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CAT 2022

Updated on January 30, 2023 by sue

CAT 2022: Exam Date & Registration – CAT 2022 is the premium MBA entrance exam held by IIMs for admissions into PGDM and MBA courses at 20 IIMs and over 1000 B-Schools in India. CAT 2022 registration is expected to happen from August 8, 2022 to September 24, 2022 while the exam would be held on November 24, 2022. The CAT score is valid for a year until December 2022. Around 2 lakh people appear for this exam every year.

CAT 2022 Registration process – Check here

CAT Admit Card 2022 download – Get here

  • Notification
  • Eligibility
  • Exam Date
  • Registration
  • Preparation
  • Syllabus
  • Admit Card
  • Result
  • Cut Off
  • FAQs

CAT 2022 Notification

CAT 2022 exam notification to be out in the last week of July for MBA admissions to various management Programs in IIMs and B-schools all over India. IIM will be held CAT-2022 exam likely on November 24, 2022 in two sessions. There are around 20 IIMs and 1000 other B schools which accept the score of CAT 2022. CAT exam is conducted by IIMs on a rotational basis. This year the notification for the CAT exam is expected to be out in July 2022.

August 8, 2022

CAT 2022 registration starts on August 7, 2022.

Sep 24, 2022

Last date for CAT 2022 registration is September 18, 2022.

Oct 25, 2022

CAT 2022 admit card download from October 25, 2022.

Nov 24, 2022

CAT 2022 Exam date is November 24, 2022.

  • Morning Session: 9 AM to 12 PM
  • Afternoon Session: 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM

Jan 10, 2022

CAT 2022 result to be out likely on January 7, 2023.

The CAT 2022 online registration process will be open from 08-08-2022 to 18-09-2022. To register for CAT exam, check the age criteria, educational qualification, online application process, exams dates, syllabus, admit card, cut off, result, etc.

International B school of Singapore, Singapore Management University joined the list of colleges accepting CAT results. This is the first international B school accepting CAT score. IIMs would be releasing the question and answer key of the exam.

CAT 2022 is a computer-based exam now. It is a 3-hour duration exam with a total of 100 questions divided into 3 sections. The test will be conducted in more than 140 cities across India. The exam will be conducted in last week of November or first week of December and will be conducted in two slots morning and afternoon.

CAT Eligibility 2022

Checklist of CAT 2022 eligibility criteria

  • Candidate should have at least a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university as per the government of India
  • Candidate should have got at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in the bachelor’s degree for the candidates belonging to General or OBC category. For other reserved categories, this cut off is 45%. Or equivalent CGPA
  • Students appearing in the final year exam this year can also apply for the CAT exam, however, they should be able to complete the bachelor’s degree in the allowed duration. If selected the candidate needs to submit the passing certificate and mark sheet by 30 June 2022
  • Duration of the bachelor’s degree should be at least 3 years; however, IIM Indore has also started accepting a 2-year graduation program.
  • There is no age limit for appearing for the CAT exam.
  • A professional degree like CA/CS/ICWA is also accepted, with the minimum percentage is also eligible for the admission.
  • Candidate to appear for the exam is also required to have a valid phone number and an email id throughout the process.

CAT 2022 Exam Date

Important EventsTentative Dates
CAT 2022 Registration startsAugust 7, 2022
CAT 2022 Registration endsSeptember 18, 2022
CAT 2022 Admit card release dateOct 23, 2022
CAT 2022 Exam dateNov 24, 2022
CAT 2022 Result Release dateJan 7, 2023

Let us look at the CAT 2022 Exam date and schedule.

  • The CAT 2022 registration form will be released through online mode on August 7, 2022 & the applicants will be able to submit the application form till the last date i.e. September 18, 2022.
  • Last date for CAT 2022 registration is September 18, 2022.
  • The admit card for CAT 2022 online test will be issued to the eligible candidates in October 2022.
  • CAT 2022 online based test will be expected to conduct on November 24, 2022.
  • The announcement of CAT 2022 result for online exam will be released at iimcat.ac.in in the second week of January 2023.

CAT Registration 2022

CAT 2022 registration CAT 2022 registration would begin on August 7, 2022. The process for registration to CAT is completely online. The user needs to go to the CAT official website and click on registration tab. On the registration tab, the candidate needs to give some basic details like Name, Mobile number and, email address.

After this, the candidate will receive a CAT user ID as well as the CAT password through both email id and the mobile number entered by the candidate. The user id and password once generated would be applicable throughout the selection process.

In order to fill the CAT application, the candidate needs to fill the form using this user id and password. The candidate needs to then fill the form divided into various sections with the correct details. The various categories/sections of the CAT form include:

  • Personal details
  • Contact details
  • Academic details
  • Work experience
  • Selecting IIMs to apply for
  • Test centers and interview cities

After putting the details on every page the candidate needs to fill the details and move to the next page. The candidate also needs to put their recent photograph and signature on the format and dimension as specified. The last step of the form filling includes the payment of the application fee which can be done using a valid debit/ credit card or Net banking.

