CAT Important Dates 2025: Application Form Last Date, Exam Schedule

CAT Important Dates 2025: The conducting body Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will activate the link for candidates to apply for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 on August 2, 2025, and the application form submission will end on September 21, 2025. The CAT 2025 exam date will be conducted on November 30, 2025. The CAT 2025 registration for this year started on August 2, 2025. Candidates willing to appear for this exam can fill out the application form on iimcat.ac. until September 21, 2025.

*Steps to take mock tests are mentioned below in this article.

Latest Update:
— CAT 2024 result is out on December 19, 2024.
— CAT 2025 Exam will conducted on November 30, 2025.

Applicants can check the latest schedule from the official website or directly from this page. They must pass This national-level management aptitude test to be admitted to MBA programmes at 20 IIMs and over 1,200 B-schools in India. The test will be held in a computer-based mode for two hours. Scroll down to learn the latest exam schedule.

CAT 2025 Exam Dates (Tentative)

Here are the tentative dates for CAT 2025:

These dates are provisional and may change. Candidates are advised to keep checking the official CAT 2025 website for final confirmation and updates.

CAT Notification Date 2025

IIM conducting body will publish the CAT notification 2025 tentatively on July 30, 2025, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can check the notification to learn about the application form start and end dates, exam dates, syllabus, test pattern, and other details. Click on the link below to download the official notification, once it is issued officially:

• Download the CAT exam 2025 official notification (Link Active)
• Download the CAT exam 2025 information brochure (Link Active)

How To Attempt Embibe’s CAT Mock Test?

Know the steps to take the CAT mock test series below:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
• 2nd Step: Use the mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Click on the menu bar “Getting a Government Job”.
• 4th Step: Select the Goal “Management” from the Dropdown and click “Next”.
• 5th Step: Search and Select “CAT” on the search bar and click “Next”.
• 6th Step: Select the preferred language and click “Done”.
• 7th Step: Click “Test” from the Header Section.
• 8th Step: Scroll down to the “Subjects” section.
• 9th Step: Click on any CAT subjects.
• 10th Step: Scroll down to click on the chapters from the selected subject to begin the test.

CAT Registration Date 2025

Candidates who wish to appear for CAT 2025 have to make a successful registration on the official website. IIM began accepting applications online on August 2, 2025 (tentatively). Candidates were required to submit their application forms before the deadline, i.e., September 21, 2025 (tentatively).

While filling out the application form, they were asked to provide their academic qualifications as well as pay the exam fee. They were also needed to first create login credentials by providing a valid Email ID and Mobile number before filling out the CAT 2025 application form.

CAT Admit Card Date 2025

After the postponement, IIM Bangalore released the CAT 2025 admit card on November 7, 2025(tentatively). The hall ticket consists of details such as roll number, candidate details, exam venue details, reporting time, and exam day guidelines. The candidate must bring an admit card along with identity proof to the exam centre.

CAT Mock Test Date 2025

Mock test plays an important role in making the candidate familiar with the exam pattern. The officials released the CAT 2025 mock test in November 2025, before the online computer-based test (CBT). Candidates can learn about the types of questions that will be asked in the exam by taking the mock test. In addition, they will discover how to switch between sections and within a particular section, as well as how to respond to questions in the actual exam.

If candidates do not wait for the official mock test, they can try our CAT mock test series to improve their test-taking skills in just a few attempts.

CAT Exam Dates 2025

IIM conducted the CAT 2025 exam in CBT mode on November 30, 2025 (tentatively). This exam consisted of 3 sections, namely, Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Quantitative Aptitude (QA), and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR). The total duration to complete this test is 120 minutes.

CAT Answer Key Release Date 2025

The CAT 2025 answer key was released after the conclusion of the entrance exam. The candidates willing to appear for the online test were recommended to check the solution on the official website. Those who are not satisfied with the official answer key could raise objections against the same within a stipulated time frame, i.e., from December 5 to 8, 2025.

CAT Result Date 2025

IIM released the CAT 2025 results online on December 21, 2025. Candidates can access their results by entering their login credentials on the official website. The result is available in the form of a scorecard, which includes the overall and sectional percentiles.

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We hope this detailed article on the CAT 2025 important dates helps you. Stay tuned to Embibe for all the latest updates and news on CAT Exam 2025.