Pattern Of CAT Exam

Hi buddy would you plz tell me about Common Admission Test (CAT) exam pattern as this year I will appear in this exam?

Common Admission Test (CAT) exam 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).

CAT Exam Pattern

Sections

3 –

Quantitative Ability

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning

Verbal and Reading Comprehension

Number of Questions


100

Quantitative Ability – 34

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning - 32

Verbal and Reading Comprehension – 34

Duration


180 minutes

Sectional Duration


1 hour for each section

Question Types


Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Non-MCQs

Calculator Usage


On Screen basic calculator will be provided

Marking Scheme


For Non-MCQs,

+3 marks for ‘correct answer’

No marks(or negative marks) for ‘wrong or no attempt’.

The scoring scheme for multiple-choice questions (MCQ's) is:

+3 for correct answer

-1 for incorrect answer

No marks are given or deducted for un-attempted questions.

Key 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

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