Know CAT 2018 Officially Released Eligibility Criteria and Exam Pattern

Published on : 31st July 2018

The official notification has been released by IIM Calcutta stating that the CAT exam 2018 will be conducted by them on 25^th November 2018. The CAT i.e. Common Admission Test offer dream management courses to students under the 20 IIM schools and over 100 top reputed B schools. Every year around 2 lakh aspirants appear for the CAT and 20 IIMs have only 4000 seats to offer, altogether. The competition is really tough and students need to brace themselves hard to get their dream college.

The registration process for CAT exam 2018 is ready to begin from 8^th August 2018 and continue till 19^thSeptember 2018. This article will help the students to get well versed with the legal eligibility, exam pattern and other important information related to the Common Admission Test 2018.

CAT exam 2018 Important Dates

Events	Dates
Release of notification	29^th July 2018
Application starting from	8^th August 2018
Last date of application	19^th September 2018 till 5 pm
Admit card release date	24^th October 2018
Mock tests	17^th October 2018
CAT 2018 examination	25^th November 2018 (Sunday)
Release of answer key	1^st week of December 2018
Result announcement	2^nd week of January 2019
CAT application form edit	4^th week of September 2018

CAT Exam 2018 Eligibility Criteria

Here are the detailed eligibility criteria that aspirants seeking for management courses must make sure before filling in the application forms:

The candidates must have their Graduation or its equivalent degree in hand from the recognized University or Institute.
The aspirants who belong to general or OBC category must have at least 50% marks in their Bachelor’s degree and aspirants belonging to reserved categories must have 45% marks.
The aspirants must have completed their graduation within the period of 3 years and those who are in their final year are also eligible to apply.
There is no age limit prescribed for the aspirants by the officials.

CAT exam 2018 Exam Overview

Particulars	Details
Exam duration	3 hours or 180 minutes (1 hour for each section)
Total sections	3
Total number of questions	100
Total Marks	300
Marks per question	3
Negative marking for wrong answer	-1

Note – There is going to be a sectional duration in the exam which means that aspirants will be having 1 hour for each section. However, candidates can answer any question first within the particular section. Also, there is a slight change in the paper pattern, the candidates will get Subjective type questions as well. The number of such question is not certain. In such questions, the candidate has to type the answer in the blank space provided.

CAT 2018 Exam pattern

Sections	Number of questions	Total Marks	Duration
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	34	102	1 hour ( 60 minutes)
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	32	96	1 hour (60 minutes)
Quantitative Ability	34	102	1 hour ( 60 minutes)
Total	100	300	3 hours ( 180 minutes)

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The aspirants who are planning to sit for the CAT 2018 exam must go through the above-mentioned exam pattern and eligibility criteria thoroughly to understand the pattern of the examination.