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Does MICA considers CAT score or only the MICAT? And if it does what could be the cutoff?


Ragini Agrawal 10th Jan, 2018
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Monika Shruti Gupta 10th Jan, 2018
Yes for MICA you must have given either CAT/XAT in order to be eligible for MICAT which is an aptitude cum psychometric test.

A percentile above 85 for both CAT and XAT is considered a good one for admission in MICA. However, MICA gives most weight to its own MICAT exam which comprises of 36 compulsory psychometric questions, 25 verbal ability questions, 25 quantitative reasoning questions, 25 general awareness questions,  30 divergent-convergent reasoning questions and 4 compulsory descriptive questions.

MICA releases a sample paper on its website before test for reference of students.

Each question carries one mark.

The cutoff is usually 45+.

It's, however, mandatory to pass the psychometric test without which one fails to get calls despite a very good score in MICAT itself.

All the best!!





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7th Dec, 2018
I am getting 75 percentile in cat .. do I have any chance of getting into mica???
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10th Jan, 2018
I scored 61.89 % tile in CAT and do not expected much from XAT. I m planning for MICAT II which will be my 1st attempt? Is there I chance that I may get a call?
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10th Jan, 2018
Thanku for the immediate reply. :)
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10th Jan, 2018
MICA doesn't consider CAT/XAT percentile or score for shortlisting students for GE-PI or for computation of composite scores. So don't worry about CAT or XAT, only focus on getting a high score in MICAT (QA, LR, VA-RC and General Awareness) and passing the psychometric test for sure.
All the best!!
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10th Jan, 2018
Ok..That's a relief! Thank you so much.
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Amod Tripathi 10th Jan, 2018


The selection process involves three steps. The process is described below:



Step-I:CAT/ XAT/GMAT*.



Each candidate has to take at least one of the three exams: CAT/ XAT/GMAT*.



Step-II:MICA Admission Test (MICAT)**.



All candidates are assessed on MICAT, which consists of 6 sections: Psychometric (P), Verbal ability (VA), Quantitative ability and Data Interpretation (QADI), General awareness (GA), Divergent and Convergent Thinking (DCT), and Descriptive Test (DT).



Step 3: Personal Interview and Group task



All the best!













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10th Jan, 2018
Thanku so much.. just another question..
Is there a cutoff for the step 1. Exams or just appearing will be considered. I scored 61%tile in CAT and I do not except much from my XAT scores.
Shall I apply for MICA or not? Can u suggest other good B-schools for communication Management?
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10th Jan, 2018
There is no as such minimum CAT percentile so you can apply but you need a high score in MICAT to increase your chances of getting a call.
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10th Jan, 2018
I would suggest to apply for MICAT as it is the topmost institute for PGDM Communication degree. Other institute as SIMC are not even close to MICA.

Prepare well. All the best
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10th Jan, 2018
Thanku :)
Can you suggest me how to prepare for MICAT as this will be my first attempt and I really want to clear this one.
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10th Jan, 2018
For QA, VA, DI sections CAT preparations are enough, however the difficulty is lesser and you can work on your weak areas. For GK refer to websites for business and advertising news. For psychometric test no preparation is required and you to be authentic while attempting. For creative writing you need to study some short stories and other relevant things available online.

Join a FB group named Vitamin Mica for peer learning.

Prepare well. All the best!
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10th Jan, 2018
Thanks a lot :)
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