CAT 2025 Live Updates: The CAT 2025 exam will be conducted on November 30, 2025, in three sessions. It is held for admission to various management programmes of IIMs. As per the latest update, the CAT exam admit cards for 2.95 lakh eligible candidates have been released on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. It can be accessed using the CAT application login ID and password between November 12 and 30, 2025. The CAT exam is a 120-minute test divided into three sections: VARC, DILR, and QA. Candidates aiming for the CAT 2025 exam should stay updated with all the latest news to avoid any confusion. Continue reading to know about the CAT exam live updates and other crucial information on this page.
CAT 2025 Live Updates
CAT 2025 Live Updates: What are the CAT Shift Timings 2025? – Nov 28, 2025 11.28 A.M.
CAT 2025 will be conducted in 3 sessions: Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. It is expected that Slot 1 will be held from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, Slot 2 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, and Slot 3 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
CAT 2025 Live Updates: Which Documents are required on CAT Exam Day? – Nov 28, 2025 11.11 A.M.
Candidates should read the CAT exam day guidelines to avoid any last-minute rush. It is mandatory to carry certain documents to the CAT test centre. This will help them appear in the entrance test. You need to bring the following documents to the exam centre:
- Hard copy of the CAT Admit Card 2025
- Valid Photo ID Proof (Aadhaar Card/Passport/Driving License/PAN Card/Voter ID)
- Name Change Document (if applicable).
CAT Exam 2025 Live Updates: Items Restricted in CAT 2025 Exam Centre?- Nov 28, 2025 10.48 A.M.
Candidates should not carry any items that are not permitted in the CAT test centre. If they are found with any of such restricted things, their candidature shall be disqualified immediately. The following things are prohibited in the CAT exam centre:
- Bags
- Wrist watches
- Calculators
- Purses
- Pencil Boxes
- Scanners
- Cameras
- Electronic devices
- Beepers
- Notepads
- Mobile Phones
- Wireless/Bluetooth devices, etc
CAT Exam 2025 Live Updates: List of CAT Exam Centres – Nov 28, 2025 10.23 A.M.
The CAT exam city list has been released on the official website. The CAT 2025 exam will be conducted in approximately 170 cities. Here is the list of CAT exam centres 2025 shared below for reference purposes.
| State | CAT Test Cities |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Guntur, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Chirala, Kadapa, Nellore, Tirupathi, Vizianagaram, Chittoor, Kakinada, Ongole, Vijayawada |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar- Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Darbhanga, Patna, Aurangabad, Gaya, Purnea, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur |
| Chandigarh | Chandigsarh-Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur CG, Bhilai Nagar, Raipur |
| Delhi | Other-New Delhi |
| Dadra and Nagra Haveli Daman and Diu | Silvassa |
| Goa | Panaji-Madgaon |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur-HP, Hamirpur, Kangra, Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Hubli-Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Trivandrum |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (CS Nagar), Bhiwandi, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar-Boisar, Pune, Raigad, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana- Phagwara, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA-Greater NOIDA, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol-Durgapur, Bankura, Burdwan, Howrah, Kalyani-Hooghly, Kolkata, Siliguri |
CAT 2025 Live Updates: What is the Difficulty Level of the CAT Exam? Nov 28, 2025 9.54. A.M.
The CAT exam is generally of moderate difficulty. It aims to evaluate candidates’ verbal, reasoning, and mathematical skills. But the difficulty level also depends on individual preparation level and strengths. We have compiled below the section-wise CAT difficulty level over the years:
| Year | IIM | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
| 2015 | IIM Ahmedabad | Moderate | Difficult | Moderate | Moderate to Difficult |
| 2016 | IIM Bangalore | Moderate | Difficult | Moderate | Moderate |
| 2017 | IIM Lucknow | Moderate | Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Moderate |
| 2018 | IIM Calcutta | Moderate | Difficult | Difficult | Moderate to Difficult |
| 2019 | IIM Kozhikode | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 2020 | IIM Indore | Moderate to Difficult | Difficult | Moderate | Moderate to Difficult |
| 2021 | IIM Ahmedabad | Difficult | Difficult | Moderate | Moderate to Difficult |
| 2022 | IIM Bangalore | Moderate | Difficult | Moderate | Moderate to Difficult |
| 2023 | IIM Lucknow | Moderate | Difficult | Difficult | Difficult |
| 2024 | IIM Calcutta | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 2025 | IIM Kozhikode | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
CAT Live Updates 2025: How many questions will be asked in CAT 2025? Nov 28, 2025 9.34. A.M.
The CAT 2025 exam is divided into three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Ability. The test duration will be 120 minutes (40 minutes for each section). CAT 2025 is expected to have a total of 68 questions. Let’s explore the previous CAT question trends for clarity:
| Year | Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Quantitative Ability (QA) | Total |
| 2024 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 68 |
| 2023 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 66 |
| 2022 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 66 |
| 2021 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 66 |
| 2020 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 76 |
CAT Exam 2025 Live Updates: CAT 2025 Last Minute Preparation Tips Nov 28, 2025 9.07. A.M.
Some of the CAT 2025 last minute preparation tips are shared below:
- Focus on revising key areas, formulas, and shortcut tricks.
- Analyse previously attempted mocks and previous year papers. It helps you review your strengths and weak topics.
- Stay stress-free in the last 24 hours before the test.
- Focus more on accuracy to avoid negative marking.
- Follow the CAT exam day guidelines to maintain decorum
CAT Exam Live Updates: How many candidates are eligible to appear for CAT 2025? – Nov 28, 2025 8.23. A.M.
As per the recent notice, nearly 2.95 lakh candidates were eligible to download the CAT admit card 2025 from the official website.
CAT Exam Live Updates: Who is Conducting the CAT 2025 Exam and When? Nov 27, 2025 10.26 P.M.
IIM Kozhikode will conduct the CAT 2025 exam on November 30 in three sessions. The test will be conducted in approximately 170 cities.
CAT Exam 2025 Live Updates: What is the last date to download the CAT admit card? – Nov 27, 2025 9.52 P.M.
You can download the CAT admit card 2025 between November 12 and 30, 2025, only from the official website.
CAT 2025 Live Updates: – How to download the CAT Admit Card 2025? – Nov 27, 2025 9.33 P.M.
Go to the official IIM CAT 2025 website, iimcat.ac.in.
- Hit the “Admit Card / Application Form Download Login” link.
- Enter User ID and Password and click on the “Login” button.
- The admit card will appear on the screen.
- Take the printout of the CAT admit card for future use.
