Common Admission Test (CAT)

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national-level management aptitude test that candidates must pass in order to be admitted to MBA programs at 20 IIMs and over 1,200 B-schools in India. This exam also helps applicants to get admission to Executive MBA, Ph.D., and FPM programs. IIM Bangalore announced the CAT 2022 result on December 21, 2022.

Candidates who appeared for the exam on November 27, 2022, can check their results online at iimcat.ac.in. Based on the CAT result, they will be shortlisted for a group discussion (GD), a written ability test (WAT), and a personal interview (PI). Read on to find out more.

Check out the table below for the key highlights of the Common Admission Test 2022 exam:

Particulars	Details
CAT Full Form	Common Admission Test (CAT)
Conducting Body	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Exam Level	National
Application Process	Online
Frequency of Exam	Once a year
Exam Purpose	Admission into IIMs, SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, IMT, and over 1,200 B-Schools in India
Courses Offered	MBA/ PGDM in various streams
Number of Sections	3 sections: Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Medium of Exam	English (CBT mode)
CAT Helpdesk	1800-2090-830
Official Website	https://iimcat.ac.in/

IIM Bangalore issued the CAT 2022 notification on July 31, 2022, on the official website – iimcat.ac.in. The notification includes details related to the exam date, registration process, eligibility, and so on. Find out more information related to the CAT 2022 exam by clicking on the link below:

Check out the Common Admission Test 2022 notification here.

CAT Latest Update 2022

Check out all the latest news and events related to CAT 2022 exam below:

• December 21, 2022: IIM Bangalore declared the CAT 2022 result.
• November 09, 2022: CAT 2022 mock test officially released.
• October 27, 2022: IIM Bangalore releases the CAT 2022 admit card.

CAT 2022 Important Dates

IIM Bangalore released the CAT 2022 exam schedule on its official website. Check out the important dates and events related to Common Admission Test 2022 from the below table:

CAT 2022 Events	CAT 2022 Dates
CAT 2022 Official Notification Release Date	July 30, 2022
CAT 2022 Registrations Start	August 03, 2022
Registrations End	September 21, 2022
Form Correction	September 23 to 26, 2022
Admit Card Release	October 27, 2022
Mock Test Release Date	November 09, 2022
CAT 2022 Exam Date	November 27, 2022
Answer Key Release Date	December 01, 2022
Answer Key Challenge Process	December 01 to 04, 2022
CAT 2022 Result Declaration	December 21, 2022

The minimum eligibility criteria for the CAT exam is graduation in any stream. Candidates applying for this exam can check the detailed eligibility criteria below:

CAT Age Limit

There will be no age or attempt limit for CAT applicants.

CAT Educational Qualification

The following are academic requirements that candidates must meet in order to apply for the CAT 2022 exam:

• Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in any discipline from a recognised college or institute.
• Applicants must have a 50 percent or higher average in the appropriate exam (45 percent for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates) or equivalent.
• Professional degree holders (CA, CS, or ICWA) are also eligible.

CAT Eligibility for Final Year Students

Candidates in their final year of a Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination, as well as those who have finished their final examination and are waiting for results, are eligible to apply.

Get complete details on CAT Eligibility & Reservation Criteria 2022 here.

The online registration for the CAT 2022 exam began on August 03, 2022. However, IIM Bangalore closed the CAT exam registration window on September 21, 2022. As the CAT 2022 form was available online, registration for the CAT test could have been done only on the official website- iimcat.ac.in.

Get complete details on CAT Application Form 2022 here.

How To Fill Out CAT 2022 Application Form?

To apply online for the Common Admission Test 2022, follow the steps outlined below:

• 1st Step: Visit the official website – iimcat.ac.in.
• 2nd Step: Select New Registration.
• 3rd Step: To register, enter your name, date of birth, nationality, phone number, and email id.
• 4th Step: Fill out the application form by logging in with the credentials received in the registered email.
• 5th Step: Enter the personal and academic information.
• 6th Step: Upload a passport-sized photo and a scanned signature.
• 7th Step: Choose your preferred courses and IIMs.
• 8th Step: Choose your preferred test cities.
• 9th Step: Pay the application fee with a credit/debit card or through net banking.

