IIM CAT Exam 2024 Official Schedule Out; Registrations To Begin on August 1; Check Key Dates Here

New Delhi: The Common Admission Test  (CAT) 2024 schedule has been released. The notification will be released shortly. As per the schedule, CAT 2024 registration will begin on August 1. The last date to register is September 13. Aspirants can check the notification and apply online, once the link is active, on iimcat.ac.in.

CAT 2024 admit card will be released on November 4. IIM Kolkata has already announced that the exam will be held on November 24, 2024 in computer-based-test mode. The exam will be held in three shifts-  first shift will be from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, second shift from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm and third shift from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm (as per past trends).

CAT 2024 Schedule

• Application Begins- August 1
• Last Date to Apply- September 13
• CAT 2024 Admit Card- November 4
• CAT 2024 Exam Date- November 24
• Exam Shifts- 8.30 to 10.30; 12.30- 2.30 pm; 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm.

CAT 2024 Application Fee

Candidates will have to pay the CAT 2024 application fee to complete the registration process. The CAT 2024 application fee for General category, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates is Rs 2,500. Whereas, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Person with Disabilities (PwD) categories are required to pay the CAT 2024 registration fee of Rs 1,250.

CAT Eligibility Criteria 2024

Candidates who hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA are eligible to register for the MBA entrance exam. However, candidates belonging to reserved categories such as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories, are required to obtain 45% in bachelor's degree.

CAT 2024 Exam Pattern

The CAT 2024 exam will have three sections -- verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC), data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR), and quantitative aptitude (QA). There will be a total of 66 questions in CAT 2024 paper. As per CAT 2024 marking scheme, candidates will get 3 marks for each correct answer and one mark will be deducted for each incorrect response. There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers.