CAT Exam (Common Admission Test)
It is a computer-based selection test
conducted by the Indian institutes of
Management (IIMs) as prerequisite for
Admissions to their business administration
programs. Apart from the IIMs, the CAT is
also a prerequisite for admissions into
numerous other prestigious management
colleges across india which includes
institutes like S.P Jain Institute of
Management and Research (SPJIMR), Faculty of
Management Studies (FMS), Management
Development Institute (Gurgaon), Institute
of Management Technology (IMT), Jamnalal
Bajaj Institute of Management studies
(JBIMS), International Management Institute
(IMI) National Institute of Industrial
Engineering (NITIE) and several
others.
CAT Exam pattern
The paper pattern for the CAT exam has
changed several times in the past. For the
last 2 years, the pattern has remained the
same with respect to the total marks and no.
of sections.A brief detail about the pattern
is given below
| Total Questions in CAT Exam |
100 |
| Total Marks |
300 |
| Duration |
180 minutes |
| Negative Marking |
-1 for each Incorrect Attempt
|
●CAT Logical Reasoning & Data
Interpretation: The logical reasoning
section is very generic and a wide variety
of questions based on seating arrangement,
direction sense test, etc. are included. The
data interpretation section includes mostly
based on data caselets and
graphs
●CAT QuantitativeAptitude:
The syllabus for CAT quantitative aptitude
mainly includes topics from class 8-10 like
geometry, algebra, number system, etc
●CAT Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension:
In this section, comprehension passages are
given followed by a few questions. Apart from
that, few of the grammar-based questions like
sentence completion, jumbled sentences, etc are
asked.