CAT is the largest M.B.A. entrance exam in India and is the pathway for aspirants to gain admission in the top B-Schools in India. The test is conducted by IIMs for selection of students for its various business administration programs. Candidates who appear for CAT can apply for admission in the MBA programs of the 20 IIMs as well as of management programs in 500 other top colleges/universities throughout the country.
Every year more than 2 Lakhs candidates appear for this exam.In 2018,2.41 Lakhs candidates had registered for the exam.CAT 2019 will be held on 24th November and will be conducted by IIM Kozhikode.
The validity of score is for one year only.Candidates based on their CAT score are shortlisted for the 2nd round of admission by the various colleges. The 2nd round of admission might consist of Group Discussion, Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview depending on the institute.
Important Dates:
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Events |
Dates |
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CAT 2019 Notification |
July last week, 2019 |
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CAT 2019 application commencement |
Aug 1st week, 2019 |
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CAT 2019 last date of application |
Sept 3rd week, 2019 |
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CAT 2019 application correction window |
Sept last week, 2019 |
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CAT 2019 Admit Card download start date |
October 24, 2019 |
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CAT 2019 Exam |
November 24, 2019 |
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CAT 2019 Result |
2nd week Jan, 2020 |
(tentative dates)
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible to apply to this programme, a candidate must complete his bachelor’s degree from a recognised university in any academic discipline, with minimum 50% marks for General Category and minimum 45% marks for SC/ST/PWD category. The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Candidates who are in the last year of their graduation degree can also apply. Candidates who have completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA) with minimum 50% marks for General category and minimum 45% marks for SC/ST/OBC category can also apply for CAT 2019. Candidates who have done graduation in old system of 2 years can also apply for CAT 2019 provided the degree is UGC recognised.
CAT Exam Pattern:
CAT exam is divided in 3 sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Ability (QA).Each section has a duration of 60 minutes and the total exam length is 180 minutes. The total exam consists of 100 questions divided in the three sections. The questions are either Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) kind or Type In The Answer (TITA) kind. The MCQ’s carry a negative mark of -1 for every incorrect answer. The TITA kind of questions carry no negative marks.
The VARC section consists of 34 questions of 3 marks each. The DILR section consists of 32 questions of 3 marks each and the QA section consists of 34 questions of 3 marks each.
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S. No. |
Section |
Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
Duration in minutes |
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1 |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension |
34 |
102 |
60 |
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2 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
32 |
96 |
60 |
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3 |
Quantitative Ability |
34 |
102 |
60 |
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Total |
100 |
300 |
180 |
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Syllabus for CAT Exam:
CAT doesn’t provide a fixed syllabus for the exam, although questions pertaining to intermediate school learnings in English, Mathematics and Logical Reasoning are asked. Few of the frequent topics on which questions are asked in CAT are listed in the table below:
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Verbal Ability |
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning |
Quantitative ability |
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Reading Comprehension |
Caselets |
Numbers |
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Paragraph jumbles |
Bar Graphs |
Number Systems |
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Odd Man Out |
Pie Charts |
Progressions |
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Summary of Paragraph |
Line charts |
Averages and Mixture |
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Fill in the blanks |
Tables |
Averages |
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Last Sentence of Paragraph |
Venn diagrams |
Alligations |
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Analogies and reverse analogies |
Calendars |
Arithmetic and word-based problems |
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Fact-inference-Judgement |
Cubes and Cuboids |
Percentages |
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Seating Arrangements |
Profit & Loss |
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Logical sequencing |
Interest |
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Team Formation |
Ratio Proportion and Variations |
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Rankings |
Time and Work |
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Binary Logics |
Time, Speed and Distance |
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Blood Relations |
Geometry |
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Games and Tournament |
Geometry |
