The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test held in India. The test scores a candidate on the bases of Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability (VA) and Reading Comprehension (RC), Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR). The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam and use the test for selecting students for their business administration programs. The test is conducted every year by one of the IIMs based on a policy of rotation.
CAT
Common Admission Test
- A candidate is eligible to appear in CAT 2019 if he/she holds a Bachelor’s Degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. The candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) categories, need at least 45% marks.
- The degree must have been awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
- Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent examination and those who have already completed degree examinations but are awaiting results are also eligible. Such candidates, if qualified, will be allowed to join the course conditionally, only if they produce a certificate from the Principal / Registrar of their University/institution. The candidate needs to submit the certificate by June 30, 2020 (issued on or before June 30, 2020) stating that the candidate has fulfilled all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.
- The percentage of marks will be calculated based on the calculation pattern followed by the concerned University/Institution. In case of CGPA or grades, the conversion is based on the process defined by the concerned university or institution. If any University/ institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting grades/CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
The CAT 2019 question paper will consist of the following sections:
| Online mode | 300 |
| Duration of Exam | 180 Minutes |
| Multiple-Choice Questions | 100 questions of 3 mark each |
| Subject areas with number of the questions: | |
| 1. Verbal Ability | 34 |
| 2. Quantitative Ability | 34 |
| 3. Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning | 32 |
| Negative Marking | -1 Mark for each wrong answer |
| Cat Exam Pattern | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 34 | 60 minutes |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 32 | 60 minutes |
| Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) | 34 | 60 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 180 |
Candidates will be given 180 minutes to answer the questions. Each section is allotted 60 minutes. The candidates cannot choose any section to start with or switch from one section to another. They will have to follow the question paper chronologically, from section 1-3.
Some questions in each section may not be of multiple choice type, thus the answers will have to be typed on the screen.
Use of basic onscreen calculator will be allowed for computation.
SCOPE AND COVERAGE OF QUESTIONS UNDER DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS
1.Mathematics or Quantitative Section
Some of the core concepts in math and quant subjects are:
| Geometry | HCF & LCM | Averages |
|---|---|---|
| Trigonometry | Algebra | Partnership (Accounts) |
| Mensuration | Profit & Loss | Time-Speed-Distance |
| Ratios and Proportion | In-equations Quadratic and linear equations | Surds and Indices |
| Number system | Geometric Progression | Inequalities |
| Work and time | Percentages | Logarithms |
2.English or Verbal Section
Prominent topics in this section are:
| Fill in the blanks | Verbal Reasoning | Sentence completion |
|---|---|---|
| Grammar | Syllogisms | Jumbled paragraphs |
| Para Completion and inference | Contextual usage | Foreign language words used in English |
| Reading Comprehension | Analogies | Sentence correction |
| Verbal Logic | Different usage of the same word | Idioms |
| Para-jumbles | Antonyms | One word substitution |
3.Logical Reasoning Section
Important topics under AR are:
| Blood Relations | Series | Proposition |
|---|---|---|
| Direction Sense | Coding-Decoding | Assumptions |
| Puzzles | Clocks and Calendars | Statements |
| Data Arrangement | Family Tree | Binary Logic |
| Seating Arrangement | Venn Diagram | Sets |
| Data Structures | Syllogism |
4.Data Interpretation Section
Problems related to organised and unorganised data are quite common in this section. Core topics are as follows:
| Tables | Pie Charts | Case-lets |
|---|---|---|
| Bars | Line Graphs | Data Sufficiency |
| Registration Starts | Aug 05, 2020 |
| Registration Ends | Sept 16, 2020 |
| Admit Card Download | Oct 28, 2020 to Nov 29, 2020 |
| Exam Date | Nov 29, 2020 |
| Result | Second week of Jan 2021 |
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