CAT 2025 Notification Released: Exam Dates, Official Website, Application Fee, Eligibility Criteria, IIM Colleges, and More
The exam will be held on November 30, 2025, and candidates interested in pursuing an MBA from IIMs and other leading business schools across India can register from August 1, 2025.

CAT 2025 Notification Released: Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) has released the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 notification on its official website. The exam will be held on November 30, 2025, and candidates interested in pursuing an MBA from IIMs and other leading business schools across India can register from August 1, 2025.
The official notification and related details are available on the official website of CAT at iimcat.ac.in.
CAT 2025: Key Highlights
Particulars | Details |
CAT 2025 Registration Start Date | August 1, 2025 |
Last Date to Apply | September 13, 2025 |
Exam Application Fees | INR 3000/- (General, OBC, EWS) INR 1300/- (SC, ST, PwD) |
CAT 2025 Exam Date | November 30, 2025 |
Official Website | iimcat.ac.in |
This national-level management entrance exam is conducted annually to select candidates for postgraduate management programmes. The notification details the important dates, eligibility criteria, registration process, fee, and application process.

All MBA aspirants can now register for the Common Admission Test 2025 through the official website iimcat.ac.in from 1 August 2025. The Common Admission Test exam 2025 score the start of the admission process for MBA programmes at 21 IIMs and other top B-schools in India.
List of IIMs:
As per the details, CAT 2025 scores are accepted by 21 IIMs, including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Indore. Apart from this, new IIMs like IIM Ranchi, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Nagpur, IIM Jammu, and IIM Visakhapatnam also accept CAT scores.
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