Common Aptitude Test (CAT) Exam-Know everything: Exam dates, Syllabus, Cut-OFFs, Pattern
Common Admission Test (CAT Exam) is an entrance examination to secure admission in the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) across the country and many other colleges for Masters in Business Administration (MBA) or Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) courses. It is taken once every year, on the last Sunday of November. Go through this article to know more about CAT. What is CAT? Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national level entrance examination which is given by nearly 2 lakh aspirants every year. All the 20 IIMs and other 90+ Business schools consider the score of CAT for their admission process. Each year, one of the top IIMs takes the responsibility of conducting and administering the CAT exam. For example, This year, i.e. in 2022, IIM Bangalore conducted the CAT exam. CAT is a computer-based examination with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Type In The Answer (TITA). The MCQs carry +3 for a correct answer and -1 for an incorrect answer. The TITA questions don’t carry any negative marking. CAT Exam Overview: CAT website https://iimcat.ac.in/ Exam duration 2 hours (3 sections of 40 minutes each) Exam date Last Sunday of November month Conducting body Any one of the IIMs Exam sections 3 sections:Verbal Ability and Reading ComprehensionData Interpretation and Logical ReasoningQuantitative Ability Question types Multiple Choice Questions and Type In The Answer (TITA) Exam mode Computer-based (in a desginated exam center) Exam centres 150 cities approx, all over India Exam Fees INR 2200 (For general Category), INR 1100 (For reserved category) Exam results First week of January (subject to change) Why should you appear for CAT? CAT is a gateway to the top management institutes of the country, some of which have an average placement of around 30 lakhs per annum. Following are a few reasons why you should appear for CAT : Important dates related to CAT-23 (tentative) Events Dates Online Application starts First week of August, 2023 CAT 2023 Exam 26th November, 2023 (expected) CAT 2023 Exam result First week of January 2024 (expected) CAT 2023 Exam Syllabus CAT Exam Syllabus Topic Names Quantitative Aptitude Arithmetic, Algebra, Number Systems, Modern Math, Geometry Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Puzzles, Graph and table related sets, Arrangement, Tournaments, Relations, etc Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension based questions, Para-jumbled, Odd sentences, Fill in the blanks CAT Exam eligibility: All the CAT aspirants are required to have at least a Bachelor’s degree of 3 years with an aggregate score of 50% (at least). The students in their final year of bachelor’s degree are also eligible to appear in the CAT exam. Students passed out from a few universities that were offering (previously) a bachelor’s degree of 2 years are also eligible, provided their university is recognised by UGC India. CAT Exam pattern: The CAT exam used to be a 3 hour long exam before 2020. Exam duration has been reduced from three hours to two hours since 2020. CAT consists of 3 sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude. Each section is 40 minutes long. Refer the table below to get information on the marking scheme and no of questions in CAT 2022 Exam Section Question numbers Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) MCQs: 19, TITA: 5 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) MCQs: 15, TITA: 5 Quantitative Ability (QA) MCQs: 14, TITA: 8 Total 66 Top colleges accepting CAT scores and their cut-offs: College Name Cut-off Percentile (%ile) (approx.) IIM Ahmedabad 99+ IIM Bangalore 99+ IIM Calcutta 99+ FMS Delhi 99+ IIM Lucknow 98+ IIM Indore 98+ IIM Kozhikode 98+ MDI Gurgaon 97+ SPJIMR 96+ Baby IIMs 92+ To know more about other exams, click on the links below: SNAP, NMAT, CMAT, IIFT, GMAT, XAT.
