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CAT: Common Admission Test

The Common Admission Test is a computer based test for admission in graduate management programs. The test consists of three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Ability.

359k subscribers4,269 posts / mo in Sep 20262,757 authors / mosince 2020

r/CATpreparation has 359k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 4,269 posts a month from 2,757 people. Top topics: IIMs & B-school Interviews, CAT Prep and Mock Tests & Percentiles.

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Size and growth

How r/CATpreparation has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +3.4% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026358k
Growing358k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−3.7%vs Sep 2025 · −59% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20264.3k
QuieterPeaked at 15k in Jan 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CATpreparation

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. IIMs & B-school Interviews27%
  2. CAT Prep16%
  3. Mock Tests & Percentiles2.9%
  4. College and University Discussions1.7%
  5. Brotherhood Talks1.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wolfram
  2. LinkedIn
  3. MBAUniverse
  4. Digialm
  5. Promarkia

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