CAT 2027 or Common Admission Test Application Correction process will be started soon in online mode. The Registration will start from August 2023. The exam will be condcuted on India’s most commonly known examination for graduates who wish to pursue Management Courses after their Graduation is the Common Admission Test 2027. CAT being a National Level examination, is conducted annually and applicants from across India can participate and can get admissions into PGP, PGP-FABM, PGP, PGP-HRM, PGPEM, PGPPM courses offered by more than 200 B-Schools, apart from IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management). Candidates can get the whole information and details regarding CAT 2027 below article.
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CAT 2027 Latest Update as on 16 October 2026 — official 2027 notification awaited
Checked on 16 October 2026
CAT 2027 has not received an official notification yet, so the update is still awaited; students should keep checking iimcat.ac.in for the announcement, which is expected to come from the conducting IIM once the cycle begins.
Key highlights| Exam | CAT 2027 |
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| Status | Official 2027 dates and notification for CAT have not yet been announced by the official body (iimcat.ac.in); this page is checked regularly and will be updated as soon as the 2027 notice is published. |
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| Next expected | Official notification expected in late July 2027 (tentative; based on previous-cycle pattern). |
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| Official website | iimcat.ac.in |
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| Last verified | 16 October 2026 |
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CAT 2027 is still in the pre-notification stage, and the official body has not published the 2027 notification as of 16 October 2026. The latest verified status is that the update is awaited; students should track the cycle on iimcat.ac.in. Based on the previous-year pattern, the notification is expected in late July 2027, followed by online registration in early August 2027, but these timings are not official yet. The exam date is tentatively projected for 28 November 2027, with the conducting IIM and result schedule still to be formally announced. For now, candidates should prepare their documents, review the CAT syllabus and exam pattern, and avoid relying on any date until the official notice appears. Official website: iimcat.ac.in.
✓ Official- Official 2027 dates and notification for CAT have not yet been announced by the official body (iimcat.ac.in); this page is checked regularly and will be updated as soon as the 2027 notice is published.
- Latest available official information (2026 cycle), for reference: The official portal for CAT updates remains iimcat.ac.in.
◷ Expected based on previous-year pattern — not official- Official notification expected in late July 2027 (tentative; based on previous-cycle pattern).
- Online registration likely to open in early August 2027 (tentative).
- Application correction window, if provided, is expected after registration closes (tentative).
- CAT 2027 exam is tentatively projected for 28 November 2027 (tentative).
- Conducting IIM for the 2027 cycle is still expected to be announced later (tentative).
- Results are typically declared in the first week of January 2028 (tentative).
Major Changes This Year
No official change has been announced for CAT 2027 yet; the only verified status is that the 2027 notification is still awaited, while the notification, registration window, exam date and results remain expected based on the usual pattern.
No major change has been officially announced yet for CAT 2027. The official source only confirms that the 2027 notification is still pending and that iimcat.ac.in remains the update portal. Any discussion of application dates, correction window, exam day, or result timeline is still tentative and based on the usual CAT cycle pattern. Until the notification is released, candidates should treat all dates as expected, not confirmed, and prepare using the latest verified CAT syllabus and exam format from the previous cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the latest update on CAT 2027?
The official 2027 notification has not been released yet, so CAT 2027 is still awaited.
Has the CAT 2027 application form been released?
No official application form has been released yet; registration is only expected later, after the notification.
When is the CAT 2027 notification expected?
It is expected in late July 2027, but that timing is tentative and not officially confirmed.
Who will conduct CAT 2027?
The conducting IIM has not been officially announced yet.
What is the expected CAT 2027 exam date?
The exam is tentatively projected for 28 November 2027, but this is not an official date.
Where should students check CAT 2027 updates?
Students should check the official portal, iimcat.ac.in, for all confirmed announcements.
Has the CAT 2027 syllabus changed officially?
No official syllabus change has been announced yet.
Here's a brief overview of the CAT 2027 official mock test activation:
- Exam Date: The CAT exam date 2023 is November 26, 2023 (Sunday).
- Mock Test Activation: The official mock test links for CAT 2027 are yet to be activated.
- Official Website: Candidates can access the mock test links on the official CAT website at iimcat.ac.in.
CAT 2027 Latest Updates:
- CAT 2027 will be conducted by IIM Lucknow, with the exam convenor being Professor Sanjeet Singh.
- The official notification for CAT 2027 will be issued on the website iimcat.ac.in in the last week of July.
- The exam is tentatively scheduled to take place on November 26.
- Professor Sanjeet Singh, a faculty member at IIM Lucknow, has been appointed as the exam convenor.
- He has previous experience as a professor in the operations management department at IIM Calcutta.
- Professor Singh has a background in decision sciences and holds 13 years of experience at IIM Calcutta.
- He has also worked as a scientist in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
- The CAT 2027 notification will provide details such as exam dates, syllabus, eligibility criteria, registration fee, and examination centers.
- Registration for CAT 2027 is expected to begin on August 2.
- The exam will be conducted in three shifts in online mode, as per the tentative schedule.
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CAT 2027 Exam Status
Candidates can check CAT status from below:
| Particulars | Status |
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| Exam Status | Notification will be out in July 2023 |
CAT 2027 Important Dates
CAT 2027 Important Dates are mentioned in the table given below:
CAT 2027 Exam Dates (Tentative)
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Commencement of Online Registration | First week of August, 2023 |
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Last date of Online Registration | Third week of September, 2023 |
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Release of Admit Card | Last week of October, 2023 |
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Exam Date | 26-Nov-2023 |
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CAT 2027 official answer key release | First week of December 2023 |
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Last date to challenge answer key and response sheet | First week of December 2023 |
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Declaration of Results | First week of January 2024 |
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CAT 2027 Application Form
IIM will start the online registration of CAT 2027 in August 2023. Candidates must read the detail given below to avoid any mistake while filling out the form:
- Before filling out the application form, candidates must do the registration.
- Changes to any of the information in the application form are not possible.
- Candidates can log out and exit the form any number of times to edit and complete later or save & continue till they submit the application form.
An application form has six sections :
Personal Details:
- Father/Husbands/Guardians name and Mother name are compulsory.
- Nationality
- Category
- Upload Documents
Academic Qualification:
- SSC/10th/Equivalent Details
- HSC/12th/Diploma course details
- Bachelor's degree details
- Master's degree details
- Other professional degrees details
Work Experience
- Only full-time experience after graduation
- Part-time/Project/Internship/Articleship/Pre-graduation will not be counted as work experience.
Programs
- Candidates can select any number of programs and then select the interview city for that course.
Test city
- Candidates can select any four test cities as per their preference
- In case, Candidate is not allotted to any of the preference test cities then candidates will be allotted a nearby test city.
Payment
- Online payment can be done via net banking/Credit card/debit card/e-wallet.
CAT 2027 Application Fee
CAT 2027 Application Fee is given Category/gender wise which must be paid Online after the completion of the Application form:
CAT 2027 Registration Fee| Category | Application Fee |
| General / EWS – NC – OBC category | Rs 2200/- |
| SC/ST/ PWD | Rs 1100/- |
CAT 2027 Form Correction
IIM allows the candidates to make corrections in their CAT Application Form after submission, but only in the uploaded images. The candidates can change their uploaded scanned photo and signature only.
What details can be corrected?
For correction in all other details?
Contact [email protected]. The candidates have to mention their errors and if CAT authorities allow they can go ahead with changes as per the instructions given.
To make corrections in the images the candidates have to log in on his cat.ac.in using their User ID and password. They can then access their dashboard and edit their images in the form therein.
CAT 2027 Eligibility Criteria
CAT 2027 Eligibility is mentioned for all aspirants concerning their categories, age, educational qualification, etc.
- Age Criteria: There will be no age limit prescribed for appearing in the CAT entrance exam.
- Qualifying Exam: Applying aspirant must have passed his/her Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized Board/University.
- Minimum Marks: Candidate must have passed his/her qualifying exam with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. The aspirants belonging to ST/SC/PWD category must have passed with a minimum of 45% marks in the qualifying examination they last appeared in.
- Appearing candidates: Candidates appearing in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent can also apply with valid proof of documents at the time of admission otherwise their candidature will be canceled.
NOTE: Candidates who possess an equivalent exam degree recognized by MHRD, Government of India (including AMICE of the Institution of Civil Engineers) are also eligible.
CAT 2027 Admit Card
CAT 2027 Admit Card will be available on the official website, candidates are requested to download and print their admit cards as it is an important document to be carried to the examination centre. Below mentioned
guidelines for CAT 2027 Admit Card/Hall Ticket can be followed by the candidates:
- If candidates are found without CAT Admit Card in the examination hall, there are chances that the authorities might not allow them to appear for the examination.
- If there is any discrepancy found in the Admit Card particulars, the candidate must immediately get in touch with the Official Authority to get it rectified.
- Visit the Exam centre before the final exam day if the venue is unfamiliar.
- No query related to the hall ticket will be entertained on the day of the examination
CAT 2027 Exam Pattern
CAT 2027 Exam Pattern is given below which contains information like mode of examination, duration of the examination, several types of questions asked, the language in which the exam can be taken by the candidates, etc.
CAT 2027 Paper PatternMode of Examination | Online (CBT) |
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Duration of Examination | 120 minutes (02 hours) |
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No. of Questions asked | 100 |
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Type of Questions | MCQ (Objective) & Subjective |
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Marking Scheme | +3 for Correct and -1 for Incorrect |
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Medium of examination | English |
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Total Marks | 300 |
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Sections | 3 |
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Below mentioned is the section-wise division of examination and the total number of marks they carry each:
Sections | Subjects | Time Allotted | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
I | Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 40 minutes | 32 | 96 |
II | Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 40 minutes | 34 | 102 |
III | Quantitative Ability | 40 minutes | 34 | 102 |
Total | | 2 hours | 100 questions | 300 marks |
CAT 2027 Syllabus
CAT 2027 Syllabus is mentioned below subject wise:
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning:
- Assumptions, Binary Logic, Blood Relations, Clocks and Calendars, Coding-Decoding, Data Arrangement, Data Structures, Direction Sense, Family Tree, Proposition, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Series, Sets, Statements, Syllogism, Venn Diagram
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension:
- Analogies, Antonyms, Contextual usage, Different usage of the same word, Fill in the blanks, Foreign language words used in English, Grammar, Idioms, Jumbled paragraphs, One-word substitution, Para Completion and inference, Para jumbles, Reading Comprehension, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, Syllogisms, Verbal Logic, Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Ability:
- Bars, Caselets, Data Sufficiency, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, etc.
CAT 2027 Preparation Tips
CAT 2027 Preparation Tips are mentioned below for all the candidates who will be appearing for CAT 2027 Examination and are looking for guidance on how to go on CAT exam preparation:
- candidates must prepare how to go on with each subject which includes the time distribution, management of resources, and various other important factors.
- Once the preparation chart is ready, start with the preparation which will include studying all the important topics in-depth, not so important topics in brief but do not miss on any topic as this exam tests the ability.
- If the candidates are taking any coaching classes or external help, their guidance and all that candidates learn over there helps but the same is the number of efforts they need to put in every day on their own.
- An ample amount of sleep is a must.
- Solving questions will give a reality check of the preparation and scope of improvement as well, apart from which candidates must solve one CAT previous year papers as it will give an idea of the exam pattern.
- Join a test series and write tests every day as it will add up to the speed, accuracy, and refinement in answering questions.
- Write 2-3 mock tests every day and try writing a full-length paper at the time candidates will be writing the final CAT Test 2023 Examination.
CAT 2027 Answer Key
Candidates can check the CAT 2027 Answer Key will be released by the official authority. The answer key is available online mode only on the website.
- Individual responses to questions along with the official answer key have been published by the authority.
- Applicants can challenge the answer key by filling the objection form.
- Candidates can log in by using a user ID & password to view the answer key & question paper.
- CAT answer key along with the response sheet and question papers are uploaded under the login of the candidates.
- The official answer key is released by the conducting IIM and after a few days of the exam.
- The official answer key and response sheet are available for objections.
- The fee to challenge objection in CAT answer key is (to be announced, last year it was Rs. 1200 per challenge).
- After reviewing the challenges, a final answer key is also released, based on which CAT scores are calculated.
CAT 2027 Result
CAT 2027 Result will be announced by the official authority. Candidates qualifying for the examination will be allowed by the individual institutes to appear for the Personal Interview/Group discussion rounds based on their merit and number of applicants applying and various other criteria.
- CAT 2027 result will be declared under the login of the candidates and can be checked using user Id and password
- Once the centralized result is announced, candidates will have to apply individually for various colleges and appear in their Interview and Group Discussion rounds if they get a call from the colleges.
CAT 2027 Score
Candidates' CAT 2027 scorecards will be made accessible on the CAT official website. Candidates may also be intimated individually by SMS. The CAT result 2027 which will be issued as a scorecard, has the following elements:
- Scaled/normalized score in each section
- Overall scaled/normalized score
- Percentile in each section
- Overall percentile in CAT
The percentile score of CAT is calculated using the formula below:
Formula for CAT percentile score (p) = [ (N – R) / N] X 100]
- N – Total number of candidates who appeared for CAT.
- R – Rank assigned to candidates, based on the scaled score.
- IIM Indore releases CAT response sheet 2027.
- The response sheet refers to the answers marked by the candidate during the exam.
- CAT response sheet is released in the form of a question paper with questions, options, correct options (answer key), and answers marked by the candidate (responses).
- Candidates can download it during the response sheet viewing window as per the official timetable.
- To get a response sheet, one has to login at the CAT exam login, using user id and password.
- Candidates can also challenge the response sheet in the same duration, by selecting relevant responses they feel have been mistaken, and paying the requisite fee against them.
CAT 2027 Counselling
CAT 2027 Counselling will commence after the result declaration but will not be centralized, will be conducted individually by colleges accepting the CAT 2027 Result as their criteria.
CAT 2027 Top Institutes & Courses
Below listed are the institutes which are known for the highest cut-off rankers:
- Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, Delhi
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi & Kolkata
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
- Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC)
- Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML)
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
- Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
- P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
- XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur
Apart from the above-mentioned colleges, a total of 20 IIMs and 500 other MBA colleges offer admission through CAT.
The courses offered after qualifying in the CAT written test, Interview, and Group discussion held by individual Institutes are listed below:
- Fellow Programme in Management (Ph.D.)
- Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA)
- Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (MBA-FABM)
- One-Year Full Time Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (MBA-PGPX)
- Faculty Development Programme (FDP)
- Armed Forces Programme (AFP)
- ePost Graduate Programme (PGP)
- Executive Education Programmes (EEP) etc.
Above mentioned are a few courses that the Institutes offer under which there will be multiple branches of those courses which can be found in the individual websites of colleges in which the candidates are interested in taking admission IIMs:
Seats Availability in IIMs
CAT Seats Available in IIMs| S.No. | Institute | Seats Offered |
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| 1 | IIM Ahemdabad | 385 |
| 2 | IIM Calcutta | 462 |
| 3 | IIM Bangalore | 412 |
| 4 | IIM Lucknow | 436 |
| 5 | IIM Kozhikode | 375 |
| 6 | IIM Indore | 451 |
| 7 | IIM Trichy | 180 |
| 8 | IIM Amritsar | 60 |
| 9 | IIM Rohtak | 240 |
| 10 | IIM Bodhgaya | 60 |
| 11 | IIM Sambalpur | 160 |
| 12 | IIM Sirmaur | 60 |
| 13 | IIM Jammu | 45 |
| 14 | IIM Ranchi | PGDM - 120 PGD HRM - 48 |
| 15 | IIM Raipur | 210 |
| 16 | IIM Kashipur | 210 |
| 17 | IIM Shilong | 120 |
| 18 | IIM Udaipur | 180 |
| 19 | IIM Nagpur | 126 |
| 20 | IIM Visakhapatnam | 60 |
CAT Previous Year Cut-Off
| IIM Campus | Percentage |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 81.53 |
| IIM Bangalore | 90+ |
| IIM Calcutta | 95+ |
| IIM Lucknow | 90+ |
| IIM Indore | 90 |
| IIM Kozhikode | 95.5 |
| IIM Rohtak | 90+ |
| IIM Trichy | 96 |
| IIM Udaipur | 90 |
CAT 2027 Exam Centres
CAT will be conducted in test centres spread across around 158 test cities. Candidates will be given the option to select any six test cities in order of their preference. The candidates can checklist of test centres of CAT 2027 below in the table.
| State / Union Territory | City |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kakinada. Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Aurangabad, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Haryana | Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, DharwadHubballi (Hubli), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
| Kerala | Kannur, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Trivandrum |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Raigad, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Palghar, Navi Mumbai, Vasai, Ulhasnagar |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Pathankot, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur, Amritsar |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Tamil Nadu | Madurai, Trichy, Vellore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Salem |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal |
| Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Bankura, Burdwan, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
| Chandigarh | Mohali, Chandigarh |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Naga, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| Delhi NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Meerut, New Delhi, Noida |
| Goa | Mapusa |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
CAT 2027 Highlights
Check all the details about the Common Admission Test 2027 examination given below:
Exam Name | Common Admission Test (CAT 2027) |
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Conducting Body | Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
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Level | National Level |
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Course | MBA, Fellow Programme in Management, etc. |
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CAT 2027 Official website | https://iimcat.ac.in/ |
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Exam Mode | Online (CBT) |
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Exam Purpose | To offer admission in various Management Courses Offered by the numerous Institutions across India |
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About Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode was the fifth IIM to be established. It is an independent business institution set up in 1996 by the government of India. It was started with a batch of 42 students at the temporary campus of the National Institute of Technology, Calicut. It is ranked sixth amongst the management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018.
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