The CAT admit card was released on October 27 at 5:00 pm as per the schedule. Candidates can download the admit card from the official website and take a printout for the exam day.
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The CAT notification was released on 31st July 2022 on the official website. It contains the details about the CAT Exam Date, the reservation policy, the CAT 2022 registration dates, the eligibility criteria, etc. CAT will be held on Sunday, 27th November 2022.
Here is the timeline for the CAT Notification 2022:
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CAT (Common Admission Test) or CAT exam is one of the premier MBA Entrance Exams in India which is accepted by hundreds of B-Schools. Around 2.30 lakh candidates registered for CAT in 2021, out of which 1.92 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT 2021 Exam. The number of candidates appearing for CAT this year is estimated to be more than the previous year. CAT 2022 will be conducted across around 150 test cities in the country. In order to appear for the Exam, one needs to complete the registration process within the stipulated deadline. The timeline, which has been released in the CAT Notification, includes a registration start and ending deadline.
Here are the highlights of the CAT 2022 exam-
Event | Details |
---|---|
Name of Exam |
CAT (Common Admission Test) |
Official website |
iimcat.ac.in |
Conducting Body |
Indian Institutes of Management |
Type of Exam |
Computer-based |
Medium of Exam |
English |
Time Duration |
120 minutes |
Courses |
Management courses |
Sections in Exam |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
Read more about CAT 2022
As the CAT notification 2022 has been released on 31st July 2022, candidates have the option of downloading the entire document from the updated CAT website. The CAT Notification 2022 mentions the names of twenty IIMs and their registered programmes which a candidate can go through. As it is a time-consuming process, it is advisable to keep a notebook handy while going through the IIM list and writing down your choice in the order of preference so you would quickly finish the registration process which will start at 10 am on 3rd August 2022.
Also read: How to get into an IIM?
According to the CAT 2022 Notification, the eligibility criteria for CAT 2022 is the same as that of the CAT Eligibility Criteria from 2021. Some of the details of the CAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria are:
Released on 31st July 2022, the registration process had started at 10 am on 3rd August 2022 and was to end at 5 pm on 14th September 2022. However, the CAT 2022 registration date has been extended to 5 pm on 21st September 2022. Students will require a valid email ID and phone number to register for CAT 2022 as mentioned in earlier CAT notifications too.
Also, students need to continue using this account even after completion of CAT 2022, till the entire selection process of IIMs and other MBA colleges that you have applied for is over. The process for the CAT form follows registering on the official website and then filling out the different sections which are given as follows:
After the details have been filled out, the candidate must make the payment after which they will receive a payment confirmation.
Some of the documents required for the CAT form are:
To understand the application form filling process in detail, click here.
To complete the CAT 2022 Registration process, the candidate needs to pay the application fee for the Exam. The details about the amount are available in the CAT 2022 Notification and the candidates need to fill out the form and pay the amount within the CAT 2022 registration dates window (3rd August to 21st September 2022) in order to be eligible to appear for the CAT 2022 Exam. The CAT 2022 Application fee is:
During the application form filling, the candidate will be required to fill in the preferred exam centres. The candidate will have to select six preferred locations for their exam centre in order of preference.
The CAT 2022 exam will be conducted across more than 150 test cities which are available on the official website. The conducting body attempts to offer the candidates their preferred exam centres wherever possible.
The exam centre will be mentioned on the admit card for CAT 2022.
Once you submit your CAT 2022 application form, the convening IIM will send you alerts regarding all the future events associated with CAT 2022, such as:
The CAT admit card has been released on 27 October 2022 and will be available for download till 27 November 2022. Candidates can follow the given steps to download their CAT admit card:
Click here to download your CAT admit card.
Based on the information provided on the official CAT website, CAT 2022 will be held across 3 slots on 27th November 2022, each being 120 minutes long. Similar to CAT 2021, CAT 2022 will also have three sections, namely Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability.
Here is a descriptive overlay of the CAT 2022 exam pattern based on the CAT notification and past trends:
Important Module | Key Element/ Elements |
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Test Administrator |
The Indian Institutes of Management |
Mode of the exam |
Online Computer Based |
Duration |
Total: 2 hours Section-wise: 40 minutes each |
Number of sections |
Three sections
|
Number of Questions per section |
Total- 66 questions
|
Language |
English |
Review the question |
Enabled/non-adaptive |
Read in detail: CAT Exam Pattern
The IIMs do not release an official syllabus list, thus the CAT syllabus is vague and vast. Don't worry though, our Career Launcher experts have built the CAT 2022 Syllabus as per the topics tested over the years and will more than likely cover anything tested in CAT 2022.
There are three sections in the form of:
In 2021, the VARC section consisted of 24 questions, DILR section of 20 questions and QA section 22 questions. If the CAT 2021 Pattern is followed, the VARC, DILR and QA sections would fluctuate as per the previous year's pattern.
Here is the expected marking scheme for CAT 2022:
Therefore the candidate needs to be competent across all sections rather than scoring heavily in any one or two sections. In the same spirit, there are usually sectional cutoffs for most of the top colleges.
Candidates must declare if they are a part of a reserved category while submitting the application form. It is stated that changes to this section will not be entertained later on. Candidates will also be required to submit the certificate during the registration process.
Given below is the reservation criteria-
Reserved Category | Percentage |
---|---|
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC) |
27% |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
Up to 10% |
Person with Disabilities (PwD) |
5% |
The CAT 2022 Admit Card is one of the most crucial documents for every CAT 2022 Aspirant. As per the CAT notification, the admit cards will be available for download from 27 October 2022 till the date of the CAT 2022 Exam.
The CAT Admit Card contains several details such as:
The personal details have to be carefully examined at the time of release to ensure that there are no mistakes in the CAT 2022 Admit Card. If there are some errors, the authorities should be contacted at the earliest to clarify these mistakes as soon as possible.
The responsible authority will put up the solution key, individual response sheet and question paper of CAT 2022 following the completion of the CAT 2022 examination. It can easily be downloaded from the official website to calculate your percentile and predict IIM calls. The CAT solution key will be delivered in two phases: preliminary and final. The answer key will be released the fastest after the CAT 2022 exam will give the preliminary solution key. Students are open to objecting against this CAT 2022 solution key. Keeping these objections in mind, the preliminary answer key will undergo further revisions and modifications. The final solution key will be released after convening IIM is 100% satisfied with the accuracy of the solution key.
The CAT exam result will be uploaded on the official website (https://iimcat.ac.in) and each candidate will be able to download his/her scorecard in its entirety after logging in. The CAT Exam result will be applicable only for the current academic year and will be declared in the second week of January 2023 tentatively.
You will be notified here once the official dates are declared.
The validity of the CAT result is one year, i.e. till December 2023. Hence only students who have given CAT 2022 will be considered for MBA batch 2023-25.
Check Out: CAT 2021 Result
As mentioned above, the CAT Exam is held for admissions into some of the best MBA colleges in India. Some of these colleges are:
...and many more Tier 2 and 3 colleges
Read in detail: MBA B School Ranking
Also read: CAT Cut offThe CAT population has been on a significant rise over the last few years. CAT is a gateway to pursuing a career in management from the best B schools in the country. Almost 100 top B-schools grant admission based on CAT scores, including the twenty IIMs. You can understand the past CAT Registration Pattern better in the form of the graph presented below: