Common Admission Test 2021

16-Sep-2021


The online registration process for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021 will be closed in September. All the candidates can check the CAT 2021 details by visiting the official website, iimcat.ac.in.

CAT 2021 will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad as a prerequisite for admission to various management programs of IIMs.

The Common Admission Test 2021 will be conducted in 158 cities. Candidates will be given the option to choose six optional cities. Also, candidates can now choose Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) as a preferred city for CAT 2021.

Eligibility Conditions

The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA awarded by any University or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

IIM CAT 2021: How to apply?

  • Log on to the official website, “iimcat.ac.in
  • Register to generate a unique User ID and Password
  • Log in with the generated User ID and Password to fill in the Application form
  • Key in your credentials
  • Click on the “Submit” option to submit the application form
  • Make an online payment to complete the registration and application process

CAT 2021: Examination Pattern

  • CAT 2021 will be conducted on November 28, 2021 (Sunday) in three sessions.
  • The duration of the test will be 120 minutes.

There will be three sections:

Section I- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Section II- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

Section III- Quantitative Ability

  • Candidates will be allotted exactly 40 minutes for answering questions in each section and they will not be allowed to switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.

Important Dates

CAT 2021

  • 28th November 2021