Notification is out for CAT 2024 this year I am Calcutta is convening examination for which the notification has been released for CAT 2024 today.
Everyone can access the notification from their official website regarding the day pattern, eligibility criteria, courses, application process, and other details. The list of other colleges that are participating in this examination is also provided and their notification checks it out.
Students will have to create a login account, fill in the application form, then upload the required documents, and verify the free payment to complete their registration process. The examination fee for the examination is increased this year. So if you belong to the general category you will have to pay 2400 while the candidates of sc/st/pwd will have to pay only 1200 rupees.
IIM CAT 2024 Notification OUT
Notification for the application and process of cat 2024 was released on 28 July 2024 and the exam is going to be conducted on 24 November 2024 that will be conducted by IIM Calcutta. The registration process will begin from 1st August and the last day to apply for CAT is 13 September 2024. Make sure you are applying for the last date. The eligibility criteria for the students are also mentioned in the notification. Regarding the educational qualification, a candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in which he should have a minimum of 50% or equivalent CGPA so that they can cancel for CAT 2024
There will be three sections in this examination. The first section will be for quantitative ability, the second section will be for verbal ability, 3rd section for reading comprehension, fourth section will be for logical reasoning and data interpretation. There will be a total of 66 marks that students will have to complete in 120 minutes.
CAT Exam Events | CAT Exam Date 2024 |
CAT 2024 notification | 28-July-2024 |
CAT exam 2024 registration starts | 01-Aug-2024 (10:00 AM) |
Registration ends | 13-Sep-2024 (5:00 PM) |
CAT form correction | Last week of September 2024 |
CAT Admit Card 2024 | 05-Nov-2024 |
CAT exam 2024 date | 24-Nov-2024 |
CAT answer key release | The first week of December 2024 |
Answer key challenge process | The first week of December 2024 |
Declaration of CAT 2024 result | January 2025 |
Steps for the IIM CAT 2024 Registration Process
To complete the registration process students will have to follow the simple steps to complete their registration process for CAT 2024
- You will have to visit the official website that does iimcut.ac Then you will have to create a new profile by clicking on the new registration link
- After filling out the required details like nationality date of birth name email ID and phone number you will have to complete the captcha verification.
- Once you very fine you will get an OTP number send in the registration mobile number that you have entered before.
Log In:
- Now when she does the verification process you will have to log your c a t I d so that this sends you are email.
- Now you will have to fill in your details including educational qualification and other details.
- Once you have done that you will have to click on the next page from there you will have to enter your documents like recent passport-size photos in nature and other relevant documents.
- Then you will have to select the courses for which you are going to set up the City from where you will take the examination and the preferred college.
Payment of Registration Fee:
Students will have to pay the registration fees for CAT 2024 by using a debit card, credit card, or net banking system. A candidate belonging to the general category will have to pay 2500 INR on the other hand if the candidate belongs to access statistics class PW they will have to pay 1rupeesupee only.
Submit the Application:
Once you want all the information do not forget to recheck all the information that you have entered. So that there is no mistake.
Correction Window:
Once you have an application you can recorrect your application by logging in to your application form.
CAT Exam Fee 2024
Registration fees vary for candidates belonging to different categories. If the candidate belongs to the general category they will have to pay 2400 INR and f they belong to sc/st/pwd they will have to pay only 1250 INR for the examination fee.
CAT Exam Fee | |
General and NC-OBC | INR 2,400 |
SC, ST, and PwD | INR 1,200 |
IIM CAT Syllabus 2024
There are three sections for the common admission test. The first section will be on verbal ability second section is on reading comprehension 3rd section is on data interpretation and logical reasoning and 4th section is on quantitative aptitude. IIM usually do not publish their syllabus officially but these are the topics and sections that are analysed by the experts and according to the previous examination.
1. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
This section tests the verbal skills and comprehension abilities of the students setting for the examination for IIM. These and the key topics that may come into examination so you must have a look at them.
- Reading Comprehension
- Verbal Ability will be grammar, sentence correction, paraphrases, idioms, etc.
- Key Areas
- Fill in the blanks.
- Para Completion and inference
- Verbal reasoning
- Antonyms and synonyms
- Verbal aptitude will have 24 questions that will reach moderate to high-level difficulty.
2. Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Data interpretation and logical reasoning help in evaluating the analytical skills of the students so for the section on the important topics provided below you must have a look at it.
- Data Interpretation:. Be prepared with graphs charts data and tables so that you know how to interpret them.
- Logical Reasoning: Covers puzzles, blood relations, seating arrangements, and syllogisms.
- Key Areas:
- Puzzles and arrangements
- Data sufficiency
- In this section, there are usually 20 questions that change from moderate to difficult.
3. Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Intersection candidates will be tested for their knowledge and skills on multiple topics and these are the important topics that have come in the previous examination so you don’t forget to have a on it.
- Arithmetic: profit and loss, simple interest, percentages, and compound interest.
- Algebra: quadratic and logarithmic.equations, inequalities,
- Geometry: Basic geometric concepts, trigonometry, mensuration
- Key Areas:
- Ratios and proportions
- Time-speed-distance
- Number systems and sequences
This will give you 22 marks and the question will be asked at a difficult level.
IIM CAT Exam Pattern 2024
Below we have provided you with the exam pattern that does not change every year and we have highlighted the exam pattern for you
CAT Exam Pattern 2024 | |
Mode of CAT exam | Computer Based Test |
Duration of exam | 120 minutes |
Sectional time limit | 40 minutes per section |
Subjects | VARC: 24 questions
DILR: 20 questions Quantitative Aptitude: 22 questions |
CAT total marks | 198 |
Number of questions | 66 |
Question Type | MCQ and non-MCQ |
Number of answer choices | 4 |