CAT 2021 Exam Details | CAT 2021 Exam Dates |
CAT Notification release date | Last Week of July 2021 |
CAT 2021 Registration Start Date | First Week of August 2021 |
CAT 2021 Last Date for Online Registration | Fourth Week of September 2021 |
CAT 2021 Issue of Admit Card | October 2021 |
Last Date for CAT 2021 Admit Card Download | November 2021 |
CAT 2021 Exam Date | November 2021 |
Releasing of Answer Key | December, 2021 |
CAT 2021 Result Announcement | January, 2022 |
Name of test | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
Purpose of test | Qualifying test for admission to 20 IIMs and over 100 B-schools across India |
CAT 2021 Exam Date | November 2021 |
CAT Entrance exam sessions (As per CAT 2020) | 3 Sessions/Slots |
Slot Timing (As per CAT 2020) | Slot 1 (8.30 am to 10.30 am) Slot 2 (12.30 pm to 2.30 pm) Slot 3 (4.30 pm to 6.30 pm) |
Conducted by | To be announced |
Exam type | National level |
Periodicity | Once in a year |
Score/Percentile Validity | One Year |
Annual Number of Test Takers | Over 2.9 lakh in 2020 |
Pattern of Test | MCQs and Non-MCQs |
Number of Questions | - |
Test Duration | 2 hours/120 minutes |
Marking Scheme | +3 for every correct answer -1 for each wrong answer |
Syllabus | Questions from VARC, QA and DI & LR |
Mode of Conduct | Computer-based |
CAT 2021 Convenor | To be announced |
Application Fee | Rs. 2000/- |
Reservation of seats in IIMs and B-schools | As per the Government of India regulations |
Official Website | https://iimcat.ac.in/ |