Official CAT website iimcat.ac.in 2023 has been updated on December 21, 2023 after the CAT exam result has been released with the facility to download your CAT score card from a direct link provided at the website. You can download the CAT Result with your login credentials in simple steps from the official CAT website iimcat.ac.in. CAT 2023 exam was held on November 26, 2023 and 2.88 lakh candidates had appeared in the exam out of the total 3.30 lakh applicants. All the details are made available at CAT official website 2023.
CAT website carries all the key details about CAT 2023 exam including How to download CAT 2023 score card, CAT score normalization process, IIM Selection Process, CAT exam dates and details, changes in CAT registration process , FAQs about CAT, details about IIMs and programs offered by each IIM, including newly inducted IIM Mumbai, CAT exam day do’s and don’ts among others.
Candidate Face Issues in Download of Score Card
While IIM Lucknow has released CAT 2023 result around 12.00 Noon on December 21, 2023, many students are not able to download their Score Card properly till 2.30 PM. MBAUniverse.com is sharing Scorecards of CAT 2023 Toppers who have scored 99+ and 97+ percentile. It must be noted that IIM website (IIMCAT.ac.in) did not officially announce release of results. However, many candidates have downloaded their Scorecard. Sharing their situation, hundreds of students have connected with MBAUniverse.com on our Social Media channels, and have reported that they are unable to download their Score Card. “I am not able to download my scorecard. It is coming out blank!” said a candidate. Other candidates reported that CAT official website threw up the message like “Application Forms Registration and Submission for CAT 2023 has been closed” and “We are sorry! The page or file you requested is not accessible. Please try after some time”
Read below why the CAT official website is so important, what are the important details available on it, how you can access it, what are the most important ten things that you should go through the CAT official website
Table of Contents
1. IIM CAT Official Website 2023: Why so Important?
2. CAT official Website: How to Download CAT 2023 Result
3. CAT 2023 Official Website: Check 15 Available Information Items
4. CAT Official Website 2023: 10 Most Important Things to Check
1. IIM CAT Official Website 2023: Why so Important?
The information that you may not find in the CAT 2023 notification and CAT advertisement, is available on CAT website iimcat.ac.in 2023, that too with all the minute details and guidance regarding the CAT 2023 exam.
Activation of CAT 2023 website iimcat.ac.in 2023 is a great help for the CAT aspirants as it gives full information about the CAT exam. The official IIMCAT website iimcat.ac.in helps in ascertaining your eligibility, completing the CAT 2023 registration, keeping updated on the changes in exam pattern, details about IIMs and other CAT accepting colleges, exam centers, how to make fee payment and getting answers to all your CAT related queries.
2. CAT 2023 Official Website: How to download Result?
You can download CAT result in 3 Steps as below:
- Step-1: Visit CAT website iimcat.ac.in and click on ‘CAT 2023 Score Card Download’ at home page
- Step-2: At the Login window, you should login with your registered CAT id and password as existing user
- Step-3: Click on ‘download score card’. Now you can view and download your CAT score card. After downloading the CAT result 2023, it is suggested to take print of your score card for CAT Result 2023. Your CAT score card contains your scaled and percentile scores.
3. CAT Official Website 2023: 10 Most Important Things to Check
Out of the 15+ important information items available at CAT 2023 official website, we share below the ten important things that you should check and confirm at official CAT exam website iimcat.ac.in
1. CAT 2023 Important dates and exam schedule
All the dates related to CAT 2023 exam schedule are available on CAT exam official website 2023 in regard to CAT Notification, dates for CAT registration commencement and closing date, CAT registration process and fee, CAT Admit Card, CAT Mock Test Release date, CAT Exam Date, CAT 2023 Result date among others
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CAT 2023 Notification Date
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July 30, 2023
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CAT Exam 2023 Registration Date Opens
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August 2, 2023
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CAT Exam 2023 Application form last date
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September 21, 2023 (Extended from Sept 13)
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CAT Admit Card Release Date
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November 7, 2023
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CAT 2023 Exam Registration Fees
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Rs. 2400
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CAT Notification & Registration Official Website
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iimcat.ac.in
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CAT 2023 Exam Date
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November 26, 2023
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CAT 2023 Answer key Release date
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December 5, 2023
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CAT 2023 Result Release Date
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December 21, 2023
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2. CAT exam eligibility: Ascertain your candidature
There are certain instances where candidates even after completing their graduation are not eligible to appear in CAT. The CAT official Website 2023 will inform about the CAT eligibility criteria for example which are the recognized institutes and universities, what is minimum required percentage of marks and grades to apply for CAT 2023 among other important details. Shared below is the CAT 2023 eligibility which you will find at CAT official website:
- Minimum 50% marks in graduation
- Final Year Students can also apply
- No Age limit to appear in CAT 2023
3. CAT registration guide and video
CAT exam registration process is open from August 2 and the last date is extended to September 20. To help CAT aspirants, IIM Lucknow has launched the CAT registration guide only on CAT official website iimcat 2023. It helps CAT aspirants to know about the step by step CAT registration process. You will find following details about CAT 2023 registration on CAT website:
- CAT Registration Guide (From Aug 1 onwards) how to register for CAT for the first time, and afterwards
- CAT Registration Video (From Aug 2 onwards) to guide you with step by step registration process
- How to fill up the CAT online application form
- Important required documents and their size to complete CAT Registration and Application
- How to upload your image, signature and mandatory documents
- CAT Registration fee and how to make payment of CAT 2023 registration fee.
