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| CAT Exam Particulars | Key Details |
| CAT Exam 2024 Full Form | Common Admission Test 2024 |
| Who Conducts CAT Exam? | One of 6 old IIMs conducts CAT every year |
| CAT 2024 Conducting Institute | IIM Calcutta |
| CAT 2024 Exam Date | Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
| Total Questions in the Exam | 66 |
| No. of sections & Questions | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension: 24 Qs Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning: 20 Qs Quantitative Ability: 22 Qs |
| Number of Answer Options for MCQs | 4 |
| Number of Answer Options for Non-MCQs | No Answer Option; Type In the Answer on Computer screen |
| Scoring Pattern in CAT exam | +3 Marks for Each Correct Answer -1 Mark for Each Wrong Answer (Only for MCQs) 0 Mark for Each Wrong Answer or Unattempted Question for Non-MCQs |
| Exam Slots | To be Conducted in 3 sessions – Morning, Afternoon & Evening on same day |
| Exam duration | 2 hours for each slot |
| CAT Sectional Time Limit | 40 Minutes for Each of the 3 sections |
| Facility to Choose Order of Sections | No, Must answer the sections in pre defined order from section 1 to 3 |
| Testing Mode | Computer based exam at test centres but not an online exam |
| CAT 2024 Notification Release | July 28, 2024 |
| Details to Check in Notification | CAT Exam details, Application fee, Registration dates, MBA courses by IIMs through CAT 2024 |
| Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT 2024 for MBA admission 2025 | 21 IIMs, FMS, IIFT, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, IMT & 1000 other MBA colleges in India |
| How to Apply for CAT 2024? | Application process is online only |
| CAT 2024 Registration Fee | Rs.2500 |
| CAT Official Website for Form Filling | https://iimcat.ac.in |
| Number of CAT 2024 Applicants | 3.30 lakhs (CAT Registration Data 2023) |
| Number of Test Takers in Previous CAT Exam | 2.88 lakhs (CAT 2023 test takers) |
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