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Things to know about MBA CAT 2019

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CAT EXAM 2019

IIM-CAT is the required MBA admission test for admission to the flagship PGP (Postgraduate Program in Management) in all 20 IIMsThe Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019 exam will be held in the morning and afternoon sessions on Sunday, November 24, 2019. 
The deadline for CAT Registration 2019 has been announced by IIM Kozhikode which is conducting CAT this year. The last date for CAT registration 2019 is September 18, 2019. The registration fee of CAT 2019 is Rs 1900 / - (Rs. 950 for SC / ST type). There is no other fee need to pay to apply to any Indian Institute of Management. Candidates need to complete the online CAT registration in the 20 IIMs MBA Admission 2020 by logging into the official CAT website.

IIM             Fee(Rs. In                   lakhs)        Seats    Flagship PGP       Programmes Cut off 
IIM Ahmadabad 23 388  PGP, PGP(FABM)  80
IIM Calcutta 22.6 280    PGP          85
IIM Bangalore 21.45 430  PGP   85
IIM Lucknow 14.16 478  PGP, PGP(ABM) 90
IIM Indore 16 476 PGP 90
IIM Kozhikode 17.5 480 PGP 90
IIM Kashipur 13.15 255 PGP 95
IIM Ranchi 15.1 120 PGP 95
IIM Rohtak 14.75 240 PGP 95
IIM Raipur 14.2 260 PGP 95
IIM Shillong 14.6 180 PGP 80
IIM Tiruchirappalli 14 240 PGP 95
IIM Udaipur 15.92 260 MBA 95
IIM Amritsar 10.5 160 PGP 85
IIM Bodhgaya 10.6 120 PGP 90
IIM Jammu 12.75 140 PGP 90
IIM Nagpur 12.1 122 PGP 90
IIM Sambalpur 10 120 PGP 90
IIM Sirmaur 10.34 63 MBA 90
Vishakapatnam 13 60 PGP 90
FMS Delhi 0.25 220 MBA 98
MDI Gurgaon 21.34 240 PGPM 94
SPJIMR, Mumbai 16 276 PGDM 85
IMI, New Delhi 16.49 240 PGDM 88
**The fee may vary in 2020

There are a few changes that have happened in CAT 2019 are

  • After the MBA CAT notification, candidates can fill the form 5 August 2019.
  • The CAT Exam is to take admission in MBA.
  • The  IIM Kozhikode will conduct the CAT Exam 2019 on November 24, 2019, and it will be conducted in two sessions, divided into MCQ and non MCQ questions.
  • There is an increment in many test cities from 147 to 156 this year.
  • There is an option to choose 4 test cities out of 156 while applying for CAT 2019.
  • The exam duration is 3 hours
  • There is no Age bar and the eligibility is  50% in graduation

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
  • The starting date of registration is August 7, 2019, with the registration fee is Rs. 1900
  • Last Date to apply is September 18, 2019
  • Admit Card download start date is October 23, 2019
  • Exam Date is November 24, 2019
  • Result date is January 7, 2019

  • CAT exam is a computer-based test of 3 hours duration
  • CAT exam will be having 100 questions divided into 3 sections of VARC, DILR and Quantitative Ability.
  • Out of 100 questions in CAT 2019, there are around 25 questions that will not have negative marking. CAT 2019 is divided into two parts i.e. MCQ and Non-MCQ. The Non-MCQs do not carry any negative marking. 
  • A Minimum qualifying score between 70 to 90 percentile in CAT 2019 is required by IIMs in each of the 3 sections to shortlist candidates for final admission round
  • Apart from High score in each of the 3 sections in the CAT exam, you need to have a good academic profile, diversity, to get into IIMs.
Click here to know about other MBA Exams in 2019.

CAT 2019 Exam Syllabus

The CAT Exam has changed a lot in the last 2 or 3 years and the biggest change is that few questions do not carry any negative marking. Most of the changes taken place in the sections of VARC.



Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
This is the first section in the CAT Exam 2019
  • No. of questions are 34
  • Total time is 60 Minutes
  • Marks for each correct answer is +3 and -1 for each wrong question.
  • There are around 8-10 questions that will have no negative marking

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
This is the second section in the CAT Exam 2019 
  • No. of questions are n DI 16 and 16 in LR
  • Total time is 60 Minutes
  • Marks for each correct answer is +3 and -1 for each wrong question.
  • There are around 8 questions that will have no negative marking


QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 
This is the third section in the CAT Exam 2019 

  • No. of questions are 34
  • Total time is 60 Minutes
  • Marks for each correct answer is +3 and -1 for each wrong question.
  • There are around 7-10 questions that will have no negative marking.


  • The candidates who want to apply for the CAT Exam 2019, can check the link here