Common Admission Test
ABOUT CAT 2022
CAT or Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national level entrance test, conducted once every year by one of the 20 IIMs on a rolling basis to provide admission for the MBA/PGDM course offered by 20 IIMs and more than 1,200 B-schools in India.
Over the years, the prestigious Common Admission Test (CAT) has been the gateway to several IIMs and business schools across India. Every business school aspirant dream of one day cracking this national level exam and getting into their dream IIM/business school. Being the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 has proven to be a struggle for many aspirants. Still, their preparation and efforts for this examination persist despite the hurdles, such as the prevailing pandemic.
Getting into one of the 20 IIMs or one of the 1200 business schools in India does not come easy with this examination. College students, working professionals, and even people looking to start a new venture work day and night in order to get through this high ranking exam and one day follow their passion.
Previous Year Statistic
Approximately two lakh aspirants appear for the CAT examination annually. This year the official website of CAT 2022 posted all the information regarding the application procedure and examination methods online on July 29th, and about 2.3 Lakh applications were received. The applications’ count was lesser than the applications received in 2021, which was 2.4 lakh applications.
CAT EXAM 2022 Key Element
Name | CAT |
CAT Full Form | Common Admission Test |
Conducting Authority | One of the 20 IIMs on a rolling basis |
Exam level | National Level |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Exam Mode | Online |
Course Offered | MBA/PGDM |
Exam Purpose | Admission into IIMs, SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, IMT, and over 1200 Business Schools in India |
No. of Exam Centers | 156 cities across India |
CAT Registration Fee | 2,200 INR (General category) |
Number of Applications (2021) | 2.30 lakh |
Language | English |
CAT 2022 Important Dates
Important dates of CAT 2022 of the exam such as application form, admit card, exam, and result are listed below. Candidates must go through the dates related to the CAT exam by mentioned below table:
PARTICULAR | DATE |
CAT 2021 Notification Release | To be notified |
Registration Begins | To be notified |
Registration Closes | To be notified |
CAT Form Correction | To Be Notified |
Admit Card | To be notified |
CAT 2022 Exam | To be notified |
CAT Answer Key | To Be Notified |
CAT Result 2022 | To Be Notified |
CAT 2022 Registration
CAT Exam 2022 registration process to be notified, till September 15, 2022. Candidates who want to participate in the exam have to apply for the exam by filling out the application form through the official website of the CAT. It is an online process that involves the following steps:
Step 1: Registration
- Visit the official website of CAT
- Generate login ID using email ID and phone number
- Verify your email id
Step 2: Application Form
- Re-login using unique CAT ID
- Fill in all the required details
- Upload scanned photograph and signature (Check the Dimension)
Step 3: Make Payment
- Pay the CAT 2022 exam Fee
Step 4: Submit
- Submit your application form
Points to Remember
Once the application gets completed, the applicants will wait for the day they have been preparing for so long and go through the final tips and tricks of writing the CAT examination. Applicants can utilize the last few months to revise their strong topics, solve previous year CAT papers with a self-timer, increase their speed of solving questions, and give mock exams.
CAT ELIGIBILITY Criteria
To apply for the CAT exam, there is a set eligibility criterion that has to be met by the applicant.
- The applicant must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university or institute he or she must be on the verge of completing the final year of bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
- The candidate must have attained a minimum aggregate of 50% or CGPA equivalent.
- The candidate should have a professional degree in ICWA/CA/CS along with the minimum required percentage.
CAT Exam Pattern 2022
CAT is revered as a high-difficulty exam that consists of 3 parts, i.e., Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA). These subjects get distributed among 100 MCQ (with four answer choices) and non-MCQ type questions, which are to be solved and answered in 2 hours, unlike the usual 3 hours. There will also be a sectional time limit of 40 minutes. It has a negative marking scheme, which ends up being quite heavy on several applicants.
Examination Pattern , Time Schema ,and Making Schema
Examination Pattern, Time Scheme, and Marking Scheme
- CAT exam 2022 entrance will go to be computer-based mode.
- The paper consists of MCQ and Non-MCQ questions.
- Total of 100 questions.
- The question paper is supposed to be of 300 marks.
