Mumbai, 15 September 2020: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have decided to change the Pattern and Composition of Common Admission Test 2020 (CAT 2020). CAT 2020 now instead of three hours the CAT exam will be of two hours and instead of two sessions it will be held in three slots.
CAT 2020 will be conducted on November 29, 2020 (Sunday) in three sessions. The revised duration of the test will be 120 minutes. There will be three sections:
Section I: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Section II: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Section III: Quantitative Ability
As per the press release released by IIM Indore, the organizing institute for CAT 2020, candidates will be allotted exactly 40 minutes for answering questions in each section and they will not be allowed to switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.
The relevant sections of the CAT website will be updated by September 20, 2020 (Sunday) to reflect changes as per the above announcements.
Tutorials to understand the format of the test will be available on the CAT website from October 2020. Candidates are advised to work on the tutorials available on the CAT website well in advance.
COVID and Possible Disruptions: CAT 2020 process is to be conducted taking into account the COVID crisis. The information provided by the CAT website is contingent upon the decisions and directions issued from time to time by the Central & State governments and IIMs. Candidates are advised to regularly check the CAT website for further information.
(IIMs) have decided to extend the CAT 2020 registration deadline to 23 September 2020.
