CAT

Common Admission Test · conducted by IIMs (rotating — 2026 conducted by IIM Calcutta)

66questions in the paper

198total marks

120minutes

The paper

Section by section, as the conducting body sets it.

Section	Questions	Correct	Wrong
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	24	+3	1
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	22	+3	1
Quantitative Ability (QA)	20	+3	1

What we have to practise with

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Before you apply

Who can sit itBachelor's degree (any) with 50% (45% for SC/ST/PwD). Final-year students may apply.

How oftenAnnual (Nov, last Sun typical). Three slots in one day.

Next window30 Nov 2026 (tentative).

What it admits you toAll 21 IIMs + 100+ premier B-schools (FMS, MDI, SPJIMR partial, IITs, IISc — via CAT score).

What changed recentlySection duration: 40 min each, sectional-locked. On-screen calculator. TITA = Type-In-The-Answer (no negative marking).

Dates and rules change every cycle. The conducting body is the only source that is current: iimcat.ac.in/

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