CAT Exam Date 2022 Announced; Check Full Schedule

CAT exam date 2022 is November 27. IIM Bangalore announced the CAT 2022 schedule on July 30. Check details here.

CAT exam date 2022 has been officially announced by IIM Bangalore on July 30. The exam will be held on November 27 and the registration process will begin on August 3. Candidates interested in pursuing MBA from the IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India must appear for the CAT 2022.

CAT registrations 2022 will be done online at IIMCAT.ac.in. Candidates will be required to create an account to fill the CAT 2022 application form and pay the requisite fee to be eligible for the exam.

The academic eligibility criteria for CAT exam is graduation or equivalent with 50 per cent marks in aggregate from a recognised university. Candidates in their final year of bachelor’s degree programme are also eligible to apply.

CAT Exam Dates 2022

Check below CAT 2022 exam dates and events as released by IIM Bangalore.

CAT Exam Events	CAT Exam Dates 2022
Notification release	30-July-2022
CAT 2022 registrations start	03-Aug-2022 (10:00 AM)
Registrations end	14-Sep-2022 (5:00 PM)
CAT form correction	Last week of September 2022
CAT 2022 admit card release	27-Oct-2022
CAT mock test link activation	Fourth week of October 2022
CAT exam 2022	27-Nov-2022
CAT 2022 answer key release	First week of December 2022
Answer key challenge process	First week of December 2022
CAT 2022 result declaration	First week of January 2023

CAT is a speed based test of two hours in which candidates have to solve about 66 questions from VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. The exam will be conducted in computer based test mode in three sessions. The CAT exam centres will be allotted in about 156 cities across India.

CAT Exam Highlights 2022

CAT score is accepted by over 1,200 MBA colleges in India. Check the below table for key highlights of CAT exam 2022.

CAT Exam Features	Details
CAT Conducting Institute	IIM Bangalore
CAT application mode	Online
CAT exam fees	INR 2,300 (General category) and INR 1,150 (Reserved category)
CAT eligibility criteria	Graduation with 50 % aggregate (45 % for SC/ST students)
CAT syllabus	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)  Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Ability (QA)
CAT exam pattern	CBT mode exam having 66 questions (MCQs and non-MCQs)
CAT marking scheme	+3 for correct entry -1 for incorrect entry No negative marking for non-MCQs
Exam mode	Computer Based Test
Exam duration	2 hours
Number of slots	3
No. of test cities	156

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CAT 2022 notification released, registration starts August 3