XAT Exam Analysis

XAT or the Xavier Aptitude Test is organized by XLRI (Jamshedpur), every year. XAT scores are applicable to the admission processes of around 100+ colleges. In terms of difficulty levels, the XAT exam is considered to be the toughest of all MBA Entrance exams. XAT Exam Analysis is important if one is aiming for high results to enter the top B-schools.

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XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) 2021 was conducted online on January 3, 2021

XAT 2021 came back to its usual form which was similar to what was seen in 2017 and 2019. Thus, in terms of level of difficulty one can say XAT 2021 was an exam with Moderate difficulty level.

Sectional Analysis

Part-I

Verbal and Logical Ability Section (26 questions)

The Verbal and Logical Ability section of XAT 2021 was comparable to XAT 2019. There were 17 Reading Comprehension questions and 9 Verbal Ability/Reasoning questions in the XAT exam this year. The Verbal ability/Verbal Reasoning questions were a balanced mix of grammar, vocabulary, and reasoning based questions(Critical Reasoning and Jumbled Paragraphs). The 17 RC questions were distributed amongst four passages and one poem. The poem was a short one (like last year) but was relatively less conceptual/difficult. The outlasting four passages were of 250-300 words each; they had a mixture of medium to difficult questions. Nearly all the questions were probable. The options were close and the directions indicated to choose the ‘best’ one among them.
An attempt of about 20-24 questions in this section in about 55 minutes, with about 75-80% accuracy would be considered a good attempt.

Decision Making (21 questions)

This section consisted of 21 questions, and had moderate level of difficulty again comparable to that of 2019/2018 paper. This section consisted of 7 sets of 3 questions each. Most of the passages were short and easy to read. As usual, some questions had a fair deal of ambiguity – in that either no answer seemed correct or s more than one option appeared correct. Overall, the questions were of medium difficulty. Therefore, the choice of sets/questions to attempt would have depended mainly on your personal preferences and strengths. Overall the section was more difficult compared to last year's test.

In about 55 minutes, an attempt of about 14-15 questions with about 75-80% accuracy would be considered to be good.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (28 questions)

This section was marginally easier than last year’s QADI section. Out of the 28 questions in the section, 19 were on Quantitative Ability and 9 were on Data Interpretation.

In Data Interpretation, there were 3 sets comprising 9 questions in total - 1 based on scatter plot, 1 logic based, and the last one based on Ratio and proportion.

The QA and DI section was dominated by questions on Arithmetic (7 questions), followed by Geometry (4 questions). An attempt of about 17-18 questions (with about 80 percent accuracy) in about 55 minutes would be considered a good attempt. Assuming that there are negative marks of -0.25 for all incorrect responses.

Part-II

There was no break between Part-I and Part-II.

General Knowledge

The 25 GK questions comprised 7 current affairs questions and 18 static GK questions. Overall the GK section was similar to the previous year’s test. As typical, the questions covered a wide range of areas and gave no special advantage to specialists in any one area. The topics were assorted between Science, History, Geography, Business, Economy, names of political personalities, etc.

As there was no negative marking for wrong responses in this section, all questions should have been attempted. A score of 7 - 8 would be a good score in this section in the exam.

Strategy to ace XAT Exam:

1) Know your exam: XAT Exam Analysis will get a good idea about the what and the how of the questions asked. So the first step would be to go through previous years’ papers of XAT and get a brief idea about what is asked.

2) Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation can be covered by practicing questions on Charts, Graphs, and Tables. Keep revising tables, squares, cubes, percentage values, etc. for an increased calculation speed. Start learning shortcuts for the topics that you have a good grip on.

3) Verbal & Logical Ability: For acing reading comprehension, try to make your comprehension speed as fast as your reading speed. This means that reading a passage once, should be enough for you to get a complete idea about what is given. Reading and scanning it again would take up valuable time. Practice Fill in the blanks, Sentence Correction, Verbal Analogies, and Vocabulary usage-based questions as well.

4) Decision Making & Analytical Reasoning: Questions range from Employee Management problems, Ethical dilemmas, and Finance/Sales problems to General management and revenue problems. The more you practice decision-making questions, the quicker you will get at solving them.

5) General Knowledge: The marks obtained in this section will not be used for selections in the first round of admissions. It will be considered in the PI rounds and during final admissions. This section tests the student on Current Affairs and Static GK. Make sure that on the day of the exam, you are well-versed with the current affairs of the previous 6 months. Focus more on Business & Economics. Also, do not forget to go through different Awards and their recipients, Famous personalities, Geography, Indian Government, Political events, and Science.

6) Essay Writing: Topics in this section are usually abstract. No straightforward topics. Therefore, practice writing some essays in your spare time. This will help you to increase the speed with which you express your thoughts and ideas on paper.

7) Mock Tests: Take as many mocks as you can. Analyze these mocks, right down to each and every detail. If the time spent analyzing the mocks is more than the time spent giving the mock, then you are on the right track.

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8) Plan well: Plan out a schedule and stick to it. When preparing for XAT, it is easy to get overwhelmed with the different sections, the difficulty levels, and the vast syllabus. Going as per a schedule will make sure that you cover everything. At the same time, it will balance your preparation.

2020

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XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) 2020 was conducted online on January 5, 2020

XAT-2020 was more or less the same as last year at difficulty level. VARC and DM Sections were on par with last year with a few questions in DM being difficult. The cut-offs are likely to be a bit lower compared to last year.

Sectional Analysis

Part-I

Verbal and Logical Ability Section (26 questions)

The Verbal and Logical Ability section of XAT 2020 was marginally more mild compared to last year. There were 14 Reading Comprehension questions and 12 Verbal Ability/Reasoning questions in the XAT exam this year. The Verbal ability/Verbal Reasoning questions were a balanced mix of grammar, vocabulary, and reasoning based questions(Critical Reasoning and Jumbled Paragraphs). The 14 RC questions were distributed amongst four passages and one poem. The poem was a short one (like last year) but was relatively less conceptual/difficult. The outlasting four passages were of 250-300 words each; they had a mixture of medium to difficult questions. Nearly all the questions were probable. The options were close and the directions indicated to choose the ‘best’ one among them.
An attempt of about 16-18 questions in this section in about 55 minutes, with about 75-80% accuracy would be considered a good attempt.

Decision Making (21 questions)

This section consisted of 21 questions, and like last year, none of the questions were quantitative. This section consisted of 7 sets of 3 questions each. Most of the passages were short and easy to read. As usual, some questions had a fair deal of ambiguity – in that either no answer seemed correct or s more than one option appeared correct. Overall, the questions were of medium difficulty. Therefore, the choice of sets/questions to attempt would have depended mainly on your personal preferences and strengths. Overall the section was more difficult compared to last year's test.

In about 55 minutes, an attempt of about 14-15 questions with about 75-80% accuracy would be considered to be good.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (28 questions)

This section was of moderate level of difficulty, slightly more difficult than that in XAT-2019. Out of the 28 questions in the section, 22 were on Quantitative Ability and 6 were on Data Interpretation.

There were two sets on Data Interpretation with three questions each. Both sets were easy to medium in terms of Level of Difficulty. One set involved a Table while the other set had multiple graphs. The set on multiple graphs also had slight logical angle to it.Out of 22 questions on Quantitative Ability, 20 were standalone questions and 2 questions were in the form of a set on Venn Diagrams. The questions on Quantitative Ability in this section consisted of a few sitters as well as a few really lengthy questions. As a result, the selection of right questions to attempt was very important. Some questions, especially the questions on Geometry involving circles and quadrilaterals were on the difficult side. However, option elimination could have been effectively used to answer these questions.

This section was dominated by questions on Arithmetic (7 questions), followed by Geometry (6 questions).An attempt of about 17-18 questions (with about 80 percent accuracy) in about 55 minutes would be considered a good attempt. Assuming that there are negative marks of -0.25 for all incorrect responses.

Part-II

There was no break between Part-I and Part-II.

General Knowledge

The 25 GK questions comprised 5 current affairs questions and 20 static GK questions. Overall the GK section was easier than the previous year’s test. 18 questions were based on the national events, 5 questions were based on international events and the other 2 questions were general. As typical, the questions covered a wide range of areas and gave no special advantage to specialists in any one area. The topics were assorted between Science, History, Geography, Business, Economy, names of political personalities, etc.

As there was no negative marking for wrong responses in this section, all questions should have been attempted. A score of 7 - 8 would be a good score in this section in the exam.

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2019

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XAT Analysis 2019

The XAT 2019 did not show many surprises this year, whereas talking of the difficulty level for a student who prepared well for CAT and done well would not have found it difficult, it was pretty doable. But overall when compared to previous years Decision Making did have some tricky questions. Though a lot of people predicted even XAT would incorporate TITA or Non-MCQ Questions, it didn’t have any such change.

The test was divided into two parts. The first part was the Objective Aptitude XAT paper which had questions divided into three sections Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation. As stated by the XAT authorities earlier, the total time allotted for attempting these questions was 165 minutes. The second part consisted of General Awareness questions. The total time allotted to this section was 15 minutes.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

The overall section was moderate to difficult with basic questions of Arithmetic while the paper focused on Algebra and Geometry. Geometry also included questions from coordinate Geometry and Trigonometry. Data Interpretation had one set which was tricky, rest doable in fact data sufficiency was pretty easy.

