tell me about the cat exame?

Answer 1

it's one of the toughest exams in terms of the no of students taking up the exam and the no of students who get admission into the IIM's which conduct this test. There are 6 iim's which are the best management institutes in India and they conduct this exam CAT every year and around 1.91 lac students took the exam this year and this no is growing at 20% every year.

Answer 2

Although I must wonder what the cat exam has to do with geography

Answer 3

Hi, the below links will help you to get better understanding of CAT exam.
www.indicareer.com/entrance-exams/IIM-CAT.html
www.iimcatwalk.com/
www.winentrance.com/catinstitute.htm
mba.faq.ascenteducation.com/

Answer 4

it is an exam strictly for cats.no dogs allowed.

Answer 5

Why do you want to bell it? :-)

Go to google and look for Common Admission Test

Answer 6

Common Admission Test
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The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance test for the management programmes of its six business schools.

180,000 students compete for less than 1200 general seats in the IIM's which makes it even more selective than all the Ivy League Universities put together. Even with a top 1% score, a candidate must also win through the equally stringent group and individual interviews.

The CAT is one of the world's most demanding entrance examination for any graduate institute. The test taker is expected to excel in arithmetical problem solving, geometry, statistics, data interpretation, logical reasoning in solving complex puzzles, and English language skills. The test is held on the third Sunday of November for a duration of two hours (2.5 hours from 2006).

It is neither expected, nor possible, that all the questions be answered, so the CAT also tests the candidates' ability to prioritise under pressure: a quality necessary in the competitive environment of IIMs' courses.

Contents [hide]
1 Pattern of the test paper
1.1 CAT 2004
1.2 CAT 2005
1.3 CAT 2006
2 Colleges accepting CAT scores
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links



[edit] Pattern of the test paper
CAT (as it is most commonly known across India) has evolved from a speed based simple test into a test which demands more proficiency in concepts and fundamentals rather than just speed.

Earlier CATs used to have 180 questions to be solved in 2 hours. The cutoff (minimum marks needed to get an interview call from the IIM) for such a paper was generally 20 each in the three sections (Mathematics + English + Data interpretation and Logic).

For the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 the paper consisted of 50 questions per section * 3 sections = 150 questions. The cutoffs were around 15 marks for individual sections and approximately 55 for whole paper.


[edit] CAT 2004
The first big surprise for CAT takers was in 2004, when the IIMs introduced the concept of differential marking for the first time. The paper had just 123 questions in three sections with the following distribution: (the decimal numbers are marks allocated to each question)

Mathematics - Total: 50 (10 * 0.5 + 5*2.0 + 35 * 1.0) Cutoff - approx 12
English - Total: 35 (15*2.0 + 20*1.0) Cutoff - approx 12
DI (Data Interpretation) and LR (Logical Reasoning) - Total: 38 (12*2.0 +26*1.0) Cutoff - approx 17
Overall 123 Questions : 10 of Half marks + 32 of 2 marks and 81 of 1 mark each. The overall cutoff for the paper was nearly 51-52 marks.


[edit] CAT 2005
CAT 2005 was an even bigger surprise. There were just 90 questions - 30 in each section. Each section was further divided into two subsections:

Math
Section 1A - 10 Questions of 1 mark each
Section 1B - 20 Questions of 2 mark each
The final Cutoff for this section was nearly 11
English
Section 2A - 10 Questions of 1 mark each
Section 2B - 20 Questions of 2 mark each
The final Cutoff for this section was nearly 15
DI and LR
Section 3A - 10 Questions of 1 mark each
Section 3B - 20 Questions of 2 mark each
The final Cutoff for this section was nearly 10

[edit] CAT 2006
CAT 2006, which was conducted on November 19, was scheduled to be a 2.5-hour exam instead of the traditional 2-hour exam as it was until now. Purportedly, this change was done by the CAT exam committee to throw in an element of uncertainty in order to reduce the predictability of the exam, and thereby diminish the influence of the ubiquitous educational institutes that run immensely profitable businesses coaching students for the CAT.

CAT 2006 had 75 questions, 25 questions per section and 4 marks per question, making it a 300-mark paper. There was a penalty of 1 mark for a wrong answer. The paper also proved to be a break from the previous pattern in that it had 5 answer options instead of the usual 4. The English section was generally perceived as very difficult [1], whereas the quantitative aptitude section was relatively easier than previous CATs.

CAT 2006 was also notable due to some printing errors that had crept into the question paper. [2] IIMs accepted in media about the errors and informed that a committee will be formed. So far there is no output. Meanwhile, the aspirants have geared-up to knock the doors of honorable Supreme Court of India to seek retest.

The Quantitative Ability section was widely deemed to be easy, compared to previous years' papers. The Data Interpretation/Reasoning section was of a moderate difficulty. But the Verbal Ability section turned out to be exceptionally difficult for most students. Extremely close answer choices made scoring in this section quite difficult.

Due to relative level of easiness in the other two sections, receiving IIM calls hinges upon one managing to crack the Verbal section. Due to the confusing options this section has been criticized as requiring more of luck than any level of preparedness or English Language skills.

Many test takers felt the CAT was disappointing due to this element of randomness coupled with less-than-challenging problems in other sections.


[edit] Colleges accepting CAT scores
Many colleges in India accept the CAT scores for admission. Some of the more prominent ones are:

S.P.Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA), Ahmedabad
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai
International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi
T.A.Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal
Fore School of Management (FSM), New Delhi
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
National Insurance Academy's School of Management (NIASoM), Pune

[edit] Trivia
CAT 2003 was the first CAT to be leaked in the 28 year old history of the test and a retest was held on 14th February 2004. The major responsible factor for the leak, according to many newspapers, was the logistics rather than anyone from the institutes.


[edit] References
^ http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2006/nov/19cat4.htm
^ http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2006/nov/19cat2.htm

[edit] External links
A discussion forum for CAT takers
MBA Community website in India with all details for MBA Aspirants
Entrance Exams in India
A website dedicated to CAT Exam, MBA and IIMs in India
Gudiance for MBA entrance Exams
IIM Cat 2006 Official Website
A community site for MBA aspirants
Online CAT Practice Tests
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Admission_Test"

Answer 7

CAT
CAT is the entrance exam for more than 80+ institutes including 6 IIMs.The competition in this exam is going to be stiff as you would be competing with the best brains from across the country which is why the preparation required should be very rigorous.

The CAT paper has traditionally been a 120 minute test. The questions in the CAT paper are generally not very difficult but there is always an exceptionally high emphasis on the speed required to solve the questions in the paper. Lets look at test patterns of CAT and other national level MBA entrance tests

CAT JMET XAT ATMA MAT

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T.I.M.E. courses will take you right from the basics like - reading skill improvement, vocabulary improvement, calculation speed improvement, Mathematics Basics, GD&Interview basics. This will give students much needed grounding in basics.

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