CAT 2022 Application fee: Online registration fee of the CAT 2022 exam once paid will not be refunded to the candidate back. The CAT application fee is Rs. 1900 for General & OBC category candidates and where as for SC/ST/PWD category candidates it’s Rs. 950 only. Following is the category wise fee to be made while filling the CAT application form 2022.

S.NCategoryApplication Fee
1SC/ST/PWDRs. 950/-
2General & OBCRs. 1900/-

CAT Preparation 2022

The preparation of CAT 2022 is done with an aim to get admission into top IIMs or a good college which accepts CAT score.

There are many successful candidates who have cleared CAT exam without coaching. Below check the ultimate guide to prepare for the CAT 2022 exam without coaching plus experts recommended books, strategy and tips.

1. Know the detailed CAT exam syllabus and pattern

Candidates should go through the latest CAT syllabus and exam pattern in detail. Thus test takers should focus more on questions having higher weight-age. One should go through the CAT syllabus once and identify the weak and strong areas and then one should work around his week areas. E.g. for improving verbal ability and reading comprehension, one should read novels, newspapers, watch English movies etc.

2.Take CAT online mock tests

It is also important to attempt CAT online mock tests that available to evaluate and to find the improvement areas. For data interpretation, one should practice a lot, attempting different types of questions.

IIMs will release the official CAT 2022 mock tests in October to get the aspirants acquainted with the type of questions and familiarize themselves with the online test format and the navigation process.

Candidates can also practice the use of calculator and timer in the exam. However, candidates should take into account that the mock test is only for the practical purpose and the real exam would be totally different.

3. Accuracy matters in the CAT exam

There is negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer applicable to multiple choice questions aka MCQs in the CAT exam. So while attempting the question in online test make sure to maintain accuracy and balance the number of questions to attempt with right option. However, there will be no negative marks for the non-multiple choice questions.

4. Get the Right Study Material

For CAT preparation, it is important to find out the right content that should be referred to prepare for the exam, it is important for the CAT aspirant to refer to the right content for the CAT exam preparation and should evaluate his/her strategy from time to time.

Refer the following CAT preparation books recommended by experts.

CAT Preparation Books

Section Book Name Author Name/Publisher
Quantitative Ability How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Arun Sharma
Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Admission Tests for Admission into IIMs Sarvesh K. Verma
Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Nishit K. Sinha
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning CAT 2020Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Gautam Puri
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT Nishit K. Sinha
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency Ananta Ashisha
How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT Arun Sharma
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay/Arihant
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback Wilfred Funk & Norman Lewis/ Simon & Schuster
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT Sharma and Upadhyay
PSC for VA for CAT Exam Nishit Sinha

CAT Syllabus 2022

Detailed CAT Syllabus 2022

Quantitative AptitudeDI and LRVerbal Reasoning
Number SystemsTablesEnglish Usage or Grammar
Profit, Loss and DiscountCaseletsVocabulary Based (Synonyms/ Antonyms)
LCM and HCFBar GraphsFill in the blanks
Speed, Time and DistanceLine ChartsSentence Correction
PercentagesColumn GraphsCloze Passage
Time and WorkVenn DiagramsJumbled Paragraph
Ratio and ProportionPie ChartMeaning-Usage Match
AveragesOther Basic Reasoning QuestionsAnalogies or Reverse Analogies
Quadratic Equations & Linear EquationsCalendarsSummary Questions
Complex NumbersNumber and Letter SeriesVerbal Reasoning
Simple and Compound InterestClocksFacts-Inferences-Judgments
LogarithmVenn DiagramsReading Comprehension
Sequences and SeriesCubes
InequalitiesSeating Arrangement
ProbabilityBinary Logic
Surds and IndicesLogical Matching
Set Theory & FunctionLogical Sequence
Permutation and CombinationSyllogism
Mixtures and AlligationsLogical Connectives
TrigonometryBlood Relations
Coordinate Geometry
Geometry
Mensuration

The important thing about the CAT 2022 syllabus is that there is no set boundary to the content that is covered in CAT exam. In fact, the syllabus of the CAT is around the last years CAT exams. Although CAT is believed to come with a different set of questions and pattern every year.

CAT syllabus tests the verbal ability & reading comprehension, quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning & data interpretation of the candidate. Almost equal number of questions is considered in each section.

CAT exam 2022 covers the entire syllabus and has equal weight for all the sections. For preparation, it is important to know the syllabus to score effectively in the exam.

Syllabus for Data Interpretation: Data interpretation is based on data tables, data charts, bar diagrams, Pie charts, Graphs, Data analysis and comparison of tables. This includes questions based on text, tables, charts, graphs. In this section how the person interprets the data and interprets the answers/options the questions is tested.

Logical reasoning: Logical reasoning questions include, questions based on clocks, calendars, binary logic, seating arrangement, blood relations, logical sequence, Assumption, premise, conclusion, linear and matrix arrangement etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: This section is very vast and covers most of the topics of mathematics which include Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, probability, mixture and allegations, binomial theorem, Surds and Indices, coordinate geometry etc.

