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Updated on 06th June, 2018 , 3 min read
The Common Admission Test (CAT) was initiated by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to test the students' aptitude for the Business Administration course. It is a national level test of management. The areas evaluated through the exam are:
CAT is conducted every year by one of the branch colleges of the IIM's, and according to their official website, that is, iimcat.ac.in, IIM Calcutta will be the hub for the same in 2018.
This year, CAT Exam will be conducted on the 25th November, 2018, Sunday.
There are 3 sections which need to be answered, QA, VARC, and DILR, where each section is allotted exactly 60 minutes to answer. However, the pattern of the exam varies frequently. The students cannot choose the section they wish to attempt first. It is held in the chronological order.
With each correct answer, the student is granted +3, while with every wrong tick, a -1 is given. The division of questions is as follows: Quantitative Ability and Verbal and Reading Comprehension comprise 34 questions each, and 32 questions in the section of Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning.
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Mathematics or Quantitative Section |
Percentages and its applications |
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Ratio and its applications |
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Algebra |
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Numbers and its applications |
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Geometry and its applications |
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English or Verbal Section |
Grammar |
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Vocabulary |
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Critical Reasoning (and its numerous applications) |
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Reading Comprehension |
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Analytical Reasoning Section |
Blood Relations |
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Direction Sense |
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Puzzles |
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Arrangements |
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Data Structures |
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Series |
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Coding-Decoding |
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Clocks and Calendars |
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Data Interpretation Section |
Table |
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Bar |
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Pie |
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Line graphs |
The photographs should be clear and in accordance with the size mentioned in the application form.
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Events |
Dates |
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Notification released |
1st week of August 2018 |
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Registration Process |
1st week of August 2018 |
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Last date for registration |
3rd to 4th week of November 2018 |
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Application correction |
27th – 30th September 2018 |
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Admit card release date |
25th October – 26th October 2018 |
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Mock Test Release |
Last week of October 2018 |
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Exam date |
November 25, 2018 |
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Answer key & question paper release |
2nd week of December 2018 |
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Last date to submit objection |
2nd week of December 2018 |
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Result announcement |
First week of January 2019 |
Clearing CAT Opens opportunities to get into several top colleges like the IIMs, FMS Delhi, JBIMS Mumbai, MDI Gurugram, IITs, IMI. These colleges and others accept CAT as a strong ground criterion for the admissions. There were more than 2.3 Lakh applicants in the year 2017, and the number is expected to increase in 2018. Also, by the admission in a top college, there are great placement opportunities as well. The registration fee of CAT varies according to the categories.
Latest NEWS: CAT 2018: Exam will be conducted on November 25, 2018
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