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CAT Exam 2020
CAT exam will be conducted in November this year across the country. CAT Exam Notifications will be updated in the month of July. More than 2 lakhs students register for CAT every year. CAT 2019 was conducted on November 24, 2019, by IIM Kozhikode.
Through this article, we will discuss everything you need to know about CAT 2020 Exam such as Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Exam Dates, Result, Admit Card, FAQs, Test Centers, Top MBA Colleges and CAT Syllabus, respectively.
What is the CAT Exam?
Common Admission Test or CAT is a national level computer-based Management Entrance Exam for selection in MBA and PGDM programs conducted by IIMs. This entrance exam is conducted every year as a gateway to admission to IIMs and other B-Schools in India.
Also read:CAT 2020 Notification
CAT Exam Eligibility Criteria
To become eligible for CAT exam, candidates need to look at the following criteria:
- Candidates must have a graduate degree with minimum 50% marks as aggregate or equivalent CGPA.
- Candidates with CA/ICWA/CS degree with minimum 50% marks as an aggregate are also eligible to apply.
- There is no limit to a minimum and maximum age and there is no restriction to several attempts in the CAT Exam.
- For General category, minimum marks required is 50% and for SC/ST/PWD, minimum marks required is 45%
For more information, please readCAT Exam Eligibility Criteria
CAT 2020 Exam Pattern
CAT 2020 Exam Pattern is the same as CAT 2019. No new changes have been notified by IIM till now. Exam Pattern helps the candidate in getting an overall idea of the examination for which they can prepare well enough.
Highlights:
| Duration of Exam | 180 minutes (60 minutes per section) |
Total Marks |
300 |
Exam Timing |
Slot 1 – 9 am to 12 pm |
Slot 2 – 2 pm to 5 pm |
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Number of Sections in Exam |
3 |
Name of Sections |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
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Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
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Language of Question Paper |
English |
Section-wise Number of Questions |
VARC - 34 |
DILR - 32 |
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QA - 34 |
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Type of Questions |
MCQs and Non-MCQs |
Answer Choice in MCQs |
4 |
Total Number of Questions |
100 |
Marking Scheme |
Right Question – 3 marks |
Wrong Question – Negative marking of 1/3 |
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Non-MCQs – No Negative Marking |
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Section-Wise Difficulty Level |
VARC – Easy-Moderate |
DILR – Moderate – Difficult |
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QA – Difficult |
CAT 2020 Dates
Below are the CAT 2020 exam tentative dates. The dates will be updated according to the notification by IIM which will be released in July, 2020.
| Important Event | Date |
Official Notification Release |
July 29, 2020 |
CAT Application Date |
August 08, 2020 |
CAT 2020 Form Correction |
September 27 to September 30, 2020 |
CAT 2020 Admit Card |
October 24, 2020 to November 25, 2020 |
CAT 2020 Exam Date |
November 25, 2020 |
CAT Result Date |
January, 2021 |
CAT Exam Centers
CAT Exam is conducted in 156 cities. Candidates are required to fill 4 preferred test centers for which time slot is allotted randomly.
| Port Blair | Guntur |
Nellore |
Vijayawada |
Kakinada |
Rajahmundry |
Visakhapatnam |
Kurnool |
Tirupathi |
Vizianagaram |
Itanagar |
Dibrugarh |
Silchar |
Guwahati |
Tezpur |
Jorhat |
Aurangabad-Bihar |
Darbhanga |
Arrah |
Muzaffarpur |
Bhagalpur |
Patna |
Mohali |
Chandigarh |
Bhilai Nagar |
Bilaspur |
Raipur |
Delhi |
Faridabad |
Gurugram |
Ghaziabad |
New Delhi |
Greater Noida |
Noida |
Meerut |
Panaji |
Ahmedabad |
Mehsana |
Vadodara |
Anand |
Rajkot |
Gandhinagar |
Surat |
Ambala |
Hisar |
Karnal |
Kurushetra |
Panipat |
Rohtak |
Shimla |
Jhansi |
Haldwani |
Durgapur |
Kolkata |
Siliguri |
Hamirpur |
Jammu |
Bokaro |
Dhanbad |
Hazaribagh |
Jamshedpur |
Ranchi |
Belgaum |
Bengaluru |
Hubli |
Mysore |
Gulbarga |
Shimoga |
Dharwad |
Mangalore |
Udupi |
Kannur |
Ernakulam |
Kollam |
Kottayam |
Kozhikode |
Thrissur |
Trivandrum |
Bhopal |
Jabalpur |
Ujjain |
Gwalior |
Sagar |
Indore |
Satna |
Bhopal |
Amravati |
Jalgaon |
Nagpur |
Pune |
Solapur |
Navi Mumbai |
Ahmednagar |
Kolhapur |
Nanded |
Raigad |
Thane |
Vasai |
Aurangabad |
Moradabad |
Roorkee |
Bankura |
Hooghly |
Mumbai |
Nashik |
Satara |
Palghar |
Ulhasnagar |
Shillong |
Aizawl |
Kohima |
Balasore |
Cuttack |
Sambalpur |
Berhampur |
Dhenkanal |
Bhubaneswar |
Rourkela |
Puducherry |
Pathankot |
Ludhiana |
Amritsar |
Bhatinda |
Patiala |
Jalandhar |
Sangrur |
Ajmer |
Jaipur |
Sikar |
Alwar |
Jodhpur |
Udaipur |
Bikaner |
Kota |
Madurai |
Chennai |
Salem |
Trichy |
Coimbatore |
Vellore |
Tirunelveli |
Hyderabad |
Karimnagar |
Warangal |
Allahabad |
Bareilly |
Kanpur |
Muzaffarnagar |
Agra |
Gorakhpur |
Lucknow |
Varanasi |
Aligarh |
Dehradun |
Asansol |
Burdwan |
Kalyani |
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CAT 2020 Syllabus
CAT Exam includes three sections: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).
