CAT Notification 2021: Download Official PDF and Check Important CAT Dates Here

CAT Notification 2021 Overview

The detailed CAT exam notification/ information bulletin pdf contains the following exam details.

• Details about CAT Exam conducting IIM
• CAT official website 
• Post Graduate Programmes in Management (PGP)
• CAT Important Dates
• CAT 2021 eligibility 
• Reservations
• CAT Registration Fee 
• CAT Test Centres

CAT 2021 Exam Notification PDF

The CAT 2021 notification is now available on the official website. Go through all the details mentioned in the CAT 2021 notification.

CAT Notification has released all the important dates concerning CAT Exam 2021. Below mentioned are the dates as per the latest CAT notification. 

As per the official notification, below mentioned is the detailed CAT Eligibility 2021

1. Bachelor’s degree with a pass certificate. Earlier, there was a minimum marks requirement of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of SC, ST and PWD categories). For CAT Exam 2021, IIM has altered the CAT eligibility. 
2. Candidates appearing for the final year of the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.
3. Candidates should fulfil any one of the following conditions:
   (i) Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks.
   (ii) Completed a professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA) with the required percentage.
   (iii) Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage.

CAT Reservation 2021

As per the legal requirements, CAT exam conducting body reserved the following section of seats for the reserved category. 

CAT Registration and form details have been released along with the notification pdf. The CAT Registration 2021 begins on 04 August 2021 (10:00 am). the last date to apply for CAT exam 2021 is 15 September 2021 (5:00 pm). To register for CAT 2021, the following guidelines can be followed:

• Go to the official website of CAT
• Register as the ‘New Candidate Registration. (The registration link will activate as per the dates
• As a part of the CAT application form registration, you have to fill in some of the basic details like your name, email id, contact number, DOB etc.
• Once you have successfully registered, you will have to log in again to the website and complete the application.
• As a part of the application, you have to fill in the required details.
• You have to upload your passport size photograph and signature (both should be of a size less than 80 kb each).
• You are also required to upload the other documents like caste certificate for (OBC-NCL, SC, ST) and PWD/DA certificate, if applicable.
• Select the test centre out of the given list. You are allowed to select four centres.
• You can pay for the application by any of the following methods: Credit card/debit card/DD etc.
• Once you are registered, you will receive a confirmation email on your registered email id. You can take a printout of the application form and keep it for your future reference.

CAT 2021 Registration Fee

As per the CAT 2021 notification, the following Post Graduate Programmes in Management (PGP) can be applied for in the mentioned IIM's. Check the list of CAT College 2021

The Common Admission Test 2021-22 is conducted in the online mode. The test is divided into 3 sections namely: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation, Quantitative Ability.

Section-wise CAT Exam Pattern 2021

• The entire test is for 2 hours where every section is for 40 minutes.
• A candidate cannot move to the next section until he/she completes the time allocated in the previous section. Also, one cannot move back to the previous sections after the allotted time for that section is over (switching of sections is not allowed).
• There are two types of questions in the test: MCQs and non-MCQs (also known as TITA), where the candidate has to write the answer in the space provided.
• The number of Non-MCQ Questions asked in CAT 2020:

• There is an allotment of 3 marks for every correct answer and one mark is deducted for every incorrect attempt. However, there is no negative marking for the non-MCQ questions.

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Please keep in mind that each IIM has its own set of qualifying requirements (including academic cut-offs and relative weights) and CAT MBA admission procedures. Performance in the CAT 2021 exam is an important factor to evaluate during the selection process. IIMs may additionally short-list candidates based on their previous academic performance, relevant work experience, and other similar factors at various stages of the selection process. Individual IIMs' admittance policies can be seen on their own websites for further information.

Download CAT Previous Year Question Papers PDF to ensure that your exam preparation is up to the mark. 

The CAT will be administered in 158 test cities across the country. Candidates will be able to choose from a list of six test cities in order of preference.

After the CAT exam 2021 is concluded, IIM will release the CAT score 2021. Candidates will be able to download their CAT Scorecard after the CAT result is released. CAT score will be declared in the first week of January 2022. The validity of the CAT exam score till December 2022