IIM CAT Admit Card 2026 release date postponed, check new date here

The Indian Institute of Management has postponed the release date of the IIM CAT Admit Card 2026. The Institute will now release the hall tickets for the Common Admission Test on November 6, 2026 and they will be available to appearing candidates on the official website of IIM CAT at iimcat.ac.in.

IIM CAT Admit Card 2026 release date postponed, check new date hereIIM CAT Admit Card 2026: How to downloadAll those candidates who are eligible to appear for the examination can download the admit card by following the steps given below.

CAT Exam 2026 on November 29: Expert shares four last-minute preparation tips- check here The IIM CAT examination will be held on November 29, 2026. The exam will comprise 68 questions across three sections: Section I will have Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Section II will have Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Section III will have Quantitative Ability.

The total duration of the exam will be two hours. 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.

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CAT will be conducted in centres spread across approximately 170 test cities. US, Europe, China to India: How higher education models are shaping future workforce As per the information bulletin, the CAT 2026 scorecards will be made accessible on the CAT website.

Candidates may also be intimated individually by SMS. The CAT results are likely to be declared by the First week of January, 2027. The CAT 2026 score is valid only till December 31, 2027 and will accordingly be accessible on the website.

For more related details candidates can check the official website of IIM CAT. Papri Chanda is the Deputy Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times Digital. With over 12 years of experience as an education journalist, she has worked across multiple media platforms, building deep expertise in education policy, examinations, and higher education systems.

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