IIM CAT 2025 Admit Card to Be Released on November 5: Download Details, Exam Schedule, and Key Guidelines

Admit Cards of CAT are not yet live by the Indian Institutes of Management on their official website, but will be available within this week. To access the portal, all registered candidates can log in with their credentials and check the details.

As‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ per the official website, the exam date is November 30, 2025. The exam will be held in a computer-based mode but it will be offline, meaning that all the candidates have to go to their respective test centres to take the exam across India. This test is an important step to get access to the most prestigious programmes like MBA, PGP and PGDM at the top business schools and IIMs. Candidates should keep visiting the official site to get updates and ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌changes.

How to Get CAT 2025 Admit Card on Your Device

After the link goes live, one can perform the following actions to get the facility of downloading the admit card:

• Visit ‍iimcat.ac.in and click on Registered Candidate Login option.
• Enter your CAT login details.
• Access the Admit Card section and click on the Download option.

It is advisable to download a print of the admit card and keep it safe, as it will be required at the time of verification on the day of the examination.

The admit card contains information about the location of the examination hall, time for reporting, the shift timing, and the exam day instructions.

Exam Day Rules and Instructions

• Candidates must take care to comply with all restrictions stated in the admit card:
• Carry a printed copy of the admit card and a valid photo ID (Aadhaar, PAN, or Passport).
• Arrive at the test centre at least 30 minutes before the reporting time.
• Electronic devices such as calculators, smartwatches, or phones are prohibited.
• Requests for change in test city or slot will not be entertained after release.
• The CAT exam will be conducted in three sessions — morning, afternoon, and evening. Candidates must appear only in the slot mentioned on their admit card.

CAT 2025: Key Dates

Important Information

Fee Payment: General category aspirants are required to shell out Rs. 2, 600 and the candidates belonging to reserved categories will have to pay Rs.1, 300.

Format of the Exam: The test will be a computer, based one.

Purpose: Admission to MBA, PGP, and PGDM courses at IIMs and other top management institutes.

Remember, this one thing no candidate should miss: print your CAT 2025 admit card. It may feel like a usual aspect to notice, but many candidates struggle to make it to the examination centre with an admit card, and that means, out of luck: they won't be able to take the exam. Do yourself a favour, get to your assigned examination centre with a government ID and a printed copy of your admit card. Note: No candidate for CAT 2025 will be permitted to enter the examination centre without the admit card.