MBA CAT 2022

MBA CAT 2022

What is CAT Exam?

 
The Common Admission Test is India’s most prestigious national level entrance examination, which permits aspirants to get into top management institutes. It is one of the biggest and toughest MBA entrance exams in India.
 
    Over two lakh candidates apply for the CAT exam every year and only the top 5000 get the chance of studying in IIMs. Not only IIMs over 1300 Business Schools in India consider the result of this exam for admission. The notification about the CAT 2022 is declared on 31^st July 2022. Difficulty level of the exam is moderate to high. The selection criteria for admission through this entrance exam are different for each institute. The CAT score is also valid for admission for various programmes like Executive MBA, PhD and FPM.
 
 
CAT Exam Highlights
 

Name of the Exam	Common Admission Test
Conducting Body (CAT 2022)	IIM Bangalore
Official Website	iimcat.ac.in
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Date	27th November 2022
Exam Fees	2300/- INR for General Category Aspirants and 1150/- for SC/ST/PwD

 
 
Eligibility Criteria
 
·        A candidate with minimum 50% marks in graduation can appear in CAT 2022.
·        A final year student in graduation can also appear in CAT 2022 conducted by IIM.
·        Candidates with CA/CS/ICWA degrees are also eligible to fill CAT application form.
·        There is no limit on the number of attempts for CAT exam.
·        There is no upper age limit criterion to appear for CAT 2022.
·        For CAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria by IIM, click here.
 
 
CAT 2022 Exam Pattern
 
      CAT exam pattern was revised in 2021 by IIM Ahmedabad and these changes are expected to continue for CAT 2022 exam as well. So, as per CAT Exam Pattern 2022, the question paper will be divided into 3 sections having a total of 66 questions.
 

Mode of Exam	Computer-Based Test
Medium of Exam	English Language
CAT Exam Duration	120 minutes 160 mins for PwD candidates
Sectional Time Limit	40 mins for each section ·         Quantative Aptitude ·         Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation ·         Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Types of questions	MCQs & Non-MCQs
No. of questions	66 questions (70-75% MCQs and 25-30% TITA-type questions)

 
 
 
Sectional Distribution of Questions
 

Sections	No. of questions	Total Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	22	66
Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation	20	60
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	24	72
Total	66	198

 
 
CAT 2022 Marking Scheme
 

Particulars	MCQs	Non-MCQs
Correct Answer	+3	+3
Incorrect Answer	-1	No Negative Marking
Unanswered	0	0

 
 
CAT Exam 2022: How to Attempt CAT Question Paper to Score 99+ percentile?
 
     Candidates will be given 40 minutes to attempt each section in CAT 2022 exam. Candidates need to attempt a reasonable number of questions in all the sections to be able to clear the overall and sectional CAT Cut off.
 

Sections	No. of questions	Attempts to score 99+ percentile
QA	22	15-16
LRDI	20	14-15
VARC	24	17-18
Total	66	46-49

 
 
CAT Score v/s Percentile
 

CAT Percentile	CAT Score VARC	CAT Score DILR	CAT Score QA	CAT Score Overall
99.5+	38-40	32-34	39-41	105-108
99+	34-35	28-30	36-37	98-102
98+	32-33	27-28	30-32	90-93
95+	32-34	20-21	28-30	80-82
90+	29-30	17-19	26-27	72-75
85+	24-25	14-15	20-22	59-61
80+	20-22	11-13	15-16	46-48

 
 
CAT 2022 Cut off and MBA Admission 2023-25

    CAT Cut off is the minimum CAT percentile required to participate in the MBA admission process of IIMs, IITs, and other CAT score accepting colleges.

    Candidates have to clear both the sectional and overall cut offs to be eligible for admission.
    The qualifying CAT 2022 cut off for admission to the 2023-25 batch will be released by the respective IIMs for shortlisting candidates for GD/PI rounds.
 
 
Admission Criteria & Selection Process for IIMs
 
    Each IIM has its own selection criteria and process for MBA/ PGDM admissions. 3 stages that form a part of the selection process are:
    Clear the qualifying CAT cut offs and fill out the application form on the official website of the respective institute.
    GD/PI shortlist is released on the basis of CAT score, past academic performance, work experience, gender diversity, and academic diversity.
    Appearance for GD/ PI rounds and preparation of final merit list.
 
    Given below are the previous year's qualifying CAT cut offs and admission criteria for top IIMs to be eligible for admission:
 

IIMs	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
IIM Bangalore	80	75	75	85
IIM Ahmedabad	70	70	70	80
IIM Lucknow	85	85	85	90
IIM Kozhikode	75	75	75	80
IIM Calcutta	75	80	75	85
IIM Indore	80	80	80	90
IIM Visakhapatnam	70	70	70	80
IIM Nagpur	72	72	72	85
IIM Raipur	70	70	70	93
IIM Rohtak	-	-	-	95

 
 
CAT Cut offs for IITs
 
7 IITs also accept CAT Scores for admission to their MBA programs. Given below are the previous year qualifying CAT cut offs 2021 for IITs:
 

IITs	CAT Cut off for General	CAT Cut off for SC/ST/PwD
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile	75 percentile
IIT Bombay	90 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Delhi	90 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Kanpur	85 percentile	75 percentile
IIT Roorkee	90 percentile	70 percentile
IIT Dhanbad (ISM)	80 percentile	60 percentile

 
 
Admission to Top Non-IIMs through CAT scores
 
     Getting into IIMs is tough as the cut offs are usually above the 99 percentile. However, there are 500+ colleges other than IIMs that accept CAT scores for MBA/ PGDM admissions. Top Non-IIM MBA institutes include FMS Delhi, Delhi School of Economics, IITs, KJ Somaiya, etc. CAT 2022 admission process for Non-IIMs will include the below-mentioned stages:
        
    Firstly, candidates need to clear the qualifying CAT 2022 cut off to be eligible for applying.
    CAT qualified candidates will be shortlisted for participation in WAT/ GD/ PI.
    Finally, candidates will be selected on the basis of CAT scores, GD/ PI scores, and academic qualifications depending on the parameters set by the respective institute.
 
 

 
 
 
 

Non-IIM Institute	CAT Cutoff Percentile
FMS, Delhi	98-99
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa	90-95
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai	92+
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR), Mumbai	90+
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon	97-98
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai	85+
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), Mumbai	95+
XIMB - Xavier University, Bhubaneswar	80+
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool), Mumbai	85+
IBS, Hyderabad	85-90

 
For CAT exam dates, notifications & other details, visit IIM CAT official website.