CAT 2024 Registration Last Date Tomorrow: Apply Before Deadline

CAT 2024 Registration last date is tomorrow. If you haven’t filled out the form or paid the fee yet, you must do it by 5:00 pm on September 13, 2024. The CAT exam will be held on November 24, 2024. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta on September 13 will close the registration portal for CAT 2024. Aspirants are requested to complete their registration, including fee payment by 5 pm tomorrow on the official website – iimcat.ac.in.

This year, the CAT 2024 exam is slated to be conducted on November 24 at various exam cities across the country. Applicants must have a minimum bachelor’s degree with at least 50 per cent marks (45 per cent for ST, SC and OBC candidates) or in their final year graduation to be eligible for the exam. Furthermore, candidates with the required percentage in professional degrees such as – CA, CS, ICWA and Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) are also eligible.

CAT 2024 Important Dates

CAT 2024 dates were announced on July 28, 2024. Check below the schedule of national level MBA entrance exam:

CAT 2024 Registration Process

Candidates can choose up to 5 cities in the CAT application form for test centre allotment. Follow the steps given below forCAT 2024 registration cum application:

• Visit CAT 2024 official website:iimcat.ac.in
• Click on ‘new candidate registration’
• Enter name and other details to register
• Verify CAT 2024 registration with OTP received in email and phone number
• Go to CAT 2024 application form
• Enter personal and academic details
• Upload a passport size photo and scanned signature
• Select preferred IIMs, courses and test cities
• Pay fee amount via debit/credit card or net banking

CAT Application Fee 2024

Candidates have to make the fee payment transaction before September 13, 2024, 5:00 pm for their CAT 2024 application form to be accepted.

CAT Pattern 2024

CAT tutorialfor candidates will be released a week before the exam to help candidates in familiarising themselves with the CAT exam process. The CAT tutorial will explain the latest exam pattern and test structure. You can check below some key points of the expectedCAT 2024 paper patternandmarking scheme:

CAT Syllabus 2024: Highlights

The CAT question paper 2024 will be based on VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude topics. Take a look at the highlights of CAT syllabus 2024 below for CAT preparation:

• The VARC section of CAT exam syllabus for MBA covers various topics of English Grammar, Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.
• The Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT syllabus includes all the topics of Mathematics from Class 9 to 10 such as Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry and Mensuration.
• The DILR syllabus ofCAT examincludes topics that require analytical interpretation of data presented in the form of Puzzles, Pie Charts, Tables and Bar Graphs.

CAT VARC Syllabus: Important Topics & Weightage

CAT VARC section as mentioned earlier, includes four major sub-topics– Reading Comprehension, Parajumbles, Verbal Ability and Sentences. There are no grammar based questions in CAT. Composition of the CAT VARC section is usually the same every year. Given below is the weightage and difficulty level of VARC as per last year CAT paper:

CAT Preparation Strategy 2024

Check below a general CAT exam preparation strategy that can be adopted by any candidate to make an overall study plan for CAT 2024.

• Step 1:Check the CAT 2024 syllabus thoroughly and understand the CAT exam pattern 2024 well
• Step 2:Obtain CAT books recommended by experts and other study material
• Step 3:Join online MBA study groups on YouTube, Telegram, Quora, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.
• Step 4:Make a monthly time-table, a weekly time-table and a daily time-table
• Step 5:Stick to the CAT prep strategy and the time-table for best results

How to Download CAT 2024 Result?

The CAT result 2024 will be available only at the official website of IIMCAT for download. Test takers will be able to check their result and download the scorecard by using their CAT login IDs. Given below is the process to check CAT 2024 result:

• Visit the official website(iimcat.ac.in)
• Click on ‘CAT 2024 scorecard download’
• Enter CAT 2024 ID and password
• Click on the ‘scorecard’ tab
• Download the CAT result 2024 PDF

Details Mentioned in CAT Result cum Scorecard 2024

The CAT scorecard is released as a downloadable PDF. CAT 2024 scorecard will contain the following details:

• CAT 2024 registration number/user Id
• Candidate name, DOB, category and gender
• Date, session and time of examination
• Candidate contact details and email id
• CAT scaled score (overall)
• CAT score (section-wise)
• CAT percentile score (section-wise)
• CAT percentile score (overall)

CAT 2024 Question Paper

CAT 2024 question paper pattern will be same as last year because no change has been announced in the CAT exam pattern 2024. Check here an overview of the CAT question paper 2024.

What is the CAT Mock Test Structure?

The official CAT mock test released every year by the conducting IIM has the same pattern as actual exam. Aspirants can take CAT mocks at the exam website anytime and for any number of times by using their login credentials. The official mock test for CAT 2024 exam will be released a week before the exam date.