IIM CAT 2025 admit card released: How to download hall ticket from iimcat.ac.in for Nov 30 exam

Step 3IIM CAT admit card has finally been released at the official website of Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) after almost a week's delay as per the initial date given in the tentative schedule. Those candidates who registered for the most anticipated exam of the year can download their hall ticket from iimcat.ac.in. Essential login credentials needed to download admit card include the CAT application login ID and password.

The computer-based Common Admission Test 2025 (CAT 2025) will be held on November 30 in three sessions. Aspiring candidates seeking admission in various Post Graduate and Fellow/Doctorate programmes of IIMs will need this exams score. Notably, CAT scores are also used by listed non-IIM member institutions during their admission process.

CAT notification dated November 4 states, “Admit cards for 2.95 lakh eligible candidates have been generated and can be downloaded only from the CAT website (https://iimcat.ac.in) using the CAT application login ID and password between 12 November and 30 November 2025.”

This time, IIM Kozhikode is conducting CAT 2025 and Professor P N Ram Kumar of IIM Kozhikode is the Convener. The duration of the three-section admission test will be 120 minutes.

Section I: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Section II: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

Section III: Quantitative Ability

Candidates will be given 40 minutes to answer each questions. Notably, the candidates will not be allowed to switch from one section to another during the exam.

The CAT exam will be conducted in test centres spread across170 test cities. Candidates can check their allotted test centres in their admit card among the choice of five test cities mentioned at the time of registration. As per the tentative schedule, the results will be declared in the first week of January, 2026.

Admit card download window is open until the final test day that is November 30, Sunday.

How to download IIM CAT 2025 admit card?

Follow the steps mentioned below to download CAT 2025 admit card for the exam day:

Step 1: Visit the official website at iimcat.ac.in website

Step 2: Click on ‘registered candidate login’

Step 3: Provide CAT ID and password

Step 4: Navigate to ‘admit card’ option

Step 5: Check and download hall ticket

As per the notification, a mock test with sample questions was also supposed to come out on the same day as admit card on the CAT website to familiarize the candidates with the format and interface of the exam. The list of prestigious IIM institutions across the country include that of Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bodh Gaya, Calcutta, Indore, Jammu, Kashipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shillong, Sirmaur, Tiruchirappalli, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam.