About CAT Exam for MBA

Hi I am interested in having the details of the Common Admission Test (CAT) like the important dates as well as the examination pattern & the syllabus?

Common Admission Test (CAT) is an aggressive administration placement test led at national level for admission to Postgraduate Business Administration Program and different projects in different IIT, IIM, NITs and other private administration establishments tolerating CAT.

This year CAT 2016 will be assembled by IIM Bangalore, one of the top IIMs. Teacher Rajendra K Bandi, Decision Sciences and Information Systems; Chairperson Admissions and Financial Aid, will be the convener of CAT 2016.

CAT 2016 Exam Details

Duration of Exam
180 Minutes

No. of Sections
3

CAT 2016 Convener
IIM Bangalore

Exam Sections
Quantitative ability (QA),
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR),
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC)

Marking Scheme
Correct answer: +3
Incorrect answer: -1
No penalty for unanswered question
No negative marking for non MCQs

CAT 2016 Important Dates

CAT Notification
July 2016

Registration Start Date
August 2016

Registration End Date
September 2016

Admit Card download Window
October 2016

CAT Exam Date
End of November 2016 (Sunday)

CAT Results
Second week of January 2017

CAT 2016 Exam Pattern

There will be 3 Sections in CAT 2016
CAT Exam Format
Quantitative ability (QA) 34
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) 32
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) 34
Total No. of Questions 100

CAT Syllabus

Quantitative Ability
Geometry,Trigonometry,Probability,Number System,Permutation & Combination,Speed, Time and Distance,Profit and Loss,Logarithmic Equations,HCF and LCM,Ratio, Quadratic and Linear Equations, Algebra, Mensuration, Percentages, progressions, Complex Numbers, Simple and Compound Interest etc.

Data Interpretation
Tables, Graphical Representations, Charts and any diagramatical Representation

Verbal Ability
Critical Reasoning, Paragraph Forming, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension

Logical Reasoning
Logical Games, Calnedars, Cubes, Clocks, Blood Relations, Seating Arrangements etc.

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