CAT Application Fees

Check out the registration fees for Common Admission Test from the below table. The applicant must pay the -below-mentioned fee online through credit/debit card or net banking as per their category.

Category	CAT Application Fee
General/ NC-OBC	INR 2,300
SC/ST/PWD	INR 1,150

At the time of filling CAT application form, candidates were allowed to choose six exam centres based on their preferences from the list given below:

Test Cities
Port Blair	Hamirpur	Mumbai
Guntur	Jammu	Nashik
Nellore	Bokaro	Satara
Vijayawada	Dhanbad	Palghar
Kakinada	Hazaribagh	Ulhasnagar
Rajahmundry	Jamshedpur	Shillong
Visakhapatnam	Ranchi	Aizawl
Kurnool	Belagavi(Belgaum)	Kohima
Tirupathi	Bengaluru	Balasore
Vizianagaram	Hubballi(Hubli)	Cuttack
Itanagar	Mysuru(Mysore)	Sambalpur
Dibrugarh	Kalaburagi(Gulbarga)	Berhampur
Silchar	Shivamogga(Shimoga)	Dhenkanal
Guwahati	Dharwad	Bhubaneswar
Tezpur	Mangaluru(Mangalore)	Rourkela
Jorhat	Udupi	Puducherry
Aurangabad-Bihar	Kannur	Pathankot
Darbhanga	Ernakulam	Ludhiana
Arrah	Kollam	Amritsar
Muzaffarpur	Kottayam	Bhatinda
Bhagalpur	Kozhikode	Patiala
Patna	Thrissur	Jalandhar
Mohali	Trivandrum	Sangrur
Chandigarh	Bhopal	Ajmer
Bhilai Nagar	Jabalpur	Jaipur
Bilaspur	Ujjain	Sikar
Raipur	Gwalior	Alwar
Delhi	Sagar	Jodhpur
Faridabad	Indore	Udaipur
Gurugram	Satna	Bikaner
Ghaziabad	Bhopal	Kota
New Delhi	Jabalpur	Madurai
Greater Noida	Ujjain	Chennai
Noida	Gwalior	Salem
Meerut	Sagar	Trichy
Panaji	Indore	Coimbatore
Ahmedabad	Satna	Vellore
Mehsana	Amravati	Tirunelveli
Vadodara	Jalgaon	Hyderabad
Anand	Nagpur	Karimnagar
Rajkot	Pune	Warangal
Gandhinagar	Solapur	Allahabad
Surat	Navi Mumbai	Bareilly
Ambala	Ahmednagar	Kanpur
Hisar	Kolhapur	Muzaffarnagar
Karnal	Nanded	Agra
Kurushetra	Raigad	Gorakhpur
Panipat	Thane	Lucknow
Rohtak	Vasai	Varanasi
Shimla	Aurangabad	Aligarh
Jhansi	Moradabad	Dehradun
Haldwani	Roorkee	Asansol
Durgapur	Bankura	Burdwan
Kolkata	Hooghly	Kalyani
Siliguri	Srinagar	Imphal

Get state-wise CAT Exam Centre lists & Exam-Day Guidelines here.

The CAT exam pattern consists of three sections: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA). Candidates must answer both MCQ and non-MCQ-type questions. As per the pattern, the QA section poses more difficult questions as compared to other sections. Check out the CAT 2022 exam pattern from the table below:

Paper Pattern and Structure
Sections	VARC, DILR & QA
Duration of Exam	40 Minutes Per Section (Total 120 Minutes)
Total Number of Questions	66
Section-wise Number of Questions	– VARC- 24 – DILR- 20 – QA- 22
Total Marks	198
Language of Question Paper	English
Number of Answer Choices	Four
Type of Questions	MCQs and Non-MCQs
Marking Scheme	– 3 marks for every correct answer – Negative marking of 1/3 for every incorrect MCQ response – No negative marking for wrong non-MCQ answer

Get detailed CAT 2022 Exam Pattern here.