Based on previous years' question papers, here is the list of important topics per section which will help candidates to prepare well for the CAT Exam.
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Get more information onCAT Syllabus.
CAT 2020 Admit Card
Admit cards for CAT 2020 will be available in September 2020. Exact dates will be available after the release of official notification. Admit Card contains Personal Details, Test Venue, Exam Session, etc. Candidates need to carry a valid photo ID issued by the Government of India along with Admit Card.
How to Download Admit Card?
Visit CAT official website and click on Login. Click on Admit Card and enter your User Id and Password. Download your Admit Card by clicking on ‘Download Admit Card’.
CAT Helpdesk in case of any discrepancy in Admit Card:
Toll-Free-Number – 1800 2090 830
CAT Helpdesk Mail Id - cathelpdesk@iimcat.ac.in
Valid Photo ID Required:
- Aadhar Card
- Voter ID card
- Passport
- PAN card
- Driving Licence
Want to know the selection process for the CAT Exam? View CAT Selection Procedure
MBA Admission through CAT
Thousands of colleges in India offer MBA admission through CAT exam. However, many of these institutes accept other entrance exams other than CAT for MBA/PGDM Admission. We present to you top colleges that offer MBA admission through CAT Exam.
| MBA Institute Name | Entrance Exam Accepted |
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi |
CAT |
JBIMS, Mumbai |
CAT, MAH CET |
IIT Roorkee |
CAT |
IIT Delhi |
CAT |
IIT Bombay |
CAT |
MDI, Gurgaon |
CAT, GMAT |
FLAME University |
CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, MAH CET, GMAT |
NITIE Mumbai |
CAT |
XIM – Xavier University, Bhubaneswar |
XAT, GMAT, NMAT, XGMT |
SPJIMR, Mumbai |
CAT, GMAT |
IIT Kharagpur |
CAT |
ICFAI, Hyderabad |
CAT, GMAT, NMAT, IBSAT |
ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon |
CAT, GMAT, NMAT, IBSAT |
IMI, Delhi |
CAT, XAT |
IRMA, Anand |
CAT, XAT |
Know More: Non - IIM Institutes accepting CAT Score
Top Colleges Accepting CAT Exam Score
With more than 5000 colleges in India that offers MBA/PGDM courses through CAT Exam Score, we have listed top 15 institutes according to NIRF 2019 ranking:
1. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
2. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
3. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
4. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
5. Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur
6. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
7. International Management Institute, Delhi
8. Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
9. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
10. Indian Institute of Management, Indore
11. Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
12. International Management Institute, Kolkata
13. Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
14. Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli
15. Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai
Also, read Top MBA Colleges in India for more information on NIRF 2019 Ranking MBA institutes.
CAT Result
CAT Result gets declared in January the month of every year. Similarly, CAT 2020 Result will be declared in the first week of January 2021. Candidates can view their results on the official website of IIM CAT and download the CAT scorecard.
- How to check the CAT Result?
- Visit the official website of IIM CAT.
- Click on ‘Download CAT Score’.
- After redirected to the login page, enter User ID and Password.
- Next, click on Download Scorecard.
FAQs on CAT 2020
Q1. Is there any negative marking for the wrong answer?
Ans: Yes, for every wrong MCQ based answer, -1 mark will be deducted. But for Non-MCQ based answers, no mark will be deducted.
Q2. Could final year students of bachelor’s degrees apply for the CAT exam?
Ans: Yes, they are eligible to apply for the CAT exam but their result will be provisional until they produce the final year mark sheet.
Q3. Is there any minimum age restriction in the CAT Exam?
Ans: No, there is no age restriction for CAT Exam.
Q4. How many sections does the CAT Exam have?
Ans: Three sections
Q5. What is the exam duration of the CAT Exam?
Ans: 3 hours divided into 60 minutes per section.
Q6. What is the marking scheme in the CAT Exam?
Ans: For each right answer, 3 marks will be awarded. For the wrong answer, -1 mark will be deducted. For Non-MCQ answers, there is no negative marking.
Q7. Is there any minimum marks relaxation for reserved candidates?
Ans: For reserved candidates such as SC/ST/PwD, minimum required marks are 45%
Q8. How to apply for the CAT Exam?
Ans: Registration form is a five-page document for which candidates need to visit IIM CAT official website. Register online and then log in using User ID and Password. Enter your details and upload the required documents. Select 4 options for Test centers and enter professional and academic details. Pay application fees online, using net banking/credit or debit card/UPI payment.
Q9. What is the Application fee for CAT Registration?
Ans: For General and OBC candidates, application fee is INR 1900.
For PWD/SC/ST candidates, application fee is INR 950.
Q10. Is it necessary to carry Admit Card on the examination date?
Ans: Yes, candidates must carry the admit card along with a photo ID to the exam center.
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