Verbal ability

Was slightly difficult than the usual Verbal Section, the Reading comprehensions dominated the paper, though the areas of RC were familiar psychology, social sciences, and arts-based, despite that it was difficult especially the Poem comprehension posed a lot of concerns for the students. Critical Reasoning and the Fill in the Blanks also were difficult whereas the para jumbles were easier. People who did not invest time in these road blocker questions have done well. Vocab usage questions were a relief and not too difficult in the form of antonyms and analogy.

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Decision Making

This is always the trick area with close answer options making the student's life difficult. But this time this indeed was not difficult as compared to the previous year. The situational conventional type of decision making questions dominated the section, the best part is there were no mathematical calculative questions, nor any singlets all cases which made the time utilization well balanced.

General Awareness

There were 25 questions in general awareness consisting of Static GK based questions covering Books, Awards, Geography, History, etc. and Current Questions based on Science and Technology, Economic Data and General terms, etc.

Strategy to ace XAT Exam:

1) Know your exam: XAT Exam Analysis will get a good idea about the what and the how of the questions asked. So the first step would be to go through previous years’ papers of XAT and get a brief idea about what is asked.

2) Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation can be covered by practicing questions on Charts, Graphs, and Tables. Keep revising tables, squares, cubes, percentage values, etc. for an increased calculation speed. Start learning shortcuts for the topics that you have a good grip on.

3) Verbal & Logical Ability: For acing reading comprehension, try to make your comprehension speed as fast as your reading speed. This means that reading a passage once, should be enough for you to get a complete idea about what is given. Reading and scanning it again would take up valuable time. Practice Fill in the blanks, Sentence Correction, Verbal Analogies, and Vocabulary usage-based questions as well.

4) Decision Making & Analytical Reasoning: Questions range from Employee Management problems, Ethical dilemmas, and Finance/Sales problems to General management and revenue problems. The more you practice decision-making questions, the quicker you will get at solving them.

5) General Knowledge: The marks obtained in this section will not be used for selections in the first round of admissions. It will be considered in the PI rounds and during final admissions. This section tests the student on Current Affairs and Static GK. Make sure that on the day of the exam, you are well-versed with the current affairs of the previous 6 months. Focus more on Business & Economics. Also, do not forget to go through different Awards and their recipients, Famous personalities, Geography, Indian Government, Political events, and Science.

6) Essay Writing: Topics in this section are usually abstract. No straightforward topics. Therefore, practice writing some essays in your spare time. This will help you to increase the speed with which you express your thoughts and ideas on paper.

7) Mock Tests: Take as many mocks as you can. Analyze these mocks, right down to each and every detail. If the time spent analyzing the mocks is more than the time spent giving the mock, then you are on the right track.

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8) Plan well: Plan out a schedule and stick to it. When preparing for XAT, it is easy to get overwhelmed with the different sections, the difficulty levels, and the vast syllabus. Going as per a schedule will make sure that you cover everything. At the same time, it will balance your preparation.

2018

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XAT Analysis 2018

With XAT going Online, it posed a series of glitches at various centers with the exams getting started an hour late and most people stuck with systems hanging, disappointing for the students who already have the fear of XAT with these to top it with technical glitches. XAT has always known to be a difficult exam with tricky questions and time consuming, unlike CAT. However, the paper was easier than always. The number of questions being reduced was good for the students to have better have attempted, as XAT has always been an exam to be tested with the skill of leaving out the difficult questions and focusing on High Accuracy.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

The overall section was moderate to difficult with basic questions of Arithmetic and modern Maths like progressions, time speed distance, and Geometry. Definitely easier than the last few years, however, the geometry questions were tricky. Data Interpretation had 2 sets only, but they were difficult one being tricky the other being calculation intensive.

Verbal Ability

It was slightly difficult than the usual Verbal Section, the Reading comprehension dominated the paper, coming from the philosophy section, while the critical reasoning was moderate to do as long as the temperament of the students was calm. People who did not invest time in these road blocker questions have done well. Grammar easy questions from the spot the error, to vocab usage in fill in the blanks were easy. Para jumbles were little time consuming but manageable

Decision Making

This is always the trick area with close answer options making the students life difficult. But this time this indeed was difficult as compared to the previous year. The situational conventional type of decision making questions dominated the section with 18 questions and just 3 based on numerical, analytical approach. This was easy to crack, unlike last year's calculation-intensive set.

General Awareness

The level of this section was on the tougher side. Since there was no negative marking in this section so by using guesswork or by the elimination of options, one could have got 3-4 questions correct in addition to what one knew actually. There were 25 questions in general awareness consisting of Static GK based questions covering Books, Awards, Geography, History etc. and Current Questions based on Science and Technology, Economic Data and General terms, etc

The Essay Topic was: Ethical Practices and Sustainability: Do they co-exist?

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2017

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XAT Analysis 2017

Before analyzing XAT 2017 let's take a brief note about what is XAT. XAT has always known to be a difficult exam with tricky questions and time-consuming like CAT. However, the paper was easier than always. The number of questions being reduced was good for the students to have better have attempted, as XAT has always been an exam to be tested with the skill of leaving out the difficult questions and focusing on High Accuracy.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

The overall section was moderate to difficult with basic questions of Arithmetic and modern maths like progressions, time speed distance, and Geometry. Definitely easier than the last few years. Data Interpretation had 2 sets only, but they were difficult one being tricky the other being calculation intensive.

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Verbal ability

Easier than usual, the Reading comprehensions were shorter with 2-3 questions, only one RC was lengthy and was meant to be left. People who did not invest time in these road blocker questions have done well. Grammar easy questions from spot the error, to vocab usage in fill in the blanks were easy. Para jumbles were little time consuming but manageable

Decision Making

This is always the trick area with close answer options making the student's life difficult. However this time there were 2 different sets one being Table based and one being Calculation based on data.The typical ethical and case scenario questions were Moderate to Difficult.

General Awareness

There were 25 questions in general awareness consisting of Static GK based questions covering Books Awards, Geography, History, etc, and Current Questions Based on, Science and Technology, Economics Data and General terms, etc. The difficulty level was tough

Essay Topic

"Globalization and jingoism always coexist!"

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2016

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XAT Analysis 2016

XAT is conducted every year in January. This is done by Xavier School of Management, Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI). A paper-based test, XAT is conducted on a single day. XAT 2016 was conducted on 3^rd January 2016, 10:30 A.M. to 13:30 P.M. XAT scores are used by more than 100 institutes for admissions in MBA courses. It is one of the toughest MBA Entrances Tests. Let’s have a look at the analysis of XAT that was conducted this year.

CAT Exam Analysis

2020

CAT 2020 Analysis
Slot I Analysis

CAT2020 is being conducted under the COVID Pandemic in 430 centers across 156 cities with 2.27 Lakh aspirants. Social distancing and COVID guidelines being strictly followed across centers so please reach on time with all the 7 essential items with you. CAT 2020 has been the year of surprises with the biggest one being the reduction in time of CAT from 3 Hours to 2 Hours, this has impacted the paper pattern too in the following manner:
Slot I Analysis
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Slot II Analysis

Slot III Analysis

Section	No of Questions
VARC	26 Questions
DILR	24 Questions
QA	26 Questions
Total	76 Questions

Overall the exam was Tough as compared to 2019 with DILR and VARC both being Time consuming and lengthy.

CAT 2020 tested students on Speed, Logic and Analytical skills, a sincere student with well rounded preparation across three sections would make their way to the IIMs . CAT tested students on their actual knowledge instead of mere guesswork.

It was an exam with the twist , Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section was really difficult and time consuming , we saw the changes in Reading comprehension passages with 5 Questions and DI LR Sets with 6 Questions. But this wouldn't affect the overall criteria for a student selection in IIMs.

Negative marking existed for the Multiple choice questions; 1/3^rd ie 0.33 negative marks. Type in The answer Questions didn’t have any negative marking similar to the CAT 2019.

The exam was not very difficult, it was manageable provided your concepts were clear. CAT has always been an ardent lover of concepts and logic than calculations, speed and time when compared to other competitive exams.

Sectional Analysis:

Overall Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult

Parajumbles were tough 3 questions on Parajumbles, 3 Questions on Parasummary, 2 Questions on Odd one Out.

Summary of Questions

Reading Comprehension 18 Questions

Verbal Ability 8 Questions

The Reading comprehension were based on the following themes:

Passage 1: Elephants

Passage 2: Vocabulary based

Passage 3: Greek Anarchy

Passage 4: Chinese Currency

Ideal attempts in VARC Section: 18 Questions

DILR 24 Questions

LR/DI being Tough, lengthy and time consuming with having a variation with 2 Sets coming with 6 questions each and 3 sets with 4 Questions each. Here the success mantra was the set selection as the 6 questions sets were the toughest and time consuming, so the students should first wrap up the easy ones and grab a good base and then move to the trickier ones.

Summary of Questions

DILR Sets with 6 Questions: 2 Sets = 12 Questions

DILR Sets with 4 Questions: 3 Sets=12 Questions

Ideal attempts in DILR Section: 13 Questions

Quants 26 Questions:

Quants was the easiest out of the three sections with direct formula application and concept based questions dominated by arithmetic and little Geometry and algebra. There was no need for having a lot of shortcuts and tricks, your solving speed and your temperament to understand what the question is asking was the main focus. The Questions based on the Venn diagram were tough. Arithmetic dominated the paper then algebra and numbers, geometry saw a lesser visibility with just 3-4 questions and modern maths was negligent in the paper.

