CAT 2023: Admit Card Release Date Changed to November 7; Delayed by 2 Weeks

CAT 2023: Admit Card Release Date Changed to November 7

CAT 2023: Admit Card Release Date Changed to November 7; Delayed by 2 Weeks; Download from Direct Link; Check Details to Verify; CAT Exam on Nov 26 in 3 Slots

CAT 2023 Admit Card Release date is changed to November 7, 2023 and is delayed by two weeks. IIM Lucknow will now release the CAT 2023 Admit Card at 5 PM on Nov 7, instead of earlier announced date of October 25. The Admit Card will be live on the official CAT exam website. You can download the CAT 2023 admit card from the direct link at iimcat.ac.in. Announcing the revised date of CAT 2023 Admit Card Release, IIM Lucknow has shared, “The Admit Card for CAT 2023 examination will be made live on 07th Nov 2023. Please use your User id and Password to login and download the Admit card.”

The largest MBA Entrance exam for 3.30 lakh applicants, CAT 2023 will be held on Sunday November 26, 2023 in 3 slots of 2 hours duration each.  From the academic session 2024-25, two more top MBA colleges – IIM Mumbai (Formerly NITIE) and IIFT will consider CAT score for MBA admission.

This year CAT Registration numbers have hit all time high with 30% increase from last year. CAT exam 2023 has recorded 3.30 lakh registration numbers as against 2.55 lakhs last year. For MBA Admission 2024, there are 21 IIMs that will accept CAT 2023 score. IIM Mumbai is the new entrant to the list of 20 IIMs. Besides, IIFT will also accept CAT exam score for MBA Admission 2024. More than 2000 MBA seats are added for MBA Admission 2024 in IIMs and other top colleges.  IIM Lucknow is conducting CAT 2023 in three slots of 2 hour duration each on the same day in 160 cities. Many cities have more than one test centres.

IIM Mumbai and IIFT Delhi/Kolkata to Consider CAT 2023 Score
Increasing the tally of IIMs from 20 to 21, NITIE is added as 21st IIM of India – IIM Mumbai. Alongwith the existing IIMs, the MBA admission 2024 at IIM Mumbai has also opened through CAT 2023 and you should apply for IIM Mumbai admission 2024 separately. The CAT 2023 Centre has announced that for admission 2024, 21st IIM of India, IIM Mumbai (NITIE) and IIFT will consider CAT 2023 score for admission 2024.

Conducted by older IIMs by rotation, Common Admission Test (CAT) is the mandatory exam for MBA admission in 21 IIMs including the recently announced IIM Mumbai and other top B-schools like FMS, IIFT, MDI, SPJIMR among others.

1. What is CAT Exam?

Known as CAT, the CAT full form is Common Admission Test (CAT). It is mandatory to appear in CAT entrance exam for MBA admission 2024 in all the 20 IIMs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur; recently added IIM Mumbai (NITIE) and hundreds of other top B-schools in India. More than two lakh candidates are likely to appear in IIM CAT 2023 to explore admission opportunity 2024 in MBA programmes offered by IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India. Salient Points about the CAT Entrance Exam are:

  • CAT Full Form: CAT exam full form is Common Admission Test
  • CAT Entrance Exam Mode & Test Cities: CAT is a computer based test conducted at more than 150+ test cities and 300+ test venues
  • IIM CAT 2023 Test Duration & Sectional Division: IIM CAT 2023 exam duration is two hours and the exam is divided into three sections, namely- Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension; Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning; Quantitative Ability. Each Section in the exam has to be attempted in a fixed individual time limit of 40 Minutes.
  • CAT Score Accepting IIMs: All the 21 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will offer admission on the basis of IIM CAT 2023 score only and will not accept any other test score
  • How many times CAT exam is conducted in a year: CAT exam is conducted only once in a year by one of the old IIMs

2. CAT Entrance Exam: Key Features & Highlights

Following are the key features of IIM CAT exam like CAT Full Form, exam dates, Eligibility, Exam Structure among other details

CAT Exam Full FormCommon Admission Test,conducted on yearly basis for MBA admission by one of the 6 older IIMs 
CAT Exam Form Date 2023From August 2 to September 21, 2023
CAT Entrance exam sessionsTo be Conducted in 3 sessions – Morning, Afternoon & Evening on same day
CAT 2023 Conducting IIMIIM Lucknow. IIMs are the CAT-conducting Institutes
Entrance Exam ModeComputer-based exam but not an online exam
When to Check for CAT 2023 Information & NotificationFrom July 30, 2023 onwards, at MBAUniverse.com and in Newspapers
Details in CAT Advertisement 2023CAT Exam details, Application fee, Registration dates, IIMs & their management programmes through CAT
Maximum Age Limit to appear in the ExamNo Age Limit, Graduates with 50% marks can apply
Number of Questions in Exam66 questions divided in 3 sections
Exam Time Duration2 hours for each Slot
Sectional Time limit40 minutes for 1 section
Name of sections and number of questionsVARC-24 Questions; DILR-20 questions; Quant-22 questions
Expected Difficulty levelModerate to Difficult
Order of SectionsPre-fixed, no change allowed
Colleges Accepting CAT 2023 for MBA admission 202320 IIMs, FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, IMT& 500 other MBA colleges in India
CAT Exam Fees 2023Rs.2400/-
How to Register and ApplyApplication process is online only
Key documents required for CAT registration 2023Your Academic certificates, work experience certificates, category certificate, scanned prescribed CAT exam photo size and signature, Fee payment instruments
CAT 2023 Official Website for Form FillingIIMCAT.AC.IN
IIMs’ Application FeeNo Separate Application Fee to apply for IIM.  Registration Fee covers application fee of all 20 IIMs 
How many times CAT exam is conducted in a yearOnly Once

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