Read Complete Step by Step CAT Registration Guide
4. CAT Exam pattern & Testing Mode
The details about revised exam pattern, testing mode of CAT 2023, its sections, number of questions, type of questions are shared only on official CAT website and not in CAT notification. Since the CAT exam pattern is reviewed every year by IIMs, there could be major or minor changes in CAT 2023 exam pattern which could be understood after going through the CAT website. CAT 2023 exam pattern and Testing Mode would be as shared below
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CAT 2023 exam components
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Total questions
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Total MCQs (With negative marking)
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Total Non-MCQs (Without negative marking)
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Highlights
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Section-1: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
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24
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19
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5
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4 RC Passages with MCQs; VA Non MCQs divided into Para jumbles, Para Summary, and Out of Context Sentences
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Section-2: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
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20
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16
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4
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LR – 10 Ques
DI – 10 Ques
All in Sets of 3 & 4 Qs
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Section-3: Quantitative Ability (QA)
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22
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16
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6
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High on Arithmetic. Other on Log, Geometry, Roots, Algebra
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Total
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66
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51
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15
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Check Complete CAT Pattern 2023
5. CAT Scoring pattern
To keep the academic diversity and more representation of different education domain in IIMs is on increasing trend. The scoring pattern of CAT 2023 will be available only on CAT website. Current CAT 2023 scoring pattern is as below:
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CAT Test Section with total Qs
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Marking Scheme
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Total Maximum Marks
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VARC – 24 Qs
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+3 for each right answer
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72
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DILR – 20 Qs
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+3 for each right answer
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60
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Quant – 22 Qs
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+3 for each right answer
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66
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Total Marks
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198
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Negative Marking Scheme in CAT 2023
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-1 for each wrong answer
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Only for 48-50 MCQs
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No Negative Marking Scheme in CAT 2023
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TITA questions not to carry negative marking
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Only for 18-20 Non MCQs
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6. Updates on IIMs and Other Participating B-schools
The CAT 2023 website displays number of different management programs offered by the 20 IIMs. You will need to choose the preferred IIM and preferred programme while finalizing the CAT 2023 registration. This will help you to finalise your registration as you need to choose and fill up the names of IIMs, their programmes and interview cities in order of preference so that you may be considered by respective IIM as per your choice, if you are shortlisted.
Apart from IIMs, hundreds of other top MBA colleges also accept CAT score for admission. The information about the number of CAT 2023 participating MBA colleges state wise with links to their websites are provided on official CAT website. This will help you choose the right B-school to apply for admission 2024 through CAT 2023. Check below the Programmes Offered by IIMs
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Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
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MBA Programmes Open for Admission 2024
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IIM Ahmedabad
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PGP, PGP-FABM
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IIM Amritsar
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MBA, EMBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM
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IIM Bangalore
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PGP, PGPEM, PGPBA
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IIM Bodh Gaya
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PGP
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IIM Calcutta
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MBA
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IIM Indore
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PGP, PGP-HRM
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IIM Jammu
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MBA, MBA Hospital & Healthcare Management
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IIM Kashipur
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MBA, MBA (Analytics), EMBA
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IIM Kozhikode
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PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-F, PGP-LSM, EPGP (At Kochi campus)
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IIM Lucknow
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PGP, PGP-ABM, PGP-SM
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IIM Nagpur
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PGP
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IIM Raipur
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PGP
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IIM Ranchi
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PGP, PGP-HRM, PGP (Business Analytics)
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IIM Rohtak
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PGP, EPGPX, EPGDSM
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IIM Sambalpur
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MBA, Executive MBA
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IIM Shillong
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PGP, PGPEX, PGPWE
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IIM Sirmaur
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MBA, MBA (T&HM)
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IIM Tiruchirappalli
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PGP, PGPM-HR, PGPBM
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IIM Udaipur
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MBA, MBA-DEM, MBA-GSCM, PGDBAWE
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IIM Visakhapatnam
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PGP, PGPEX, PGPDGM
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7. CAT 2023 exam Syllabus
Syllabus of CAT exam 2023 is based on the mentioned guidelines and current structure of CAT exam. Past tendencies reflect that CAT exam syllabus and pattern overall test the candidate on Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension; Quantitative Aptitude; Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning. CAT exam Syllabus covers all the major topics on these test sections.
As such going by the past CAT exam pattern and topics on which questions are asked in CAT exam every year, a candidate can take the clue to prepare for CAT 2023 exam as per CAT syllabus.
Read Complete CAT exam Syllabus
8. CAT 2023 Admit Card Dates & Instructions
CAT 2023 Admit card has been released on November 7, 2023. All the key instructions in regard to your CAT 2023 admit card download, exam day instructions, what to carry and what not to carry are contained on the CAT website. All the CAT aspirants who register and wish to appear in CAT 2023 should meticulously go through these important instructions.
Read How to download CAT Admit Card & Exam Day Do’s & Don’ts by IIMs
9. CAT 2023 Official Mock: Check dates; Only way to understand CAT pattern
CAT 2023 Mock Test will be released by IIMs around October 27-28. Official CAT website will share information about the mock test release date. Official CAT Mock is the key source to understand the CAT exam pattern and CAT exam syllabus. The more you practice and study according to this structure and content, the better will be your CAT preparation.
Check how to attempt CAT official Mock
10. Complete Information About CAT 2023 Test Centers
Year after year the test cities for CAT exam are changed and increased. CAT 2023 will be conducted in 160 test cities at 400+ test venues. It is again expected that for CAT 2023, a few test cities may be excluded and other few may be added in different states. This information is made available on CAT website only. For example in 2022 IIMs added few cities of North East and J&K as CAT exam cities to make the exam accessible to remote areas.
Check Complete list of CAT Exam Centers
You must visit the websites and/or read program advertisements of the concerned IIM and specific programs to ensure which programs you want to apply for, eligibility requirements and admission processes.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more updates on CAT 2023