Summary of Questions:

Arithmetic 10 Questions

Algebra 8 Questions

Numbers 5 Questions

Geometry 3 Questions

Ideal attempts in QA Section: 14 Questions

Keeping the new pattern in focus a 99%ile would be an Ideal Attempts 45+ with 90% accuracy

Overall a happy day for students who know their basics and have preached their books with building conceptual clarity and like Rahul Sir always says “Success comes to those who work for it. Keep working hard and you will see the results !” The exams in terms of difficulty level were very close to our Real CAT Exams and closest to RC 18.

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Those going in for Slot 2 and 3, Stay confident you know your stuff and just give the best shot at it. Would recommend all students to relax, chill and take a break. You have worked real hard for the exam and done your best. Now let the karma play its role, party tonight and come back with a bang for the series of exams lined up ahead, one day one exam can never give an idea about one’s aptitude nor decide your career path. So stay glued and keep rocking !

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Slot-II Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 2 has just ended, we didn't see any changes in the paper pattern and also the COVID guidelines. Students have been asked to wear masks mandatory, some centers have made it compulsory to not allow students to wear footwear as well as accessories. Lockers were provided to keep your belongings outside at your own risk so something as always told before as well by Rahul Sir only go with the bare essentials for the exam.

Section	No of Questions	TITA Questions
VARC	26 Questions	6 Questions
DILR	24 Questions	6 Questions
QA	26 Questions	6 Questions
Total	76 Questions	18 Questions

Overall the exam was Tough as compared to 2019 and as compared to Slot 1 Quants was Tougher because it was lengthy and time consuming, VARC was Moderate and DILR as expected Toughest

The exam focussed on testing your conceptual clarity and how well prepared you are. Selecting the right Questions and managing your time was the key. If you get stuck on one set or one question that was tricky you will lose the battle.

Sectional Analysis:

Overall Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult

VARC 26 Questions: Reading comprehension was dominated in the verbal section. There were two passages with 5 Questions remaining all had 4 questions in each passage. More inference based questions as seen in the Slot 1 as well and not direct easy factual questions. But this section for someone who has been studying and practicing Reading comprehension well with the Rules of RC by Rahul Sir wouldn’t find difficult

Summary of Questions

Reading Comprehension 18 Questions

Verbal Ability 8 Questions

The Reading comprehension were based on the following themes:

Passage 1: Psychology: Aggressive Behaviour

Passage 2: Renewable Energy

Passage 3: History

Passage 4: Chinese Currency

Verbal ability 8 Questions

Parajumbles 3 Questions Easy

Parasummary 2 Questions Easy (Similar to the Squat RC concept taught by CATKing)

Out of Context 3 Questions Tough

Ideal attempts in VARC Section: 16-20 Questions

DILR 24 Questions

LR/DI being Tough, lengthy and time consuming with having a variation with 2 Sets coming with 6 questions each and 3 sets with 4 Questions each.

This was the Make or Break Section; the set with 8 people arrangement based 6 questions was the most complex and time consuming. Most students messed up this section as they were stuck in this particular set.

Summary of Questions

DILR Sets with 6 Questions: 2 Sets = 12 Questions

DILR Sets with 4 Questions: 3 Sets=12 Questions

Ideal attempts in DILR Section: 13 Questions

Quants 26 Questions:

Quants was a little trickier than always. Though the questions were solvable they were highly time consuming and posed a major threat to most non engineers. Engineers have managed to pave their way in this section with reaching upto 18-20 attempts. Some Questions which were tough based on analytical skills one could use the rule of elimination and narrow down to 2 options, fit them in the answers and use reverse solving techniques to save time and maximize the scores.

Summary of Questions:

Arithmetic 80% Questions

Geometry More Questions than slot 1

Algebra few Questions

Modern Maths No Questions

Ideal attempts in QA Section: 14 Questions

40-42 Attempts overall with a 90+% accuracy shall fetch you a 99%ile

Our students were most happy to relate to the VARC and DILR done in the recent most mocks, Aryan Quoted that RCs gave me the true practice for these kinds of challenging DILR sets and Inference based RCS. Especially the RC 14 was most relatable.

For an in-depth analysis on each section, overall cut-off, which colleges to apply and how to gear up ahead stay tuned to the CATKing Youtube Channel.

Let’s see how the Slot 3 fares and post that we shall come up with a consolidation of expected score versus percentile for you.

Slot-III Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 3 has just ended, Quick Summary of the Paper is as follows:

Section	No of Questions	TITA Questions
VARC	26 Questions	6 Questions
DILR	24 Questions	6 Questions
QA	26 Questions	6 Questions
Total	76 Questions	18 Questions

Sectional Analysis:

Overall Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult

Summary of Questions

Reading Comprehension 18 Questions

Verbal Ability 8 Questions

The Reading comprehension were based on the following themes:

Passage 1: Screen Time Based

Passage 2: Travel adventures

Passage 3: NA

Passage 4: Economics

Verbal ability 8 Questions

Parajumbles 4 Questions Moderate

Parasummary 2 Questions Moderate

Out of Context 2 Questions Tough

Ideal attempts in VARC Section: 14-16 Questions

DILR 24 Questions

Toughest Question with more dominance of reasoning than data interpretation in the puzzles seets.

Summary of Questions

DILR Sets with 6 Questions: 2 Sets = 12 Questions

DILR Sets with 4 Questions: 3 Sets=12 Questions

Set1: COVID Patients + Blood Group Bottles arranging ---> Manageable

Set 2: 4 VennDiagram Based Most calculation intensive but easy

Set 3: Game based Scoring of points High and Low Tricky but doable

Set 4: Mango and Pine based set the most difficult of all

Ideal attempts in DILR Section: 12 -13 Questions

Quants 26 Questions:

Quants was dominated yet again by Arithmetic and Algebra. The Arithmetic questions were time consuming and calculation intensive. Geometry was prevalent in the form of Coordinate geometry and mensuration questions. Algebra had a major chunk of its questions from Functions

Ideal attempts in QA Section: 14-16 Questions

Slot 3 Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7hiR38G9MM

40-42 Attempts overall with a 90+% accuracy shall fetch you a 99%ile

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2019

The general perception is that verbal was slightly difficult compared to last year, but DI and quant either same or marginally easier. There wasn’t much to differentiate between the two Slots with selective feedback on verbal and DI being slightly tougher in slot II. A marginal drop is expected in overall score for 99%ile compared to last year. In terms of overall pattern, structure and difficulty level, the exam was similar to the exam last year. Unlike the common beliefs, the CAT examiners seemed to focus on a candidate’s aptitude rather than testing student’s ability to handle a disruptive pattern.

Exam Structure and Pattern:

The paper consisted of three sections: namely, ‘Quantitative Aptitude (QA)’, ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)’ and ‘Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)’, with 34, 32 and 34 questions, respectively. The order of the sections was fixed, with a sectional time limit of 60 minutes.

The sections contained the following segmentation for Slot I:

Sec. No.	Section Name	Total No. of Ques.	No. of Multiple Choice Ques.	Number of Non-MCQs (TITA Ques.)
I	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	34	27	7
II	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	32	24	8
III	Quantitative Ability	34	23	11
	TOTAL	100	74	26

The sections contained the following segmentation for Slot II:

Sec. No.	Section Name	Total No. of Ques.	No. of Multiple Choice Ques.	Number of Non-MCQs (TITA Ques.)
I	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	34	27	7
II	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	32	24	8
III	Quantitative Ability	34	23	11
	TOTAL	100	74	26

Section-wise Review

Verbal Ability Review: Overall verbal ability in both slots will see a drop in cut-off of 6-8 marks

Slot I

In terms of level of difficulty, the verbal section can be labelled as easy to moderate. The accuracy will be the key to good score. As with the exam last year, the exam did not feature any question from Grammar and vocabulary. This effectively meant that the aspirants who were proficient in the topics that are reading-based would have been more comfortable in this section. There were Five RC passages (each of 350-400 words) out of which four passages had five questions each and the fifth had 4 questions. Other questions were from sentence rearrangement, para-jumbles and -summary. There were 7 TITA questions.

S. No.	Topic	Questions	Level
1	Passage – Related to British Folk	5	Moderate
2	Passage - Online shopping confusions	5	Easy
3	Passage - Topophilia	5	Easy
4	Passage – Emperor Penguins	5	Moderate
5	Passage - Who actually wrote Alladin Ariabian Nights - Gallond or Diyab	4	Moderate
6	Summary	3	Easy
7	Para Jumbles	4	Easy
8	Misfit	3	Easy

Slot II

In terms of level of difficulty, the verbal section can be labelled as moderate. The accuracy will be the key to good score along with selection of passages. One passage was considerably tough to understand. As with the exam last year, the exam did not feature any question from Grammar and vocabulary. This effectively meant that the aspirants who were proficient in the topics that are reading-based would have been more comfortable in this section. There were Five RC passages (each of 350-400 words) out of which four passages had five questions each and the fifth had 4 questions. Other questions were from sentence rearrangement, para-jumbles and -summary. There were 7 TITA questions.

