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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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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.
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.
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 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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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.
There are approximately 170 CAT test centres spread across the country.
No, candidates can change their CAT 2025 exam centre at no additional cost during the correction window or before the application submission.
Yes, a candidate can change their CAT 2025 exam city/ centre preference during the correction window.
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