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The Common Admission Test- CAT is a computer based national management entrance exam in India conducted once in year by the Indian Institutes of Management- IIMs for admission to MBA and PGDM programs. This year IIM Indore organizing CAT 2026 exam. The test have divided in three sections like Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Ability. Important Highlights of CAT 2026: Exam Date: November 29, 2026 Admit Card Release Date: 4-Nov-2026 Exam Format: CBT- Computer-Based Test Exam Total Shift: 3 Total & Sectional Timing: 120-minute duration (40 minutes per section for VARC, DILR & QA)

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21 mock tests on the CAT pattern.

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CAT 30 Minute Free Quick Practice Test

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CAT 20 Minute Quick Practice Test: 17 Questions

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CAT 15 Minute Quick Practice Test (13 Questions)

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CAT 10 Minute Quick Practice Test

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40 Minutes CAT Short Mock Test Paper-3 2026

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CAT Short Mock Test Paper- 2 2026: 34 Question Practice Paper

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CAT Short Practice Paper-1

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CAT Quantitative Aptitude Sectional Test

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CAT DILR Sectional Practice Paper

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CAT VARC Sectional Test: Free Mock Paper

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CAT 2025 Mock- DILR

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Free CAT Mock Test All Sections

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Know the exam: CAT

Pattern, eligibility and requirements — the essentials before you start.

Exam Pattern

The CAT Entrance Exam is a 120-minute CBT- computer-based test consisting of total 68 questions divided into three sections.

Eligibility

Qualification Required: Graduation Degree: Aspirants must be completed or in the final year of graduation (any discipline). Bachelor Minimum Marks Required: For General, EWS, and NC-OBC: Minimum 50%. For SC, ST, and PwBD: 45%. 10th/ 10+2 Minimum Marks Required: No minimum marks required

Requirements

  • Attempts: 1
  • Languages: English

CAT at a glance

CAT (Common Admission Test) is conducted by Indian Institutes of Management- IIMs in the management category. Always confirm dates and rules on the official website.

CAT exam facts
Full nameCommon Admission Test
Conducted byIndian Institutes of Management- IIMs
Exam duration120 minutes
Number of questions68
Maximum marks204
LanguagesEnglish
Attempts allowed1
CategoryManagement
Mock tests on Crackto21 published
Page last updated15 October 2026
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CAT syllabus

The CAT exam does not have an officially announced syllabus released by the IIMs. Instead, the syllabus is derived from past exam pattern and features primary sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension- VARC, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning- DILR, and Quantitative Aptitude- QA.

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Tests designed exactly as per CAT exam pattern and marking scheme

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Detailed performance insights with section-wise analysis and improvement tips

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Detailed explanations for every question by subject matter experts

Track Progress

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Identify Your Weak Areas

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Questions about CAT

Everything you need to know about preparing for CAT.

Crackto offers 21 mock tests for CAT, of which 21 are free to attempt.

These span full-length mocks, sectional tests and previous-year papers, so you can drill a single weak section or rehearse the whole paper under time pressure.

Yes! Crackto offers both free and premium mock tests for CAT, with 21 free papers available right now.

Free tests are not a stripped-down preview — they carry the same instant results, detailed solutions, analytics and peer comparison as premium papers. Premium adds volume and exclusive series.

CAT (Common Admission Test) follows this pattern:

  • Questions: 68
  • Total marks: 204
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Difficulty: Medium

Crackto mock tests mirror this exactly, so your practice reflects real timing pressure rather than an approximation.

Crackto provides comprehensive analytics for every CAT attempt:

  • Score trend across attempts, so improvement is visible rather than assumed
  • Section-wise breakdown pinpointing which areas cost you marks
  • Accuracy versus speed, separating knowledge gaps from time-management gaps
  • Percentile and rank against every other CAT aspirant on the same paper
  • Question-level time tracking to expose the questions that quietly drain your clock

Yes, absolutely. Retake any CAT mock test as often as you like — retakes are not limited or charged separately.

Each attempt is stored on its own, so your analytics show the trend across attempts instead of overwriting your earlier score. Retaking a paper after reviewing its solutions is one of the most reliable ways to convert a weak section into a strong one.

CAT, formally Common Admission Test, is conducted by Indian Institutes of Management- IIMs.

Official notifications, application dates and results are published on the conducting body's own website: https://iimcat.ac.in/per/g06/pub/32842/ASM/WebPortal/1/index.html?32842@@1@@1. Always confirm dates and eligibility there — Crackto is a preparation platform, not the conducting authority.

The eligibility requirements recorded for CAT are:

  • Qualification: Qualification Required: Graduation Degree: Aspirants must be completed or in the final year of graduation (any discipline). Bachelor Minimum Marks Required: For General, EWS, and NC-OBC: Minimum 50%. For SC, ST, and PwBD: 45%. 10th/ 10+2 Minimum Marks Required: No minimum marks required
  • Attempts allowed: 1

Age relaxations commonly apply to reserved categories. Check the official notification for the exact relaxation that applies to you before applying.

CAT is available in English.

Where a Crackto mock test is offered in more than one language, you can pick your language before starting the paper — practising in the language you will actually sit the exam in matters more than most candidates expect.

Crackto mirrors the official marking scheme of CAT rather than applying a single blanket rule, so if the real paper penalises wrong answers, the mock does too.

The exact scheme for any given paper — marks per correct answer and the penalty for a wrong one — is displayed on that test's page before you begin, and again in your results breakdown afterwards.

The CAT syllabus is set out in full in the syllabus section of this page, broken down by subject area.

Crackto mock tests are mapped to that syllabus, so your section-wise analytics tell you which parts of it you have actually covered and which you have been avoiding.

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