S. No.	Topic	Questions	Level
1	Passage 1 – Cities being environment friendly	5	Moderate
2	Passage 2 – Language and Culture	5	Moderate
3	Passage 3 – Use of digital info to restore archaeological sites	5	Moderate
4	Passage 4 – Capital cities and bureaucracy	5	Easy
5	Passage 5 – British Policy	4	Tough
6	Summary	3	Easy
7	Para Jumbles	4	Easy
8	Misfit	3	Easy

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Overall the DILR in both slots will likely see similar cut off or marginal increase of 1-2 marks. The slot II may not see any gains.

Slot I

As with this section last year, the section was most difficult but moderately easier compared to last year. There were 8 sets of 4 questions each and 3 sets may be categorised as easy to moderate. In general students reported an attempt of 2-3 more questions compared to last year. There were 8 TITA in DI.

S. No.	Topic	Questions
1	Cross Roads	4
2	Cryptography	4
3	Arrangement of Biscuit and Candies	4
4	4 Dancers, 4 Composers and 8 Performances	4
5	Bar Graph on crime rates	4
6	Radar Graph - Data Set on 5 vendors of diff parameters	4
7	Boxes and diff types of items placed	4
8	other	4

The section was as difficult as last year and a notch above from slot 1 with a few tricky sets. Therefore the set selection was critical to success. One scattered graph set looked out rightly difficult, but was manageable in terms of calculation, one more set was easy while others were time consuming and difficult. There were 8 sets of 4 questions each. There were 8 TITA in DI.

S. No.	Topic	Questions
1	Venn Diagram Distribution	4
2	Distribution of People in Teams	4
3	Tournament	4
4	Rainfall Data – Scattered	4
5	Revenue Profit Dotted Graph	4
6	3 Doctors and their fees and room no.	4
7	Paper setting 5, 10, 15 marks	4
8	Other	4

Quantitative Aptitude Review: Overall, the quant section will likely register similar cut-off or may be 1-2 marks higher

Slot I

The Quant section was quite similar compared to last year or may be moderately easier. The number of attempts was higher on average but accuracy will hold the key. There were 11 TITA questions.

S. No.	Topic	Questions
1	Number System & Average	2-2
2	Algebra	4-5
3	Commercial Maths & Arithmetic	11-12
4	Geometry & Mensuration	5-6
5	TSD	2-3
6	Venn, Clocks & Logs	2
7	P&C, Probability	3-4

Slot II

The Quant section was quite similar to first slot with general thought of it being slightly easier than last year. But it did seem calculation intensive. There were again 11 TITA questions.

S. No.	Topic	Questions
1	Number System & Average	4-5
2	Algebra	4-5
3	Commercial Maths & Arithmetic	8-10
4	Geometry & Mensuration	3-4
5	TSD	2-3
6	Venn, Clocks & Logs	2
7	P&C, Probability	1
8	Function

2018

CAT 2018 Analysis

The CAT 2018 was conducted on November 25, 2018, by IIM Calcutta. The exam was conducted across 144 test centers across India. The exam was conducted in two slots morning and afternoon slots, i.e from 9 AM to 12 PM and 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM.
Test Pattern and the number of questions

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 1:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
The RC part had a total of five passages with a similar word limit. Four passages had five questions each and one passage had four questions. The passage on Genetics was apparently difficult and slightly tedious to read. Other passages were related to Second World War, Elephant Society, Consumer Behaviour Policy and Plastic Pollution.

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Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

the DILR section was moderately tough on the difficulty scale. The section had 32 questions divided into 24 MCQs and 8 non-MCQs. Out of the total sets given in the section, 4 sets were easy to solve. The best part of DI sets was that no calculation was required in any of the sets to solve.around 16-18 questions with 95 percent accuracy is considered as good to get a high score.

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Quantitative Ability

The section had questions from Arithmetic (14), Modern Math (10), Geometry (six) with a couple of questions from Algebra and Numbers each. There were around eight to 10 sitter questions in this section. According to experts, Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry questions were on the tougher side.

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 2:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The VARC section of second slot last year was similar to that of the first slot. As per the experts, most of the questions related to VA were easy. Especially TITA questions were quite easy. Around 28-30 question could be attempted easily with high accuracy to score well in this section.

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Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

There were 8 sets of 4 questions each. There were 2 blocks which were easy and doable. A block consisting of room allotment to 7 students was easy and again a block on mobile’s costing, profitability and revenue was also doable. Blocks related to coding and college ranking should have been avoided as they were lengthy and tough. Rest were moderate to tough of which selectively 1-2 could have been done with good application.

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Quantitative Ability

Quantitative aptitude was tricky and tough similar to slot 1. There were 4-5 questions on ratios which were very calculative. Geometry had 5 questions out of which 2 were straight forward and easy and rest were tough. There was only 1 question on permutation and Venn Diagram. Time and work had 4 questions which were also calculative and required application. There were 3 to 4 questions on mixtures which were moderately tough but calculative. Function and number system had 1-2 questions each. Algebra had 7 -8 questions which were moderate to tough. Time, speed and distance also had 3-4 questions moderately difficult.

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2017

CAT 2017 Analysis

The CAT 2017 was conducted on November 26, 2017 by IIM Lucknow. The exam was conducted across 144 test centers across India. The exam was conducted in two slots morning and afternoon slots, i.e from 9 AM to 12 PM and 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. The overall difficulty of the CAT 2017 can be considered to be moderate. The LRDI was quite tough to crack, with only a few doable questions. Many would have felt it very difficult to attempt more numbers of sets in LRDI section. The pattern for CAT 2017 was same as the pattern of CAT 2016.

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Test Pattern and the number of questions

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 1:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

VARC section had 24 questions in RCs and 10 questions in Verbal ability section. The RCs which appeared were easy to read and the students could comprehend it easily in terms of language and the content. Total number of RCs which appeared were 5 and out these 5 RCs three RCs had 6 questions and the other two RCs had 3 questions. The questions which were asked in RCs were mainly inference-based, which requires good critical reasoning skills. The options for most of the questions were close enough and this involved multiple reading of the questions as well as the passage. This made the students consume lot of time in attempting the questions and left most of the students in dilemma whether they have attempted the question right or wrong.

Verbal ability section was on the moderate level of difficulty. Number of non MCQ questions which appeared in this section was 7 and most of these questions appeared difficult to the students because of the Type in the Answers.

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Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

This was the most difficult section in CAT 2017 Slot 1. The difficulty level of this section was much higher than CAT 2016 LRDI. All the sets of DI and LR were difficult and very difficult. All the DI sets in this section had reasoning based DI questions and it was difficult to identify and classify the sets in DI. All the sets which appeared took more time to solve than compared to CAT 2016. Non-MCQ questions were spread across all the sets and no set had completely non MCQ questions. Good number of attempts for this section is 14-16 questions solving 4 sets.

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Quantitative Ability

Most of the students considered this section to be the easiest out of the 3 sections. Hence the number of questions attempted by students were quite higher than CAT 2016. Highest number of questions were from Arithmetic with 13 questions, followed by geometry and Modern maths. Total number of non MCQ questions in this section was 11 and most of the questions in this section were sitters. Questions mainly tested elementary concepts. Good number of attempts for this section is 23-25 questions with 90% accuracy.

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 2:

The pattern of the slot 2 was similar to that of the slot 1. There were no surprises in terms of the sections and number of questions in each of the sections. The difficulty level of this slot was also on par with the morning slot.

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

This section was similar to that of the morning slot with 24 questions in RC and 10 questions in verbal ability. RCs which appeared for this slot were also easy to read and doable questions. However the options were close enough which troubled the students in marking the right option and this consumed lot of time to attempt. Total number of RCs which appeared were 5 and out these 5 RCs three RCs had 6 questions and the other two RCs had 3 questions.

In the verbal ability questions also, there 7 non MCQ questions which were tougher than usual. The questions which were asked were not direct and students spend lot of time in attempting.

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Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

LRDI of Slot 2 of CAT 2017 was the difficult section to crack and students faced lot of difficulty in solving the sets of DI and LR. Selection of the right sets to solve was key to a good performance in this section. One set on DI was on easy calculations and two sets on Logical Reasoning had easy arrangements. These sets were easily attemptable by most of the students. Non-MCQ questions were spread across all the sets and no set had completely non MCQ questions. Good number of attempts for this section is 14-16 questions solving 4 sets.

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Quantitative Ability

This again was the easiest section out of the three sections in CAT 2017 Slot 2. The easy questions were from arithmetic topics. Students who had regular practice of solving Quant questions felt very comfortable in this section. There 11 non MCQ questions in this section most of the questions tested elementary concepts. Decent number of questions with to attempt in this section is 23-25 with 85-90% accuracy.

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2016

CAT 2016 Analysis

The CAT 2016 was conducted on December 4, 2016 by IIM Bangalore. The exam was conducted across 136 test centers across India. The exam was conducted in two slots morning and afternoon slots, i.e from 9 AM to 12 PM and 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. The overall difficulty of the CAT 2016 can be considered to be moderate to difficult. The LRDI was very difficult section, with only a few doable questions. The number of doable questions in LRDI were quite less and all the sets had difficult questions.

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Test Pattern and the number of questions

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 1:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

VARC section had 24 questions in RCs and 10 questions in Verbal ability section. The RCs which appeared were easy to read but were very lengthy and the students could comprehend it easily in terms of language and the content. The topics of the RCs were from Economics, Environment, and Linguistic Studies etc. Total number of RCs which appeared were 5. The questions which were asked in RCs were mainly inference-based, which requires good critical reasoning skills. The options for most of the questions were close enough and this involved multiple reading of the questions as well as the passage.