CAT 2022 Exam Pattern

S.No.SectionMCQsNon-MCQsQuestionsTotal MarksTime in minutes
1Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)24103410260
2Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)248329660
3Quantitative Ability (QA)2773410260
Total7525100300180

CAT is a computer based test which is designed to test the various abilities of the candidate like logical reasoning, reading comprehension, quantitative ability etc. It is a 3 hour long test and has around 100 questions which are a combination of multiple choice and non-multiple choice questions. Generally, 3/4th of the questions are multiple choice and 1/4th are non-multiple choice questions.

Marking scheme: The multiple choice questions consists of three options. For every correct answer, 3 marks are awarded while for every wrong answer one negative mark is cut. The non-multiple choice questions don’t have any negative marking. The order of the questions is pre-decided, it starts with the first section as VARC, followed by DILR and then QA.

The weight of VARC and QA is equal while it is slightly lower for DILR. The marking scheme and sectional division are based on last year CAT exam. Though this keeps in changing based on the IIM which is conducting the exam.

CAT Admit Card 2022

CAT Admit Card 2022: CAT 2022 admit card would be available online from October 25, 2022. The process for download is completely online and IIMs will not be sending any admit card through post. For downloading, a candidate needs to login with their credentials and download the CAT 2022 admit card.

CAT 2022 Admit card is one of the important document that candidate needs to take to the exam center and preserve it till the end of the process. The Process to download the CAT 2022 admit card is detailed below:

Steps to Download CAT 2022 Admit Card

  • Go to the CAT official website
  • Click on the icon ‘download CAT admit card’
  • Enter the user id and the password
  • The application details would be available along with the admit card
  • Click in admit card
  • Click on ‘here’, please click here to download the admit card
  • The admit card is downloaded now, take the print out of the same
  • Paste one recent photograph on the space provided in the admit card

CAT Result 2022

CAT result 2022 : The CAT 2022 results will be available likely on January 10, 2023. The CAT score card will be valid till the year end (December 31, 2022). Candidates can check results and download score card by simply login on iimcat.ac.in. A candidate should presented CAT Score card during the time of interview along with other relevant documents.

Check CAT 2022 Result and Download Scorecard

  1. Go to CAT 2022 official website: iimcat.ac.in
  2. Login using your ID and password
  3. Then, select candidate score card.
  4. Finally, click on “download your score card” link.
  5. In CAT 2022 score card, you can view your percentile and score as well.

The results of the CAT 2022 will be available in the second week of January. The score will be available online and can be downloaded using the user id and password generated. The Scorecard will mention the section-wise marks and the section-wise percentile achieved. Candidates should take and preserve it till the admission process gets over.

CAT normalization score: As CAT exam is conducted across different cities and centers. The score achieved in CAT is normalized across the different centers using the same procedure as used in GATE exam. For each section marks and percentile is given, followed by total percentile.

CAT answer key 2022: IIMs also release the answer key, so the candidates can check the correct answers using the answer key shared and calculate their estimated score.

CAT Cut offs 2022

CAT 2022 Cut-offs: This is the minimum percentile student needs to score in order to get admission in the desired participating institute. Cut-offs keep on changing from year to year based on the level of exam and the performance of students.

The CAT 2022 cut off varies every year depending on the number of test takers, number of seats, their score, ranking of institute and difficulty level of question paper.

For reference candidate should go through the expected CAT cut off 2022 to have a general idea.

IIMGenOBC -NCSCSTPWD
IIM Ahmadabad8060757070
IIM Bangalore9080757575
IIM Kozhikode9080655555
IIM Raipur9081756565
IIM Calcutta8075656065
IIM Lucknow908270657

CAT 2022 – FAQ

Is there any negative marking in CAT exam 2022?

CAT exam consist of 3/4th of the questions are multiple choice and 1/4th are non-multiple choice questions. Only MCQs have negative marking while there is no negative marking for Non-MCQs.

How Can I register for CAT 2022?

Candidates can register for CAT 2022 by visiting iimcat.ac.in from August 7, 2022 to September 18, 2022. CAT 2022 registration process is completely online.

When will CAT 2022 notification come?

For 2022, IIM Calcutta will release CAT 2022 notification tentatively on July 29, 2022. CAT 2022 application form will be released on August 7, 2022 and the applicants will be able to apply for CAT exam till September 18, 2022.

What is the application fees for CAT 2022?

CAT 2022 application fee is Rs. 1900 for General/OBC students and where as Rs. 950 for SC/ST/Pwd category candidates.

What is the Age Limit for CAT 2022?

There will be no age limit restriction to take the CAT exam.

When CAT 2022 exam will held?

IIMs will conduct CAT 2022 exam likely on November 24, 2022 in two sessions. Morning Session: 9 AM to 12 PM and Afternoon Session: 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM.

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