Number of Questions in CAT 2025 | 68 |
| Sections in CAT 2025 | QA, DILR and VARC |
| CAT Question Type | MCQ and TITA |
| Validity of CAT 2025 Score | 1 Year |
| Number of Participating IIMs in CAT 2025 | 21 IIMs |
How Many Students Appear for CAT Every Year – Past 10 Years Trends
| Year | Candidates Registered | Candidates Appeared |
| 2024 | 3,29,000 | 2,93,000 |
| 2023 | 3,23,000 | 2,88,000 |
| 2022 | 2,55,501 | 2,22,184 |
| 2021 | 2,29,969 | 1,91,660 |
| 2020 | 2,27,835 | 1,90,144 |
| 2019 | 2,44,169 | 2,09,926 |
| 2018 | 2,40,338 | 2,09,405 |
| 2017 | 2,31,067 | 1,99,632 |
| 2016 | 2,32,434 | 1,95,679 |
| 2015 | 2,18,664 | 1,79,602 |
| 2014 | 1,96,988 | 1,70,000 |
CAT 2025 Official Notification Date
CAT exam 2025 official notification is expected to be released in the last month of July 2025. Until then check out the official notification date for past years.
CAT 2025 Official notification Release Dates – Past Year trends
| Year | Date Of Release | Conducting IIM |
| 2025 | Last Week of July (Expected) | IIM Kozhikode (Expected) |
| 2024 | July 28, 2024 | IIM Calcutta |
| 2023 | July 30, 2023 | IIM Lucknow |
| 2022 | July 31, 2022 | IIM Bangalore |
| 2021 | August 1, 2021 | IIM Ahmedabad |
| 2020 | August 2, 2020 | IIM Indore |
| 2019 | July 28, 2019 | IIM Kozhikode |
| 2018 | July 29, 2018 | IIM Calcutta |
| 2017 | August 9, 2017 | IIM Lucknow |
CAT 2025 Official Website
The official CAT exam 2025 website is iimcat.ac.in. All important updates about the exam will be available here and there is no other official website than this.
CAT 2025 Exam Date
| CAT Exam Year | CAT Exam Date |
| CAT 2025 | November 30, 2025 (Expected) |
| CAT 2024 | November 26, 2024 |
| CAT 2022 | November 27, 2022 |
| CAT 2021 | November 28, 2021 |
| CAT 2020 | November 29, 2020 |
| CAT 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
| CAT 2018 | November 25, 2018 |
| CAT 2017 | November 24, 2017 |
| CAT 2016 | December 4, 2016 |
| CAT 2015 | November 29, 2015 |
| CAT 2014 | November 16, 2014 |
CAT Registration 2025
CAT 2025 registration is expected to start in the month of August 2025. In order to register for CAT exam 2025 one has to visit the official website – iimcat.ac.in. and then create an account using their email address and contact number. Upon the successful completion of the CAT registration process one has to fill in and submit the application form. CAT registration fees 2025 is Rs 2500 for general, EWS and OBC category whereas it is Rs 1250 for candidates who belong to the SC/ST and PwD category.
CAT Registration Trends
| Year | Registration |
| 2018 | 230,000 |
| 2019 | 240,000 |
| 2020 | 240,000 |
| 2021 | 220,000 |
| 2022 | 230,000 |
| 2023 | 330,000 |
| 2108 | 329,000 |
CAT 2025 Application Form
Once you have registered for CAT 2025 then the next step is to submit the application form. CAT 2025 application form has to be submitted in the online mode only. Check out the steps on how to fill CAT 2025 application form:
- Once the registration process is complete you have to log in via your CAT log in credentials.
- Now click on the application form and fill in all your personal, academic and other details.
- Upload the necessary documents along with the signature and photograph.
- Now pay the CAT 2025 application form fee and click on submit.
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CAT 2025 Exam Pattern
As per the latest CAT exam pattern 2025 there are 3 sections – Quantitative Aptitude (QA, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC). The total number of questions in each section varies; QA and DILR section has 22 questions whereas the VARC section has a total of 24 questions. CAT 2025 exam duration is 120 minutes. The total marks for the exam is 204.
CAT 2025 Question Type – Section Wise Number of MCQ and Non MCQ Questions
| CAT 2025 Exam Sections | No of questions | MCQs | Non – MCQs |
| VARC | 24 | 22 | 2 |
| DILR | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| QA | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Total | 68 | 48 | 20 |
CAT 2025 Syllabus
CAT syllabus 2025 has a total of 3 sections – Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. Check out the detailed syllabus of CAT 2025.
CAT Exam 2025 Syllabus
Quantitative Aptitude
- Average, Ratio, Mixture & Alligation
- Profit & Loss, SI CI, Percentages
- TSD & Time and Work
- Geometry
- Quadratic, Polynomials & Simple Equation
- Progression and Series
- Inequalities, Modulus & Functions
- Logarithm, Surds & Indices
- Probability and P&C
- Number System
- Venn Diagrams
CAT 2025 DILR Syllabus
- Circular Arrangements
- Linear Arrangements
- Cubes
- Venn Diagrams
- Selection
- Distribution
- Games & Tournaments
- Network Flow Diagrams
- Binary Logics
CAT 2025 VARC Syllabus
- Science & Technology
- Para Summary
- Business & Economics
- Para Completion
- Arts, Society & Culture
- Odd One Out
- History & Politics
- Para Jumbles
- Philosophy & Psychology
- Mixed
CAT 2025 Admit Card
CAT admit card 2025 will have important details such as the allotted exam centre for the exam, personal details etc. This is a mandatory document to be carried on the day of the exam. CAT 2025 admit card will be available in the online mode for the candidates to download.
Steps to Download CAT 2025 Admit Card
- Visit the official website of CAT 2025 website – iimcat.ac.in
- Now using your Click on registration ID and password you have to log in.
- Click on the ‘admit card’ button that appears on your screen.
- Now download your CAT admit card 2025.
- Take a print out of the CAT 2025 admit card and save it for future use.
CAT 2025 Response Sheet
CAT exam response sheet is an official document that has the marked answers of the test takers. This helps the candidates to predict their estimated score and percentile. The answer key is also released and you can easily match your answers marked in the response sheet along with the correct answer in the answer key for CAT 2025.
CAT Response Sheet Release Date Previous Year Trends
| Year | Exam Date | CAT Response Sheet Release Date |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| 2024 | November 24 | November 29 |
| 2023 | November 26 | December 21 |
| 2022 | November 27 | December 1 |
| 2021 | November 28 | December 8 |
| 2020 | November 29 | December 8 |
| 2019 | November 24 | November 28 |
CAT 2025 Result
CAT results are declared within a few weeks after the exam date. CAT 2025 score card will have the sectional as well as overall score and percentile. Last year as per the official CAT result data there were a total of 14 100 percentilers in CAT and 99.99 percentile was secured by 29 candidates.
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CAT 2025 FAQs
It is expected that CAT 2025 will be conducted by IIM Kozhikode.
CAT 2025 is expected to be conducted on the last Sunday of November 2025. The official notification about the same will be out in the month of July 2025.
The maximum marks in CAT 2025 is expected to be 204 based on the previous year trends.
CAT 2025 registration fee is Rs 2500 for general, EWS and OBC category and Rs 1250 for SC/ST and PwD.