{"id":18660,"date":"2025-10-09T06:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?p=18660"},"modified":"2025-10-09T06:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:56:51","slug":"cat-2026-notification-release-date-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT 2026 notification release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/exam\/6\/cat-2025\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Common Admission Test (CAT)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is India&#8217;s most elite MBA entrance test, being the door to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other leading B-schools like FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IMT, IITs, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAT is administered every year by one of the IIMs on a rotational basis. The CAT 2026 announcement is one of the most highly anticipated announcements for MBA aspirants wishing to get admission in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide provides the CAT 2026 announcement release date, major schedules, exam pattern, eligibility, application process, and so forth.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#Why_Choose_CAT_for_MBA_Admissions\" >Why Choose CAT for MBA Admissions?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#CAT_2026_Notification_Release\" >CAT 2026 Notification Release<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#Expected_Notification_Date\" >Expected Notification Date<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#Conducting_Body\" >Conducting Body<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#Expected_Exam_Date\" >Expected Exam Date<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#CAT_2025_Important_Dates_Tentative\" >CAT 2025 Important Dates (Tentative)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#CAT_2026_Exam_Pattern\" >CAT 2026 Exam Pattern<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#CAT_2026_Eligibility_Criteria\" >CAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#Application_Fees_Expected\" >Application Fees (Expected)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#Top_B-Schools_Accepting_CAT_2025_Scores\" >Top B-Schools Accepting CAT 2025 Scores<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#My_Career_Mantra\" >My Career Mantra<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-2026-notification-release-date-2\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Choose_CAT_for_MBA_Admissions\"><\/span><b>Why Choose CAT for MBA Admissions?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accepted by all 21 IIMs and over 1000+ top B-schools in India.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on core aptitude skills: QA, DILR, VARC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High ROI from top institutes (e.g., IIM Ahmedabad, FMS Delhi).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centralized admission process via IIM CAP and other common counseling.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardized and well-structured exam format.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2026_Notification_Release\"><\/span><b>CAT 2026 Notification Release<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expected_Notification_Date\"><\/span><b>Expected Notification Date<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Last week of July 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(based on trends from previous years)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conducting_Body\"><\/span><b>Conducting Body<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>One of the IIMs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (to be announced officially)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expected_Exam_Date\"><\/span><b>Expected Exam Date<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Sunday of November 2025 (Tentatively 30th November 2025)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2025_Important_Dates_Tentative\"><\/span><b>CAT 2025 Important Dates (Tentative)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Event<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notification Release<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week of July 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration Start<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First week of August 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration Ends<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mid-September 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admit Card Release<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week of October 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exam Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30th November 2025 (Tentative)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Result Declaration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First week of January 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2026_Exam_Pattern\"><\/span><b>CAT 2026 Exam Pattern<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Section<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>No. of Questions<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Time Limit<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">~24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">~20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">~22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">66<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">120 minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2026_Eligibility_Criteria\"><\/span><b>CAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Qualification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Bachelor\u2019s degree with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC\/ST\/PwD).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Final Year Students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Eligible to apply.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Age Limit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: No age restriction.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Fees_Expected\"><\/span><b>Application Fees (Expected)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Fees<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General\/OBC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b92,400 \u2013 \u20b92,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SC\/ST\/PwD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b91,200 \u2013 \u20b91,300<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_B-Schools_Accepting_CAT_2025_Scores\"><\/span><b>Top B-Schools Accepting CAT 2025 Scores<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur, Madras)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IMT Ghaziabad, TAPMI, DSE, NITIE (IIT Bombay)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"My_Career_Mantra\"><\/span><b>My <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careermantra.net\/\"><b>Career Mantra<\/b><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Begin early, create consistency, and emphasize precision. Practice with mock tests to mock actual timings and continually improve weak spots. Don&#8217;t forget, CAT is half about shrewd strategy and half about hard labor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span><b>FAQs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Q1. When will the CAT 2025 notification be released?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A: Expected in the last week of July 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q2. When does CAT 2025 registration begin?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A: Likely in the first week of August 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q3. How many times can I appear for CAT?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A: Once every year, but you can attempt it multiple times in different years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q4. Is there a sectional time limit in CAT?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A: Yes, each section has a 40-minute time limit and you cannot switch between sections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q5. Is CAT mandatory for IIMs?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A: Yes, CAT is compulsory for admission to IIMs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q6. How early is the CAT result declared?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A: Usually in the first week of January, about 4\u20135 weeks after the exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAT 2025 is your way to India&#8217;s top management schools. The notification, due in July 2025, will kick off the MBA application process. Prepare in advance, remain concentrated, and leverage tools such as mocks, study groups, and revision plans.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Admission Test (CAT) is India&#8217;s most elite MBA entrance test, being the door to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other leading B-schools like FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IMT, IITs, and more. CAT is administered every year by one of the IIMs on a rotational basis. 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