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CAT 2024 Application Closes Tomorrow, Exam Pattern, Eligibility: Key Details

The Application process for the CAT 2024 will close tomorrow i.e., 20 September 2024. Candidates wanting to apply can do so by visiting the official website– iimcat.ac.in. 

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national-level entrance test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management every year for admissions into graduate management programs. 

The CAT 2024 Exam will take place on 24 November 2024. It will be conducted by the IIM Calcutta. Registrations started on August 1 and the last date for the same will be September 20. This is an online exam that will be held in 170 cities across India. For admissions to IIMs, the CAT score will be considered. 

Once the registrations are closed, candidates can edit their preferences in the edit window which will be opened for a short period. 

CAT 2024: Exam Pattern 

The CAT 2024 will be a 120-minute exam.

Aspect Details
Duration 120 minutes
Sections

- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

- Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

Shifts

- 8:30 am to 10:30 am

- 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

- 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

CAT 2024: Syllabus

Topics with their Weightage (in %)  for the CAT 2024 Exam have been mentioned below.

Arithmetic (All 36%
Geometry: Coordinate Geometry, Mensuration 18%
Algebra: Arithmetic Progression, Geometric Progression and Functions 28%
Modern Maths: Set Theory, Probability, Permutation & Combination 9%
Number System: Factors and Multiples, HCF, LCM, Remainders 9%
Para summary, Para jumbles, Inferences, and Sentence Completion 10%
Reading Comprehension 24%
Tables (Games and Tournaments), Pie Charts, Graphs, Set Theory, Venn Diagram 16%
Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation, Syllogism and Caselets, Selection/Election 16%

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