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What is about CAT examination? Tell me about details and advantages of it?


Rohith 27th Jun, 2019
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nehaojha000_7965830 Student Expert 27th Jun, 2019

CAT ( Common Admission Test) is the most popular national level management  entrance exam conducted for admission into 20 IIM'S and more than 100 B-Shools across India.it is conducted in the last week of November and its results are declared in the first week of January ,this exam is a computer-based test consisting of 100 mcq and some TITA  questions it is held for 3 hours and is  conducted in 2 slot morning and afternoon slot Around 2.5 lakhs MBA aspirants appear for this test every year.

Common Admission test consist of 3 sections Quantitative Ability(QA) Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation(DILR) Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. The shortlisting is done according to the Cutoffs released every year, after that the shortlisted candidate is called for further selection rounds i.e Group Discussion (GD) or Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview(PI). The candidate who clear all the rounds get admission into IIM's

CAT  admission process Online mode. The registration for CAT19 will begin from August

Eligibility Criteria- A candidate is eligible to seat in this exam if he/she holds a Bachelor's degree  with atlest  50% marks or equivalent

Candidates belonging to SC/ST and Differently Abled category must have at least 45% marks or equivalent

Candidate in Final year of a bachelors degree is also eligible to seat in CAT


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sristi prasad 27th Jun, 2019

Cat is an exam for people who want to get into B-schools of india. It is an entrance exam.

People targetting top Bschools like IIMs need a great cat score to get in.

So if you want to get into the corporate world a good score in Exams like Cat,Snap,Nmat,mat,cmat,xat etc. Are helpful to get you calls of respective colleges.

Also,

  • If your goal is to do an MBA from a good institution or the Best of them all from IIM then CAT scores will support you.
  • If you clear CAT with excellent scores then it’ll allow you to take admission in the best possible institutions for MBA.
  • If you want to be selected for admission in IIM then only CAT scores can’t get you through. You need to have a very good academic background throughout as well as job experience.
  • If you ace CAT and have a good academic balckground as well as some job experience then you have to clear the PI(personal interview) and WAT(writing ability test) to ensure a seat in IIM.
  • MBA serves as a Boost for your career. You can expect to get great chances to work in your country or even abroad.
  • Clearing CAT will give you an idea how tough and updated your MBA is going to be. Nonetheless, CAT has been Aced many times mainly the toppers are engineering students

i hope this helps, and do let us know if you need more.

all the best!

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Jay Rajesh Hiray 27th Jun, 2019

Hello..

CAT Exam (full form is Common Admission Test) is the most significant MBA Entrance Exam in India. Roughly 2 Lakh CAT competitors endeavor the CAT test each year to secure an entrance into top Business Schools in the nation like the IIMs. Other than the IIMs, Management Schools at different IITs, FMS, NITIE, MDI, SP Jain, and so on additionally acknowledge CAT scores. It is a computer based test in which a with respect to screen adding machine is given to students.

CAT 2019 will be held in the last week of November 2019.

So advantages of CAT?

The fundamental one? You get a chance to join an esteemed MBA program at a head b-school. What's more, even past that, there are moderately great level 2 b-schools that offer all around structured courses.

On the off chance that you are giving different tests like XAT and PO, CAT helps set up the phase for you to be sure about a weight circumstance (I realize it helped me, showed signs of improvement as the season went on.)_

You would know where you stand. Mock tests are for the most part great and fine, yet simply after a genuine test, will you realize the amount you have to push ahead or how well you can do. This will set you up for one year from now.

Hope these will be helpfull...

All the best!!

Abhijit Kundu 27th Jun, 2019

Hello Rohith,

CAT or Common Admission Test, the most popular national level management entrance exam will be conducted by Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode for admission to 20 IIMs and more than 100 B-schools across India. Its score is universally accepted by all the B schools of India except the Symbiosis group of colleges and ISB.

Advantages:

  • Universally accepted
  • Only score other that GMAT if you have to get into IIMs
  • If you prepare for CAT, you can crack other exams easily.

Disadvantages:

  • Too tough. There are other ways to get top colleges through easier exams like SNAP for Symbiosis, CMAT, NMAT, XAT(difficulty similar to CAT)
  • High competition level
  • Unpredictable

Hope this helps,

All the best!

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