CAT 2025 Application Form will be released in the last week of August 2025 through online mode. CAT stands for Common Admission Test which is a national level entrance test conducted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Through this review, qualified applicants will be admitted to different PG Management programs provided by the IIMs institutions throughout the nation. Besides IIMs, applicants can also use the CAT 2025 scores for admission in various PG Management Programs of Government and Private Management institutions. Have a look below in this post, we have provided the detailed information applicants need to know about CAT Admission 2025.

CAT 2025 Exam Pattern

Check out the IIM-CAT exam pattern for 2024:

CAT Registration 2025:

Below, we have provided all the details that the applicants need to know relating to the CAT 2025 Registration Form.

•  The Registration Form is available via online mode only. Applicants can fill out the CAT 2025 Registration form by 4th August 2025. Applicants need to fill the CAT 2025 Application Form with authentic and valid details only, as any invalid or wrong information may cause a problem at the time of admission.
• Applicants have to re-check the application form before finally paying the application fee.
• Applicants have to fill out an application before the last date of submission as no applicants will be allowed after the last date of submission.
• The CAT 2025 application process is over on 22nd September 2025.
• Candidates must save a copy of the filled application form and fee receipt for future reference.

Application Fee: According to the CAT 2025 notification

• Candidates can submit CAT 2025 Application fee through online mode only. 
• The fee Payment can be done by Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking and UPI payment gateways only.
• Below we have provided the application fee for CAT 2025:
• Category
• For SC/ ST and PWD     - Rs.1150/
• For all other candidates   -Rs.2300/-

CAT 2025 notification of the Eligibility Criteria :

Below we have provided the complete CAT eligibility norms applicants need to fulfill to be eligible for the examination:

• Minimum Qualification: Aspirants must have a bachelor's degree in any stream from any known board.
• Minimum Marks: The aspirants must have secured a minimum of 50% marks and 45% marks for reserved categories in their Bachelor's degree.
• Age Limit: There is no age or attempt limit to apply in CAT.
• Appearing Candidate: Candidates appearing in the final year of a bachelor's degree are also eligible to apply.
• Applicants having professional degrees such as CA/ CS/ ICWA are also eligible to apply.

CAT 2025 Admit Card

The official authority has made available the CAT Admit Card 2025 on 27th October 2025. The Admit card will be issued for every successfully registered applicant only. CAT 2025 registered candidates will be able to check their admit card through the website of CAT 2025 Exam pattern by online mode.

The admit card is an important document to be carried out on the day of the examination as no applicants are allowed to attend an examination without an admit card.

Applicants are advised to keep the admit card safe till the completion of the admission procedure as it can be needed at the time of counseling.

CAT 2025 exam Pattern Topic

Here are some important points

• Exam Mode: The examination will be conducted in online mode through computer-based tests.
• Type of Questions: Question papers carry both Objective and Non-Objective Types of MCQ questions.
• Duration: The total duration for conducting CAT Exam will be 2 hours or 120 minutes.
• Test Centres: The cat test centers will be available all over the country.
• Marking Scheme: +3 marks will be given for each correct answer.
• Negative Marking: A -1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer in the objective type section.
•  There will be no negative marking in the subjective section.

CAT 2025 Result:

After the declaration of a final answer key, the official authority will announce the result. The result will be declared in 1st week of January 2025 through online mode only.

The result for every exam candidate will be released by the official authority. Authority will not send any result to any students individually with the source by post or any other offline mode. Students will have to access their results by logging into the website with their ID and password.