CAT 2025 Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Registration, Admit Card, Eligibility

CAT 2025 will be conducted most likely on November 30, 2025. The official announcement will be made by July 30, 2025. MBA aspirants planning to pursue the course in 2026, must appear for CAT 2025 exam as the score is accepted by 21 IIMs, other top B-schools as well as 1,300 MBA colleges in India.

CAT is a business aptitude test in which candidates are assessed on Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. It is conducted in computer based test mode at designated centres across India. The exam duration is 120 minutes, and candidates must address 68 questions. Check here all about CAT 2025 exam. 

CAT 2025 Exam Highlights

CAT 2025 eligibility criteria

CAT is an entrance exam for PG management courses, thus, the minimum eligibility criteria is graduation. Check below details:

1. The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university. The minimum marks required are 50 percent (45 percent for SC/ST/PwD candidates).
2. Candidates in their final year of bachelor’s degree courses or awaiting results can also appear in the CAT exam.
3. Candidates with professional degrees such as CA/CS/ICWA/FCAI are also eligible for CAT.

CAT 2025 Exam Dates

CAT Registration 2025

CAT 2025 registration process will be online. Candidates will have to follow the below given process to apply for the CAT exam:

1. Go to iimcat.ac.in
2. Click on ‘new registration.’
3. Enter personal details to create a login
4. Go to the application form and fill in all the details
5. Upload scanned photo and signature
6. Select test cities, courses, and IIM campuses
7. Pay the CAT application fee to submit the form

The CAT registration fee is INR 2500 for unserved categories and INR 1250 for reserved categories of students. The CAT application fee is non-refundable, so candidates must fill out the CAT application form carefully. 

CAT Exam Syllabus 2025

CAT 2025 syllabus is expected to remain same as CAT 2024, i,e. Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC). Check below important CAT topics included in the syllabus.

Quantitative Aptitude: Number System, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry and Mensuration

DILR: Set Theory (Variables), Set Theory + Puzzles, Puzzles with Additional Data, Coding-Decoding and Series

VARC: Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary and Odd Sentence Out

CAT 2025 Admit Card

The CAT admit card 2025 will be issued to registered candidates 20 days before the exam. Here is the process for downloading the CAT 2025 admit card.

1. Go to iimcat.ac.in website
2. Click on login option
3. Enter CAT ID and password
4. Click on CAT admit card tab
5. Download the CAT 2025 admit card PDF

CAT Exam Pattern 2025

CAT Result 2025

CAT result 2025 will be prepared and announced after the answer key objections have been analysed. Check below how to download CAT result cum scorecard 2025:

• Visit iimcat.ac.in website
• Click on login/scorecard option
• Enter CAT ID and password
• Click on CAT scorecard tab
• Download the CAT 2025 scorecard PDF