- For each correct response, the applicant will get awarded 3 marks.
- For each incorrect answer, there shall be a deduction of (-1) 1/3 mark.
- There is no negative marking scheme for any of the subjective questions.
SECTION | QUESTIONS | TIME |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 34 | 40 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 32 | 40 |
Quantitative Ability (QA) | 34 | 40 |
TOTAL | 100 | 120 |
CAT Syllabus 2022
CAT is the foremost entrance exam conducted by every year by one of the 20 IIMs on a rolling basis for providing admission in different MBA/PGDM courses offered by 20 IIMs and more than 1,200 B-schools in India. The CAT exam consists of 3 sections, i.e., Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, and Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. Tabulated below is the important topics covered by different sections in the syllabus of the CAT exam 2022:
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Syllabus | ||
Fill in the blanks | Verbal Reasoning | Sentence completion |
Grammar | Syllogisms | Jumbled paragraphs |
Para Completion and inference | Contextual usage | Foreign language words used in English |
Reading Comprehension | Analogies | Sentence correction |
Verbal Logic | Different usage of same word | Idioms |
Para jumbles | Antonyms | One word substitution |
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Syllabus | ||
Blood Relations | Series | Proposition |
Direction Sense | Coding-Decoding | Assumptions |
Puzzles | Clocks and Calendars | Statements |
Data Arrangement | Family Tree | Binary Logic |
Seating Arrangement | Sets & Caselets | Syllogism |
Venn Diagram | Data Structures | Tables& Pie Charts |
Data Sufficiency | Bars & Line Graphs |
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus | ||
Geometry | Trigonometry | Algebra |
Mensuration | Partnership (Accounts) | Profit & Loss |
Ratios and Proportion | In-equations Quadratic and linear equations | Surds and Indices |
Time-Speed-Distance | Number System | Geometric Progression |
Inequalities | Work and Time | Percentages |
Logarithms |
Rules & Regulations Of CAT 2022
- Candidates have been informed not to bring in any items that could lead to malpractice, such as watches, mobile phones, bags, electronic gadgets, wallets, or stationery items.
- Candidates should also refrain from wearing or carrying any jewelry, shoes, or jackets.
- There will be arrangements made for the candidates to leave their belongings before entering the examination rooms.
- The candidate is supposed to arrive before the gates close and bring his CAT 2022 Admit Card and an acceptable government ID proof to enter the exam hall. Ensure that the candidate’s photo and signature are printed clearly. Otherwise, the admit card will not be considered valid if the candidate’s photograph or signature is not visible clearly.
- An invigilator will assist the candidate once he/she has entered the examination room. Examination authorities provide the candidate with the required stationery for solving the examination problems. Return the given stationary to the hall invigilator after the completion of the exam.
- It goes without saying, the students expect to be as cooperative as possible with the staff during frisking and other applicants inside the examination hall.
Changes In CAT 2022 As Compared to Previous Year
- Previously, the examination was 180 minutes in total, with a sectional limit of 60 minutes. But, this has now been revised to 120 minutes with a sectional limit of 40 minutes.
- This year also, there will be three sessions, as mentioned above. Previously there were three sessions, but this has now changed due to the current circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Previously, applicants could have chosen four preferences for the cities they would like their examination center to be in. The preference list has been extended to six cities where the candidate would prefer to write the examination.
- The general category’s application fees were changed from 1900 INR to 2000 INR for General category students and from 950 INR to 1000 INR for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
CAT Exam Centers
CAT Exam 2022 is going to be held at 120 Exam Centres in 28 cities in India. Tabulated below is the list of exam centers.
States | Exam Centers |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Guntur |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
Assam | Dibrugarh |
Bihar | Aurangabad |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai |
Delhi | Delhi |
Goa | Madgaon |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
Haryana | Ambala |
Himachal Pradesh | Simla |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
Jharkhand | Bokaro |
Karnataka | Banglore |
Kerala | Ernakulam |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
Maharashtra | Ahmednagar |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Odisha | Balasore |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Bhatinda |
Rajasthan | Ajmer |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Telangana | Hyderabad |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
West Bengal | Asansol |
