CAT Notification 2025 Out: Registration, Exam Pattern, & Important Dates

CAT Notification 2025: (CAT Exam Date: 30th November, 2025 | CAT Registration: 1st Aug. 2025)

   📌 The IIM Kozhikode will conduct the CAT 2025 exam on 30th November 2025, and the CAT registration starts from August 1, 2025.

   📌 The registration for CAT 2025 exam will be open from August 1 to September 13, 2025.

   📌 The CAT 2025 exam will be held in 3 shifts in a computer-based test mode.

   📌 The CAT notification contains all the most critical information about the exam – the most important dates, exam pattern, marking scheme, and other crucial details. The CAT exam, taken by over 3 lakh students annually, is the country’s most popular management entrance exam.

Lakhs of students vie for admission to the best MBA programs in the top colleges of India via the CAT exam. The CAT registration will begin on August 1st, 2025, and end on 13th September 2025. Students can visit the official site to register for the exam, slated to be held on November 30th, 2025. 

This notification marks the beginning of this year’s CAT exam cycle, which starts with registrations in August and ends with the final results in January 2025. Read on to find out what this year’s CAT notification 2024 has in store for you.

CAT important dates 2025

For most aspirants appearing for CAT 2025, the exam is one of the most intense periods of their careers. During their preparation, they can often forget to keep track of the most critical dates, which can prove counterproductive.
Here are the most important tentative CAT dates, as mentioned in the CAT 2025 notification, that you should track:
 

CAT notification highlights 2025

In this section, we will cover the overview of all the information the CAT notification contains. 

1. This year, IIM Kozhikode will conduct the CAT exam. Last year, IIM Calcutta was the official conducting body.
2. The CAT exam date is usually set for the last Sunday of November. Continuing with this trend, the exam date for CAT 2025 is 30th November 2025.
3. The registrations began on August 1 and will be open till 13th September. Although last year, an extension was given for those who weren’t able to register in time for CAT. It’s best to register for CAT well before the CAT registration last date.
4. The CAT exam format will largely remain the same. While a sectional breakdown of the number of questions isn’t usually given, we can safely assume that there’ll be 68 questions spread across 3 sections—LRDI, QA, and VARC—to be attempted in 2 hours. 
5. There will be a sectional time limit of 40 minutes per section. It is important to be mindful of the sectional time limits because students will not be allowed to switch between sections.
6. The CAT admit card will be available from November first week and can be downloaded from the official website.
7. As has always been the case, the CAT result 2025 will be declared in early January 2026. Apart from CAT scores and percentiles, students will also learn if they’ve made the shortlists for the IIMs they signed up for.
8. Apart from the MCQs, which have a negative marking of 1 mark for every wrong answer, there will also be TITA or Type-in-the-Answer questions with no negative marking.
9. The use of the on-screen calculator will be allowed for LRDI and QA sections.

For a more detailed explanation of the points included in the CAT notification 2025, continue reading below.

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CAT Notification 2025: How to Fill Application Form?

The application form for CAT exam is available at iimcat.ac.in website. You can fill the form and submit it online. Check below the step to fill CAT application form 2025:

Step 1: Go to iimcat.ac.in website

Step 2: Click on ‘new registration’ and fill your basic details to register

Step 3: Verify CAT registration with OTP received in email

Step 4: Go to CAT 2025 application form

Step 5: Enter personal and academic details and upload your photo and signature

Step 6: Select cities for centre allotment

Step 7: Select IIMs and courses

Step 8: Pay the requisite fee to complete the process

CAT registration 2025

Now, we come to the second most important part of the CAT notification – the registration process. While we will write another blog on how to register for CAT and the most common mistakes to avoid while filling out the CAT form, we’ve prudently included some of the most important parts here for you to remember.

1. Always preview the whole CAT application form before submitting it. Although there is a form correction window of 3 days, you’ll only be allowed to edit the form once.
2. Only 3 kinds of errors are permitted to be changed during the form correction window: photograph, signature, and your test city preferences.
3. Make sure you list out the test city preferences accurately. Once the test city, centre, and slot are allotted, no change requests will be entertained.
4. Always try and complete the CAT registration process as early as you can. Often, some documentation errors need to be rectified early. Filling out the form early and not waiting for the CAT registration last date will give you enough time to deal with any roadblocks that might occur.
5. According to the CAT 2025 notification, the CAT exam registration fees for general candidates are Rs. 2500, while the same is Rs. 1250 for PwD and reserved category students.
6. While filling out the registration form, keep soft copies of your documents, such as mark sheets and photographs, ready. Ensure the documents match the specifications as mentioned on the official website.
7. Your form will only be considered submitted once you complete the payment and receive an authorised notification endorsing it.

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CAT exam pattern 2025

Assuming there are no major changes to the CAT exam pattern, the paper will consist of three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, and Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation. 

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While the weightage and marking scheme can only be confirmed after the CAT notification is out, here are some pointers based on our analysis of past CAT papers.

1. You can safely expect 10-14 arithmetic questions in the CAT 2025 exam.
2. The QA section will most likely have 6-8 TITA questions.
3. The VARC section will include 5-8 TITA questions. Many students choose not to focus on reading comprehension and underestimate the difficulty level of the passages. RC will form a significant portion of the VARC weightage. Do not take it lightly.
4. The LRDI section will have 22-24 questions, 18-20 of which will be Logical Reasoning questions. The remaining will come from Data Interpretation.

Conclusion

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FAQs

Is the CAT notification for 2025 out?

Yes, the CAT 2025 notification is out with all the details on exam date, registration, and admit card. The CAT exam date 2025 is 30th November, and CAT registration starts on 1st August 2025.