CAT Papers : Typical question paper pattern for CAT exam
Usually, CAT tests three of your abilities:- Problem Solving- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. The CAT examination demands competency across all sections of the paper. So, the number of sections in the test don’t really matter; what matters is whether you are competitive and have answered questions in all the sections.
All the questions are of multiple-choice nature with four/five alternate answer choices and the candidate has to choose the best answer for each of the questions and mark it on a special Optical Reader answer sheet. Differential marks are allotted to the questions. The test comprises 150 to 200 objective type questions and is usually divided into three to four sections. The number of questions in the test has been coming down steadily, from nearly 200 in the 1990s to 90 in 2005 and just 75 in 2006.
MBA CAT Pattern according 2006
# Quantitative
# Verbal
# Reasoning areas of testing.
Duration is generally of 2 hours
Questions: with number of questions normally ranging from 120 to 150.
CAT 2006 change in pattern with 75 questions and increase in the exam time by half an hour.
Negative Marking: Wrong answers carried 1 mark as penalty whereas correct answers carried 4 marks. Proficiency in all the sections is essential for getting a call from any of the IIMs.
There was a talk that CAT 2006 may have Four Sections instead of 3 Sections. However CAT notification as well as the CAT 2006 bulletin, you will find CAT is a three-section paper this year too. CAT is divided into three sections: English Usage, Quantitative Ability (Maths) and Data Interpretation & Logical Ability.
MBA CAT Pattern
The pattern of this test has often been changed in the past. 2005 test included the following: three sections—data interpretation / reasoning, quantitative analysis, and reading, comprehension/verbal ability.
Duration: 2 hours
Total number of questions: 90
Total marks: 150
Negative marking: 1/3 of the marks allotted to a question is docked if the answer is wrong
DI/Reasoning
Number of questions: 30
Marks: 50
Quantitative Analysis
Number of questions: 30
Marks: 50
Reading Comprehension/Verbal ability
Number of questions: 30
Marks: 50
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