| 15th October 2014 02:59 PM | |
| Arvind Kumar | Re: CAT Exam Eligibility and date 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 |
| 13th October 2014 05:57 PM | |
| Unregistered | 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) |
