Exams
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a prestigious national entrance exam conducted annually by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission into their MBA programs. Held on the last Sunday of November, the exam is administered in three time slots across more than 170 cities. There are 21 IIMs in total, comprising 7 established IIMs and 14 newer or "baby" IIMs. While the older IIMs use the CAT application form as both an exam and admission application, the newer and baby IIMs follow the Common Admission Process (CAP) to shortlist candidates for admission.
Exam Pattern
The CUET UG 2023 test will be administered through computer or online. The questions in the main CUCET Exam will be asked in a multiple-choice format. The highlights of the CUET UG 2023 exam pattern are shown in the table below.
Particulars |
Details |
Mode of the examination |
Computer-based-test (CBT)/Online |
Duration of the examination |
Slot I - 195 minutes Slot II - 225 minutes |
Number of Slots |
2 or 3 |
Exam timing |
To be notified |
Type of questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
Total number of Questions |
Slot I - 175 (140 to be attempted) Slot II - 100 (80 to be attempted) |
Total Marks |
Slot I - 700 Slot II - 400 |
Negative marking |
Yes |
Marking Scheme |
+5 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer |
Total sections in the question paper |
Section 1 - Language Section 2 - Domain Subject Section 3 - General Test (Optional) |
Language of exam |
13 languages - English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, UrduCUET 2023 Exam Structure |
Number of domain subjects |
27 |