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Miscellaneous Reasoning Questions |
Mensuration |
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Coordinate Geometry |
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Algebra |
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Functions |
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Inequalities |
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Quadratic and other equations |
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Logarithms |
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Counting |
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Permutations and Combinations |
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Probability |
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Set Theory |
Top Colleges Under CAT:
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Tier 1 Colleges |
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College |
CAT Cut Off |
Total Fee (in Rs.) |
Avg. Package (in Rs.) |
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IIM Ahmedabad |
98 %ile |
22 lakhs |
24.45 LPA* |
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IIM Bangalore |
99 %ile |
21 lakhs |
22.76 LPA |
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IIM Calcutta |
98 %ile |
21 lakhs |
24.2 LPA |
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IIM Lucknow |
97 %ile |
16 lakhs |
NA |
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IIM Kozhikode |
95 %ile |
17.5 lakhs |
17.76 LPA |
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IIM Indore |
92 %ile |
16 lakhs |
18.17 LPA |
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SJMSOM, IIT Bombay |
98 %ile |
8.30 lakhs |
19.06 LPA |
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DMS, IIT Delhi |
96.5 %ile |
8 lakhs |
16.54 LPA |
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NITIE, Mumbai |
PGDIM- 97 %ile |
Around 7 lakhs |
18.45 LPA |
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PGDISEM- 86 %ile |
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MDI, Gurgaon |
95 %ile |
18.86 lakhs |
19.17 LPA |
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FMS, Delhi |
99 %ile |
50 thousand |
22.6 LPA |
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SPJIMR, Mumbai |
85 %ile |
16.25 lakhs |
22.24 LPA |
*Lakhs per Annum
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Tier 2 Colleges |
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College |
Cut Off |
Total Fee (in Rs.) |
Avg. Package (in Rs.) |
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IIM Shillong |
CAT- 95 %ile |
13.68 lakhs |
15.51 LPA |
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IIM Ranchi |
CAT- 95 %ile |
15.10 lakhs |
15.09 LPA |
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IIM Rohtak |
CAT- 95 %ile |
13.4 lakhs |
11.7 LPA |
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IIM Kashipur |
CAT- 93 %ile |
13.15 lakhs |
12.19 LPA |
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IIM Udaipur |
CAT- 93 %ile |
13.5 lakhs |
13.16 LPA |
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IIM Trichy |
CAT- 93 %ile |
13 lakhs |
14.28 LPA |
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IIM Raipur |
CAT- 95 %ile |
13.3 lakhs |
12.15 LPA |
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VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur |
CAT- 90 %ile |
6.72 lakhs |
16.29 LPA |
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IIT Kanpur |
CAT- 85 %ile |
6.7 lakhs |
10.48 LPA |
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MICA, Ahmedabad |
CAT- 80 %ile |
12.5 lakhs |
11.3 LPA |
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IMT Ghaziabad |
CAT- 90 %ile |
17.50 lakhs |
11.60 LPA |
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XIMB, Bhubaneswar |
CAT- 92 %ile |
17.30 lakhs |
12.91 LPA |
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IMI, New Delhi |
CAT- 90 %ile |
17 lakhs |
12.54 LPA |
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IRMA, Anand |
CAT- 80 %ile |
12.1 lakhs |
12.17 LPA |
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Tier 3 Colleges |
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College |
Cut Off |
Total Fee (in Rs.) |
Avg. Package (in Rs.) |
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KJSIMSR Mumbai |
CAT- 85 %ile |
13.65 lakhs |
9.8 LPA |
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GLIM, Chennai |
CAT- 80 %ile |
16.65 lakhs |
9.45 LPA |
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GIM, Goa |
CAT- 85 %ile |
14.5 lakhs |
10.6 LPA |
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TAPMI, Manipal |
CAT- 85 %ile |
14 lakhs |
10.6 LPA |
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FORE, New Delhi |
CAT- 85 %ile |
14.98 lakhs |
10.70 LPA |
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LIBA, Chennai |
CAT- 80 %ile |
12.5 lakhs |
9.5 LPA |
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BIM, Trichy |
CAT- 85 %ile |
14.4 lakhs |
10 LPA |
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DoMS, IIT Roorkee |
CAT- 94 %ile |
6.72 lakhs |
9.18 LPA |
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BIMTECH, Noida |
CAT- 70-75 %ile |
12 LPA |
7.5 LPA |
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UBS, Chandigarh |
CAT- 90 %ile |
75 thousand |
9 LPA |
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DSE, DU, Delhi |
CAT- 87 %ile |
35 thousand |
8 LPA |
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IFMR, Chennai |
CAT- 80 %ile |
12 lakhs |
9 LPA |
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LBSIM, Delhi |
CAT- 88 %ile |
10.89 lakhs |
8.7 LPA |
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IMT Nagpur |
CAT – 80%ile |
12 lakhs |
7.5 LPA |
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