CAT 2025 LIVE: Admit card in 3 days; MBA exam for 2.95 lakh candidates on November 30

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode will issue the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 admit card on November 12 for 2.95 lakh candidates. The CAT admit card 2025 will be made available on the official website at iimcat.ac.in, using login credentials. IIM Kozhikode will conduct the exam on November 30.

The MBA entrance test will be held in three shifts in 170 examination cities. CAT 2025 scores will be used for admissions to postgraduate management programmes in IIMs and other participating institutions. IIM Kozhikode is the exam convener this year.

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"IIMs have taken additional measures to ensure the security of the examination, including the deployment of mobile jammers in select locations," the exam authorities said in an official statement.

Besides admit cards, IIMK will also provide a CAT 2025 mock test with a sample question paper from November 12 onwards for aspirants to get an idea about the exam pattern and to practice time management.

As per CAT 2025 exam pattern, the computer-based test will comprise three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA). Candidates will be given 120 minutes to attempt the MBA entrance test.

According to the CAT 2025 marking scheme, candidates will be awarded one mark for each correct answer and lose one mark for each incorrect response. However, there will not be any negative marking for non-MCQs.