{"id":3382,"date":"2026-07-14T16:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/?p=3382"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:04:27","slug":"cat-2027-exam-date-preparation-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/cat-2027-exam-date-preparation-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT 2027: Exam Date, Registration, Syllabus & Complete Preparation Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Planning to sit for CAT 2027? Here’s the short version: exam in the last week of November 2027, registration opening around early August, and a prep window you should start using right now \u2014 not in July when the notification drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide covers everything else in detail: expected dates, eligibility, fees, exam pattern, syllabus, and a month-wise strategy \u2014 all benchmarked against actual CAT 2026 data, since that’s the most reliable indicator we have until the official CAT 2027 notification arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAT 2027 Highlights: Quick Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Particulars<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Exam Name<\/td>Common Admission Test (CAT) 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Conducting Body<\/td>One of the older IIMs, on rotation (IIM Indore conducted CAT 2026)<\/td><\/tr>
Exam Level<\/td>National<\/td><\/tr>
Expected Notification<\/td>Last week of July 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Expected Registration Window<\/td>Early August to mid-September 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Expected Exam Date<\/td>Last Sunday of November 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Mode<\/td>Computer-Based Test (CBT)<\/td><\/tr>
Duration<\/td>120 minutes (40 minutes per section)<\/td><\/tr>
Sections<\/td>VARC, DILR, QA \u2014 68 questions total<\/td><\/tr>
Expected Result Date<\/td>Late December 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Score Validity<\/td>One admission cycle<\/td><\/tr>
Official Website<\/td>iimcat.ac.in<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CAT 2027 Notification and Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The CAT 2027 notification is what starts the entire admission cycle \u2014 registration, admit card, exam day, result, and cutoffs all follow from it. The conducting IIM changes every year, so the exact release date can shift by a week or two, but the sequence itself has stayed consistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For reference, CAT 2026 (conducted by IIM Indore) followed this exact pattern: notification on July 26, registration from August 3 to September 15, admit card on November 4, and the exam on November 29, 2026. CAT 2027 is expected to mirror this timeline closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event<\/th>Expected Timeline (2027)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Official Notification Release<\/td>Last week of July 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Registration Opens<\/td>First week of August 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Registration Closes<\/td>Mid-September 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Application Correction Window<\/td>Late September 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Admit Card Release<\/td>Late October to early November 2027<\/td><\/tr>
CAT 2027 Exam Date<\/td>Last Sunday of November 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Answer Key Release<\/td>Early December 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Result Declaration<\/td>Late December 2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These are projections. Once the notification is live, always cross-check against the official CAT website<\/mark><\/a> rather than relying on any single third-party source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAT 2027 Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The conducting IIM is likely to retain the same eligibility conditions used in recent cycles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n