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CAT Mock Test 2026
A free CAT mock test series built to the most recently conducted pattern: 68 questions in 120 minutes for 204 marks, across VARC, DILR and QA, each in its own 40-minute window. Every CAT online test here is free to attempt and returns a section-wise result the moment you submit.
The section lock is what separates CAT from almost every other MBA entrance. Forty minutes for VARC, then 40 for DILR, then 40 for QA, in that fixed order, and once a section ends there is no return, so the habit of skipping a hard question to revisit later works only inside a section and never across the paper. A wrong answer costs 1 against 3 for a correct one, putting break-even at one in four. One caveat about this page: the IIMs do not publish a fixed CAT pattern in advance, so the structure here follows the most recent conducted exam as corroborated by independent analysis, and it carries a review-pending label for that reason.
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VARC, DILR and QA Full Mock Test 1
34 questions · 60 minutes · Review the marking rules before starting.
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Sectional testsWork on one section before the full paper.6 tests
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VARC, DILR and QA
Official review pendingThe IIMs do not publish a fixed official CAT pattern in advance. Based on the most recently conducted exam, CAT 2025 (corroborated across multiple independent exam-analysis sources), the test has 68 questions for 204 marks in 120 minutes, across three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (24 questions), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (22 questions), and Quantitative Aptitude (22 questions). Each section is a separately timed 40-minute block with a hard sectional lock: once a section ends or you move on, you cannot return to it. Each question mixes two formats: Multiple Choice Questions, worth +3 for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong one, and Type In The Answer (TITA) questions with no options, worth +3 for a correct answer and no penalty for a wrong one. This mock covers all three sections in close to the same proportion as the official exam: 34 questions (12 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, 11 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, 11 Quantitative Aptitude), with the same three separately timed sectional locks (20 minutes each here) and the same +3/-1 MCQ and +3/no-penalty TITA marking scheme. TITA questions here are represented as a numeric-entry field, the same format used for GRE Quantitative Reasoning's Numeric Entry questions on this site. All three sections are skill-based (verbal reasoning, data interpretation, logical puzzles, and calculation), not fact-recall, so no section needed excluding for content-risk reasons.
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Frequently asked questions
How many CAT mock tests are available here?
This page currently has 8 syllabus-checked tests for CAT: 2 full-length mocks, and 6 sectional tests.
Are these CAT tests based on the official pattern?
Yes. Every checked CAT test matches the official pattern's question count, marks, duration and negative marking, and the source document is linked with the date it was last read. For the paper, that is 68 questions for 204 marks in 120 minutes.
How long does a CAT mock test take?
A full-length CAT mock here runs 60 minutes, matching the official working time for the paper it reproduces. The timer starts when you begin and the test submits itself when time runs out, so it is worth starting one only when you can sit it through. The shorter tests on this page run from 20 minutes, for when you do not have a full sitting free.
Do these CAT mock tests have negative marking?
Yes. Every CAT test here deducts 1 mark for a wrong answer and scores an unanswered question zero, the same as the official scheme it is checked against. Your result breaks out what the deduction cost you, so you can see whether guessing helped or hurt.
Should I start with a full-length CAT mock or a sectional test?
Start with a full-length mock if you have not sat the whole CAT paper under its official timer before: it is the only thing here that tells you whether you can finish in time. Move to the 6 sectional tests once the full mock has shown you which section is costing you marks, and use them to rebuild that one section rather than re-sitting the whole paper each time.
Are these CAT mock tests free?
Yes. All 8 CAT tests on this page are free to attempt, with no account and no paid tier holding back better questions.