The questions in Verbal ability area did not have any negative marking as they were of the non-MCQ type which could have motivated students to attempt them. Verbal ability section was on the moderate level of difficulty. The para formation questions were one of the toughest in the CAT history.

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Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

This was the most difficult section in CAT 2016 Slot 1. The difficulty level of this section was much higher than that of previous year CAT exams. All the sets of DI and LR were difficult and very difficult. All the DI sets in this section had reasoning based DI questions and it was difficult to identify and classify the sets in DI. Non-MCQ questions were spread across all the sets and no set had completely non MCQ questions. Good number of attempts for this section is 13-16 questions solving 4 sets.

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Quantitative Ability

The difficulty level of this section was marginally higher than CAT 2015. Many questions were from Geometry and arithmetic. The image of the Square Root sign in some of the questions resembled more like a PI - thereby creating some confusion. There were only 7 non-MCQ questions. There were at least 8 to 10 sitter questions in this section. Questions mainly tested elementary concepts. Good number of attempts for this section is 22-25 questions with 90% accuracy.

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 2 :

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

This section was similar to that of the morning slot with 24 questions in RC and 10 questions in verbal ability. RCs which appeared for this slot were also easy to read and doable questions was easy to crack. However the options were close enough and many students faced difficulties in marking the right answer. Total number of RCs which appeared were 5 and were lengthy.

In the verbal ability questions the questions were very hard to crack for the students. All the questions in this were non-MCQ. The 3 Summary questions were mostly quite easy, and the 3 Odd Sentence out of the Paragraph questions were of a moderate level of difficulty. Para – jumble questions were quite challenging.

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Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

LRDI of Slot 2 of CAT 2017 was the difficult section to crack and students faced lot of difficulty in solving the sets of DI and LR. The sets in Logical Reasoning were somewhat trickier to solve than those of Data Interpretation. These sets were easily attemptable by most of the students. Non-MCQ questions were spread across all the sets and no set had completely non MCQ questions. Good number of attempts for this section is 13-16 questions solving 4 sets.

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Quantitative Ability

This section was the easiest section out of the three sections in CAT 2016 Slot 2. The difficulty level was marginally higher than the CAT 2015. The many questions were from arithmetic topics. Students who had regular practice of solving Quant questions felt very comfortable in this section. There were questions from regular topics like Algebra, Geometry, Modern Math, Arithmetic and Number Systems. Decent number of questions with to attempt in this section is 22-25 with 85-90% accuracy.

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2015

CAT 2015 Analysis

The CAT 2015 was conducted on November 29th, 2015 by IIM Ahmedabad. The exam was conducted across 136 test centers across India. The exam was conducted in two slots morning and afternoon slots, i.e from 9 AM to 12 PM and 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM.

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Test Pattern and the number of questions

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 1:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The CAT Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability sections have been easy and doable for the past couple of years, and this year was no exception. There were 24 RC questions, and 10 Verbal Ability/Reasoning questions. The passages were easy to understand and no passage had very abstract or dense subject matter. All the Verbal Ability Questions were TITA questions. There were no Grammar questions in the VA section

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Also Refer: Tips on Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Sets were very time consuming. In particular, the sets in Logical Reasoning were much more difficult than the Data Interpretation Sets .This section was certainly the toughest and the most challenging among the three sections. About 5 of these sets in the given time with an accuracy of around 85-90%.The sets that should have been definitely solved were Line graph & Table Set, Reasoning & Calculation based Table Set involving percentage calculation and finding missing values of certain variables, Reasoning & Calculation based on principles of work and Set Based on Groupings & Arrangements.

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Quantitative Ability

This section was on the easier side and was dominated by Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry based questions. There were no questions based on Number Properties. Most of the questions in this section tested basic concepts.

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Detailed Analysis of Slot 2 :

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

There were no grammar questions in the VA section. The RC questions were mostly quite easy: there may have been one or two questions that had close options, and which might have given students pause for thought, but otherwise they were nearly all very doable. The passages themselves were fairly easy to read and understand. The VA questions were slightly tougher: for example, none of the options of one of the paragraph summary questions seemed correct; in an odd sentence out question, all the sentences seemed to fit logically, so choosing the odd one out was tough; and in one of the jumbled paragraph question, it was difficult to identify the first sentence.

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Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

This section consisted of 4 sets on DI and LR each. Each set had 4 questions. Most of the sets were time consuming and challenging. A few DI sets had logical angle to them. In general, all the sets were data intensive with several conditions. In general, DI-LR section was at similar level of difficulty as DI-LR section of CAT-2014. Calculator was useful for solving only a few questions in the set. There were 8 TITA questions in all in this section

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Quantitative Ability

Out of 34 questions in the section, 15 were TITA questions and the remaining 19 were MCQ questions. This section was marked by easy to medium level of difficulty question. In general, the level of difficulty of this section was slightly higher than the level of difficulty of CAT-2014 QA section. This section was dominated by questions on Arithmetic and Geometry. Questions from all the different topics in Arithmetic were tested.

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2014

CAT 2014 Analysis

Computer based CAT 2014 was held on two days, 16th and 22nd November, 2014. The total number of questions were 100, with a time limit of 170 minutes. There was no time restriction for any section. Hence, one could switch over to any section during the exam. The overall impression of the paper was moderate, except for the AR and DI sections. In fact,Analytical Reasoning and Data Interpretation questions were relatively easy to moderate in the paper conducted on the second day i.e. 22nd Nov 2014.

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Exam Analysis

NMAT analysis and other exams by Toppers

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CAT Exam Syllabus, Pattern & Analysis

CAT - Common Admission Test

Conducted by IIMs

Summary

CAT examination is countrywide-level management entrance examination carried out with the aid of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM). aside from 20 IIMs, CAT rankings are used for admission to numerous management institutes across the country.

CAT is generally held in the last week of November. The exact notification for CAT is launched in July/August. Here is the information about the colleges which conducted the exam:

2009 - Ahmedabad
2010 - Lucknow
2011 - Calcutta
2012 - Kozikhode
2013 - Indore
2014 - Indore
2015 - Ahmedabad
2016 - Banglore
2017 - Lucknow
2018 - Calcutta
2019 - Kozhikode
2020 - To be declared

The CAT results are generally out in second week January. The applicants can download their scorecards from the official website.

The CAT question paper and answer keys were not released untile for the first time in 2018 (for CAT 2017 examination) and the candidates have been allowed to elevate objection to answers they observed any incorrect.

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Verbal Ability:

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for CAT:
1.The candidate should own a Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST and PWD/DA category).
2.percentage received in bachelor’s degree could be calculated on the premise of practice observed through the involved college/institution. In case of grades/CGPA, the conversion might be based on the manner defined via the involved university/ organization.
3.In absence of any percent conversion scheme, candidate’s CGPA could be divided through most possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
4.applicants appearing for the very last year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification are also eligible to apply for CAT.

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Process

STEP 1: CAT Application Procedure
CAT application form is to be submitted online with payment of application fee through Credit Card, Debit Card or Net Banking.

STEP 2: CAT Admit Cards
CAT admit cards will available for download on the official website. CAT aspirants must download their admit cards from the official website as they won't be sent to them by post.

STEP 3: CAT Results
CAT result will be mostly declared in January second week. The test takers can check their scores and download their scorecards from the official website. Based on their scores they will be invited by the IIMs for the further rounds. CAT score is accepted by most of management institutes in India.

CAT Preparation:

CAT Exam Syllabus

CAT analyses the skills of the aspirant in four sections: Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, Logical & Analytical Reasoning and Data Interpretation. It is also a test of time management.

1. Mathematics or Quantitative Section

CAT Syllabus for Quantitative Ability

LCM and HCF
Percentages
Profit and Loss
Interest (Simple and Compound)
Speed, Time and Distance; Time and Work; Averages; Ratio and Proportion and others
Number System (3-4) questions
Algebra (5-7 questions)
Geometry/Mensuration (6-8 questions)
Pure Math (1-2 questions)
Venn diagrams and other topic based questions are 2-3
Linear Equations; Quadratic Equations
Complex Numbers
Logarithm; Progressions
Binomial Theorem
Surds and Indices
Inequalities
Permutation and Combination
Probability Functions
Set Theory
Mixtures and Alligations
Co-ordinate Geometry
Trigonometry

Key Facts on Quantitative Ability Syllabus in CAT & Type of questions

Number of Questions: 34.
Sectional weightage in CAT Syllabus: 34%
Type of Questions: MCQs and Non-MCQs
Past trend in CAT exam syllabus for Quant shows that there are 24 to 27 MCQs and 7 to 10 Non-MCQs in Quant section of CAT exam.
More emphasis on Arithmetic to promote academic diversity. Number of questions in Arithmetic: 10 to 12

2. English or Verbal Section also known as VARC (Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension)

CAT Syllabus for Reading Comprehension

Current affairs making impact on Social Life, International Affairs, Govt policies and Schemes for example Triple Talaq, Clean India Mission, Migration of people from one country to other, Growing intolerance across the Globe,
Business & Economic RC Passages for example Global economic changes, economic development at the cost of environment, Impact of Demonetization in India, Wasteful expenditure by Governments
RC passages from various English Literature books, from articles authored by great philosophers, thinkers, from various speeches of great personalities like passages from Charles Dickens, Aristotle, Martin Luther King, Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi, Churchill among others
Passages on Science & Culture including the journey to Modern world; Fading culture with the advancement of technology
Abstract topics and fiction are also included in the Reading Comprehension Syllabus for CAT. These

Passages make the candidates think much leading to put themselves in the author’s shoes before answering the questions following these passages since they are opinion based.

