The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow has commenced the CAT 2023 registration process online. The registration link to fill out CAT application form 2023 is available on the official IIM CAT website at iimcat.ac.in. CAT registration 2023 last date is September 13 (5:00 PM). While processing CAT exam 2023 registration, applicants will have to pay a CAT application fee of Rs 2,400 for the general category and Rs 1,200 for reserved category candidates. Common Admission Test (CAT) 2023 will be held on November 26.
Over 2 lakh candidates register for CAT MBA entrance every year. Last year, a total of 2,55,501 candidates registered for the CAT entrance test out of which 2,22,184 candidates appeared for the CAT exam. The percentage of last year’s CAT test takers was 87%.
CAT 2023 notification was released on July 30. This year, there is no change in the CAT exam pattern. Like last year, the CAT entrance exam 2023 will be held in three slots of 2 hours each. CAT Slot 1 (Morning session) will be held from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Slot 2 (Afternoon session) timing is 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, and Slot 3 (Evening session) will be held from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Over 1,000 MBA colleges in India including the 20 IIMs will accept CAT score 2023 for admission to various postgraduate and fellowship programmes. Top MBA colleges accept a CAT percentile between 95-99+ for shortlisting candidates for further selection rounds that include group discussions and personal interviews. New IIMs accept CAT exam percentile ranging between 87-95+ for MBA admission.
