cat exam  is your concern,then you have jumped at the right place.


cat exam or Common Admission Test  is a common aptitude test which is conducted as  a gateway to 20 IIMs and over 1200 B-schools in India. CAT exam is conducted by the IIM in the month of November in online mode in over 156 cities. The exam is held in two slots and the question paper comprises 100 MCQs from Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Ability (QA). Over 2 lakh candidates appear in CAT exam every year. 





cat exam query  Details 
Exam Name Common Admission Test (CAT)
Conducting Body IIMCAT


Exam Level National
Exam Frequency Once a year
Exam Mode Online
Exam Duration 180 minutes
Exam Syllabus
  • Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
  • Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
  • Quantitative Ability (QA)
Exam Pattern 100 questions in MCQ and non-MCQ format
Language English
Exam Fees Rs 1900 (General category) and Rs 950 (Reserved category)
Number of Applications Received 2.44 lakh
Exam Purpose Admission into IIMs, SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, IMT and over 1200 B Schools in India
Course Offered MBA/PGDM
No. of Test Cities 156


Exam Website https://iimcat.ac.in






CAT exam  Eligibility:

Graduation is the criterion to appear in cat exam.
  • The candidate must possess a bachelor's degree with at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA ( 45 per cent for SC, ST and PWD/DA category) from a recognised board or university
  • The candidate must have completed  a professional degree (CA/ CS/ ICWA) with required percentage
  • Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification or awaiting result are also eligible to apply for CAT exam


CAT Exam Pattern

    cat exam is divided into three sections: VARC, DILR and QA. Each section is allotted 60 minutes. The candidates are required to solve both MCQ and Non-MCQ type questions. The questions paper is usually of moderate difficultly level with QA posing more challenges in terms of tough questions.

CAT question paper pattern and structure
Number of exam sessions Two (forenoon and afternoon)
Number of sections Three
Names of the sections VARC, DILR and QA
Duration of exam 60 minutes per section (Total 180 minutes)
Total number of questions 100
Section-wise number of questions
  • VARC -34
  • DILR- 32
  • QA - 34
Total marks 300
Language of question paper English
Number of answer choices Four
Type of questions MCQs and Non-MCQs
Section-wise difficulty level
  • VARC - Easy to moderate
  • DILR- Moderate to difficult
  • QA - Difficult
Marking Scheme
  • 3 marks for each right question
  • Negative marking of 1/3 (-1) for each wrong MCQ
  • No negative marking for wrong non-MCQ
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