MICAT Syllabus

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MICAT Syllabus

There are five sections in the MICAT exam:

Psychometric Test

Divergent and Convergent thinking

Verbal Ability

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

General Awareness

Section

Description

Psychometric Test

Contains ordinal questions (e.g., Totally agree, Somewhat agree, Totally disagree). It assesses characteristics and behavioral traits, covering:

Personality traits
Personality factors
Situational judgments
Behavioral patterns
Life goals
Career goals

Descriptive Test

Involves essay writing, story writing, and argumentative passages. Candidates create stories from given pictures, assessing creative writing skills.

Divergent and Convergent Thinking

Tests reasoning ability with questions on:

Data sufficiency
Sequence and series
Statement-assumption
Visual reasoning
Word association

Verbal Ability

Tests grammatical skills and vocabulary, including:

Sentence correction
Tenses
Pronouns
Synonyms and antonyms
Fill in the blanks
Analogies
One-word substitution
Jumbled paragraphs and sentences
Articles
Idioms and phrases
Vocabulary
English usage or grammar
Inference and conclusion
Reading comprehension

Quantitative Ability

Tests mathematical skills with questions on:

Numbers
Heights & distances
Averages
Number system
Median
Venn diagram
Binomial expansion
Maxima & minima
Ratios and proportion
Profit & loss
HCF - LCM
Probability
Coordinate geometry
Arithmetic progression / Harmonic progression / Geometric progression

General Awareness

Covers various topics, including:

Business
Marketing
Indian Constitution
Media
Companies
Sports
Science & Research
History: Significant historical events
Art and culture
Current affairs
Advertising
Authors and Literature
Finance
Geography
Politics

Section	Description
Psychometric Test	Contains ordinal questions (e.g., Totally agree, Somewhat agree, Totally disagree). It assesses characteristics and behavioral traits, covering: Personality traits Personality factors Situational judgments Behavioral patterns Life goals Career goals
Descriptive Test	Involves essay writing, story writing, and argumentative passages. Candidates create stories from given pictures, assessing creative writing skills.
Divergent and Convergent Thinking	Tests reasoning ability with questions on: Data sufficiency Sequence and series Statement-assumption Visual reasoning Word association
Verbal Ability	Tests grammatical skills and vocabulary, including: Sentence correction Tenses Pronouns Synonyms and antonyms Fill in the blanks Analogies One-word substitution Jumbled paragraphs and sentences Articles Idioms and phrases Vocabulary English usage or grammar Inference and conclusion Reading comprehension
Quantitative Ability	Tests mathematical skills with questions on: Numbers Heights & distances Averages Number system Median Venn diagram Binomial expansion Maxima & minima Ratios and proportion Profit & loss HCF - LCM Probability Coordinate geometry Arithmetic progression / Harmonic progression / Geometric progression
General Awareness	Covers various topics, including: Business Marketing Indian Constitution Media Companies Sports Science & Research History: Significant historical events Art and culture Current affairs Advertising Authors and Literature Finance Geography Politics