CAT 2020 Notification in August; No Change in Testing Mode

For CAT 2020, there may be increase in the number of exam centres to accommodate the large number of candidates while following social distancing norms.

The CAT 2020 exam will not be delayed due to COVID-19 outbreak. IIM Indore, the CAT convening institute this year is making all efforts to conduct the exam in the regular mode despite social distancing and medical challenges due to COVID-19.

Given the number of COVID-19 cases in India, it was being speculated that CAT 2020 might either be delayed or conducted in Internet Based Test (IBT) mode. However, there is no change expected as of now and the plan may be reviewed at a later stage depending upon the COVID-19 situation.

Over two lakh candidates take CAT every year, which is conducted in multiple exam centres in 156 cities across India. This year, there may be increase in the number of CAT exam centres to accommodate the large number of students while following social distancing guidelines.

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CAT exam is conducted annually in the last week of November or first week of December. Going by the trend of the past few years, CAT 2020 is expected to be conducted on November 29. Similarly, the exam notification is released in the last week of July or first week of August. No delay is expected in this regard too.

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CAT 2020 Dates (Tentative)

Given below are the dates of CAT 2020 events based on previous year’ calendar. The official schedule may be different.

CAT 2020 Events	CAT 2020 Dates
CAT 2020 notification release	01-Aug-2020
Exam registrations start	03-Aug-2020
Registrations end	24-Sep-2020
CAT form correction	24-Sep-2020
CAT mock test release	16-Oct-2020
CAT official tutorial release	16-Oct-2020
Admit card release	24-Oct-2020
CAT exam 2020	29-Nov-2020
CAT answer key release	02-Dec-2020
CAT result 2020 declaration	03-Jan-2021

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