RC Passages on Historical events leading to social changes for example French Revolution, War of Roses, Social changes in Indian History and thoughts shared by various activists which are very much relevant even today
RC Passages from Mythology. These passages try to correlate the Mythological events with the current social structure and answers to the questions on them have to be inferred.

Key Facts on RC Syllabus in CAT & Type of questions

Number of Questions: 24
Sectional Weightage in CAT Syllabus: 34%
Type of passages in CAT Exam Syllabus on RC: 3 Long and 2 shorter
Division of questions: 6 questions based on each long passage and 3 questions based on each shorter passage. Sometimes uniform number of 5 questions follow 4 RC passages and 1 RC Passage is followed by 4 questions.
Type of Questions: All of MCQ type with penalty of 1/3^rd negative marking
Format of questions: Questions based on information in RC passage; explanation of the words & phrases as used in the passage; In context of the passage –True/false statements; Author’s view on various issues raised in the RC passage; Inference from the passage; main idea of RC passage; Purpose of the RC passage
Length of RC passages in CAT Syllabus: Longer RC passages are of around 900 words; shorter passages are of around 600 words in CAT exam syllabus as reflected in last 3 years.
Past trends of topics in RC Syllabus for CAT: Genetics, Second World War; Plastic Pollution; Elephant society; Consumer Behaviour; Status of Languages in 2115; Education System; Sustainable Economic Development; Anthropology /Excruciating Rituals & Reasons; Govt. Definition of Poverty and treatment of Household work.

CAT Syllabus for Verbal Ability

Essence of short paragraph/Para summary - (3-4 questions);
Jumbled Paragraphs (3-4 questions)
Out of Context Sentence in Jumbled paragraphs (2-3 questions)
Error Correction of Verb, Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb and other parts of speech in the Sentences.
Correcting the sequence of sentences in the paragraph for example correct use of conditional sentence, time clauses, reported speech, passive writing
Vocabulary usage – picking the correct pair of words
Vocabulary usage in RC passages – finding out the correct synonyms and antonyms
Fill in the blanks with correct vocabulary words
Completion of last sentence of Paragraphs
Analogies
Critical Reasoning
Sentence Completion
Facts, Inference and Judgement
Irrelevant Statements
Phrasal Verbs Usage

Key Facts on Verbal Ability Syllabus in CAT & Type of questions

Number of Questions: 10
Sectional Weightage in CAT Syllabus: 10%
Type of Questions: All of Non-MCQ type with No penalty for wrong answer
Format of questions: Essence of paragraph questions are based on around 5-6 sentences; questions on Jumbled paragraphs and out of context jumbled paragraphs have 4 -5 jumbled sentences which are to be placed in a coherent manner. The out of context sentence has to be picked out.

4. Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Section

CAT Syllabus for Data Interpretation (DI)

Data Tables
Data charts
Bar diagrams & Charts including Simple, Stacked, Composite Bar charts
Pie charts
Graphs – Line X-Y Graphs
Data analysis and Data comparison among others
Caselet based Data

Key Facts on Data Interpretation Syllabus in CAT & Type of questions

Number of Questions: 16 divided into MCQs and Non- MCQs
Sectional weightage in CAT Syllabus: 16%
Past trend of topics in CAT Syllabus for DI: Table (Student Pass percentages over 5 years; Comprehension – Marks in Two sections of papers; Films, Launch, Completion, Release and Profits; Table on Consumption of Veg and Non-Veg Protein; Happiness Index: 4 questions based on Table; Kids Learning in Rural Areas: Data table based 4 questions; Flight operation Questions were in the set of 4 questions.
Questions on Data Interpretation and analysis of data based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), venn diagram, are asked. Data could be given in form of tables, charts or graphs. In this section it is tested that how candidates can interpret the given data and answer questions based on it.

CAT exam Syllabus for Logical Reasoning (LR)

Clocks
Calendars
Binary logic
Seating Arrangement
Blood Relations (Family Tree)
Logical Sequence
Assumption
Premise
Conclusion
Linear and matrix arrangement
Team Formation
Direction sense and Decision Making
Input-Output
Series
Syllogism
Cubes
Rows
Set Theory, Venn Diagrams, Network Diagrams
Quantitative Reasoning
Puzzles
Logical Reasoning based on Rankings
Critical Reasoning

Key Facts on Logical Reasoning Syllabus in CAT & Type of questions
CAT entrance exam syllabus defines that questions in LR section can be individual or can be in the set of 4 questions.

Weightage of LR Syllabus questions in CAT exam: 16%
Total LR questions in CAT syllabus for 2020 exam: 16
Type of Questions: MCQs & Non MCQs
Past trend of topics in CAT LR Syllabus: Distribution/Arrangement; Venn Diagrams; Arrangement of files in folders; Students using various Trains and the fares for the same; Seating Arrangement; Direction sense for Cars; Ordering items; Burgers/Fries/ Ice Cream

CAT D-DAY Strategy:

Exam Pattern

1.Applicants will be given 180 mins to answer the questions. every section is allocated 60 minutes. The applicants cannot select any phase to begin with or switch from one segment to another. they will need to comply with the question paper chronologically, from segment 1-3.
2.Total marks of CAT paper will be 300. every question will carry three marks. There can be negative marking of -1 for each wrong attempt. There won't be any deduction of marks in case a candidate chooses not to attempt a given question.
3.A few questions in every section may not be of more than one choice type, therefore the solutions will need to be typed at the display.
4.Use of fundamental onscreen calculator will be allowed for computation.

Exam Analysis

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Application Form

CAT application form is to be submitted online with payment of application fee through Credit Card, Debit Card or Net Banking.
CAT registration process is a three-step online process.
The three step registration process involves – registration, log in and filling the application form. After registering, applicants have to fill the application form on the official website.
As per the rules:
Candidates will have four options to select the test cities in order of preference. Candidates need not to rush during the initial registration days to block slots.
Candidates do not have the option to choose exam centre. They will be granted their first preferred city as test centre. In case, they do not get the first preference, the same process will be repeated for the second, third and fourth preferred city.

Test Fees
The registration fee is Rs 1800 for General and NC-OBC candidates and Rs 900 for SC/ST/PWD (DA) categories(Fees mentioned was for last year expected to be the same for this year exam also).

Mode of Payment
The test fee can be paid via Debit/Credit cards or through internet banking.
To register for CAT, the aspirant will have to log in to the official website as new user. On successful registration, user ID and password will shared with the aspirant on email. Thereafter, the applicants can fill the form using the user ID and password.
Candidates will have four options to select the test cities in order of preference. Candidates do not need to rush during the initial registration days to block slots.
Candidates will be given their first preferred city. In case, they do not get the first preference, the same process will be repeated for the second, third and fourth preferred city. It will be allotted by CAT Centre on random basis. Candidates do not have the option to choose.

Things to keep in mind:
1.Do not leave vacant any field that is marked mandatory
2.Incomplete forms will be rejected
3.Enter correct information as if any information is found to be incorrect, candidate’s admission can be cancelled
4.Cross check all the information filled thoroughly before hitting submit/save key
5.Once submitted, the form cannot be edited

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Admit Card

Admit card for CAT will be available for download from the scheduled date till the examination date. Registered candidates can download their admit cards by using their login ID and password.
The test takers must download their admit cards and take a printout of it before the last date as no hard copies will be sent by post.
Admit card is a mandatory document to be carried to the exam hall. Any candidates found without the admit card will not be allowed to take the test. Thus, the candidates must keep their admit cards safe.
To download the admit card, a candidate needs to follow the below mentioned steps:
1.Visit the official website
2.Enter registration ID and password
3.Once logged in, click on CAT Admit Card tab
4.Download the admit card
5.Take a print out of the admit card

The admit card will carry following details:
1.Candidate’s name
2.Category
3.DOB
4.Registration Number
5.Date and time of exam
6.Instructions regarding exam
The candidates must check the information printed on the admit card and incase of any error, must immediately contact the exam conducting body to get it rectified or obtain a duplicate card.
Paste a recent passport size colour photograph on the admit card and sign it.
Candidates appearing for the exam must ensure that they preserve the admit card even till the end of admission process.
Candidates also need to carry an identity proof along with the admit card to the exam centre. They are advised not to carry mobile phone, calculator, IPad or any other gadget to the exam hall. Anybody found carrying any such article will be barred from the exam.

Answer Key

CAT answer key is expected to be released 4-5 days after the CAT exam. The answer keys are released online on the official CAT website. The candidates can check their responses by login into the CAT website by using their CAT ID and password. CAT answer key carries, each candidate’s name, registration number, questions and his/her responses.

The following is displayed in the CAT answer key:
Name of the candidate
CAT registration number
CAT exam center
Test date
Test time
Question
Question type
Question ID
Status
Right option/answer

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CAT Syllabus, exam pattern and important dates.

CAT Syllabus, paper pattern, and important dates

What is CAT?

