MICAT 2025 - Exam Dates (Out), Registration (Open), Admit Card, Result, Analysis

Updated By Subhashri Roy on 01 Oct, 2024 11:19

The MICAT 2025 exam for PGP admissions (2025-27) will be held in two phases: Phase I on December 7, 2024, and Phase II on January 25, 2025, both as computer-based tests. The application form for Phase 1 has been released in September 2024, and the admit cards will be available on December 4, 2024, and January 22, 2025, for Phase 1 and 2 respectively.

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About MICAT 2025 (Registration Open)

The MICAT 2025 notification and application form has been released on September 20, 2024. The MICAT 2025 exam for Phase I will be conducted on December 7, 2024, while the MICAT 2024 Phase II exam will be conducted on January 25, 2025, in a computer-based-test mode. The MICAT 2025 application form deadline is November 22, 2024. The MICAT admit card 2025 for Phase I and II will be released on December 4, 2024, and January 22, 2025. The MICAT 2025 results for MICAT I will be released in the last week of December 2024, while the results for MICAT II will be released in February 2025. The GE & PI rounds have been scheduled to be conducted from March 2025.

The MICAT 2025 exam is conducted in two phases for admission to the 2025-27 batch of PGP courses. MICA considers the higher of the two scores (Phase I & Phase II) for selecting candidates for its PGDM programs in top MBA colleges across India. The final selection is based on a candidate's combined performance in CAT/XAT/GMAT, MICAT, and GE-PI.

The MICAT, or MICA Admission Test, is a management entrance exam conducted by MICA Ahmedabad for its PGDM-C and PGDM programs. This computer-based exam is held twice a year, in December and January, and assesses a candidate's aptitude and interest in communication as a profession. As one of India’s top B-schools, especially in communication management, MICA offers excellent job opportunities after an MBA. Read on to learn more about MICAT 2025!

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What is MICAT 2025?

MICAT 2025 is a management entrance exam that is conducted by Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA), Ahmedabad. The exam provides admission to MICA's flagship two years long PGDM-C program, also known as, Post Graduate Diploma in Management Communications. MICAT is conducted twice a year for aspirants, i.e. in the months of December and February. The better of the two MICAT exam performances will be considered for shortlisted candidates for admission to the MICA, Ahmedabad.

MICAT is a computer-based test that comprises both objective and subjective questions. The question paper is divided into 6 distinct parts arranged into 3 sections, which are:

  • Section A - Psychometric Section
  • Section B - Descriptive Test
  • Section C - Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Awareness, Divergent & Convergent Thinking

Section A (Psychometric Test) acts as the initial gatekeeper on the basis of which candidates will be evaluated in sections B and C. If a candidate doesn't qualify for Section A, he will not be evaluated on the consequent sections. Those who clear sections A and B, will be evaluated in Section C. MICAT test-takers qualifying for all three sections will be shortlisted for Group Exercise and Personal Interview.

MICAT 2025 Highlights

Given below are the highlights of MICAT 2025:

Particulars

Details

MICAT 2025 Full Form

MICA Admission Test

MICAT 2025 Conducting Body

MICA Ahmedabad

Frequency of Exam

Twice a Year (December & January)

MICAT 2025 Mode of Exam

CBT (Computer Based Test)

MICAT 2025 Medium of Instruction

English

MICAT Sections

  • Section A - Psychometric Section
  • Section B - Descriptive Test
  • Section C - Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Awareness, Divergent & Convergent Thinking

MICAT 2025 Exam Duration

2 Hours 15 Minutes (Reduced from 2 Hours 45 Minutes)

Exam FeesINR 2,100
Test Cities48
Courses Offered
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Communications (PGDM-C)
MICA Seat Intake 2025
  • PGDM: 36
  • PGDM - C: 180
Official Websitemica.ac.in/pgdm

MICAT 2025 Exam Dates

All the important dates of the MICAT 2025 exam have been mentioned below.

MICAT 2025 Event

MICAT-I Schedule

MICAT-II Schedule

MICAT 2025 Registration Begins

September 20, 2024

November 25, 2024

MICAT 2025 Registration Ends

November 22, 2024

January 11, 2025

Issue of MICAT 2025 Admit Card

December 4, 2024

January 22, 2025

MICAT 2025 Exam

December 7, 2024

January 25, 2025

MICAT 2025 Scorecard Releases

December 2024

February 2025

GE & PI Shortlist

February 2025

GE & PI at MICA, Ahmedabad

March 2025

GE & PI at Bangalore

March 2025

GE & PI at Delhi

March 2025 

GE & PI at Kolkata

March 2025

GE & PI at Mumbai

March 2025

MICAT 2025 Final Results Release

First Week of April 2025

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MICAT 2025 Conducting Body

Founded in 1991, the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) is a unique residential institute in India, and likely in the Asia-Pacific region, focused exclusively on developing leaders in Strategic Marketing and Communication. MICA offers various post-graduate certificate programs in Strategic Marketing and Communication, available as fully residential or online courses. Additionally, it provides a doctoral program known as the Fellow Program in Management (Communication).

