CAT 2021 Exam Centre: Check CAT Slots Exam Timings State & City-wise

By Gaurav Gupta|Updated : November 10th, 2021

CAT 2021 Exam Centres, Slot Timings - On July 31, 2021, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, announced the CAT 2021 notification, stating that the exam will be held in 159 cities across the country. Candidates can choose any six of the CAT 2021 exam centres from the list while filling out the application form. Candidates must check the official CAT exam time table 2021 and plan their travel for CAT exam 2021

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The CAT exam was held in 156 cities in 2020, and the CAT exam in 2021 will be held in 159 cities, an increase of three cities over the previous year. Candidates can now also select "Srinagar" as the desired city for the CAT 2021 exam. In order to minimise any trouble, candidates are suggested to choose CAT exam centres 2021 that are somewhat close to their residence when enrolling for the exam.

CAT 2021 (28 November) Important Links:

CAT Slot Timings 2021

On November 28, 2021, the exam will be conducted in three slots of 2 hours each. The CAT exam slot timings will be as follows:

  • Slot 1 - 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • Slot 2 - 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
  • Slot 3 - 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Steps To Choose CAT Exam Centres 2021?

Students are recommended to follow the rules set forth by the government as well as the exam conducting organisation, IIM Ahmedabad, in the aftermath of COVID 19. Read the entire article to learn more about the CAT exam centres in 2021, including the states and towns where the exam will be held.

  • Candidates must choose at least six cities from which to take the CAT exam when filling out the application form.
  • The CAT exam centres for 2021 must be chosen in order of preference.
  • Depending on availability, candidates will be assigned to the city of their choosing.
  • If a seat at that particular CAT 2021 exam centre is not available, the candidate will be assigned to the next open test centre.

Also, see:

List of CAT Exam Centres in India

Given below is the list of the cities having CAT 2021 exam centres for the upcoming CAT exam. 

Name of the State

CAT 2021 Exam Cities

Andaman and Nicobar

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Guntur

Kakinada

Kurnool

Nellore

Rajahmundry

Tirupathi

Vijayawada

Visakhapatnam

Vizianagaram

Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar-Naharlagun

Assam

Dibrugarh

Guwahati

Jorhat

Silchar

Tezpur

Bihar

Aurangabad-Bihar

Arrah

Bhagalpur

Darbhanga

Muzaffarpur

Patna

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh

Bhilai Nagar

Bilaspur

Raipur

Goa

Panaji

Madgaon

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

Anand

Gandhinagar

Mehsana

Rajkot

Surat

Vadodara

Haryana

Ambala

Faridabad

Gurugram

Hisar

Karnal

Kurukshetra

Panipat

Rohtak

Sonipat

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla

Hamirpur

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu

Srinagar

Jharkhand

Bokaro Steel City

Dhanbad

Hazaribagh

Jamshedpur

Ranchi

Karnataka

Belagavi (Belgaum)

Bengaluru

Hubli-Dharwad

Kalaburagi(Gulbarga)

Mangaluru(Mangalore)

Mysuru(Mysore)

Shivamogga(Shimoga)

Udupi

Kerala

Kannur

Ernakulam

Kollam

Kottayam

Kozhikode

Thrissur

Trivandrum

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Gwalior

Indore

Jabalpur

Sagar

Satna

Ujjain

Maharashtra

Amravati

Ahmednagar

Aurangabad-MH

Bhiwandi

Boisar

Jalgaon

Kolhapur

Mumbai

Nagpur

Nanded

Nashik

Pune

Raigad

Satara

Solapur

Thane

Palghar

Navi Mumbai

Vasai

Virar

Meghalaya

Shillong
Mizoram

Aizawl

Nagaland

Kohima

New Delhi

New Delhi

Odisha

Balasore

Berhampur

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Dhenkanal

Rourkela

Sambalpur

Punjab

Pathankot

Bhatinda

Jalandhar

Ludhiana

Mohali

Patiala

Sangrur

Amritsar

Puducherry

Puducherry

Rajasthan

Ajmer

Alwar

Bikaner

Jaipur

Jodhpur

Kota

Sikar

Udaipur

Tamilnadu

Chennai

Coimbatore

Madurai

Salem

Tirunelveli

Tiruchirappalli

Vellore

Telangana

Hyderabad

Karimnagar

Warangal

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

Aligarh

Bareilly

Ghaziabad

Gorakhpur

Greater Noida

Kanpur

Jhansi

Lucknow

Meerut

Moradabad

Muzaffarnagar

Noida

Prayagraj

Varanasi

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

Haldwani

Roorkee

West Bengal

Asansol

Bankura

Burdwan

Durgapur

Hooghly

Kalyani

Kolkata

Siliguri

Exam-Day Guidelines for CAT Exam Day 2021:

  • It is recommended that candidates arrive at the CAT exam centre at least 30 minutes before the gate closes.
  • Before the end of CAT 2021, double-check the reporting time.
  • Bring your admission card and any other relevant documents.
  • The CAT Application Number is the candidate's primary reference identifier.
  • Locate Exam Lab/Console in the CAT 2021 exam centres using the application number mentioned on your CAT admission card.

DOs and DON'Ts for CAT 2021 Exam Centre

DOs:

  • Print the CAT 2021 admit card on A4 paper.
  • In the space available on the CAT admit card 2021, candidates must paste their photographs.
  • Make sure you have a hard copy of your CAT 2021 admit card as well as original ID evidence before going to the CAT 2021 exam centres.
  • To find the CAT 2021 exam centres, use the google map link (which is integrated on the e-admit card).
  • The Forenoon session begins at 7:00 a.m., the Afternoon session begins at 11:00 a.m., and the Evening session begins at 3:00 p.m.
  • Attendance with a signature on the given form is required.
  • Once the exam is completed, hand over the CAT admission card to the invigilator.
  • When the exam is over, return the writing pad.
  • Work along with the Test Center's employees.
  • Answer MCQ questions with the mouse, and TITA questions with the on-screen keyboard.

DON'Ts:

  • Inside the CAT 2021 exam centres, do not bring any forbidden objects.
  • Do not get into a fight with other candidates or staff members.
  • If you utilise the keyboard, your system will be locked (unless you are answering the TITA type question).
  • Do not squander the given writing pad.
  • Do not try to copy or cheat answers.
  • Do not remove any pages from the writing pad.
  • Unless there is a medical emergency, do not request a bio-break.

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FAQs

  • No, once the CAT conducting has decided an exam centre and created admit card for a candidate, changing the CAT exam centre is not possible.

  • CAT exam is conducted in the exam centre decided by the CAT conducting authority. Each candidate has to appear in their respective CAT exam centre at the specified time to be able to appear for the CAT exam.

  • CAT exam centres are exam labs chosen by the CAT conducting authority for the purpose of conducting CAT exam. There are several CAT exam centres in a city. However, not every city has test centres for CAT. Only a few cities in a state are chosen for conducting CAT exam.

  • No. The CAT exam is conducted in India and there are no chances of having a CAT exam centre outside India.

  • Yes. The CAT exam will be held online (computer-based test) mode on November 28, 2021 in three shifts.

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