CAT 2024 Test Day Guide is an important document test takers must go through before the exam day. It will be released a few days before the exam. The CAT exam day tutorial and guide will help them in understanding the processes of CAT and other information related to test centres and guidelines.
CAT 2024 tutorial will be released by IIM Calcutta a few days before the exam for candidates to familiarise themselves with the flow of the Computer-Based-Test. CAT test day guide or tutorial is a crucial document for exam preparation as it will explain the CAT 2024 exam day activities including document verification, biometric identification, admit card related guidelines and the format in which the answers need to be entered in the CAT exam.
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Q: What is the CAT 2024 exam date?
The CAT exam is always conducted on the last Sunday of November every year so the CAT 2024 exam is expected to be conducted on Nov 24, 2024. Official announcement of the CAT 2024 exam date will be made by the convening IIM on Jul 30, 2024. The announcement will be made at the iimcat.ac.in website as well as in all the national dailies across India. We at Shiksha also notify the aspirants through our communication channels. Registrations cum application process for CAT 2024 will begin from the first week of August and end in the third week of September 2024.
Check below CAT exam dates for last five years:
- CAT 2023: November 26
- CAT 2022: November 27
- CAT 2021: November 28
- CAT 2020: November 29
- CAT 2019: November 24
Q: Will CAT exam 2024 also be conducted in three shifts?
Yes, the CAT 2024 exam will be conducted in three shifts. Until 2019, CAT was conducted in two shifts and the exam duration used to be 180 minutes. However, in 2020, the number of shifts were increased to three and exam duration was reduced to 120 minutes in order to follow the social distancing guidelines for COVID-19. Since the COVID-9 pandemic appropriate behaviour had to be followed at public places and gatherings, the examination authorities increased the number of exam slots to ensure a limited number of candidates can be accommodated at any exam centre in a given exam slot by following social distancing and seating arrangement with gap. Since then, the CAT is conducted in three shifts - morning, afternoon and evening. In CAT 2024 too, there will be three slots which will be allotted to applicants in no particular order. The CAT exam slot timings will be - 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Q: What are the CAT exam slot timings?
Why is CAT Tutorial 2024 Important?
CAT 2024 will be conducted on November 24, 2024 in three sessions: morning, afternoon and evening. Candidates appearing in the CAT 2024 must know the exam process beforehand so that they do not waste time in understanding how to navigate the question paper before beginning the test. Reading the on the CAT Test Day Guide 2024 will clear all the doubts of the test-takers. Check the CAT exam slots and timings below:
| CAT Exam Slot |
CAT Exam Timings |
Reporting Time |
Gate Closing Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forenoon Session |
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM |
7:00 AM |
8:15 AM |
| Afternoon Session |
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM |
11:00 AM |
12:15 PM |
| Evening Session |
4?30 PM to 6:30 PM |
3:00 PM |
4:15 PM |
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What Does CAT Tutorial Consist?
- CAT 2024 tutorial will consist of an overview of the CAT exam pattern, marking scheme and test-structure
- It will also contains exam day guidelines that the aspirants have to follow inside and outside the CAT exam hall
- The tutorial will also have the list of dos and don'ts related to CAT exam day
- Additionally, it will have a video explaining how to login and mark your answer on the computer screen
CAT 2024 exam pattern as per the CAT Tutorial
The total time duration of CAT 2024 will be 120 minutes and the total number of questions will be 66. Check the latest CAT exam pattern below for reference:
| CAT Sections |
Questions |
Time (in minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
26 |
40 |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
24 |
40 |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
26 |
40 |
| Total |
76 |
120 |
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In the CAT 2024 exam, candidates will have to stick to the sectional time-limit as once 40 minutes (53 minutes for PwD candidates) of the section gets over, the screen will switch to the next section. Also, candidates will not be allowed to switch from one section to another as it is mandatory to follow the CAT question paper chronologically, from Section 1 to 2. The CAT Test Day Guide 2024 will help test-takers to get a clear understanding of how to time themselves in such a way that they can solve maximum questions correctly in the given time-frame.
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Q: Which IIM will conduct CAT 2024 exam?
The top 6 Indian Institute of Management are given the responsibility to conduct the Common Admission Test exam. Each of the top Indian Institutes of Management conducts the exam rotation-wise after a gap of five years. The responsibility to conduct the CAT 2023 was given to IIM Lucknow. Professor Sanjeet Singh had been appointed as the CAT convener. For CAT 2024, IIM Calcutta will be the exam convening institute. IIM Calcutta will be responsible for preparation and conduct of the exam without glitches, in collaboration with TCS for test labs and centres. The institute will design the question papers, exam pattern and guidelines, as well as manage the conduct of exam and preparation of admit card, answer key and result.
CAT Conducting Indian Institute of Management Over the Years:
- 2023: IIM Lucknow
- 2022: IIM Bangalore
- 2021: IIM Ahmedabad
- 2020: IIM Indore
- 2019: IIM Kozhikode
- 2018: IIM Calcutta
- 2017: IIM Lucknow
- 2016: IIM Bangalore
- 2015: IIM Ahmedabad
- 2014: IIM Indore
- 2013: IIM Indore
- 2012: IIM Kozhikode
- 2011: IIM Calcutta
- 2010: IIM Lucknow
- 2009: IIM Ahmedabad
For more information, you may visit the Shiksha Common Admission Test page. (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam). I hope this will help you.
What to Learn from CAT 2024 Test Day Guide?
It must be noted that although the questions will be mostly objective in nature, a few questions might not be of multiple-choice type, and the answers of those questions may require typing on the screen. CAT tutorial 2024 will explain in detail the process of attempting these questions. It will also explain how to submit an answer, how to save an answer for review, final submission, etc. Candidates are advised to go through the CAT tutorials well in advance to get a better understanding of the test format.
CAT exam day guide also explains the candidate identification process undertaken at the CAT exam centres to ensure only genuine candidates are allowed entry.
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