MICA features three residential programs: the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Communications), the Post Graduate Diploma in Management, and Crafting Creative Communication. The institute's flagship two-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Management - Communications (PGDM-C) is designed to cultivate business leaders with an emphasis on innovative thinking, strategic marketing, community engagement, creativity, and communications.

For admissions in 2025, candidates are required to take the MICA Admissions Test (MICAT) alongside one of the AICTE-approved exams—CAT, XAT, or GMAT. Those with valid scores in MICAT, CAT, XAT, or GMAT are shortlisted for the Group Exercise and Personal Interview, followed by final selection for admission.

MICAT Eligibility Criteria 2025

The MICAT eligibility criteria 2025 are defined by MICA to select candidates for its flagship PGDM-C and other programs. Candidates who meet the following requirements are eligible to apply for the MICAT 2025 exam. 

  • Candidates must have completed a Bachelor's degree (10+2+3 system) to seek admission to the Post-graduate Programmes (PGP), both PGDM (C) and PGDM.

  • Candidates can also obtain an equivalent qualification in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

  • Candidates who are taking the final examination for a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) are also eligible to apply.

  • Candidates are more likely to be shortlisted if they exhibit the ability for communicating, evaluating, and/or conceiving ideas that spur action and produce effective business results. 

MICAT 2025 Registration

To fill out the application form for MICAT 2025, candidates had to visit the official website. After registering successfully for the exam, candidates receive their respective login IDs and passwords via email.

The MICAT 2025 registration process involves the following steps:

  1. Candidates are required to click on the category ‘New Registration’ and complete the registration process.
  2. Next, candidates must fill out the MICAT application form after completing the registration. 
  3. Fill out your personal details, reference details, academic information, upload your photograph and signature, and choose your exam center preference.
  4. After this, the applicants need to pay an application fee of Rs. 2100.
  5. Finally, they need to submit the application form online.

If you applied and appeared in MICAT-I or not, and whether you want to apply for MICAT-II, will determine the processes to apply for MICAT-II. You must perform the steps listed below in both cases:

For Candidates who have Applied & Appeared in MICAT-I

  • Click on your category ‘Already Registered User’ and complete the registration process.
  • Next, fill out the MICAT application form.
  • Pay the application fee of Rs. 2100 and submit the application online.

For Candidates who have Not Applied and Appeared in MICAT-I

  • Click on the category ‘New Registration’ and complete the registration process.
  • Next, fill out the MICAT application form.
  • Pay the application fee of Rs. 2100 and submit the application online.

MICAT 2025 Application Form Fees 

Candidates can pay the application fee for the MICAT 2025 exam either online or offline.

Particulars

Details

MICAT Application Fee 2025

INR 2100/-

Mode of Payment

Candidates can pay through any one mode:

  • Credit/Debit Card
  • Pay the application fee in cash against the SBI Challan at any nearest SBI branch
  • Through DD, drawn in favor of 'MICA' payable at Ahmedabad

MICAT 2025 Syllabus

MICAT 2025 will consist of 3 sections:

  • Section A: Psychometric Test
  • Section B: Descriptive Test
  • Section C: Divergent and Convergent Thinking; Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation, and General Awareness

The MICAT syllabus 2025 comprises the following topics:

Section

Topics Covered in MICAT 2025

Psychometric Test

Personality Factors, Personality Traits, Career Goals, Life Goals, Behavioural Patterns, Situational Judgements, etc.

Descriptive Test

Written test covering topics such as essays, arguments (for and against), personal opinions, and stories based on provided photographs to assess students' aptitude for creative writing

Verbal Ability

Includes questions that assess candidates' reading proficiency employing passages, reading, comprehension, inference, conclusion, summary, vocabulary, etc.

General Awareness

Evaluates the candidates' understanding of topics such as art, culture, significant historical events, awards and honours, static GK, and other topics with both national and international importance.

