CAT 2022: Notification, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Important Dates

CAT 2022: Indian Institutes of Management conducts Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission in post graduate management courses in various management institutes of the country. CAT is a national level entrance test. It is one of the popular exams among the students who are seeking management courses. Application form for CAT 2022 will be invited probably in the month of August 2022 and entrance test to be held in the month of December 2022. Information in respect of CAT 2022 registration, eligibility criteria, guidelines to apply, exam pattern and syllabus are summarized hereinbelow.

CAT 2022 Important Dates

The tentative examination schedule for CAT 2022 is mentioned below. The candidates can prepare according to the date provided here.

Exam Events Exam Dates (Tentative)
CAT notification release date July 2022
Online application form will be invited August 2022
Cut-off date for submitting application September 2022
CAT admit card October 2022
Entrance exam date December 2022
Answer keys availability December 2022
Result declaration January 2023

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility criteria for appearing in the CAT 2022 are listed below:

  • The candidate must be a graduate in any stream from a recognized University.
  • He/she should have obtained 50% marks aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PWD candidates).
  • A person who is appearing in the final year of the qualifying exam will also be eligible subject to submission of the certificate later.
  • Candidates seeking relaxation are required to produce necessary documents in support of the claim.

CAT 2022 Application Form

  • Before filling an online application form, candidates must ensure their eligibility as per the criteria stated above.
  • The application form will be available in the month of August 2022.
  • Registration for CAT 2022 will be done at the link provided at the official website.
  • After registration, the candidate will get a User ID and Password.
  • Fill all the details in the application form with due correctness.
  • Upload the photograph and signature with the required specifications.
  • Pay the necessary application fee and submit the application.
  • Take the printout of the application form for future reference.

Application Fee

  • General/OBC candidates will have to pay Rs.1700/- as an application fee.
  • Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category will be required to pay Rs.850/- as an application fee.
  • Fee payment can be done using a Debit/Credit card and Net Banking.
  • The application fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Exam Pattern

It is important to know the exam pattern before appearing in any examination. The important points of the CAT 2022 examination pattern are:

  • The CAT examination will be held in online mode i.e. Computer Based Test.
  • The question paper will be objective type.
  • There will be total 100 questions in the exam.
  • The duration of the CAT exam will be 00 hours.
  • Each question will carry 3 marks.
  • The penalty will be imposed for the wrong attempt and 1 mark will be deducted.
  • The question paper will have three sections like Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning.
  • The question paper will be as per the following chart:
Subject Section Number of Questions Marks Duration

(in Minutes)

Quantitative Ability 34 102 60
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning 32 96 60
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 34 102 60
Total 100 300 180

CAT Syllabus 2022

All the aspirants must be aware of the CAT syllabus in detail for preparation of the exam. The questions will be based on Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension. Candidates are required to be prepared according to these subjects. There are lots of books in the market which will be helpful to the aspirants. Solve the previous year’s paper.

CAT 2022 Admit Card

  • The candidates who have successfully submitted the application form will receive admit through online mode.
  • The admit card will be available in the month of October 2022.
  • Candidates have to download the same from the official website.
  • The concerned authority will not send a hard copy of the admit card to anybody via post.

CAT 2022 Result

Rsult will be announced most probably in the month of January 2023. Candidates can check their result on the official website by using a user ID and Password. Candidates should take the printout of the result. The necessary update in this regard will be made available here.

CAT Admission 2022

After the announcement of the result/scorecard, candidates are required to approach the desired institute for admission. Each institute has its own procedure to admit students. Candidates have to score high to secure their admission. On the basis of performance in the written exam and Group Discussion/Interview/Counselling, final admission will be completed.

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