What is CAT exam for MBA?
Why CAT is a most Appealing exam-
This is one of the toughest entrance exam in India and the World. This is also exam which is Witten by highest number of student first see can admission in IIMs in India. This is common admission test commonly known as CAT.
CAT Entrance exam started in the year 1950 and it is Mint for admission in a prestigious management institute of Indian college commonly known as IIM.
Well, IIMs is conducting CAT exam at all India.
Level to select most operant students for management education for more than 50 year.
CAT exam score is being used by more than 100 Institutes for Admission..
Commonly admission Test exam is popularly known as the National Level Management Entrance exam conducted by IIMS for admission to management programs. It is conducted once a year.
Eligibility to give CAT EXAM—
- As per the eligibility country, year IN any graduate who holds 50 percent in Graduation and somebody who is in final year can give CAT EXAM.
- Basic Eligibility is 50 percent in Graduation for general or OBC and 45 percent for SC/ST or disabled category candidate
- There is no age criteria in CAT exam that means anyone who holds a bachelor degree in any stream can give this exam respective of their exam
Features of CAT exam—
| Full form | Common Admission test |
| Organized by | IIMs (Indian Institute of Management |
| Mode of exam | Online |
| Level of exam | national |
| Exam fees | 1800 |
| Application begin | August-September |
| Admit card released | October |
| Exam date | November |
| Attempt | unlimited |
| Result | January |
| Official site | iimcat.ac.in |
Exam format –
this exam is divided in three part or three section which is-
1-Quantitative Ability
2-Logical Reasoning &data Interpretation
3-Verbal Ability &Reading comprehension
as per the latest pattern of CAT this exam is of total of 100 question
Scoring of this exam is big difference of other exam .there are two score involves in this
First Raw score which is your original score and second one is percentile scale .
So Percentile scale score is created and this is on the basis of highest score achiever. What will known as 100 Percentile so somebody who scored maximum would be called 100 percentile and with comparison to that highest score and other score will be on that scale
A few question in each section of CAT may be of non-MCQs type question
Each question carries 3 marks and there is no negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer.
Overall it’s a three –hour online exam divided into one hour each section.
Calculator Onscreen Available.
The question will be asked in English language.
Syllabus–
| CAT exam sections | Important topic |
| Verbal &reading comprehension | Grammar, verbal ability, critical reasoning ,reading comprehension |
| Quantitative aptitude | Number system, Arithmetic, Geometry, modern math, Algebra |
| Data interpretation and logical reasoning | Advanced LR, data Interpretation |
Exam Pattern-
| section | No of MCQs | No of non-MCQs | Total question |
| Verbal Ability | 24 | 10 | 34 |
| Data Interpretation and Logical reasoning | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 24 | 10 | 34 |
| total | 72 | 28 | 100 |
Marking Scheme
| Type of question | Correct Answer | Incorrect Answer | Un-Attempt Question |
| MCQs | +3 | -1 | 0 |
| Non-MCQs | +3 | 0 | 0 |
CAT exam generally happen on November and December every year . the exam notification IS Out in the month of August and you can fill the form up till September .Admit card are Available to download in the month of October .and exam will be happening in the month of November or December.
So every year near about 2 lac student write CAT exam which make them eligible for Admission in IIMs as well as other management colleges across in India.
Top CAT MBA college include, FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR
Mumbai, SJMSOM IIt Mumbai.
| year | No of registration | No of test taker |
| 2015 | 2,18,665 | 1,79,602 |
| 2016 | 2,32,434 | 1,95000 |
| 2017 | 2,31000 | 1,99,632 |
| 2018 | 2,40,340 | 2,09,405 |
| 2019 | 2,44,169 | 2,09,925 |
Conclusion—-
The overall conclusion is that the Common Admission Test is a Computer Based Test for admission in a graduate management program. IIMs use the test for selecting students for the three Business Administration Program. and It is conducted in 354 Centers in 99 cities and towns All over India.