Divergent and Convergent Thinking

Contradictions and Equivalence, Argument-Premise and Conclusion, Inference, Relationships and Analogies, etc.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

Numerically based questions on basic algebra, ratio and proportion, simple and compound interest, mensuration, statistical estimation, graphs, numerical Information, geometry, etc.

MICAT Exam Pattern 2025

The MICAT Exam Pattern has not seen significant changes over the years. However, from the year 2022, the examination time was increased from 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes, and it will be the same for 2025. It is essential to be aware of the MICAT exam pattern 2025, in order to score well in the exam.

Section

Section Name

Number of Questions

Duration

Section A

Psychometric Test

150

30 minutes

Section B

Descriptive 

4

25 minutes

Section C

Divergent & Convergent Thinking

20

80 minutes

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

20

Verbal Ability

20

General Awareness

20

Total

2342 hours 15 minutes

Best Books for MICAT 2025

The list of best books for MICAT 2025 that will help you prepare for the MICAT 2025 exam effectively has been provided below.

Name of the Book

Author

Word Power Made Easy

Norman Lewis

Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT

Sarvesh K Verma

Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT

Ajay Singh

How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT

Arun Sharma

How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude (QA) for CAT

Arun Sharma

How to Pass Psychometric Tests

Andrea Shavick

MICAT 2025 Exam Centers

Provided below are the MICAT 2025 Exam centers for the entrance exam.

Ahmedabad

Dhanbad

Navi Mumbai

Aizawl

Guwahati

Mumbai

Ajmer

Gurgaon

Muzaffarnagar

Aligarh

Gwalior

Nagpur

Allahabad

Hyderabad

Noida

Bareilly

Indore

Panjim

Bangalore

Jaipur

Patna

Bhopal

Jammu

Pune

Bhubaneswar

Kanpur

Raipur

Chandigarh

Kochi

Ranchi

Chennai

Kolkata

Trivandrum

Dehradun

Lucknow

Vadodara

Delhi

Meerut

Visakhapatnam

MICAT 2025 Result

MICA, Ahmedabad releases the results for MICAT Phase I and Phase II on its official website. MICAT 2025 Result will be released in the first week of April 2025. Test-takers can follow the given steps to check their MICAT result 2025:

  • Log on to the official website mica.ac.in
  • On the homepage, click on the link available to access the result.
  • You will be redirected to a page where you have to enter your login credentials.
  • Click on the 'Login' tab after entering the required credentials and your scorecard will be displayed on the screen.
  • Download and save your MICAT 2025 scorecard.
  • Take a printout of the result for future reference.

The result is prepared on the basis of a candidate's cumulative performance in MICAT and GE-PI. Based on the marks obtained, students will be shortlisted for the next step of the selection process which comprises Group Exercise (GE) and Personal Interview (PI).

MICAT 2025 Expected Cut Off

MICAT cutoff 2025 will be released by MICA on its official website after the Phase II exam result declaration. MICAT 2025 cutoff marks are the minimum marks that candidates must score to qualify for the MICAT 2025 GE & PI rounds. Those who fail to score the minimum marks will not be selected for further selection rounds. The final MICAT cut-off 2025 will be based on several factors related to the exam. Check out the expected MICAT Cutoff 2025 in the table below.

Section

Expected Marks

Total Marks

Divergent Convergent Thinking

8.5 - 12 Marks

30 Marks

Quant and DI

6.5 - 7.5 Marks

25 Marks

Verbal Ability

8 - 10 Marks

25 Marks

General Knowledge

5.5 - 6.5 Marks

25 Marks

MICAT 2025 Selection Process

MICAT 2025 Selection Process includes the Group Exercise (GE) and Personal Interview for which candidates are selected based on their performance on the CAT, XAT, GMAT, and MICAT exams. Preparation of a shortlist for candidates for the GE and PI rounds includes the following aspects:

  1. Section A of MICAT 2025, the Psychometric Test, is a qualifying section.

  2. The relative performance on the CAT, XAT, and GMAT will be taken into consideration for those who qualify for the psychometric test. Candidates who achieve a minimum cut-off in the total percentile for the CAT, XAT, or GMAT will be taken into consideration.

  3. Section B of MICAT 2025 will be evaluated for those who meet the requirements based on their performance on the CAT, XAT, or GMAT.

  4. MICAT 2025 Section C scores will be evaluated for those who meet the requirements based on relative performance and who meet a minimal cutoff in Section B's normalized scores. Each component will have a separate cutoff.

  5. Candidates who meet the criteria in points a, b, c, and d above (based on relative performance and subject to a minimum cut-off in normalized scores under Section C of the MICAT) will be shortlisted for GE and PI rounds. Candidates who have been shortlisted will be called for GE and PI in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai.

