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    What is CAT Exam?

    CAT exam is an acronym for Common Admission Test. It is an all-India level entrance test for getting admission in MBA course. CAT is conducted every year in the month of November. CAT exam is conducted by IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow and IIM Indore on rotation basis. There are two slots for each of the above IIMs. One slot is for evening candidates and the other slot is for morning candidates. Each slot has two sessions, morning and afternoon. Candidates should choose one of the two slots.

    CAT Exam 2022 HighLights

    CAT Exam 2022 Quick Information

    Exam Common Admission Test
    CAT Official Website https://iimcat.ac.in/
    Conducting Body Yet to be announced
    Exam Duration 2 hours (160 Minutes for PWD candidates)
    CAT Exam Fees INR 1100 (Reserved categories) INR 2200 (Other categories)
    Exam Date 27th November 2022
    Medium of Exam English
    Cat Exam Mode Computer Based Exam
    Quantitative Aptitude
    Syllabus Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation
    Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

    Who are Eligible to appear for CAT 2022?

    ●  The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories], awarded by any University or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as an University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

    ●  Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if they submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

    ●   Candidates applying for CAT 2022 should fulfill any one of the following conditions:

    • Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks*.
    • Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA/Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)) with required percentage*.
    • Should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree with required percentage*. *SC/ST/PwD candidates should have a minimum 45%. For General, EWS and NC-OBC candidates, the minimum is 50%.

    ●   The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. In case of grades/CGPA, the       conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution. If any University/Institution confirms that there is no scheme for   converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100. IIMs   may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.iimcat.ac.in. Applicants should note that the mere fulfilment of the   minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIMs. Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and a mobile phone number   throughout the selection process.


    CAT 2022: Exams Pattern

    CAT is rightfully regarded as one of the most challenging entrance exams due to the small number of available admissions slots and the enormous number of test-takers. It is intended to assess the candidate's capacity for sophisticated problem-solving, time management, and decision-making. These characteristics all affect the candidate's aptitude for managerial careers as well as their appropriateness for management education.

    Go over the CAT exam structure's key components:

    ● Three sections make up the CAT exam:
           - Quantitative Aptitude(QA)
           - Logical Reasoning & Dat Interpretation (LR&DI)
           - Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

    ● The CAT 2022 exam will last 120 minutes.

    ● The test format for the exam has slightly changed since the addition of TITA (Type in The Answer) questions in 2015. There are a variety of TITA questions, but there is no detraction for giving the wrong answers.

    ● Nearly 25–33% of the questions over the past few years have been of the non–MCQ (TITA) kind.

    ● Each wrongly answered MCQ results in the loss of 1 mark, while each right answer earns 3 points.

    ● The CAT exam's portions are in a predetermined order, and students have 40 minutes to complete each one.

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