CAT Exam Center 2025 – The list of test cities for CAT 2025 has been released at iimcat.ac.in. To check the list of available exam cities, go to the portal, and then click on the “Exam Cities” option.
The list of cities will be given state/ union territory-wise. So, select the applicable city or union territory to get the available city options.
The CAT 2025 entrance exam will be held at over 375 exam centers in 174 cities. The allotment of test centers will be based on the exam city selected and address of the candidate. Typically, the candidate will be allocated a CAT test center closest to their home address.
You are allowed to select an exam city; however, you can’t select any specific exam center.
Further, you must choose FIVE cities in the order of preference from the drop-down menu when filling out the application form. The CAT 2025 application form STARTED on August 1; the last date to submit applications is September 13, 2025 .
The name and address of the CAT 2025 exam center allocated to the candidate will be mentioned on the CAT admit card 2025, along with reporting and exam timings.
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List of CAT Test Cities 2025
Check the list of CAT 2025 test cities in the table below. Note that each of these cities can have one or more test centers.
| State | CAT 2025 Test Cities |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Guntur, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Chirala, Kadapa, Nellore, Tirupathi, Vizianagaram, Chittoor, Kakinada, Ongole, Vijayawada |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar- Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Darbhanga, Patna, Aurangabad, Gaya, Purnea, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh-Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur CG, Bhilai Nagar, Raipur |
| Delhi | Delhi-New Delhi |
| Dadra and Nagra Haveli Daman and Diu | Silvassa |
| Goa | Panaji-Madgaon |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur-HP, Hamirpur, Kangra, Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Hubli-Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Trivandrum |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (CS Nagar), Bhiwandi, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar-Boisar, Pune, Raigad, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana- Phagwara, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA-Greater NOIDA, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol-Durgapur, Bankura, Burdwan, Howrah, Kalyani-Hooghly, Kolkata, Siliguri |
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How to check name and address of allotted CAT 2025 Exam Center
The name and address of the CAT 2025 exam center allocated to the candidate will be mentioned on the CAT 2025 admit card, along with other key information like exam center reporting time and guidelines to be followed inside the exam venue.
The candidate must check that they have been allotted the correct exam center.
If there is any discrepancy, including wrong allotment of exam center, information missing, etc., the candidate must contact CAT 2025 exam officials without any delay.
CAT Helpdesk: cathelpdesk@iimcat.co.in
CAT Test Centre 2025 – Dos and Don’ts
The candidate must follow the following guidelines related to the CAT exam center.
- Reporting Time – The exam center reporting time will be mentioned on the CAT 2025 admit card. The official recommendation is reaching the CAT exam center 1.5 hours before the exam commences.
- Don’t arrive at the exam center late – Once the exam commences, the candidate will not be allowed inside the exam hall.
- Gate closing time – Entry to the exam center will be STOPPED 15 minutes prior to the exam; so, do be late.
- Document checklist – Bring the following documents with you – 1) TWO printouts of the CAT admit card, and 2) a photo ID proof in the original
- How to identify your seat – Use the Reference Number printed on the CAT 2025 admit card to locate your exam hall and designated work station.
- Barred items – Electronic gadgets including mobile phones, smartwatch, etc., are not allowed inside the exam hall. Also, don’t carry books, textual material, or any such items that can be used for gaining an unfair advantage in the exam. Exam officials also recommend candidates not to wear closed shoes, belts, caps, jackets and other outfit and accessories with metal inside the exam hall.
- Do not use the keyboard at any point of time during the exam or your system will automatically get locked.
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CAT Application Form 2025
The candidate has to select their choice of exam city when filling out the form. As per the official instructions, you can select any five different Test Cities as per his/her preference from the drop-down menu.
The candidate will be allotted a test city as per the selected preferences. In some rare cases, if the candidate is not allotted any of the preferred city, then a nearby city will be allotted.
The CAT application form is open from August 1 – September 13, 2025.
CAT Admit Card 2025
The hall ticket-cum-admit card of CAT 2025 will be released on November 5, 2025. The admit card will be released for all candidates who duly complete the application process.
The admit card will contain details like the name and address of the allotted CAT 2025 exam center, exam date and slot, roll number, exam center reporting time, etc.
On exam day, you must bring the admit card and a photo ID proof.