The Indi­an Insti­tutes of Man­age­ment (IIMs) have released the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the Com­mon Admis­sion Test (CAT) 2026. CAT is Indi­a’s pre­mier man­age­ment entrance exam­i­na­tion con­duct­ed for admis­sion to MBA and oth­er post­grad­u­ate man­age­ment pro­grammes offered by the IIMs and sev­er­al lead­ing B‑Schools across the country.

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The online appli­ca­tion process will begin on 03 August 2026 and remain open until 15 Sep­tem­ber 2026. Can­di­dates inter­est­ed in pur­su­ing man­age­ment edu­ca­tion through CAT 2026 should care­ful­ly read the offi­cial infor­ma­tion brochure before apply­ing. The brochure con­tains com­plete details regard­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty, exam pat­tern, admis­sion process, par­tic­i­pat­ing insti­tutes, required doc­u­ments, appli­ca­tion fee, and impor­tant guide­lines.

CAT 2026 Overview

Important Dates

Application Fee

Pay­ment Mode

Can­di­dates can pay the appli­ca­tion fee through:

• Deb­it Card
• Cred­it Card
• Net Bank­ing
• E‑Challan (where applicable)

CAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Can­di­dates must ful­fill the fol­low­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty conditions:

• Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any dis­ci­pline from a rec­og­nized university.
• Gen­er­al / OBC / EWS: Min­i­mum 50% marks or equiv­a­lent CGPA.
• SC / ST / PwD: Min­i­mum 45% marks or equiv­a­lent CGPA.
• Can­di­dates appear­ing in the final year of their bach­e­lor’s degree may also apply, sub­ject to the con­di­tions men­tioned in the offi­cial notification.

Participating IIMs

CAT 2026 scores will be accept­ed by the fol­low­ing Indi­an Insti­tutes of Man­age­ment and sev­er­al oth­er man­age­ment institutes:

• IIM Ahmed­abad
• IIM Amrit­sar
• IIM Ban­ga­lore
• IIM Bodh Gaya
• IIM Cal­cut­ta
• IIM Guwa­hati
• IIM Indore
• IIM Jam­mu
• IIM Kashipur
• IIM Kozhikode
• IIM Luc­know
• IIM Mum­bai
• IIM Nag­pur
• IIM Raipur
• IIM Ranchi
• IIM Rohtak
• IIM Sam­balpur
• IIM Shil­long
• IIM Sir­maur
• IIM Tiruchi­rap­pal­li
• IIM Udaipur
• IIM Visakha­p­at­nam
• Oth­er par­tic­i­pat­ing man­age­ment institutes

Courses Offered Through CAT 2026

Can­di­dates can seek admis­sion to var­i­ous man­age­ment pro­grammes, including:

• Post Grad­u­ate Pro­gramme in Man­age­ment (PGP)
• MBA and MBA Equiv­a­lent Programmes
• Fel­low­ship Pro­gramme in Man­age­ment (FPM)
• Doc­tor­al (Ph.D.) Pro­grammes (as per insti­tute eligibility)

Required Documents

Keep the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments ready before fill­ing out the appli­ca­tion form:

• Recent Pass­port Size Photograph
• Sig­na­ture
• Valid Pho­to ID Proof
• Grad­u­a­tion Mark Sheets and Certificates
• Cat­e­go­ry Cer­tifi­cate (if applicable)
• PwD Cer­tifi­cate (if applicable)
• Oth­er sup­port­ing doc­u­ments men­tioned in the notification

How to Apply for CAT 2026 Online Form

Fol­low these steps to com­plete your CAT 2026 application:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial CAT 2026 website.
2. Reg­is­ter using a valid email ID and mobile number.
3. Com­plete the appli­ca­tion form with per­son­al, aca­d­e­m­ic, and com­mu­ni­ca­tion details.
4. Upload the required doc­u­ments in the pre­scribed format.
5. Select your pre­ferred test cities and pro­gramme preferences.
6. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee through the avail­able online pay­ment options.
7. Ver­i­fy all infor­ma­tion care­ful­ly before sub­mit­ting the application.
8. Down­load and print the final sub­mit­ted appli­ca­tion form for future reference.

Selection Process

Admis­sion through CAT 2026 gen­er­al­ly involves the fol­low­ing stages:

• CAT 2026 Entrance Examination
• Short­list­ing by Indi­vid­ual IIMs/Institutes
• Writ­ten Abil­i­ty Test (WAT) (if applicable)
• Group Dis­cus­sion (GD) (where applicable)
• Per­son­al Inter­view (PI)
• Final Mer­it List

The admis­sion process may vary depend­ing on the par­tic­i­pat­ing institute.

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