CAT 2026

Applications Open

Common Admission Test

IIM IndoreManagement~3L applicants/yr

Eligibility

EducationYou need a Bachelor's degree (any discipline) with at least 50% aggregate marks, or be in your final year.
Marks requirement · SCAs an SC/ST/PwD candidate, your degree aggregate requirement is relaxed to 45% instead of the general 50%.

Key dates

Registration opens

3 Aug 2026

Registration closes

15 Sept 2026

Exam date

29 Nov 2026

Result declared

Expected first week of January 2027 (tentative per IIM Indore at time of registration).

~Jan 2027

Provisional

Fees & links

Application fee

₹2700(₹1350 SC/ST/reserved)

Official website

https://iimcat.ac.in

About CAT

CAT is the entrance exam for MBA/PGDM admission at all 22 IIMs and 1,000+ other B-schools (including FMS Delhi and IIT Bombay/Delhi's management programs) - India's most competitive management entrance exam by a wide margin. A different IIM conducts it each year on rotation; IIM Indore is conducting CAT 2026.

Exam pattern

Mode

Computer-based test (CBT)

Duration

2 hours (3 slots of 40 minutes each)

Questions

Marking scheme

+3 correct / -1 incorrect

Sections

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Quantitative Ability (QA)

Selection process

CAT score alone doesn't admit you - each IIM/B-school runs its own further shortlisting (Written Ability Test and/or Personal Interview) combining CAT percentile with academics and, at many IIMs, work experience.