i want admission on iim for that i had to clear CAT exam so i need full details about CAT course
Hi
CAT is not a course rather an entrance examination through which you can get into IIMs and many other B-schools.
Here's the complete detail about CAT
CAT i. e Common Admission Test is a national level entrance examination for admission in MBA/PGDM in B- Schools, including IIMs and several other prestigious B- Schools. It is conducted by IIMs themselves every year in rotation in online mode/computer based examination in English medium and it is accepted by 1100+ B-Schools.
>>>>>>>> Eligibility criteria
CAT eligibility criteria says that:
To be eligible for CAT ,
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you need a Bachelor's/graduation degree in any discipline
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you must have got at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA in your graduation . SC/ST/PH students need only at least 45 percentage in Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline to be eligible .
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Candidates who are in the final year of their graduation are also eligible for CAT examination.
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There is no age restriction to be eligible
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It is not mandatory to have work experience to be eligible
For detailed information about eligibility go through
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat
>>>>>>>> CAT examination pattern:-
CAT EXAMINATION PATTERN |
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Mode of examination |
Online i. e Computer-Based Mode |
Name of the Section |
There are 3 sections :-
----------) VARC i. e Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension ----------) DILR i. e Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning ----------) Quantitative Aptitude |
Types of questions asked |
There are 2 types of questions in CAT ----------) mcqs & ----------) non - mcqs |
Marking Scheme |
---------) +3 marks for each correct answer ---------) -1 marks for each wrong answer in case of MCQs , ---------) No negative marking is there for wrong answers in case of non-mcqs |
You can get the complete examination pattern:-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-exam-pattern
>>>>>>>> How to prepare for CAT
Follow the below tips:-
********* First of all go through its syllabus and examination pattern so that you can prepare accordingly.
Syllabus :- https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-syllabus
Your CAT examination has 3 sections :-
----------) VERBAL ABILITY AND READING COMPREHENSION ( VARC) :- Reading is the key to score good marks in VARC, you need to go through newspapers, articles, journals, etc so that you can improve your reading skills. While reading note down the new words and write their meanings to improve your vocabulary. You need to practice questions based on comprehension, para jumbles and inference.
>>>> Best books for VARC
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Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis ( to improve your vocabulary)
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How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
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Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT by Ajay Singh
----------)DATA INTERPRETATION AND LOGICAL REASONING (DILR) :- You need to practice topics like blood relations ,seating arrangements, syllogisms,Propositions, etc to have a good hold on this section. Unlike maths, there's no formula in DILR so practice is the key, the more you practice, the better you get.
>>>> Best books for DILR :-
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How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma
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Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT by K. Sinha Nishit
----------)QUANTITATIVE ABILITY (QA) :- First clear your basics of maths, you need to go through topics like profit and loss, geometry, Arithmetic, number system, Time-Speed and Distance etc . Avoid the use of calculator so that you can do improve your calculation speed. For each topic, you can write down important fomulas and short tricks on a sheet of paper so that it's easy for you during revision.
>>>> Best best books you can follow for QA:-
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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha
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Quantitative Aptitude Quantum by Sarvesh K Verma
********* Make a time table, give more time to the subject you are weak at , for example if you are weak at Quantitive ability then give it more time.
********* Plan your studies, and set daily, weekly and monthly goals and meet them without any fail.
*********Solve previous year question papers of CAT :-it will let you know the examination pattern, type and difficulty level of questions, also concepts behind the question often gets repeated, so you should definitely solve year papers . You can get cat previous year question papers at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-question-papers
*********Once you are done with complete CAT syllabus then go through CAT mock test papers , it will let you know your preparation level and and weak areas so that you can work on them and perform well in your examination
For detailed information about how to prepare go through
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat/amp
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