(The list of candidates for GE and PI is created using a composite score formula that employs 50% CAT, XAT, GMAT scores, and 50% MICAT scores).

MICAT 2025 Selection Criteria

The following weightage will be considered for creating the final result or composite score for admission:

MICAT Scores Calculcation

Parameters

Weightage

CAT/XAT/GMAT

20%

MICAT 2025

30%

Group Exercise

20%

Personal Interview

30%

MICAT 2025 Contact Details

Given below are the contact details for MICAT 2025:

Address

MICA Shela,

Ahmedabad - 380 058,

Gujarat, India

Phone No.

+91 2717 308250

+91 2717 308349

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FAQs about MICAT

What distinguishes MICAT I from MICAT II?

The primary difference between MICAT I and II lies in their respective sessions. While analyzing the syllabus and exam pattern, there is no significant difference between the two sessions. MICA University, Ahmedabad, conducts MICAT for admissions into various PGDM-C and PGDM courses.

 

 

 

 

Is pursuing an MBA from MICA worthwhile?

Yes, it is worthwhile to pursue an MBA from MICA. The MICA is the only B-school in India offering specialized expertise in Strategic Marketing and Communication. For those committed to pursuing Marketing and/or Branding, MICA is an ideal choice.

 

When was the last date for the MICAT 2 application?

The last date for the MICAT 2 application was on January 17, 2024. The application window started on November 23, 2023. For candidates who have participated in MICAT I and plan to apply for MICAT II, the registration form was open for both already registered users and new registrations. 

Is it mandatory to take both MICAT 1 and 2?

Yes, it is mandatory to take both MICAT 1 and 2. As part of the MICA Selection Process for admission to MICA Ahmedabad, candidates can opt to take either MICAT I or II. However, for those who complete both MICAT I and II, the higher of the two scores will be considered.

Is MICAT tougher than CAT?

MICAT and CAT are both very different exams. While MICAT focuses more on testing the creativity of a candidate, CAT is more about testing a candidate's analytical and numerical ability. MICAT evaluates the ability to solve questions quickly while CAT focuses on the question-solving technique. That being said, the difficulty level of CAT is surely higher than that of MICAT.

How many candidates appear for MICAT every year?

On average, around 5,000 to 6,000 students appear for MICAT every year. However, only 700 to 800 students are able to crack the test by securing the required cut-off MICAT scores. Only 15-18% of the students make it to the second round of the selection process of the institute.

Are CAT scores required along with MICAT scores for admission?

Yes, a candidate must submit their score in CAT, XAT or GMAT when applying for MICA in addition to appearing for MICAT. Even though the scores are needed to be submitted there is no weightage given to the scores in the computation of the composite score used for ranking. 

 

How many seats are available in MICAT?

There are a total of 180 seats PGDM-C and 36 PGDM seats in MICA Ahmedabad for which admissions are done through MICAT scores. You can understand that the competition is very high with the limited number of seats for the courses, therefore it is essential to prepare extremely well to get the most coveted seat in MICA Ahmedabad.

Is MICAT a tough exam?

The difficulty level of MICAT usually ranges from Easy to Moderate with only some of the questions found to be difficult by most of the candidates. Often the paper is lengthy which makes it challenging for the students to complete the examination paper.

How many times is MICAT conducted in a year?

MICAT is conducted twice every year, once in December and once in February. So if you have missed the first exam date you can take it again when MICA-II  will be conducted. Also if you feel your performance was not up to the mark for admission to MICA, you can re-take the test.

What is MICAT?

MICAT is an entrance exam conducted by MICA Ahmedabad for admission to its PGDM courses.There are two rounds of selection exams for each year. While the MICAT I exam is held in December every year the MICAT II takes place in February of the following year.

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Related Questions

Will there be any MICAT 2025 exam center, or can we give the exam from our own home?

-ShifaUpdated on October 03, 2024 04:57 PM
  • 1 Answer
Subhashri Roy, Content Team

Dear Student,

Yes, there will be exam centres for MICAT, and candidates who register for the exam before the stipulated deadline will be issued the MICAT admit card. The hall ticket must be carried to the exam centre in order for a candidate to appear for the exam. The exam centre is allotted to candidates based on their preferences for the exam city as provided during the MICAT registration process. There are a total of 50 Indian cities where the MICAT exam is conducted across different exam centres. Aspirants must choose their exam city preferences carefully since there is no …

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