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CAT 2024: 3.29 Lakh Registered; Insights on Applications and Qualification Rates

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has announced that 3.29 lakh candidates have registered for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024, slightly higher than the 3.28 lakh registrations last year. The CAT exam is conducted for admission into postgraduate management programs in IIMs and other management colleges.

CAT 2024: Details

Candidates can refer to the box below to get a complete overview of the CAT 2024 exam:

Events Details
Number of Registrations 3.29 lakh (a slight increase from last year)
Exam Date November 24, 2024
Sessions Three sessions
Exam Cities 170 cities across India
Result Announcement Expected by the second week of January 2025
Score Validity Till December 21, 2025

The CAT exam is a gateway for admission into postgraduate management programs in IIMs and other management colleges that accept CAT scores. Every year, one of the IIMs organizes the CAT exam. This year, IIM Calcutta is the conducting body.

Here is the selection process:

How Many Candidates Qualify For CAT Exam Every Year?

Here are the details of the past few years:

Year Total number of registration Total candidates appear for the exam Total number of candidates qualified for the exam with 100 percentile
2024 3.29 lakh Not conducted yet TBD
2023 3.28 lakh 2.88 lakh 14 candidates
2022 2.55 lakh 2.22 lakh 11 candidates
2021 2.30 lakh 1.92 lakh 9 candidates
2020 2.27 lakh 1.90 lakh 9 candidates

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