In 2025 CAT exam date is November 30, 2025 (expected). The official date for the exam will be released in the month of July. Last year close to 3 lakh students appeared for CAT and there were a total of 3.29 lakh candidates registered for the exam. As per the past year trends CAT exam date is the last Sunday of November month and this is why it is highly expected that the exam will be held on November 30, 2025. So candidates have sufficient time to prepare for CAT 2025. The exam is conducted by the IIMs on a rotational basis. The official CAT 2025 exam date shall be notified by IIM Kozhikode (expected). The detailed exam schedule 2025 will also be available in the month of July 2025. Read further to know more about CAT exam date 2025.
CAT Exam Date 2025 Highlights
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| CAT 2025 Official Notification | July 30, 2025 |
| CAT Registration 2025 Starts | August 2, 2025 |
| CAT 2025 Last Date to Apply | September 21, 2025 |
| CAT 2025 Application Correction Window | September 25-28, 2025 |
| CAT Admit Card 2025 (Released) | November 7, 2025 |
| CAT 2025 Exam Date | November 30, 2025 |
| CAT Answer Key 2025 | December 5, 2025 |
| CAT 2025 Result Date | December 21, 2025 |
Why is CAT Exam Date 2025 Important?
CAT 2025 exam date is important for you as this will help you make your preparation strategy aligned with the correct timeline. Therefore you must be updated with the CAT exam date 2025 and set your goals accordingly.
CAT Exam Date and Timing 2025 (Expected)
| CAT 2025 Exam Date | Exam Slot | Exam Timing | Reporting Time | Late Entry Time |
| November 30, 2025 | CAT 2025 Slot 1 | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM | 07:00 | 08:15 |
| November 30, 2025 | CAT 2025 Slot 2 | 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM | 11:00 | 00:15 |
| November 30, 2025 | CAT 2025 Slot 3 | 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM | 03:00 | 04:15 |
CAT Exam Date Previous Year Trends
Check out the previous year CAT dates in the table given below. Analysing the trends we can see that CAT exam is conducted in the last week of December and seeing this trend it is expected that CAT 2025 exam date will be November 30, 2025.
CAT Exam Date for MBA – Trends for Previous Year
| Year | CAT Exam Date |
| CAT 2024 | Nov 26, 2024 |
| CAT 2022 | Nov 27, 2022 |
| CAT 2021 | Nov 28, 2021 |
| CAT 2020 | Nov 29, 2020 |
| CAT 2019 | Nov 24, 2019 |
| CAT 2018 | Nov 25, 2018 |
| CAT 2017 | Nov 24, 2017 |
| CAT 2016 | Dec 4, 2016 |
| CAT 2015 | Nov 29, 2015 |
| CAT 2014 | Nov 16, 2014 |
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