CAT 2024 notification in 10 days; Registration to begin in first week of August
Team Careers360 | July 22, 2024 | 04:51 PM IST | 2 mins read
IIM Calcutta is likely to release the CAT notification 2024 in 10 days. It will mention the CAT 2024 exam date, eligibility, application process, fee, etc.
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Download EbookNEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, is expected to release the CAT 2024 notification on July 30 or 31, on the official CAT website, iimcat.ac.in. Eligibility criteria, start and end dates of CAT exam registration 2024, fee, paper pattern, CAT exam subjects, etc. will be briefly mentioned in the official CAT notification 2024. Following the notification of CAT 2024, the registration window is expected to open in the first week of August 2024.
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Last year, in 2023, the IIM Lucknow released the official CAT notification on July 30. The Common Admission Test (CAT 2024) is expected to be held on the last Sunday of November 2024, i.e., November 24. CAT is a national-level computer-based test conducted throughout the country for PGDM/ MBA admission to IIMs and other top Bschools.
Important dates to be mentioned in CAT 2024 notification
|
Events |
CAT 2024 dates (Tentative) |
|
Issue of official CAT 2024 notification |
July 30, 2024 |
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CAT form 2024 starts from |
August 2, 2024 |
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CAT exam 2024 registration date ends on |
September 20, 2024 |
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Issue of CAT admit card 2024 |
October 24, 2024 |
|
CAT 2024 exam date |
November 24, 2024 |
Other important details mentioned in the CAT notification include the total number of cities where the exam will be held and the CAT exam fee for candidates belonging to various categories. The CAT 2024 notification will also specify the URL of the official CAT website.
Changes expected in the CAT exam 2024
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The CAT registration fees are expected to be increased from Rs 2,400 to Rs 2,500 for the general category and from Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,250 for SC/ ST category.
CAT 2024 notification to mention eligibility criteria
The CAT exam eligibility points mentioned below are as per the previous year's notification.
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Aspirants who have passed a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC/ ST/ PwD) are eligible to apply for CAT 2024.
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There is no age restriction.
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Work experience is not mandatory to fill out the CAT application form 2024.
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Expected CAT exam pattern 2024
The CAT exam notification will include details on the paper pattern, sections from which the question paper will be devised, and the marking scheme. The table below states the expected CAT test pattern formulated based on the previous year's exam.
|
CAT Particulars |
Expected CAT 2024 exam pattern |
|
CAT exam duration |
2 hours (120 Minutes) |
|
Test slots |
3 slots |
|
Total number of questions in CAT |
66 questions |
|
Total marks |
198 marks |
|
No. of questions in CAT VARC section |
24 questions |
|
No. of questions in DILR section of CAT |
20 questions |
|
No. of questions in QA section of CAT exam |
22 questions |
* It is expected that there will be no change in the marking scheme of the CAT exam 2024.
CAT registration trends for the past years
The number of CAT registrations has been increasing significantly over the years. Take a look at the CAT registration trends in the last nine years.
|
Year |
Total number of CAT application form filled out in |
|
2023 |
3,30,000 |
|
2022 |
2,55,000 |
|
2021 |
2,29,969 |
|
2020 |
2,27,835 |
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2019 |
2,44,169 |
|
2018 |
2,41,000 |
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2017 |
2,31,000 |
|
2016 |
2,32,292 |
|
2015 |
2,18,664 |
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