CAT Exam 2025 exam is expected to be conducted on 30 November 2025, and CAT 2025 may be conducted by IIM Calcutta. This post covers all the important information for CAT 2025 aspirants. Common Admission Test CAT 2025 exam will be held on 30 November 2025 in three slots. It will be a computer-based test in more than 170 cities. In India, the CAT score is valid for admissions to 21 IIMs and other MBA colleges and business schools. The exam is held every year by one of the top six IIMs on a rotational basis. The CAT Exam 2025 will be held by IIM in India. 

CAT 2025 Important Dates

Key Features of CAT 2025

CAT 2025 Syllabus

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must fulfill the following criteria to appear in CAT 2025.

• Have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST and PWD/DA category) from a known university.

• Final year students of the bachelor's degree or awaiting results.

• Proficiency within the degree: CA/CS/ICWA/FCAI or whatever may be the case, with the required percentile.

CAT Question Papers

The CAT question paper is unique & different for every session but the sectional weightage is the same. However, overall, the difficulty level of the CAT question paper is moderate to high, every year.

 Here are a few tips to score well in your CAT 2025:

Preparation Tips:

Start early: at least nine months' time.

Join any coaching institute or start preparing yourself through self-study.

Prepare the study schedule according to your strengths and weaknesses.

Plan a Study Strategy: Split the syllabus into smaller sections and phases of time that you have available to prepare. Allocate daily time for your CAT preparations and stick to it. You should make sure that every section of the paper is getting its due time.

Set a baseline: Identify the areas where you are weak or find relatively more challenging. Try to assign time to various topics of each section and set a baseline of your understanding at the beginning of the CAT preparations.

Choose the Mode of Preparation: You can opt to take coaching for the preparation of CAT 2025-2025, can take help from self-prep programs, or you can directly join any of the CAT coaching programs. A coaching program would take care of all the preparation parts. But if you choose to prepare yourself, you need to ensure that you have ample study materials along with the best books for CAT preparation.

Mock Tests: Regular practice with the help of mock tests to get accustomed to the pattern of the exam and manage time more effectively.

CAT Exam Pattern

There is no change in CAT 2025 pattern. CAT exam is an MCQ-based test in 120 minutes or two hours. In the exam, candidates  solve 66 questions from VARC, DILR and QA. Some of the key highlights of CAT 2025 exam pattern.

• The CAT exam 2025 will be held in 3 sessions

• Each session will be of 120 minutes

• There will be time limit in each section i.e 40 minutes per section

• The CAT exam will divided into three sections – VARC, DILR and QA

• +3 marks will be given for correct answer

• -1 mark will be deducted for  incorrect answer

• There will be no negative marking for both non-MCQs and skipping questions

• Total number of questions will be 66

• Total marks will be 198

• It is not mandatory to attempt all the questions

Result: 

• Last week of December 2025 or first week of January 2025

• CAT Result 2025

• The result of CAT 2025 shall be declared at the IIM CAT website within 20-30 days of the test. 

• The CAT scorecard will carry sectional and overall marks as percentiles. 

• Here is the process that one can use for downloading the CAT 2025 result:

•  Log in to the CAT website, iimcat.ac.in. 

• Click on the tab for 'CAT 2025 result/scorecard'.

•  Enter the application number for CAT and the password.

•  Click the scorecard section.

•  Click on the link for Download & Save the PDF of CAT 2025 Scorecard

Conclusion

This article discussed information about the CAT exam. The CAT exam is very important for students who want to pursue an MBA. The CAT syllabus is very important for exams. It provides a path for students ,so they can easily start their exam preparation.