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CAT 2023: Record 3.3 Lakh Registrations, New Centres And Focus On Non-Engineering, Women Candidates

CAT 2023 has recorded an impressive 30% increase in registrations compared to the previous year.

New Delhi: The Common Admission Test 2023 (CAT 2023) witnessed a remarkable 30% surge in the registrations compared to the previous year, with approximately 3.3 lakh aspirants vying for MBA admission in the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) across the country, ABP Live has learnt. This year, new cities have been added to the list of test centres, the application ecosystem will be "more user-friendly", and some IIMs will give extra weightage to non-engineer and women candidates, according to Dr. Sanjeet Singh, Professor, Decision Sciences Area, IIM Lucknow, who is the CAT 2023 Convener.

Asked why it was decided to have additional exam centres for CAT 2023, Prof Singh said it was "to make the exam easily accessible to the applicants". "And also, a greater number of applicants leads to the increase in the number of test centres," he added.

Asked if there is any proposal to conduct CAT twice a year, Singh replied in the negative.

"The number of participants in CAT has seen a steady increase over the years, with 3.3 lakhs taking the exam in 2023, compared to 2.55 lakhs in 2022, 2.3 lakhs in 2021, 2.28 lakhs in 2020, and 2.44 lakhs in 2019," he added.

Here's a look at the number of CAT applications received over the past decade:

Year

Total Number of Applications

2023

3.3 lakh

2022

2,55,501

2021

2,29,969

2020

2,27,835

2019

2,44,169

2018

2,41,000

2017

2,31,000

2016

2,32,292

2015

2,18,664

2014

2,18,664

2013

1,94,516

2012

2,14,000

2011

2,05,000

2010

2,04,000

2009

2,41,000

2008

2,90,000

The CAT registration for 2023 concluded on September 21 at 11 AM. Registered candidates will be able to download their CAT admit cards on October 25 from the official website, iimcat.ac.in. According to the schedule, CAT is set to take place on November 26.

Also Read: UGC To Host G20 University Connect Event For Higher Education Institutions In Delhi On September 26

CAT 2023: Key Points

  • Name of the Exam: Common Admission Test (CAT)
  • Official Website: iimcat.ac.in
  • Conducting Body: IIM Lucknow
  • Exam Duration: 2 hours
  • CAT Exam Fees (2023): Rs 1,200 (Reserved categories), Rs 2,400 (Other categories)
  • CAT 2023 Exam Date: 26th November 2023
  • Medium of Exam: English
  • Mode of Exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
  • CAT Exam Question Type: MCQ and Non-MCQ questions
  • Syllabus: Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation And Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

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