CAT 2026 Admit Card Release Date & Exam Schedule CAT 2026 Admit Card to Be Released on November 4; Exam on November 29 ===================================================================== October 9, 2026 The CAT 2026 admit card is expected to be released on November 4, 2026, according to the announced schedule. Candidates will be able to download their hall tickets through the official CAT website. The computer-based CAT 2026 examination will be conducted on November 29, 2026, in three sessions. The exam score will be used for admission to postgraduate management programmes at IIMs and other participating B-schools. --- **CAT 2026 Exam Pattern** The examination will have a total duration of 120 minutes, with candidates allotted 40 minutes for each section. Candidates will not be permitted to switch between sections while answering questions. --- **CAT Registration Trends** CAT has consistently recorded more than 2 lakh registrations in recent years. In 2024, 3.20 lakh candidates registered, while around 2.93 lakh appeared for the examination. CAT 2023 recorded approximately 3.3 lakh registrations, compared with 2.55 lakh in 2022 and 2.31 lakh in 2021. --- **CAT 2026 Admit Card** IIM Indore, the examination conducting institute for CAT 2026, is expected to release the admit card on November 4. Candidates should download and verify their hall tickets well before the examination date and follow the instructions mentioned on the admit card.