CAT 2025 registration closes today, apply at iimcat.ac.in by 5 pm
Vaishnavi Shukla | September 20, 2025 | 09:11 AM IST | 2 mins read
CAT 2025 exam is scheduled on November 30 in three shifts, to be held across 170 cities
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Download EbookThe Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM) Kozhikode will close the Common Admission Test (CAT 2025) registration window today, September 20. Candidates can apply for CAT 2025 on the official website, iimcat.ac.in till 5 pm.
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IIM Kozhikode will conduct the CAT 2025 exam on November 30 in three shifts. All 21 IIMs in India accept CAT scores for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) and postgraduate (PG) management programmes.
CAT 2025 exam will be held across 170 cities in the country, and candidates are required to fill at least five cities of their choice. Once the CAT exam centres are allotted, no change will be permitted.
The CAT 2025 registration fee has been revised this year. The CAT 2025 application fee has been increased to Rs 1,300 from Rs 1,250 for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons With Disabilities (PwD) candidates, and Rs 2,600 from Rs 2,500 for all other candidates.
CAT 2025: Top colleges for MBA as per NIRF Rankings
Notably, as per NIRF Rankings 2025, IIM Ahmedabad holds the first place in rankings, followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode in the second and third place, respectively.
The top 5 colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2025 for Master of Business Administration (MBA) institutes in India are given below.
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1 |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
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2 |
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
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3 |
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode |
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4 |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
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5 |
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow |
Also read NIRF Ranking 2025 Management: IIM Ahmedabad holds first position; IIT Delhi in top 5 MBA institutes
CAT Exam Pattern 2025
The exam pattern for the CAT 2025 exam is given below.
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Particulars |
CAT Exam Pattern and Syllabus |
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CAT exam time duration |
Two hours and 160 Minutes for PwD candidates |
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Section-wise exam duration |
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CAT slot timings |
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Exam mode |
Computer-Based Mode (CBT) |
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Marking scheme |
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