CAT Selection Process 2022

IIMs and other CAT 2022 participating management institutes will conduct the selection procedure for the exam in the following stage:

• Written Ability Test (WAT)
• Group Discussion (GD),  and
• Personal Interview (PI)

For the past few years, the CAT 2022 exam syllabus has remained unchanged. Check out the topics included in the Common Admission Test syllabus from the below table:

Sections	Syllabus
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary, Odd Sentence Out, etc.
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Set Theory (Variables), Puzzles, Coding-Decoding, Series, etc.
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	Number System, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry, etc.

Get detailed subject-wise CAT Exam Syllabus 2022 here.

The CAT exam is challenging for students to pass on the first attempt. However, if they plan a proper strategy and timetable for this exam, they will undoubtedly succeed in passing it with an excellent percentile. Check out some CAT exam preparation tips below:

1. Go through syllabus and exam pattern – Candidates should familiarise themselves with the CAT test format and the latest syllabus before beginning their studies. The CAT exam is divided into sections, and candidates must manage their time according to the complexity of each section. 
2. Create a study plan – It is one of the most crucial aspects of exam preparation. Students must adhere to a strict preparation and study plan. This will assist them in completing the syllabus on time and passing the exam with 100+ percentiles. 
3. Practice previous year question papers – Students must prepare from the previous year’s question papers in addition to learning from books. It will help them to learn about the difficulty level, types of questions asked, and more. It will also enable them to aware of their areas of strength and weakness.
4. Attempt mock tests – To pass the CAT exam, candidates need to have a lot of logical thinking, which they can acquire by attempting mock tests on Embibe. It will help them to manage their time for each section easily.
5.  Maintain a healthy lifestyle and avoid stress – It is critical to have a healthy mind and body in order to concentrate better during exam preparation. Maintain a nutritious diet that includes fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid eating junk food and drinking alcoholic beverages. Practice yoga and meditation to improve concentration while studying for the CAT exam.
6. Revision – Candidates must revise the entire syllabus and important topics one week before the examination. 

The CAT Admit Card 2022 was released on October 27, 2022, only for the candidates who completed the application process successfully. It was a mandatory document to be brought to the exam centre. The Common Admission Test 2022 hall ticket included the details related to the CAT exam centre address, the exam day and time, the reporting time, a link to a Google map to locate the exam site, and exam day recommendations.

Get steps to download CAT Admit Card 2022 here.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore released the CAT Answer Key 2022 on December 1, 2022. The last date to download the response sheet was December 4, 2022. Candidates who appeared in the exam must download the official answer key to estimate their final scores.

Get steps to download CAT Answer Key 2022 here. 

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore released the CAT 2022 exam results on December 21, at 5 p.m. According to the CAT Result 2022, there were 11 toppers who obtained a perfect 100 percentile. However, the IIM CAT 2022 result link was only available online on the official website- iimcat.ac.in. Candidates must log in with their registered CAT login ID and password to view and download the scorecard. 

Check the steps to download CAT 2022 Result here.

The CAT 2022 cutoffs for admission to the IIMs are expected to be in the 95 to 100 percentile range for all categories. However, the CAT 2022 cutoff percentile for top IIMs for general category candidates is expected to be around the 99 to 100 percentile. To achieve a total score of more than 100, one must obtain at least 35 marks in VARC, 30 marks in DLRI, and 37 marks in QA.

