CAT mock test 2026 and previous year papers (free) | NextMarks
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CAT
Common Admission Test · IIMs
30 full mocks, 90 sectional tests and 29 previous-year papers, on the screen you'll meet on exam day.
Past papers open without an account. Sign in free for the rest.
Exam pattern
Questions
68
Minutes
120
Marks
204
Negative
−1
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension24 Qs · 40 min
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning22 Qs · 40 min
Quantitative Ability22 Qs · 40 min
As in the full mock. Negative marks are per wrong answer.
Full mocks 30
The whole paper, timed like the real exam. Pick any one, or Start above for one you haven't taken.
CAT 2026 (Common Admission Test)
68 questions · 120 min
About the CAT exam
CAT (Common Admission Test · IIMs) has 68 questions in 120 minutes for 204 marks, with −1 for a wrong answer. Practise it here with 30 full mocks, 90 sectional tests and 29 previous year papers, on the same screen, timer and marking as exam day.
CAT FAQs
How many questions are in the CAT exam?
68 questions in 120 minutes for 204 marks, in 3 sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (24), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (22) and Quantitative Ability (22). That's how the full mocks here are set, to the official pattern.
Is there negative marking in CAT?
Yes: a wrong answer costs 1 mark, and a question left blank costs nothing.
Where can I find CAT previous year papers with answer keys?
Right here: 29 official papers from 2004 to 2025, each with the final answer key. They open without an account: take one as a timed test and see your score at once.
Practise by chapter
Pick up to five chapters and get a short timed set from past papers and NextMarks questions.
Yes. Every CAT test here is free: past papers open without an account, and full mocks and sectional tests need only a free sign-up.
Is the CAT mock test like the real exam?
Yes. Each test runs on a screen built like the real CAT one, with the same timer, sections, question palette and marking, and you see your result as soon as you submit.
CAT syllabus
The chapters CAT asks about, by subject, from its past papers and practice questions.
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension 5
Reading Comprehension · Para Completion · Para Jumbles · Para Summary · Odd Sentence Out
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 5
Arrangements and Puzzles · Reasoning-based DI · Charts and Tables · Scheduling and Networks · Games and Tournaments
Quantitative Ability 5
Arithmetic · Algebra · Number Systems · Geometry and Mensuration · Modern Maths