The Indian Institutes of Management will hold three sessions of the computer based Common Admission Test 2023,CAT 2023 Exam, as a requirement for admission to various management programs at IIMs, CAT 2023 will be held on Sunday, November 26, 2023, in centres spread across around 155 cities. Test cities will be mentioned in the CAT website and the name of the test centre will be indicated in the Admit Card.
Eligibility for CAT 2023
Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA/Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)) or Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree. Category of Candidates Minimum marks For General, EWS and NC-OBC 50%. SC/ST/PwD 45%.
CAT 2023 Exam Date
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| CAT 2023 Exam date
Three sessions of CAT examination: I. Morning session (8:30 AM – 10:30 AM), II. Afternoon session (12:30 PM – 2:30 PM) III. Evening session (4:30 PM – 6:30 PM) |
26.11.2023 |
CAT 2023 Score
By the second week of January 2025, the CAT results are most likely to
be made public. The CAT 2024 score will be available on the website and
will be valid until December 31, 2025.
CAT 2023 Selection Process:
Performance on the CAT 2023 exam is a crucial factor that will be taken into account during the selection process. IIMs may also shortlist individuals at different phases of the selection process using the candidates’ prior Academic performance, work experience. Candidates have to Consult the admissions policies of each IIM on their separate websites
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Institutes and Programmes: |
| IIM Ahmedabad
PGP, PGP-FABM, (ePost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics (ePGD-ABA ). |
| IIM Amritsar
MBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM, EMBA, M.Sc. in Data Science (MSDSM) |
| IIM Bangalore
PGP, PGPEM, PGPBA |
| IIM Bodh Gaya
MBA, MBA (Digital Business Management), MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management) |
| IIM Calcutta
MBA |
| IIM Indore
PGP, PGP-HRM, MSDSM (Master of Science in Data Science and Management) |
| IIM Jammu
MBA, MBA (Hospital Administration & Healthcare Management), Executive MBA |
| IIM Kolhapur
MBA, MBA (Analytics), EMBA, EMBAA (Executive Master of Business Administration Analytics) |
| IIM Kozhikode
PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-F, PGP-LSM, EPGP-IL, EPGP Kochi |
| IIM Lucknow
MBA, MBA-ABM, MBA-SM, MBA-E&I, PGPWE |
| IIM Nagpur
MBA, MBA (Executive) |
| IIM Raipur
PGP |
| IIM Ranchi
MBA, MBA-HRM, MBA (Business Analytics) |
| IIM Rohtak
PGP, EPGDSM, PGPx |
| IIM Sambalpur
MBA, Executive MBA, MBA for Working Professionals |
| IIM Shillong
PGP, PGPEX, PGP (WE) |
| IIM Sirmaur
MBA, MBA (Tourism Management), ExMBA (Digital Transformation & Analytics) |
| IIM Tiruchirappalli
PGPM, PGPM-HR |
| IIM Udaipur
MBA, MBA-DEM, MBA-GSCM, PGDBAWE |
| IIM Visakhapatnam
PGP, EMBA, PGPDGM |
CAT 2023 Registration Fee:
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SC, ST and PwD |
Rs: 1200 |
| General/EWS/NC-OBC |
Rs: 2400 |
CAT 2023 Syllabus:
| Duration of Test: 2 hrs.
Each section Timing:40 minutes |
Total No.of Questions 66 | Total score 198 |
| Question Paper Pattern | |
| I. Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) No. of Questions :24
[MCQ with negative marking : 19, Non MCQ without negative marking : 5] |
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| Part 1: Verbal Ability
No .of Questions : around |
Part 2: Reading Comprehension,
No. of Questions : around 1 |
| II. Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) No. of Questions : 20
[MCQ with negative marking : 19, Non MCQ without negative marking : 5] |
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| Part1: Data Interpretation:
Charts, Tables, Graphs. No .of Questions : around 10 |
Part 2: Logical Reasoning :
Seating Arrangements, Family Tree, Direction sense.
No. of Questions: around 10
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| III. Quantitative Ability (QA) No. of Questions: 22
MCQ with negative marking : 19 , Non MCQ without negative marking : 5] |
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| III. Quantitative Ability (QA)
Arithmetic: Percentages, Profit and Loss, Averages, Ratios and Proportion, Simple and Compound Interest, Time Speed Distance, Time and Work. Modern Math : Set Theory, Permutation & Combination, Probability, Functions, Sequence and series, Progressions Number Systems: Base System, Complex Numbers,Factors,HCF and LCM Geometry: Triangles, Circles, Quadrilaterals,Polygons,Mensuration,Coordinate Geometry, Trigonometry Algebra: Linear equation,Logarithms,Higher order equations, Quadratic equations, Maxima and Minima |