Expected CAT Cutoff 2022

Check below the table indicating the expected qualifying IIM cutoff 2022:

IIM	Qualifying CAT Cutoff
IIM Ahmedabad	85
IIM Bangalore	85
IIM Calcutta	85
IIM Lucknow	90
IIM Indore	90
IIM Kozhikode	85
IIM Amritsar	90
IIM Nagpur	85
IIM Sambalpur	93
IIM Trichy	93
IIM Raipur	93
IIM Ranchi	90
IIM Kashipur	94
IIM Vizag	80
IIM Udaipur	93
IIM Bodhgaya	93
IIM Shillong	75
IIM Sirmaur	92
IIM Rohtak	95
IIM Nagpur	85
IIM Jammu	93

Check the list of MBA colleges that accepts CAT score below:

College	Cutoff Round 1	Fees
IIM Bangalore – Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore	PGPM Opening Percentile – 99	₹ 23,00,000 (Total Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIMA], Ahmedabad	PGPM Opening Percentile – 99	₹ 23,00,000 (Total Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIMC], Kolkata	MBA Opening Percentile – 99	₹ 23,00,000 (Total Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Lucknow	PGP-ABM Opening Percentile – 97	₹ 10,05,000 (1st Year Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Indore	PGPM Opening Percentile – 97	₹ 16,00,000 (Total Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIMK], Kozhikode	Post Graduate Program in Management Finance Opening Percentile – 97	₹ 20,50,000 (Total Fees)
Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology – [DOMS], Roorkee	MBA Finance Opening Percentile – 95	₹ 4,13,500 (1st Year Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIMU], Udaipur	MBA Opening Percentile – 93	₹ 7,97,000 (1st Year Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Tiruchirappalli	PGPM Quantitative Techniques & Operations Management Opening percentile – 94	₹ 16,50,000 (Total Fees)
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras – [DoMS IIT Madras], Chennai	MBA Finance Opening Percentile – 85	₹ 4,00,000 (1st Year Fees)
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research – [SPJIMR], Mumbai	PGDM Finance Opening Percentile – 92	₹ 19,00,000 (Total Fees)
NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli	MBA Human Resource Management Opening Percentile – 80	₹ 1,39,750 (1st Year Fees)
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	PGDM Finance Opening Percentile – 85	₹ 11,76,000 (Total Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Raipur	PGP-OM Opening Percentile – 94	₹ 7,27,600 (1st Year Fees)
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies -[JBIMS], Mumbai	MHRD Opening Percentile – 96	₹ 7,00,000 (Total Fees)
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management – [SIBM], Pune	MBA Finance Opening Percentile – 98	₹ 9,80,000 (1st Year Fees)
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development – [SCMHRD], Pune	MBA Human Resource Management Opening Percentile – 96	₹ 9,60,000 (1st Year Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Rohtak	PGPM Opening Percentile – 95	₹ 8,35,000 (1st Year Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Shillong	Post Graduate Programme in Marketing Opening Percentile – 94	₹ 1,46,000 (Total Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIM], Kashipur	MBA Opening Percentile – 93	₹ 7,82,500 (1st Year Fees)
International Management Institute – [IMI], New Delhi	PGDHRM Opening Percentile – 90	₹ 9,11,850 (1st Year Fees)
Indian Institute of Management – [IIMR], Ranchi	MBA Human Resource Opening Percentile – 94	₹ 8,80,000 (1st Year Fees)
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research – [WeSchool], Mumbai	PGDM Opening Percentile – 75	₹ 6,50,000 (1st Year Fees)
T. A. Pai Management Institute – [TAPMI], Manipal	PGDM Opening Percentile – 80	₹ 7,55,000 (1st Year Fees)
ICFAI Business School – [IBS], Hyderabad	MBA Finance Opening Percentile – 68	₹ 8,01,000 (1st Year Fees)
Loyola Institute of Business Administration – [LIBA], Chennai	PGDM Finance Opening Percentile – 70	₹ 15,38,800 (Total Fees)
