CAT

तारखा

2026 च्या अधिकृत तारखा

अर्ज सुरू

03/08/2026

अर्जाची शेवटची तारीख

22/09/2026

परीक्षा

29/11/2026 (Sunday), three sessions: forenoon, afternoon and evening

निकाल

Likely by the first week of January 2027 (per the CAT 2026 Information Bulletin)

आयोजक

Indian Institutes of Management (CAT 2026 convened by IIM Indore)

कोणासाठी

MBA / PGP and other postgraduate and doctoral management programmes of the IIMs; score also used by listed non-IIM institutions

पद्धत

Computer-based test

वर्षातील प्रयत्न

Once a year (one session only per candidate)

अर्ज फी

SC, ST and PwBD ₹1,350; all other candidates ₹2,700 (paid once, whatever the number of institutes applied to)

पात्रता

A Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates) from a recognised university, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of Education. Final-year Bachelor's students and those awaiting results can also apply. There is no age limit.

स्कोअर कशासाठी

Admission to MBA / PGP programmes of the IIMs and of listed non-IIM member institutions; CAT 2026 score valid till 31/12/2027

महाराष्ट्रातील विद्यार्थ्यांसाठी

CAT is needed for IIM Mumbai and IIM Nagpur and is accepted by several Maharashtra B-schools on the official non-IIM list (e.g. SPJIMR, K J Somaiya, Welingkar, IMT Nagpur, TISS); CAT scores are also one of the scores accepted in Maharashtra's MBA / MMS CAP run by the State CET Cell (check the CET Cell MBA brochure).