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Indian Institute of Management conducts the CAT exam once a year. Out of 6 old IIMs, one of the IIMs was randomly chosen as the official authority to manage the CAT exam and release the CAT selection procedure in a year. Interested candidates can give their maximum effort and time after knowing how many students appeared for CAT 2023 exam. As per the CAT 2023 trends, Around 2.88 lakh students appeared for the CAT exam conducted in 150+ test cities and the total number of CAT registrations made in 2023 was 3.5 lakh. CAT 2023 was held on November 26, 2023, in 3 slots. Read this article to know about the previous year's CAT registration and CAT exam analysis.
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MBA aspirants who wish to appear for the CAT 2024 exam can check out the below table to know how many students appeared for the CAT exam in 2022, 2021 and 2020 after CAT registrations.
Year | CAT Conducting IIMs | Total CAT registrations | Total Applicants Appeared for CAT exam |
2023 | IIM Lucknow | 3.5 lakh | 2.88 lakh |
2022 | IIM Bangalore | 2.55 lakh | 2.22 lakh |
2021 | IIM Ahmedabad | 2.30 lakhs | 1.90 lakh |
2020 | IIM Indore | 2.30 lakhs | 1.90 lakh |
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IIM Calcutta will conduct CAT 2024 on November 24, 2024. The total number of candidates appearing for the CAT exam 2024 is expected to be 3 lakhs according to previous year’s trends. The expected number of CAT registrations 2024 comes to around 3.5 lakh and out of this about 3 lakh candidates will appear for the computer-based CAT exam.
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The CAT exam is a national-level MBA entrance exam conducted by the IIMs once a year for MBA/PGDM/PGP admissions for the IIMs, IITs and 1000+ B-Schools in India. The CAT full form is the Common Admission Test. Candidates who wish to appear for the CAT 2024 must meet the CAT eligibility requirements and complete the CAT registration. Interested candidates can go through the CAT previous year's paper to understand the CAT exam pattern.
As per the reviews from CAT exam takers 2023 and experts the CAT 2023 exam was moderate to difficult. The quantitative aptitude section was a tricky and challenging one. Candidates with good reading habits were able to crack the CAT VARC section last year. The difficulty level of the CAT 2023 was different from one slot to another in 3 slots.
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Around 2.5 to 3 lakh students register and appear for the CAT exam every year. The overall difficulty level of the CAT exam and the total number of participants is also higher compared to other MBA entrance exams. The CAT exam is conducted to choose the eligible candidates based on their logical, analytical, mathematical and language skills for top BSchool MBA admissions. So, the overall success rate of the CAT exam is only 2 per cent as per the CAT results. This indicates only 2 candidates out of 100 passed in the CAT exam with good scores acceptable by top IIMs or other MBA institutes in India.
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In CAT registration, you cannot create a new user ID with the same mobile number, even if you use a different email ID. Each mobile number and email can be linked to only one account. If you already registered once, the system will not accept a duplicate with that number. To register again, you must use a new mobile number and new email ID. If you lost your old login, you can recover it through the forgot password/user ID option on the CAT portal.
Yes, you can fill the CAT form even if you currently have a backlog. CAT eligibility requires you to be in your final year of graduation or already graduated backlogs don’t stop you from applying.
While filling the form:
Enter the aggregate percentage/CGPA of marks you have obtained up to the latest semester for which results are declared (in your case till 4th semester).
There will be an option to mention that you have a backlog.
If you clear the backlog later, you’ll just need to show the updated marks during admission.
Hello Aspirant,
Yes, you can apply for the CAT exam as a final-year student. You must declare your backlog on the online application form. You do not write about it on the final-year student certificate; that document is to certify your enrollment status. You must clear all backlogs before the final admission process to any MBA college.
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