FORE School of Management – [FSM], New Delhi	PGDM International Business Opening Percentile – 85	₹ 8,49,000 (1st Year Fees)
Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	MBA International Business Opening Percentile – 85	₹ 49,807 (1st Year Fees)
Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad	MBA Family Managed Business & Entrepreneurship Opening Percentile – 85	₹ 5,52,000 (1st Year Fees)
Institute of Management Technology – [IMT], Ghaziabad	PGDM Marketing Opening Percentile – 90	₹ 19,50,000 (Total Fees)
Alliance University, Bangalore	MBA Finance Opening Percentile – 75	₹ 13,50,000 (Total Fees)
University Business School, Panjab University – [UBS], Chandigarh	MBA Opening Percentile – 85	₹ 18,725 (1st Year Fees)
Goa Institute of Management – [GIM], North Goa	PGDM Opening Percentile – 88	₹ 9,32,500 (1st Year Fees)
Lovely Professional University – [LPU], Jalandhar	MBA Financial Markets Opening Percentile – 80	₹ 3,22,000 (1st Year Fees)
Birla Institute of Management Technology – [BIMTECH], Greater Noida	PGDM Retail Management Opening Percentile – 60	₹ 10,00,000 (Total Fees)
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	PGDM Opening Percentile – 50	₹ 5,87,500 (1st Year Fees)
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	PGDM Opening Percentile – 50	₹ 5,50,000 (1st Year Fees)
Jagan Institute of Management Studies – [JIMS] Rohini, New Delhi	PGDM Opening Percentile – 75	₹ 15,90,000 (Total Fees)
Institute of Management Technology – [IMT], Nagpur	PGDM Finance Opening Percentile – 85	₹ 6,42,000 (1st Year Fees)
Jagdish Sheth School of Management – [JAGSOM], Bangalore	PGDM Finance Opening Percentile – 75	₹ 14,40,000 (Total Fees)
IIHMR University, Jaipur	MBA Hospital & Health Care Management Opening Percentile – 50	₹ 9,60,000 (Total Fees)
Institute of Public Enterprise – [IPE], Hyderabad	PGDM International Business Opening Percentile – 70	₹ 4,55,000 (1st Year Fees)
Christ University, Bangalore	MBA Finance Opening Percentile – 70	₹ 3,80,000 (1st Year Fees)
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research- [WeSchool], Bangalore	PGDM Business Design Opening Percentile – 70	₹ 6,50,000 (1st Year Fees)
SDM Institute for Management Development – [SDMIMD], Mysore	PGDM Marketing Opening Percentile – 70	₹ 11,20,000 (Total Fees)
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship – [XIME], Bangalore	PGDM Finance Opening Percentile – 75	₹ 11,50,000 (Total Fees)
ITM Business School Kharghar – [ITM], Navi Mumbai	PGDM Marketing Opening Percentile – 78	₹ 10,45,000 (Total Fees)
Indus Business Academy – [IBA], Bangalore	PGDM Human Resource Management Opening Percentile – 70	₹ 4,81,000 (1st Year Fees)
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management – [IISWBM], Kolkata	MBA Marketing Management Opening Percentile – 70	₹ 3,09,000 (1st Year Fees)
SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi	PGDM Human Resource Management Opening Percentile – 75	₹ 3,75,000 (1st Year Fees)

Let us take a look at a few frequently asked questions related to CAT 2022.

Q: When will the CAT 2022 result be announced?

A: The CAT 2022 Result was announced on December 21, 2022.

Q: What is the CAT 2022 exam date?

A: The CAT 2022 exam was administered on November 27, 2022, in three slots. 

Q: When will IIM shortlisting process begin for admission through CAT?

A: The Common Admission Test shortlisting process is expected to begin in the second week of January 2023.

Q: Is the CAT exam tough?

A: Yes. The Common Admission Test is regarded as one of the most difficult MBA entrance tests. However, proper preparation and determination are essential for passing this exam.

Q: Who has conducted CAT 2022?

A: IIM Bangalore conducted the CAT 2022 exam.