Test-takers who are appearing for the Common Admission Test (CAT) will be given a test centre close to the address provided in their application form. This is to ensure ease of travel and timely arrival of the test-takers on the day of the exam.

CAT Exam Centre

A CAT exam centre is a specially designated computer lab where the test-takers take the test under strict supervision from the conducting authority. These test centres are located in various cities and states and possess the capacity to handle a large number of test-takers efficiently. The address of the test centre will be mentioned on the test-takers CAT 2025 admit cards that they will be available few weeks before the exam day.

Number of CAT Test Cities (Past Trends):

How Are CAT 2025 Test Centres Allotted to the Candidates?

While filling the CAT 2025 exam form the candidates get an option to choose their test centres. Upto five cities only candidates can choose their preferred cities in the order of their preference. The nearest test centre will be allotted to the test-taker on the basis of their availability by the organising committee. 

How To Select the City for Your CAT Exam 

• Register for CAT 2025 by visiting the official iimcat.ac. website.

• Create your own login ID and then log in with that ID to gain access the application form.

• To select the preferred test city, click the choice.

• Select upto five cities from the dropdown list.

• Fill the rest of the form, pay the fee and submit.

Can You Switch the Location of Your CAT 2025 Exam? 

Typically, it is not possible to change exam centres after form submission. Nevertheless, for unusual and valid reasons, you can approach the exam helpdesk. The decision to approve is entirely with CAT authorities, so it's necessary to make your city preferences wisely during registration.

CAT 2025 Test Cities – State-Wise List

The list of CAT 2025 test centers will be published along with the application form. A list of references based on CAT 2024 is provided below:

• Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu - Silvassa

• Andhra Pradesh - 1. Anantapur 2. Chirala 3. Chittoor 4. Guntur, 5. Kadapa 6. Kakinada 7. Kurnool 8. Nellore 9. Ongole 10. Rajahmundry 11. Tirupati 12. Vijayawada 13. Visakhapatnam 14. Vizianagaram

• Arunachal Pradesh - 1. Itanagar–Naharlagun

• Assam - 1. Dibrugarh 2. Guwahati 3. Jorhat 4. Silchar 5. Tezpur

• Bihar - 1. Arrah 2. Aurangabad 3. Bhagalpur 4. Darbhanga  5. Gaya 6. Muzaffarpur 7. Patna 8. Purnea

• Andaman & Nicobar Islands - 1. Port Blair

• Chandigarh - 1. Chandigarh (Mohali)

• Delhi (NCT) - 1.  New Delhi

• Jammu & Kashmir - 1. Jammu 2. Samba, 3. Srinagar

• Chhattisgarh - 1. Bhilai Nagar 2. Bilaspur (CG) 3. Raipur

• Lakshadweep - 1. Kavaratti

• Goa - 1. Panaji 2. Madgaon

• Gujarat - 1. Ahmedabad 2. Anand 3. Gandhinagar 4. Mehsana 5. Rajkot 6. Surat 7. Vadodara 8. Vapi

• Haryana - 1. Ambala 2. Faridabad 3. Gurugram 4. Hisar 5. Kurukshetra

• Karnataka - 1. Belagavi 2. Bengaluru 3. Hubli–Dharwad 4. Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), 5. Mangaluru 6. Mysuru 7. Shivamogga 8. Udupi

• Kerala - 1. Alappuzha 2. Ernakulam 3. Kannur 4. Kollam 5. Kottayam 6. Kozhikode, 7. Malappuram 8.  Palakkad 9. Thrissur 10. Thiruvananthapuram

• Madhya Pradesh - 1. Bhopal 2. Gwalior 3. Indore 4. Jabalpur 5. Sagar 6. Satna 7. Ujjain

• Himachal Pradesh - 1. Bilaspur 2. Hamirpur 3. Kangra  4. Shimla

• West Bengal - 1. Asansol 2. Bankura 3. Burdwan 4. Howrah 5. Kalyani–Hooghly, 6. Kolkata 7. Siliguri

• Maharashtra - 1. Ahmednagar 2. Akola 3. Amravati 4. Aurangabad 5. Bhiwandi, 6. Chandrapur 7. Jalgaon 8. Kolhapur 9. Mumbai 10. Nagpur 11. Nanded 12. Nashik 13. Navi Mumbai 14. Palghar-Boisar 15. Pune 16. Raigad 17. Sangli 18. Satara 19. Solapur 20. Thane 21.  Vasai 22.  Ward

• Manipur - 1.  Imphal

• Meghalaya - 1. Shillong

• Mizoram - 1. Aizawl

• Nagaland - 1.  Kohima

• Odisha: 1. Cuttack 2.  Dhenkanal 3. Rourkela 4. Bhubaneswar 5. Sambalpur 6. Balasore and 7. Berhampur

• Puducherry -1.  Puducherry

• Punjab: 1. Ludhiana–Phagwara 2. Patiala 3. Jalandhar 4. Bathinda and 5. Amritsar

• Rajasthan: 1. Kota 2.  Sikar 3.  Udaipur 4. Jaipur 5. Jodhpur 6. Bikaner and 7. Ajmer

• Tamil Nadu: 1. Madurai 2. Salem 3. Chennai 4. Coimbatore 5. Kanchipuram, 6. Tiruchirappalli 7. Tirunelveli and 8. Vellore

• Telangana: 1. Warangal 2. Hyderabad 3. Karimnagar and 4. Khammam

• Agartala- Tripura

• Uttar Pradesh: 1. Jhansi 2. Kanpur 3. Lucknow 4. Mathura 5. Meerut, 6. Moradabad 7. Muzaffarnagar 8. Noida–Greater Noida 9. Prayagraj 10. Varanasi 11. Agra 12. Aligarh 13. Bareilly 14. Ghaziabad and 15. Gorakhpur.

• Uttarakhand: 1. Roorkee 2. Haldwani and 3. Dehradun

• Ladakh - 1. Leh

Note: After the official announcement for 2025 is made, candidates can view the complete list of CAT test cities.

Do’s and Dont’t on the CAT 2025 Exam Day 

In order to ensure a hassle-free test day, candidates must adhere to these crucial guidelines:

What to Do:

• Your CAT 2025 admit card should be brought in two printing copies.

• A copy of your official government photo ID should be brought.

• Be at least 90 minutes early to the testing site.

• Using the reference number listed on the admit card, locate your exam location.

• Only occupy the test centre that has been assigned to you.

What Not to Do:

• Do not carry any electronic devices (mobile, smartwatch, calculator).

• Avoid metal jewelry, jacket, cap or closed footwear.

• Do not report late – gate closes 15 minutes prior to the start of the exam.

• Do not quarrel or misbehave with staff or fellow candidates.

• Do not use the keyboard while the test is being taken – your system may freeze.