CAT — last-minute checklist
Built from the Common Admission Test records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Next exam day: 29 Nov (official) — 77 days to go. Official notice ↗
Tracker row: CAT 2026 exam
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 29 Nov (official): Exam conducted in three sessions on Sunday, November 29, 2026 across 170 cities
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card (hall ticket / call letter), printed — the instructions printed on it override anything on this page
- Original photo ID with the same name as your admit card (Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport or driving licence — your admit card lists which it accepts); a photocopy alone is not enough
- Leave your phone, smartwatch, earphones and other electronic gadgets at home or outside — they are not allowed in the exam hall, and do not count on a cloakroom at the centre
- Reporting time and gate-closing time are printed on your admit card — late entry is refused, so plan to reach well before
- Passport-size photographs, if your admit card asks for them — use the same photo you uploaded in the application
- Pen and rough sheet: computer-based tests generally provide them at the centre — carry your own only if your admit card says so
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
- Using a scribe or compensatory time? Carry the certificate and the scribe's own photo ID in the format your admit card or notice asks for
✅ true of every exam hall · 🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
Admit card available: 4 Nov (official) Official notice ↗
From the tracker row: Admit card available from November 4, 2026 until exam day
📝 Exam pattern on our records
Common Admission Test
66 questions, 198 marks, 120 minutes
Marking: +3 per correct answer, −1 per wrong answer
Subjects on our syllabus
- Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
- Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative Aptitude
Languages: English
MBA entrance for IIMs and other top business schools. 66 questions in 120 minutes across VARC, DILR, and Quant.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 5 Jan 2027 (expected)
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) ↗
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