ment over 40 other Management Institutes use the CAT for short listing
candidates.
Pattern: CAT has the widest coverage in:
QuantitativeVerbal
Reasoning areas of testing.
Duration is generally of 2 hours
Questions: with number of questions normally ranging from 120 to 150.
MBA CAT 2006 Pattern:CAT 2006 witnessed a drastic change in
pattern with 75 questions and increase in the exam time by half an hour.
Negative Marking: Wrong answers carried 1 mark as
penalty whereas correct answers carried 4 marks. Proficiency in all the
sections is essential for getting a call from any of the IIMs.
There was a talk that CAT 2006 may have Four Sections instead of 3 Sections.
However CAT notification as well as the CAT 2006 bulletin, you will find CAT is
a three-section paper this year too. CAT is divided into three sections:
English Usage, Quantitative Ability (Maths) and Data Interpretation &
Logical Ability.
MBA CAT Pattern
The pattern of this test has often been changed in the past. 2005 test included
the following: three sections—data interpretation / reasoning, quantitative
analysis, and reading, comprehension/verbal ability.
Duration: 2 hours
Total number of questions: 90
Total marks: 150
Negative marking: 1/3 of the marks allotted to a question is docked if the
answer is wrong
DI/Reasoning
Number of questions: 30
Marks: 50
Quantitative Analysis
Number of questions: 30
Marks: 50
Reading Comprehension/Verbal ability
Number of questions: 30
Marks: 50
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