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CAT 2026 Test Centre List Out: Check All 170 Exam Cities, New Additions, Dropped Cities and State-wise Centres
The CAT exam cities 2026 list has been released along with the CAT 2026 notification, which was released on July 25, 2026. IIM Indore has listed around 170 CAT test cities across the country. This year, Maharashtra saw the most additions with 8 new CAT 2026 exam cities added, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Kerala adding 5 cities. While Haryana dropped CAT exam cities of Rohtak, Panipat, and Sonipat, and Karnataka dropped Vijayapura from the CAT 2026 exam centre list. Candidates are advised to keep reading this article for more information related to CAT cities 2026, biggest drop and biggest additions, combined CAT exam test centres, and more.
Live | Aug 3, 2026 | 3:50 PM IST
This Story also Contains
- How to Choose CAT Exam Cities 2026?
- CAT Test Centre Code 2026 vs 2025 vs 2024
- CAT 2026 Cities and Exam Centres
- CAT Exam Cities 2026: Which City Has Been Dropped and Added This Year
- CAT 2026 Exam City in Delhi Reorganised
- Name Changes in the CAT Exam Cities 2026
- Which CAT 2026 Exam Centres are Combined?
- CAT Centre Code 2026: How to Check Exam Centre
How to Choose CAT Exam Cities 2026?
Candidates appearing for the CAT 2026 exam for MBA are advised to choose a CAT city 2026 near their home to prevent any unnecessary travel and stress before the exam. Students can check the general points to select the CAT 2026 test city in the following points.
Candidates will be required to choose 5 CAT exam cities from the list of CAT test cities 2026.
Students must fill out the CAT 2026 cities in order of preference, preferably based on the proximity to their home.
The candidates will be allotted a CAT exam centre based on the availability of those CAT cities 2026.
If candidates are not allotted their first preference, then they will be given the next CAT 2026 exam centre in their preference list.
CAT Test Centre Code 2026 vs 2025 vs 2024
The CAT exam centre and CAT test centre code have not been released yet by IIM Indore. This year, the CAT 2026 exam will be held in 170 cities with new additions and drops as compared to the previous year. The CAT test centre code and CAT exam centre will be mentioned on the CAT 2026 admit card to be released on November 04, 2026.
CAT Exam Years | Number of CAT Cities 2026 | Number of CAT Exam Centres |
CAT 2026 Exam | 170 | 375 (Expected) |
CAT 2025 Exam | 170 | 375 |
CAT Exam 2024 | 156 | 400 |
CAT 2026 Cities and Exam Centres
The CAT 2026 exam centres have been released along with the CAT 2026 notification on the IIM CAT official website. The CAT 2026 exam will be conducted in 170 cities across the country. Candidates can check the full list of CAT 2026 exam centres on the CAT official website at iimcat.ac.in.
CAT 2026 Exam States | CAT Exam Cities 2026 |
CAT 2026 Cities in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
CAT exam cities in Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
CAT cities in Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun |
CAT cities 2026 in Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
CAT exam cities 2026 in Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
CAT 2026 cities in Chandigarh | Chandigarh, Mohali |
CAT exam cities in Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur CG, Raipur |
CAT 2026 cities in Delhi | New Delhi |
CAT exam cities in Goa | Panaji, Madgaon |
CAT exam cities 2026 in Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
CAT 2026 cities in Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram |
CAT 2026 cities in Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur HP, Hamirpur, Kangra |
CAT exam cities in Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
CAT 2026 cities in Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
CAT exam cities 2026 in Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Hubli-Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
CAT exam centre in Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Trivandrum |
CAT test cities in Ladakh | Leh |
CAT 2026 test cities in Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
CAT exam centre 2026 in Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
CAT 2026 exam centre in Maharashtra | Ahilyanagar, Akola, Amravati, Bhiwandi, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai-Raigad/Rasayani, Pune, Palghar-Boisar-Vasai, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Mumbai-Thane, Wardha, Baramati |
CAT 2026 cities in Manipur | Imphal |
CAT cities 2026 in Meghalaya | Shillong |
CAT exam centre in Mizoram | Aizawl |
CAT exam cities in Nagaland | Kohima |
CAT 2026 exam cities in Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
CAT exam cities 2026 in Puducherry | Puducherry |
CAT test cities in Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana-Phagwara, Patiala |
CAT 2026 test cities in Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
CAT exam cities 2026 in Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
CAT 2026 cities in Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
CAT exam cities in Tripura | Agartala |
CAT test centres in Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA-Greater Noida-Ghaziabad, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
CAT test centres 2026 in Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
CAT 2026 test centres in West Bengal | Asansol-Durgapur, Bankura, Burdwan, Howrah, Kalyani-Hooghly, Kolkata, Siliguri |
CAT Exam Cities 2026: Which City Has Been Dropped and Added This Year
IIM Indore has added many CAT test cities to the list while deleting many more. The biggest deletion is in Haryana, where the authority deleted CAT test centres of Panipat, Sonipat, and Rohtak, while adding 8 new cities in Maharashtra. Candidates can check the recent additions in the table below.