CAT is touted to be one of the most sought after exams to get into an IIM or any other prestigious B Schools. But to reach that milestone you have to carefully devise a strategy. Moreover, a plan of action to not only crack the exam but also to get a score of 90 percentile and above. The toppers in CAT do not like to give repeated attempts in the exam. They believe in writing CAT for the first time and crack it with a high score. So, their strategy is to kill it in the first shot with intensive preparation. And this by following the smart way of doing work instead of heartless multiple attempts which gains nothing. Let's look at the CAT syllabus, exam pattern, and other aspects. CAT online courses (more…)

Things to DO before CAT Exam Day

This long journey of CAT will finally be over tomorrow. We understand you must be going through a series of emotions right now. In the next few hours, you will be sitting for the exam you have been preparing for so long. For some last moment trips and tricks, we hope this article will help you out.

1. Check your checklist

Before sleeping today, make sure you check and keep all the necessary things you need to carry with you to the exam center. Here is a small checklist you can use –

Admit Card – Take the printout and paste the same picture as in the CAT Form.
Valid ID proof like Aadhar Card, passport, driving license.
2 simple pens to be used in the examination
Mask, Gloves, Sanitizer and Water bottle (Special Instructions due to Covid )

Also, don’t forget to reach the center well before your gate closing time to avoid any last-minute issues. To download your admit card, click here.

2- Get a goodnight sleep

You must attend the examination with a fresh mind the next day. Try to get a good amount of sleep on the day before your exam. Many students are accustomed to giving examinations without sleeping the previous night but, we do not recommend it. Although, if you are unable to sleep well at night, don’t stress too much about it during the examination.

3- You are in the same boat with other graduates

We often think that belonging from a particular background e.g. being an engineer might give someone an edge in one section over other students. But it is not the case. We should not let this thought disrupt our actions during examination time. CAT is an exam where you will compete with those who are similar to you. An engineer competes with an engineer and a non-engineer competes with a non-engineer. All you have to focus on is yourself. If you are stuck on some question while solving the examination, don’t worry. There will be many more students like you who will also get stuck on the same question. JUST KEEP GOING.

4- Old is Gold !!

Don’t start reading new formulas and new concepts at the end moment. It will only add to your confusion. Whatever you have read in the past months during your preparation is ENOUGH. Just revise what you have already learned, look at your mistakes, and check out the formulas you have used in the past.

5- Focus on your strength

During the preparation phase, you must have given several mocks. After analysis of these mocks, you would have known what you are good at. If at any point in the exam you feel demotivated, say to yourself –I have done it before. I have analyzed my performance and I know what I am good at. I will perform my best in those parts and crack this exam.

6- CAT in an exam for losers

Still worried if you are going to make it or not? Understand this- CAT is an exam of strategic losers. You don’t need to attempt everything. Neither are you required to master every topic. All you have to do is find your strength and weakness and then use it to answer the questions in the examination. Prepare a strategy in your mind of which type of questions you will be attempting first, what are the questions that you will be leaving, so on and so forth. Just make sure in whatever questions you attempt, try to prevent negative marking as long as possible.

7- During the examination, LIVE IN PRESENT

While attempting the examination, do not think of the topics that you didn’t study or the mistakes you did in your mocks. If you are attempting a particular question, don’t think if you marked the previous answer right or if the next question will be difficult. Just stay STOP in your mind and only focus on solving the current problem. Remember, “What successful people do right is they live in present”

8- Stay Positive and Kill your nervousness

Think of the best mock you gave till now. Why did you score so high in that? The only different thing was your mindset. You gave that mock with a very relaxed and happy mind. Do the same with your CAT exam. Don’t think about the 1000 ways it could go wrong, think about 1 way it can go right. If you stay nervous, your brain will stop releasing the happy hormones and you won’t be able to focus on your exam. So, before the examination, give a fighter message to your brain that – I’m going to do it.

9- Say your prayers and collect your blessings

Don’t study till the last minute. Before leaving for the examination, pray to your God and collect the blessings of your elders. Build a strong belief in yourself and go attempt that CAT with a big smile on your face. You will give your best in this examination. ALL THE BEST!! To start your WAT-PI preparation for B-Schools, Click here.

MAH CET Exam Syllabus & Difficulty Level

MAH-MBA CET full-form Maharashtra Common Entrance Test is a computer-based management entrance test.The test, officially known as MAH-MBA / MMS-CET, is carried out by the Technical Education Directorate, Maharashtra, for admission to management courses such as MBA/MMS in various institutes in the state of Maharashtra. Find below the detailed CET Exam syllabus for MBA and difficulty level. For preparation with experts join our courses

CET 2021 Exam Key Highlights

Number of Colleges through CET: 300+
Conducting Body: Directorate of Technical Education (DTE)
Mode of Examination: Online
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Application Process: Online
Application fee: Rs 1000 (All India) & Rs 800 ( Maharashtra Candidates)
Total Number of Questions: 200
Total Time Duration: 120 Minutes
Sessions of the exam Conducted: 4

Important CET Exam Date

Events	Dates 2021
Online Registration Starts	May 2021 (Tentative)
Online Registration & Fee payment last date	May 2021 (Tentative)
The last date to edit application	May 2021 (Tentative)
Last date to print application	May 2021 (Tentative)
Hall Ticket	June 2021 (Tentative)
MAH CET 2020 Exam	June 2021 (Tentative)
Result Declaration	June 2021 (Tentative)
Counseling (CAP Rounds)	July-August 2021 (Tentative)

CET Exam Pattern

For 2021 MAH-CET, the Exam pattern was changed. The time duration was reduced from 2.5 hours to 2 hours while the number of questions is same i.e. 200
MAH-CET is conducted online over a period of 2 hours (120 minutes).
The medium of the exam was English, and the paper had a total of 200 multiple-choice questions.
Candidates will be allotted 1 mark for every correct answer.
There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
Every question had 5 answer options out of which candidates had to select one.
The exam is held in multiple sessions. Competent Authority, using the standardized Equi-percentile method, equates scores across sessions.
The test comprises multiple choice objective type questions. Candidates need to attempt 200 questions in 120 minutes.

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MAH- CET Exam Syllabus 2021

MAH-CET Exam has four sections:

Visual Reasoning
Verbal Ability
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Aptitude

Syllabus of the above sections:

1. Visual Reasoning This section has 25 questions. Visual reasoning is a significant part of the CET exam. Having a grip of these questions is very important. There is no negative marking in this section. The difficulty level of this section is from easy to moderate. But students who have not practiced these types of questions may consider it to be moderate to difficult. The questions in visual reasoning section are of different types.

Missing Figure	Fill in the Blanks
Series	Odd-one out

2. Verbal Ability This section has 50 questions. Reading comprehension forms a really important part of this section. The reading section doesn’t require focus and in-depth reading because the RCs are easy to moderate. MH-CET provides you a complete of 120 minutes to solve 200 questions. Out of those 120 minutes, you ought to attempt to spend 45 to 50 minutes on the VA Section.

Reading Comprehension	Para Jumbles
Para Completion	Vocabulary
Synonyms	Antonyms
Analogy	Error Correction
Sentence Completion	Fill in the Blanks
Statement Arguments	Critical Reasoning
Probable Starter	Cloze Passage
Fact Inference Judgements	Odd one out

3. Quantitative Aptitude This section has 50 questions. The questions in the QA section are of the easy to moderate level of difficulty. The major topics include questions on approximations and calculations including BODMAS, number system, percentage, interest, profit and loss, average, ratio proportion, alligations and mixtures, time and work, time speed & distance, etc.

Algebra	Percentages
Ratio & Proportion	Profit & Loss
SI & CI	Quadratic Equations
Mixture & Allegation	Linear Equations
Number System	Geometry
Mensuration	Time, Speed & Distance
Time & Work	Permutation & Combination
Probability	Trigonometry
Coordinate Comparison	Coordinate Geometry
Data Sufficiency	Data Interpretation
Pie Charts	Bar Charts
Line Graph	Tables
Caselets	Ratio- Based
Venn Diagram	Miscellaneous

4. Logical Reasoning This section has 75 questions. In the Logical Reasoning section, most of the questions are from the topics like analytical puzzles, alpha-numeric series, coding-decoding, blood relations, Symboperation, Syllogism, Input-output, etc. Apart from that the questions on different areas of verbal reasoning like courses of action, implicit assumptions and conclusions also appear in a sufficient number. Revising the concept of complementary pairs in a syllogism is Important for solving all the questions of syllogism.

Puzzles	Parallel / Linear / Circular Arrangement
Matrices	Day-Month-Year
Ranking Based	Syllogisms
Coding-Decoding	Input-Output
Direction-Based	Symbol-Based Comparison
Conditional Coding	Blood Relation
Series	Clocks & Calenders
Critical Reasoning	Strong & Weak Argument
Course of Action	Cause & Effect
Statement & Assumptions	Statement & Conclusion
Pie Charts	Bar Charts
Line Graph	Tables
Caselets	Ratio- Based
Venn Diagram	Miscellaneous

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MAH-CET MBA Exam Difficulty Level

Every MBA entrance exam has its own level of difficulty when you compare it with other MBA entrance exams. The CET exam difficulty level also varies from student to student. When you compare MAH CET with CAT, the syllabus is not that different although CAT doesn’t actually have a well-defined syllabus. MAH CET paper pattern includes 200 questions in 150 mins, however, there is no negative marking.

