Dear Aspirant,
In 2020, the number of questions in each section of CAT exam will be reduced to lessen lessen the time pressure on students to complete the CAT 2021 exam. However, the exam pattern will remain same with 2 hours of duration.
Particulars
Events
Duration of the CAT Exam
3 hours (180 Minutes)
2 Hours (120 Minutes)
Name of the Section
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Section-wise Duration
60 minutes per section (Total 180 minutes)
40 Minutes for Each Section (VARC, DILR, QA).
53 Minutes 20 Seconds for PwD candidates for each section.
Slot-wise Session
Slot 1: 8:30 am - 10:30 pm (Morning Session)
Slot 2: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm (Afternoon Session)
Slot 3: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm (Evening Session)
Number of Questions*
100 questions
76 Questions (54 MCQs and 22 Non-MCQs)
NOTE: Expected to be 64 to 66 questions
CAT exam total marks*
300 marks
228 marks
Mode of the CAT 2021 exam
Computer-Based Mode (CBT)
Marking Scheme
For every right answer, +3 will be awarded
For every wrong answer in MCQs, -1 will be deducted
No negative marks for Non-MCQs
*- The number of questions and the total marks will be reduced this year.
For other details regarding CAT exam you can visit our website by going through the link given below :
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Hope you will get your answer.
Hi
Here's a brief of CAT examination pattern:-
CAT EXAMINATION PATTERN
Mode of examination
Online i. e Computer-Based Mode
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
---------) +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:-
To help you further,
Here's how you can prepare for CAT examination
Follow the below tips:-
********* First of all go through its syllabus
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
Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis ( to improve your vocabulary)
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
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 :-
How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma
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:-
How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma
Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha
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 go through
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat/amp
Thankyou
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