CAT 2024 Notification: The CAT exam will be held in 170 cities, many rules have changed, registration fees have increased, check every detail..

CAT 2024 Notification: Like every year, in 2024 also lakhs of candidates will appear for the CAT exam. It is necessary to pass the CAT exam for admission to the country's top management institute, IIM. Through CAT exam score, you can get admission to IIM as well as other top business schools. The CAT 2024 exam will be held in November. The CAT 2024 registration process will be started on 1st August. Every detail related to the CAT 2024 exam can be checked on the official website iimcat.ac.in.
This year CAT exam will be conducted by IIM Calcutta. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta has also released the CAT 2024 notification. If you want to be admission to IIM's MBA program by passing the CAT exam this year, then start your preparation now. For this, check the CAT 2024 syllabus, exam pattern, and marking scheme. If you want, you can also practice from previous years' question papers.
CAT 2024 Date: When will the CAT exam be held in 2024?
The full form of CAT is the Common Admission Test. In 2024, the CAT exam will be held on 24 November (Sunday). The registration process for the CAT 2024 exam will be started on August 1 (CAT 2024 Registration). Its details can be checked on the official website iimcat.ac.in. Let us tell you that you can fill out the registration form for the CAT 2024 exam till 23 September 2024. CAT 2024 Admit Card will be issued on November 5 (CAT 2024 Admit Card). This year centers will be set up in 170 cities for the CAT exam.
What changes have been made in CAT 2024?
2 main changes have been made in the CAT 2024 exam (CAT 2024). CAT candidates should be aware of these changes-
1- CAT fee changed- This year the fee for the CAT exam form has been changed. Earlier the application fee for general category candidates was Rs 2400. Now it has been increased to Rs 2500. At the same time, the fee for reserved category candidates was Rs 1200 till now. But now these students will have to deposit an application fee of Rs 1250 to appear for the exam.
2- Increased CAT exam centers- This year CAT exam will be conducted in 170 cities (CAT 2024 Exam Centre). Last year the exam was conducted in 167 cities. CAT candidates were earlier allowed to choose up to 6 cities to take the exam. Now from this year, they will be able to choose only 5 cities.
CAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria: Who can apply for CAT 2024?
Eligibility criteria have been prescribed for the CAT exam (CAT Eligibility Criteria). To appear for the CAT exam, the candidate must have a bachelor's degree with at least 50 percent marks from a recognized university. At the same time, the eligibility for reserved and PH category candidates is 45 percent marks. Please note that in universities or colleges where CGPA is followed, CGPA will be calculated accordingly.