CAT 2024: Notification this month; which IIM will conduct CAT MBA entrance this year?

The CAT exam is conducted by one of the old IIMs every year. CAT 2024 notification will be out this month. Over 16,000 seats in IIMs and non-IIMs will be filled based on the CAT 2024 score.

CAT 2024: Notification this month; which IIM will conduct CAT MBA entrance this year? (Source:Freepik)

Alen Tom Shaji | July 1, 2024 | 12:20 PM IST

NEW DELHI: IIM Calcutta is likely to conduct the CAT exam 2024 on November 24, 2024. The conducting body of the CAT exam 2024 will be declared along with the CAT notification 2024 officially this month on July 30, 2024, tentatively. Eligible candidates can fill out the CAT application form 2024 available at the official website - iimcat.ac.in, once the CAT 2024 notification is out. Interested candidates can do the CAT registration before the CAT 2024 registration last date which is on September 21, 2024. The old IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Calcutta and IIM Indore are conducting the CAT entrance exam rotationally.

Previous Trends in CAT exam conducted by the IIMs

Every year around 2 to 3 lakh students appear for the CAT exam. MBA aspirants can go through the table to know how many candidates registered and appeared for the CAT entrance exam conducted by the various IIMs for the last 4 years.

Year

CAT Conducting IIMs

Total CAT registrations

Total Applicants Appeared for CAT exam

2023

IIM Lucknow

3.5 lakh

2.88 lakh

2022

IIM Bangalore

2.55 lakh

2.22 lakh

2021

IIM Ahmedabad

2.30 lakhs

1.90 lakh

2020

IIM Indore

2.30 lakhs

1.90 lakh

IIM CAT 2024 Important dates

The actual CAT exam dates will be announced along with the CAT notification by this month at the CAT 2024 official website. MBA aspirants who wish to fill out the CAT form 2024 can check out the tentative CAT 2024 dates mentioned below as per the past year’s trends.

CAT 2024 dates

IIM CAT 2024 schedule (Tentative)

CAT 2024 notification

July 30, 2024

CAT 2024 registration start date

August 2, 2024

CAT 2024 registration last date

September 21, 2024

CAT 2024 Admit Card

November 7, 2024

CAT exam date 2024

November 24, 2024

CAT 2024 Result

December 21, 2024

Also Read: How to apply for CAT exam 2024

What is CAT exam?

The CAT exam is an MBA entrance exam conducted by the IIMs once a year for MBA/PGDM/PGP admissions for top IIMs and B-Schools in India. The CAT exam full form is the Common Admission Test. Candidates who wish to appear for the CAT exam 2024 can go through the CAT 2023 question paper to know the CAT exam pattern .

How to prepare for the CAT exam 2024?

The CAT exam is one of the most tricky and challenging MBA entrance exams conducted in India. The CAT exam tests the logical, analytical, mathematical and language skills of the students. CAT exam syllabus comprises subjects such as QA, VARC, and DILR. To achieve an IIM accepted CAT score, attend CAT mock tests and try to solve the maximum number of CAT previous year question papers.

Also See: CAT Exam 2024: 30+ topics to prepare from syllabus of CAT

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