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Exam Mode | Year | No of Slots | Questions | Minutes | No. of sections | Sections | Convenor | Time Per Question | |
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Offline | 2005 | – | 75 | 150 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 25-25-25 | – | 2 |
Offline | 2006 | – | 75 | 150 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 25-25-25 | – | 2 |
Offline | 2007 | – | 75 | 150 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 25-25-25 | – | 2 |
Offline | 2008 | – | 60 | 150 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 20-20-20 | – | 2.5 |
Online | 2009 (15 min tutorial) | First Online | 60 | 150 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 20-20-20 | – | 2.5 |
Online | 2010 (15 Min Tutorial) | 20 day window- 2 Slots Each Day | 60 | 150 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 20-20-20 | IIM Lucknow (Himanshu Rai) | 2.5 |
Online | 2011 | 20 day window- 2 Slots Each Day | 60 | 140 | 2 | QA & DI, LR & VA | 30-30 | IIM Calcutta | 2.333333333 |
Online | 2012 | 20 day window- 2 Slots Each Day | 60 | 140 | 2 | QA & DI, LR & VA | 30-30 | IIM Kozhikode | 2.333333333 |
Online | 2013 | 20 day window- 2 Slots Each Day | 60 | 140 | 2 | QA & DI, LR & VA | 30-30 | IIM Indore | 2.333333333 |
Online | 2014 | 2 Days 4 Slots | 100 | 170 | 2 | QA & DI, LR & VA | 50-50 | IIM Indore | 1.7 |
Online | 2015 | 1 Day 2 Slots | 100 | 180 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 34-34-32 | IIM Ahmedabad | 1.8 |
Online | 2016 | 2 Days 2 Slots | 100 | 180 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 34-34-32 | IIM Bangalore | 1.8 |
Online | 2017 | 3 Days 2 Slots | 100 | 180 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 34-34-32 | IIM Calcutta | 1.8 |
Online | 2018 | 4 Day 2 Slots | 100 | 180 | 3 | QA, DI & LR, VA | 34-34-32 | IIM Bangalore | 1.8 |
What to Expect from IIM Indore? |
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Online | 2013 | 20 day window- 2 Slots Each Day | 60 | 140 | 2 | QA & DI, LR & VA | 30-30 | IIM Indore | 2.333333333 |
Online | 2014 | 2 Days 4 Slots | 100 | 170 | 2 | QA & DI, LR & VA | 50-50 | IIM Indore | 1.7 |
Online | 2020 – Case A (LOD will reduce drastically) | – | 90 | 120 | 3 | VARC, LRDI, QA | – | IIM Indore | 1.333333333 |
Online | 2020 – Case B (Similar LOD as past 4 years ) | – | 66 | 120 | 3 | VARC, LRDI, QA | – | IIM Indore | 1.818181818 |
Online | 2020 – Case C | – | 75 | 120 | 4 | VARC, LRDI, QA | – | IIM Indore | 1.6 |
Based on CAT 2010 Himanshu Rai was Convenor what changes can be expected in Verbal
Case | Questions | Comments |
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Case I | 30 Questions | 4-5 Reading Comprehension Sets (5 or 4 Ques each) + 10 (Parajumbles + Parasummary+Odd One Out) |
Case II | 22 Questions | 3 Reading Comprehension Set (5 Ques each) + 7 (Parajumbles + Parasummary + Odd One Out) |
Case III | 25 Questions | 4 Reading Comprehension Sets (Total 18-20 Ques) + 5-7 (Parajumbles/Parasummary/Odd one out) |
If Convenor Wants to bring some Wicked Plans:
Include 2010 Style of Verbal Ability Questions ie Fill in the Blanks, Grammar
Include Critical Reasoning Questions
Include Vocabulary Based Questions
Special Changes Years
2005:
Introduced Differential Marking (0.5,1,1.5,2 Marks)
75 Questions (25-25-25 3 sections)
2 Hours Paper
2009:
Introduction to Online CAT and making it 2Hrs 15 Minutes
2011:
Introduced Merging of the 3 Sections into 2 sections (QA + DI and VA+LR) 60 Questions Overall
2014:
Increased from 60 Questions to 100 Questions 2 Sections
2015:
Introducing 100 Questions 3 Sections Pattern of 34-34-32
Introduced TITA Questions
Introduced On Screen Calculator
Time increased to 180 Minutes