Know everything about Common Aptitude Test (CAT) 2025

Know everything about CAT 2025: Application Form, Registration Date, Admit Card, Exam Dates, Result

Considered one of the most competitive exams in India, CAT (Common Aptitude Test) certainly is a big deal for management aspirants. 20 IIMs, 100+ Top B-schools, 4,000 seats, years of preparation, and all applicants eyeing the best seat on offer. Such is the power of CAT!

The CAT 2025 Test is composed of a total of 100 objective and subjective questions. This year, the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) exam has 3 sections-

• Section I: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension,
• Section II: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning,
• Section III: Quantitative Ability. Candidates will be allotted exactly 40 minutes for answering questions in each section and they will not be allowed to switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.

Common Aptitude Test (CAT) 2025 is not far away! It will be conducted by IIM Indore in three slots, and the duration of the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) 2025 will be 120 minutes. The results would be announced in the first week of January 2020. With the announcement of cut-offs, the admissions will commence.

Common Aptitude Test (CAT Exam 2025) Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of the CAT 2025 exam:

Registration Fee-

• INR 1200/- for SC, ST, and PwD Category
• INR 2400/- for General, NC-OBC, EWS, and other categories

How to Apply  for Common Aptitude Test (CAT) Exams – Process of Registration

The registration process for CAT 2025 begins in the first week of August 2025. Visit https://iimcat.ac.in for online registration. Once the registration process is completed, the login details to fill out the application form are sent via email.

Once the candidate receives the login details, the application form can be filled out. The form requires details that include personal information, communication mode, educational qualification, scanned photograph, and signature. The application fee for general/OBC candidates is Rs. 2200 and Rs. 1100 for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

Eligibility criteria for Common Aptitude Test (CAT) Exam

As per the official eligibility criteria of CAT, the candidates for the exam should meet the following parameters –

• A bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognized institute or university.
• There’s no age limit to appear for Common Aptitude Test (CAT) 2025.
• The candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category need to score a minimum of 45% in bachelor’s or any discipline from a recognized institute or university.
• The students who have appeared for their final year bachelor’s degree exam with the required percentage and are awaiting results can apply for CAT 2025.

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Important announcement on eligibility criteria for writing CAT 2025

The CAT Centre has received several queries from candidates regarding their candidature due to the “promotion/pass” certificate awarded instead of the “marks” certificates in the last two years (pandemic years) of their bachelor’s program. Currently, the CAT application requires candidates to meet eligibility criteria of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories]. This has raised queries in the application process for CAT 2025.

In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and resulting disruptions in the evaluations across the country, the CAT Committee has made the following exceptions for CAT 2025.

1. Candidates in the final year: Candidates with “promotion/pass” instead of “award of marks” certificates in any of the last two years of the bachelor’s program can enter the “Promotion or Pass” option in the application form. This will allow the candidate to complete & submit the CAT 2025 application form despite the requirements of minimum eligibility criteria (45% and 50% [or equivalent CGPA] respectively). This eligibility relaxation is also applicable to those final-year students with an “award” of marks.
This exception is available only to candidates who are completing the bachelor’s degree this year or are in the final year bachelor’s program (graduation years – 2024 and 2025)

2. Candidates graduated in 2024 and 2025: Due to the implementation of point 1, and considering that there could be different evaluation patterns adopted by different universities across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAT Committee has decided to remove the minimum percentage of marks (45% and 50% [or equivalent CGPA] respectively) for appearing for the CAT 2025 exam.
This exception is made to ensure parity to candidates who have completed their bachelor’s degrees in 2024 and 2025.

Note: This announcement is only applicable to the eligibility criteria for writing the CAT 2025. Candidates are advised to look at and follow the respective institution-specific admission policies.

Reservation

As per the legal requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, 27% for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (NC-OBC), up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates and 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).

As defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016), “Person with Benchmark Disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where the specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where the specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. “Specified disability” means the disabilities as specified in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016. The categories of disability are:

a) Blindness and low vision,
b) Deaf and hard of hearing,
c) Locomotor disability, including cerebral palsy, leprosy, dwarfism, acid attack victims, and muscular dystrophy,
d) Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, and mental illness
e) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d),
f) other ‘specified disabilities’ mentioned in ‘The Schedule’ of the RPwD Act 2016.

For the purpose of being considered for reservation, the applicable Central Government list as of the last date of CAT registration shall be binding. No subsequent changes will be effective for CAT 2025 and any subsequent selection process of the IIMs.

Common Aptitude Test (CAT) Exam Test Centres

Common Aptitude Test (CAT) will be conducted in centers spread across 156 test cities. Test cities will be mentioned on the CAT website and the name of the test center will be indicated in the Admit Card.

IIMs reserve the right to change or cancel any test center/city and/or change the test time and date at their discretion.

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How to get admission to the Jaipuria Institute of Management?

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, Noida, Indore, and Jaipur accept CAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA / GMAT / CMAT scores for entry to its Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Course. If selected, applicants got to sit in group discussions and personal interview rounds.

Below is the selected parameter with due weightage:

• Score in CAT/MAT/XAT/ATMA/GMAT/CMAT: 45%
• Case-Based Group Discussion: 15%
• Personal Interview: 20%
• Academic Performance in X Std., XII Std., Degree/Post Graduate Degree: 15%
• Work Experience, Sports & Extra Curricular Activities: 05%

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