CAT Exam Eligibility and date

I want to know about required eligibility and date for Common admission test (CAT) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)

[Arvind Kumar]

Common admission test (CAT) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for admission in management colleges are situated in India .

Eligibility :
You have to passed graduation with minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)

Important Dates (2014)
Registrations Aug 06 - Sep 30, 2014
Download of Admit Card Oct 16, 2014
Exam dates Nov 16 & Nov 22, 2014
Results 3rd Week of Dec, 2014

CAT Exam pattern:
Exam pattern:
This test will have 2 sections
The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
The second section is Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.
Total time which will be given for the exam will be 140 minutes

Syllabus :
Section I
Quantitative Ability comprising mainly of arithmetic, mensuration, geometry, algebra, trignometry, probablity and calculus etc
Arithmetic - number systems, ratio propotions, simplification, averages, ages, time, work, distances etc.
Geomtery - triangles and circles
Mensuration - areas and volumes
Algebra - theory of equations, quadratiic equations, pemutations and combinations, sequence and series etc
Trignometry - height and distances
Calculus - maxima and minima, functions etc

Section II
Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
Data Interpretation - line graphs, bar charts, tables, pie diagrams, scatter diagrams and passages on logical ability
Data Sufficiency - more stress on quantitative questions mainly numeric, percentages etc

Section III
Verbal Ability comprising English Grammar, Vocabulary, Proficiency, Usage and Comprehension

English Grammar - not many core questions
English Vocabulary - no straight synonyms or antonyms but sometimes analogies or pairs in fill in blanks
English Proficiency - correction, rearrangement and completion of sentences and paragraphs
English Usage - inappropriate usage of words, commonly confused pair of words
English Comprehension - around five to six paragraphs with around 1000 words and five to six questions each mainly checking your ability to comprehend with speed.

Quantitative Ability Syllabus
Number Systems
LCM and HCF
Percentages
Profit, Loss and Discount
Interest (Simple and Compound)
Speed, Time and Distance
Time and Work
Averages
Ratio and Proportion
Linear Equations
Quadratic Equations
Complex Numbers
Logarithm
Progressions (Sequences & Series)
Binomial Theorem
Surds and Indices
Inequalities
Permutation and Combination
Probability
Functions
Set Theory
Mixtures and Alligations
Geometry
Co-ordinate Geometry
Trigonometry
Mensuration

Verbal Ability
Types of Questions
Vocabulary Based (Synonyms Antonyms)
English Usage or Grammar
Sentence Correction
Fill in the blanks
Cloze Passage
Analogies or Reverse Analogies
Jumbled Paragraph
Meaning-Usage Match
Summary Questions
Verbal Reasoning
Facts / Inferences / Judgements
Reading Comprehension