What is the CAT exam duration? Can I change my exam slot?

The CAT exam is held for 2 hours. There are three slots of CAT exam. Every slot will have 40 minutes of sectional time limit. Which means candidates will have to finish solving each of the three sections of CAT question paper within 40 minutes. Candidates must take care of saving their answers at ev

The CAT (Common Admission Test) is segmented into three sections: Quantitative Aptitude (QA), Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR). The overall duration of the CAT exam is 3 hours with 120 minutes in total, with each section allotted a spe
Similar Questions for you
No, candidates who apply for Sharda University admissions to MBA course with any one of CAT, MAT or XAT results are not required to appear in the GD and PI rounds.
These candidates skip SUAT entirely including the GD and PI rounds however, candidates can only skip SUAT with CAT, MAT or XAT if they se
BMS College of Commerce and Management accepts CAT scores for admission to Weekedn Executive PGDM programme. Aspirants with score below 50% need to have CAT, MAT, XAT or ATMA scores for admission. Candidates with score above 50% in graduation are exempted from entrance test.
Yes, students can get admission in Manav Rachna University without CAT. The university considers scores obtained in MAT/ GMAT as well. Alternatively, students can appear for the MRNAT test too.
Candidates who are applying for the Jain University MBA admissions with CAT must score above 50% to apply. The aforementioned score will allow candidates to directly apply for the next selection rounds after JET for MBA admissions.
Candidates who do not have a score above the aforementioned limit nee
Yes, students can get admission in KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology MBA without CAT. The college instead accepts TSICET scores. Students do not have to appear for CAT or other management exams.
Taking an Exam? Selecting a College?
Get authentic answers from experts, students and alumni that you won't find anywhere else.
On Shiksha, get access to
Learn more about...

CAT 2026
View Exam DetailsDidn't find the answer you were looking for?
Search from Shiksha's 1 lakh+ Topics
Ask Current Students, Alumni & our Experts
Have a question related to your career & education?
See what others like you are asking & answering