The computer-based Common Admission Test 2022 (CAT 2022) will be administered this year by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) in Bangalore. On November 27, 2022, there will be an entrance exam for admission to top management schools like the IIMs. The IIM Ahmedabad administered the CAT last year on November 28. At iimcat.ac.in, the official website for the CAT 2022 exam, interested students can submit an application.

This year, the registration process will begin on August 3, 10 am and will conclude at 5 pm of September 14. Following that, the admit card will be available for download from 5 pm of October 27. Candidates will be able to download their hall tickets from the official website for the exam which is scheduled to be conducted on November 27. This year, CAT will be conducted in centres spread across around 150 test cities.

The registration fee for SC, ST and PwD category candidates will be Rs 1150 while it is Rs 2300 for other categories of candidates. The CAT results are likely to be declared by the second week of January, 2023. The CAT 2022 score will be valid only till December 31, 2023.

To be eligible for the exam, interested candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA [45 per cent in case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories], awarded by any recognised university.

Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if they submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process.