CAT 2025 Exam City Change: Know the Process Before Admit Card Release

CAT 2025 Exam City Change: Know the Process Before Admit Card Release

Team Careers360Updated on 13 Nov 2025, 11:00 AM IST

The CAT 2025 Exam Centre can be changed, but before the release of the IIM CAT Admit Card 2025. The CAT 2025 exam allows a candidate to choose 5 exam centres/ cities from approximately 170 test cities spread across the country. The CAT 2025 exam centre can be changed before submitting the application fee and the exam form for CAT 2025. After the CAT Admit Card 2025 is out a candidate can not change their exam centre. The CAT 2025 exam centre will be allotted based on the preferences submitted by the candidate. However, aspirants are given a short correction window in which they can change the CAT 2025 exam centre preference. But once the window closes, no further changes can be made to the Exam centre preference for CAT 2025. Read further to know when you change the CAT 2025 exam centres.
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  3. CAT 2025 Exam Centre Change Request: Exception Cases
  4. CAT 2025 Exam Centres
CAT 2025 Exam City Change: Know the Process Before Admit Card Release
CAT 2025 Exam City Change: Know the Process Before Admit Card Release

When Can the CAT 2025 Exam Centre Be Changed?

The candidates for the CAT 2025 exam can change the preference of the exam centre during the Correction window for the CAT application from 2025. The CAT 2025 Correction window was open for students until October 7, 2025. The CAT correction window was available at no additional cost to the students.

When CAT 2025 Exam Centre Not be Changed?

Candidates can not change the CAT exam centre 2025 once the application for CAT 2025 has been submitted and the fee for the same has been paid. Additionally, exam centre changes cannot be made CAT hall ticket has been released.

CAT 2025 Exam Centre Change Request: Exception Cases

Modification of the CAT 2025 exam centre is not usually allowed after the correction window is closed and the admit cards are released. However, CAT 2025 might allow a candidate to change their exam centre in some exceptional cases, such as illness or any emergency.

In such a case, candidates will have to submit a request to the authorities. Or a candidate can contact the CAT helpdesk at

  • Email- cathelpdesk@iimcat.co.in.

  • Toll-free- 1-800-210-8720.

CAT 2025 Exam Centres

CAT will be conducted in centres spread across approximately 170 test cities. Test cities will be mentioned on the CAT website, and the name of the test centre will be indicated on the CAT Admit Card.

  • Candidates are allowed to choose any 5 CAT 2025 exam centres as per their preference.

  • The test cities or centres are subject to change as per the discretion of the CAT authority.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Can we change the CAT 2025 exam centre in the correction window?
A:

Yes, a candidate can change their CAT 2025 exam city/ centre preference during the correction window.

Q: Do I have to pay anything to change my CAT exam centre?
A:

No, candidates can change their CAT 2025 exam centre at no additional cost during the correction window or before the application submission. 

Q: How many exam centres are there for CAT 2025?
A:

There are approximately 170 CAT test centres spread across the country.

Q: How do I know my exam centre?
A:

The CAT 2025 exam centre will be written on the admit card of each candidate. The admit card will be available to download from November 12, 2025.

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With 84.91 percentile in CAT (General, male, no work experience), top colleges like IIMs, IITs, FMS, MDI, etc. are not possible. You may get calls from private institutes such as IMT Nagpur/Hyderabad, IMI Bhubaneswar, XIME, SDMIMD, Welingkar (some programs) and similar colleges. Universities like Amity or LPU are also options.

It’s better to choose carefully, as placements and ROI may be average. Reattempting CAT or trying XAT/CMAT could improve options.

Hello,

With a CAT percentile of 88.77 and a strong CGPA of 9.0, you are in a competitive range for newer IIMs (like IIM Amritsar, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Nagpur) and several top non-IIM B-schools such as TAPMI, BIM Trichy, Great Lakes, IMI Delhi, FORE School of Management, and KJ Somaiya. You may not reach the older IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, etc.) since they usually require 98+ percentile, but you have excellent chances at mid-tier and emerging institutes.

For more details access mentioned link below:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-cutoff-2025-category-wise-iims-iits-top-mba-colleges-cutoff

Hope it helps.

Hello

The expected cutoff for the JAP (Joint Admission Process) is around 90 to 95th percentile, with a minimum sectional cutoff of around 75 percentile in Quantitative Ability. You have scored 82.2% which is very low; that's why you are unlikely to meet the minimum criteria for the JAP IIMs in the general Category.

I hope this information helps you.

Thank you.

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Here is your IIM Cutoff for Gen/OBC/SC/ST, CS Score Cut Off. I am providing you the link. Kindly open and check it out. From here you can get all the details.

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-2025-cut-off-live-updates-iim-blacki-expected-cat-cs-score-cut-off-iim-cat-call-cut-off-latest-updates

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With a CAT score of around 80 percentile and about 2 years of work experience, getting a call from the top IIMs (IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore) is extremely difficult, as their cutoff percentiles are usually much higher, even for reserved categories. These institutes typically shortlist candidates above 95–99 percentile depending on category, academic profile, and diversity factors.

However, you may still have some chances at a few of the newer or baby IIMs, especially if you belong to a reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) and have a decent academic background. IIMs such as IIM Jammu, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Nagaland, IIM Amritsar, and IIM Vizag have historically called candidates in the 75–85 percentile range for certain categories. Your 2 years of work experience can also work in your favour, as most IIMs give weightage to professional experience during shortlisting and final selection.

That said, selection does not depend on CAT percentile alone. Factors like your 10th and 12th marks, graduation score, academic consistency, gender and academic diversity, work experience quality, and performance in the personal interview play a very important role. Even with an 80 percentile, a strong interview and profile can improve your chances at newer IIMs.

You should also keep strong non-IIM options open. At this percentile, good colleges like newer IIT MBA programs, some NITs, and reputed private B-schools can offer better and more realistic opportunities. Applying broadly and preparing seriously for the interview stage is very important.

In summary, while top IIMs are unlikely at 80 percentile, you may still have a realistic chance at some of the newer IIMs depending on your category and overall profile.