MICAT Negative Marking
 

I want to give MICAT exam and for the same would you plz tell me about its Negative Marking system ??

Re: MICAT Negative Marking
 

As you want to give MICAT exam and asking for its Negative Marking system , so for it I am telling MICAT exam pattern info which having detail of its Negative Marking:

MICAT will comprehensively gauge abilities such as:

analytical ability
verbal ability
logical reasoning
divergent thinking
written communication skills
creativity potential
General awareness about contemporary social and industry related issues including areas covering media , marketing, advertising and business

Section 1 - 35 minutes - No negative marking
Q.1 Write 5 points in favour of the statement
Q.2 Write 5 points against the statement
Q.3 Write an essay on this topic in 200 words or less.

Q.4 Write a story on the basis of the the 9 pictures given. The pictures were of a zebra, a flower, the Red Fort, pulses, caricature of a book reading caterpillar, a pink dress, a tree house, a set of playing blocks and a bed.
Section 2 - 90 minutes

i) Psychometric Test - No negative marking

The first set had 30 statements out of which the candidates had to select 10 statements that best described their personality.
In the second set of questions, the candidates had to choose from a set of 2 arguments and rate them according to their personality.
The third set of questions, the candidates had to rank various responses under given circumstances on a scale of 1 to 6 where 1 implies highest priority and 6 implies least priority.


ii) Reasoning and Verbal Ability - negative marking

This section had 35 questions of the following type:

Visual Reasoning
Data Sufficiency
Statement-Conclusion
Word Combination

There was negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

iii) General Knowledge - negative marking

25 questions on general knowledge and current affairs related to advertising, marketing, films and media. This section also had negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.