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test commonly known as (MAH-CET) is a computer-based management entrance exam. It has sections including quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, data sufficiency, logical reasoning, visual reasoning, verbal ability, verbal reasoning, and reading comprehension. It is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education(DTE), Maharashtra for admission in the MBA/MMS programs in various B-schools all over Maharashtra. The exam is conducted in the month of March every year. It holds immense significance as its score is valid for admission to over 100 management colleges across Maharashtra. The admission to the management courses is a centralized process and is covered under the Centralized Admission Process (CAP).

Tips to crack CET

First of all, before preparing for any exam do full research on it. Then make a strategy to start your preparation. Make a study plan and divide the syllabus accordingly.
Learn shortcuts and tricks for faster calculation. Tables, squares, and cubes need to be on your tips for successful mental calculation. These are major areas of Arithmetic topic in quants. You should try to develop approximations, decimal fractions, and percentages for better performance.
Improve your vocabulary by referring to newspapers and reading books; also by adhering to a dictionary regularly. You need to learn new words, adopt the right usage, and ensure that you have an eye for mistakes. Download vocabulary building apps on your phones and you can also watch movies with English subtitles.
Clear your basics first of all the topics in each section. Then identify your strengths and weaknesses because it gets imperative to turn your weaknesses into strengths and refine your strengths further in the race to succeed.
Avoid delay in studying the syllabus. One must check in advance whether all the topics are understood. Follow your strategy to complete the syllabus on time and also save time for mocks.
Only practice makes a man perfect. The more you practice more easily you will be able to solve the problems. Each attempt will help one understand something that you have forgotten earlier.
Once you’ve identified your strengths and weaknesses, it is really important to set small improvement targets and see if you are meeting those targets. You climb a ladder, one step a time, not all at once. It is also to analyze your progress from time to time. One should also be aware of the CET exam pattern of the previous year
You should ensure that you eat healthy during the exam season and sleep well to be fresh enough to retain as well as apply.

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CET Exam Books & Mocks

CATKing has a special team that designs all the study materials. We have specially designed the books in three sets to help students learn in a systematic manner. Basic books give a good start for students to understand all the basic concepts which are a must to know. Once the students have understood the basics, we move to the Advance which increases the levels & then Intensive where you get your hands on the actual exam level questions. For Online Coaching click here. CET Books: CATKing has strategically divided the MBA entrance preparation into 3 sets of books. Basic, Advance & Intensive. The basic books help students build a strong fundamental about the various concepts. Once they are done with the basic books, they can switch to Advance which helps them understand their level of preparedness with the various concepts. Once done with the advance book, they can move to the Intensive level where they get to solve the actual exam level questions CET Mocks: CATKing Mocks are well-known for their actual exam level questions, this is since they are designed by the exam toppers of the respective exams. Not only that for every mock, but we also have an analysis video that will help you understand the toppers approach for each mock. With this pack you get the following mocks:

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XAT Exam Preparation

XAT stands for Xavier' Aptitude Test. This is a national level entrance examination which is managed by XLRI every year which allows a student who is interested in the management area. Additionally, this score can be used for admission in various other 100 institutes for admission to their management programs through XAT score. It is conducted on first Sunday of the year in which the program commences and is an online format-based exam. Kickstart your XAT preparation online now (more…)

TISSNET Entrance Exam, Pattern & Updates

TISSNET exam overview & updates

What is the TISSNET exam?

TISS also is known as the TATA Institute of social science conducts National Entrance Test (NET) a.k.a TISSNET. And this test is a computer-based examination, using English as a medium.

So it has 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to be completed in 100 minutes i.e, one hour 40 minutes. But for any of its programs, the TISSNET entrance exam has no negative marking.

Courses on TISSNET by mentors from top B-schools NEW UPDATE: TISS-MAT will also be on the same day as your TISS-NET. Although TISS-MAT will be applicable for students opting for MA Human Resource Management & Labour Studies and MA Organisation Development, Change, and Leadership. TISS- MAT will have negative marking.

Also, some other important points

So TISSNET is a test that can be cracked if well prepared in advance. Since this exam varies from simple to high level of difficulty. The Institute also gives an M.A. Degree that is similar to the MBA degrees that most colleges offer. TISS is one of the best colleges for students planning to go for Human Resources (HR) as a career. It also offers a master's degree with approximately 53 degrees and has 39 cities to take the exam/test. Further in this article, you will also read about the various sections, allotment of marks and, also the strategies for the subjects.

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IIFT Exam Pattern

IIFT Exam Pattern: Overview

The IIFT exam is a management aptitude examination for admission to the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade's (IIFT) , which is IIFT exam full form, MBA International Business program in Delhi, Kolkata, and Kakinada. On behalf of the institute, the National Testing Agency (NTA) administers the IIFT exam. A total of 33,393 candidates registered for the exam in 2021, with 27,944 candidates taking it. The IIFT exam pattern is a combination of multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Questions from Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, and General Awareness were included in the IIFT question paper. This online exam will take two hours to complete. On the basis of GMAT scores, IIFT accepts foreign/NRI/PIO applicants for entry.IIFT 2022 exam notification will be released in August-September and the exam will be conducted in December-January.

IIFT 2022 Application Forms will be tentatively open for registration in September 2021 and will close in October 2021.
The application fee for IIFT 2022 is INR 1650 for general candidates and INR 825 for reserved candidates.
Admission to full-time and part-time MBA programs at the IIFT Delhi, Kolkata, and Kakinada campuses will be based on IIFT test scores.

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IIFT Exam Pattern: Highlights

Particulars	Details
Organization Name	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
IIFT Conducting Body	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Official Website	www.iift.edu
Mode of IIFT exam	Online-Computer Based
IIFT exam duration	Two hours (120 minutes)
Sectional Time Limit	No Sectional Time Limit
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions
Total Number of Questions	110 (The number of questions may vary for IIFT 2022)
Number of Sections	Section 1: Quantitative Ability (QA) Section 2: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Section 3: Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation (LRDI) Section 4: General Knowledge (GK)
Negative Marking	1/3 Marks
Marks per Question	3 marks for each right question in Section 1, 2, and 3 1.5 marks for each right answer in Section 4
Total Marks	300

IIFT Test Pattern: Section-wise Breakup of Questions

Every year, the number of questions on the IIFT paper varies. IIFT 2019 had 114 multiple-choice questions, while IIFT 2020/ 2021 had 110. Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation (LRDI), and General Knowledge are the four parts from which questions will be asked in the IIFT exam pattern 2022. Let's take a closer look:

SR No.	Section	No. of Questions
1	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	35
2	Quantitative Analysis	25
3	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	30
4	General Awareness (GK)	20
5	Total	110

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IIFT Exam Pattern: Marking Scheme

IIFT marking scheme is different for each section. Also, IIFT has negative marking. Let's take a closer look at the section-wise IIFT marking scheme :

Section	Total Questions	Marks per question	Negative Marks	Total Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	25	3	-1	75
VARC	35	3	-1	105
LRDI	30	3	-1	90
General Knowledge	20	1.5	-0.5	30
Total	110	-	-	300

Why take IIFT Exam?

One of the best prospects for management aspirants is the IIFT 2022 Exam. The number of applicants for IIFT is considerably lower than for CAT, XAT, NMAT, and other major management entrance exams, so the chances of admission are marginally higher. However, the greater number of seats compensates for the lower number of applicants. The following are some other advantages of IIFT:

CTC of INR 20,48,000/- on average
INR 75,00,000 is the largest foreign bid.
INR 46,45,000 is the highest median bid.
There are 107 recruiters and 93 PPOs in total.
INR 18,20,000 is the median CTC.
International business management course with a high potential for international placements and travel opportunities.

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IIFT Exam Syllabus

IIFT examiners have retained the flexibility to adjust the pattern and syllabus of the test as required by specifying only the wide areas from which questions may be asked. However, by examining previous year question articles, a list of areas that can be equated to the IIFT syllabus can be drawn: Quantitative Ability: Arithmetic, Geometry, Modern Maths Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: Grammar, Phrases, Synonyms Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Series & Analysis, Comparisons, Pie Chart, Caselets General Awareness: Banking, Business, Politics, Current Affairs. Read More: IIFT Exam Important Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Cut-Off

IIFT 2022 Preparation Tips

Here are some basic preparation tips -

Begin by learning the fundamentals.
The IIFT section on reading comprehension is a testing section.
The Data Interpretation portion is normally the most challenging.
Concentrate on accuracy rather than pace.
Every week, complete several mock tests and practice papers.

Read more: When to start preparing for IIFT?

IIFT 2022 Placements & Result

According to previous years' patterns, the IIFT entrance exam results were released in the last week of February due to covid 19, and placements were completed one or two months later. However, the trend for Placement 2020 has shifted, and placements are completed before the IIFT results are announced. The scorecard will be available for candidates a few days after the declaration of the merit list.Candidates who score marks equal to or more than the cutoff will be eligible and invited for the selection process. IIFT 2021 Admission Process and Shortlist Declared

Placement Highlights

With 279 students in the class, it is a large group.
Average compensation increased to Rs.20.07 lakhs from Rs.19.23 lakhs last year as 98 companies, including 32 new recruiters, made placement offers.
The highest salary offered exceeded Rs.1 crore.
Many students were given a package of Rs.75 lakhs per annum and 93 PPOs.
There were more international offers earned this time.

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