CAT MBA Entrance Exam

Will you please gather some information of Common Admission Test for admission for MBA program?

As per your concern I will get details of Common Admission Test, offered by various institutes.

Application Fees
The fee is ₹1700/- for general and NC-OBC candidates. For SC/ST/PWD (DA) category the applicable fee is ₹850/.

Eligibility
You must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) categories).

If you are appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

Exam pattern
The mode of CAT has changed from paper-pencil based test to computer based test. CAT has three sections:
Quantitative Ability (QA)
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VRC)

QA and VRC comprises of 34 questions, whereas DILR section has 32 questions, making total of 100 questions in the paper.

The duration of the exam is 180 minutes (3 hours).

Some questions in each section may not be of multiple choice type. Instead, direct answers are to be typed on the screen. Basic on-screen calculator will be available for computation.

You are allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and you cannot switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.

Marking: You will be awarded three marks for each correct answer. The test carries negative marking, one mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Syllabus
English/Verbal Ability: Reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, syllogisms, analogies, antonyms and synonyms, fill in the blanks, sentence correction, idioms, etc.

Maths/Quant Ability: Number systems, geometry, trogonometry, probability, permutation combination, algebra, mensuration, time and work, averages, percentages, profit and loss, quadratic and linear equations, etc.

Data Interpretation: Interpretation and analysis of data based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), venn diagram, etc.

Logical Reasoning: Clocks, calendars, binary logic, seating arrangement, blood relations, logical sequence, assumption, premise, conclusion, linear and matrix arrangement, etc.

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