State | Added in CAT 2026 Cities | Dropped in CAT Cities 2026 |
CAT exam cities 2026 in Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Chirala, Chittoor, Kadapa, Ongole | — |
CAT 2026 exam centres in Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | — |
CAT cities in Assam | Jorhat, Tezpur | — |
CAT 2026 cities in Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya | — |
CAT exam cities in Chandigarh | Mohali | — |
CAT 2026 exam cities in Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Raipur | — |
CAT exam centres in Delhi | — | Delhi |
CAT 2026 cities in Gujarat | Mehsana | — |
CAT exam cities in Haryana | — | Panipat, Rohtak, Sonipat |
CAT exam centres 2026 in Jammu & Kashmir | Samba | — |
CAT exam cities in Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh | — |
CAT 2026 exam cities in Karnataka | Kalaburagi, Shivamogga | Vijayapura |
CAT 2026 exam cities in Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kottayam, Malappuram, Palakkad | — |
CAT test centres in Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior, Sagar, Satna | — |
CAT 2026 exam centres in Maharashtra | Bhiwandi, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nanded, Palghar-Boisar-Vasai, Wardha, Baramati | — |
CAT test centres in Punjab | Patiala | Chandigarh/Mohali/Phagwara |
CAT 2026 exam centres in Rajasthan | Sikar | — |
CAT exam centres in Tamil Nadu | Kanchipuram, Salem, Vellore | — |
CAT exam cities 2026 in Telangana | Khammam | — |
CAT 2026 exam cities in Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh, Jhansi, Mathura | — |
CAT exam cities in Uttarakhand | — | — |
CAT 2026 exam cities in West Bengal | Bankura, Burdwan, Kalyani-Hooghly | — |
CAT 2026 Exam City in Delhi Reorganised
Previously, the Delhi-NCR included Delhi, Gurugram, and Noida test centres as well; however, this year, IIM Indore has reorganised the Delhi test cities and included them in separate state-wise categories. Gurugram has been included in Haryana, Ghaziabad and Noida in Uttar Pradesh, while New Delhi is in Delhi.
Name Changes in the CAT Exam Cities 2026
As per the CAT 2026 notification, several CAT 2026 exam centres have not been deleted, but their names have been changed. Candidates can check the new names for their preferred CAT test city in the table below for reference.
Previous Names for CAT 2026 Cities | CAT Exam City 2026 New Names |
Ahmednagar | Ahilyanagar |
Aurangabad | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar |
Mumbai/Thane | Mumbai-Thane |
Navi Mumbai/Raigad | Navi Mumbai-Raigad/Rasayani |
Allahabad | Prayagraj |
Which CAT 2026 Exam Centres are Combined?
The CAT exam centres of Hubli and Dharwad in Karnataka have been consolidated into Hubli-Dharwad for the CAT 2026 exam. Similarly, Asansol and Durgapur are also converted into one CAT test city of Asansol-Durgapur. Candidates living in any of the CAT 2026 test cities are advised to select a combined CAT exam centre under their preferred test city.
CAT Centre Code 2026: How to Check Exam Centre
Candidates can check their CAT 2026 cities and CAT exam centre code once IIM Indore releases the CAT 2026 admit card on November 04, 2026. The following points highlight the step-by-step instructions to check the CAT exam centre and slot details.
Candidates are required to visit the IIM CAT official website - iimcat.ac.in.
Log in with your CAT User ID and Password on the CAT candidate login page.
Navigate to the CAT dashboard and download the CAT 2026 admit card.
Scroll down to the “Assessment Details” section in the CAT admit card and look for the CAT centre code.
Check and verify your CAT exam centre code, CAT exam city, and slot details.
In case any of the above is wrong or missing, contact the CAT official helpdesk immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: How much is the CAT exam fee?
A:
The CAT 2026 exam fee is Rs. 2700 for candidates of the General and OBC categories. For SC, ST, and PWD category candidates, the CAT exam fee is Rs. 1350. The CAT exam fee is to be paid online via credit/debit card, net banking, and UPI.
Q: Is a CAT score valid for 2 years?
A:
No, a CAT score is valid for one year only. This means that the score from a particular CAT exam can be used for admission in the academic year immediately following the exam.
Q: What is CAT exam eligibility?
A:
To be eligible for the Common Admission Test (CAT) exam, candidates need a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD category. There is no upper age limit for the CAT exam, but candidates should have completed their graduation or should be in the final year of graduation.
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