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    CAT 2025 Exam LIVE from Test Centres: Student Reactions & Review, Answer Key, Analysis, Guidelines to Follow

    CAT 2025 Exam LIVE from Test Centres: Student Reactions & Review, Answer Key, Analysis, Guidelines to Follow

    Malvika ChawlaUpdated on 30 Nov 2025, 03:03 PM IST

    IIM Kozhikode is conducting the CAT 2025 exam today, November 30, 2025, across India. The CAT exam will be held in three slots. The total duration of the CAT 2025 exam will be conducted for 120 minutes (40 minutes per section), with no option to switch between sections. Check out the latest and live updates on the CAT exam 2025 from the test centre, including exam timings, do’s and don’ts, student reactions, exam review, section-wise exam analysis, question paper, answer key and cutoffs.

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    1. CAT 2025 Exam Review By Students: Live Updates
    2. CAT 2025 Exam Timings
    3. CAT 2025 Exam: Slot 2
    CAT 2025 Exam LIVE from Test Centres: Student Reactions & Review, Answer Key, Analysis, Guidelines to Follow
    CAT 2025 Exam LIVE UPDATES:

    CAT 2025 Exam Review By Students: Live Updates

    CAT 2025 is being held today by IIM Kozhikode, with more than 2 lakh candidates expected to take the test across three slots. Slot 1 is being conducted from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, while Slot 2 will start at 12:30 PM after a two-hour break. The exam is being conducted at 350+ centres across 170 cities nationwide.

    CAT is the most popular MBA entrance exam in India, used for admissions not only to the IIMs but also to over 1,600 management institutes. The cutoff for top B-schools, including IIMs, generally falls between the 95–100 percentile range, so scoring high is crucial. Here you can find complete updates on the exam, detailed slot-wise CAT 2025 analysis, answer key and response sheet release, expected cutoffs, and more.

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    CAT 2025 Exam Timings

    Check out the following table, which mentions the CAT slot-wise exam timings. All candidates must reach their test centre before the reporting time as mentioned in their CAT 2025 admit card.

    CAT Exam SlotCAT Exam TimingReporting Timing Last Entry Allowed
    Slot 18:30 AM to 10:30 AM7:00 AM8:15 AM
    CAT Shift 2 Timings12:20 PM to 2:30 PM11:00 AM12:15 PM
    CAT Shift 3 Timing4:30 PM to 6:30 PM3:00 PM4:15 PM
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    Things to Carry for CAT Exam 2025

    All candidates appearing for the CAT exam are required to carry the following documents to the exam centre. All those who fail to bring the documents will not be permitted to take the CAT exam.

    • The CAT 2025 exam admit card, which should be downloaded from the official CAT website, iimcat.ac.in.

    • A valid government-issued photo ID, such as an Aadhar Card, PAN Card or passport.

    • PwD certificate to avail scribe

    • Legal documents and government-stamped proof of name change, if possible.

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    CAT 2025 Exam: Slot 1

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    Image: Students outside the CAT exam centre
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    8:15 AM: Our team reached the CAT 2025 exam centre, where one CAT applicant, Suvam Maiti, mentioned how he prepared for the CAT 2025 exam and is looking forward to it. He further mentioned that

    8:30 AM: Entry gates for the CAT slot 1 exam have been closed. IIM Kozhikode will be conducting its Slot 1 exam from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. All students will be able to check the section-wise difficulty level for QA, VARC, and Quant soon after the first shift ends.

    10:30 AM: CAT 2025 Slot 1 exam has come to an end. According to the candidates, the CAT slot 1 exam paper was in the easy-to-moderate category.

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    CAT 2025 Exam: Slot 2

    10:45 AM: The CAT 2025 Slot 2 exam will start at 12:30 PM. Candidates appearing for the Slot are required to be present at the test centre by 11 AM.

    2:45 PM: CAT 2025 slot 2 is now over. As per reports, the second session was easier than last year. The slot 2 question paper analysis will be released soon.

    CAT 2025 Exam: Slot 3

    Keep tracking as detaills will be out soon.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How was slot 1 of CAT 2025?
    A:

    As per the insights gained from the students, the CAT 2025 exam was similar in pattern and the difficulty level to last year's CAT. Although the CAT was dominated by number-based questions.  

    Q: Which IIM will conduct CAT 2025?
    A:

    IIM Kozhikode is conducting the CAT 2025 exam. 

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