Last Updated on September 14, 2025
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It is official now! CAT 2021 exam date is Nov 28. IIM Ahmedabad, the convening IIM for CAT 2021, has released CAT 2021 Notification on August 1 with all the important details on CAT exam. CAT exam Registrations starts on August 4 and will close on September 15. Along with the CAT Notification release IIM Ahmedabad has launched the official CAT 2021 website. CAT Exam will be of three sessions like last year
IIM Ahmedabad, which is conducting CAT 2021 exam, has released the CAT 2021 official notification on August 1, 2021. MBAUniverse.com was the first media platform in the country to break this news on July 30. CAT 2021 Notification contains all the important details on CAT exam. Along with the CAT Notification release IIM Ahmedabad has launched the official CAT 2021 website. CAT Exam Testing Mode will remain same and the exam will be held in three sessions. However, IIM Ahmedabad has cautioned that all dates are subject to COVID pandemic situation.
Prior to official CAT notification release, the image of CAT notification with all the details was circulating in social media on July 31 without any authenticity about it. MBAUniverse.com contacted the CAT 2021 convener about the genuineness of the CAT notification making rounds before official release but could not get response.
Professor M.P. Ram Mohan, faculty at IIM Ahmedabad in Business Policy Area, Chairperson Admissions at IIM Ahmedabad and the Convener of CAT 2021 exam had also earlier confirmed to MBAUniverse.com that CAT 2021 Advertisement would be released on August 1. MBAUniverse.com was the first to disseminate the CAT Notification date for the benefit of CAT 2021 aspirants. CAT 2021 exam will be conducted in his guidance with Testing partner TCS.
5 Key Information in CAT 2021 Notification
CAT Notification contains important dates and features of CAT exam and other important details. You should check and plan to apply for CAT exam with following most important key information in CAT exam notification
CAT 2021 Important Dates
Here are 4 Important Dates for CAT 2021 that you must take note of:
CAT 2021 Registration Fee
CAT Notification has mentioned CAT registration fee details category wise. IIM Ahmedabad has increased CAT 2021 registration fee by 10% from last year. The registration and application fee for CAT 2021 exam is Rs.2200 for General candidates and Rs.1100 for Reserved category candidates. Check all details about CAT 2021 Registration process
CAT 2021 Exam Slots
CAT Notification 2021 clarifies that the CAT exam will be held in 3 Sessions on the same day i.e. Sunday, November 28, 2021.
CAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria
IIM Ahmedabad has released the CAT eligibility criteria in detail on CAT 2021 exam website. You can check the complete CAT eligibility criteria here.
CAT 2021 Exam Cities
CAT 2021 Notification has clarified that CAT exam will be conducted in 156 cities across the country. Read More for complete list of CAT exam cities
You can find the CAT 2021 Notification details on Web portal as well as in news papers. CAT 2021 Notification is available now on
What is CAT Notification?
The CAT 2021 notification is an advertisement in short for the CAT exam leading to MBA admission 2022 in IIMs and contains all the key information points about CAT exam. It is the document released by CAT convening IIM.
Why is CAT Notification important?
CAT Notification is an important and first document with all the important exam details like CAT exam schedule, programs offered by IIMs, CAT eligibility, CAT registration and exam dates, application fee, pattern among others.
What should you do after CAT 2021 Notification Release
Keep your day free from all other activities and remain busy focusing on key points in CAT notification and CAT website instead of moving out. Below are shared a few tips
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021 is the mandatory entrance exam for admission to MBA/PGDM 2022-24 batch in all the 20 IIMs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurugram, IMI New Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, JBIMS Mumbai, TAPMI Manipal and other hundreds of highly ranked B-schools in India. One or other older IIM conducts CAT every year. This year the responsibility to convene CAT is assigned to IIM Ahmedabad. [advertisement-token:cat-topper]
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