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CAT 2021 Notification, Registration, Exam Dates, How to Apply, Exam Pattern
CAT 2021 Common Admission Test - IIM will be releasing CAT 2021 notification, information brochure, and other details.
CAT 2021 will be held on the 4th Week of November 2021 and the online registration begins from the 1st week of August 2021. MBA aspirants, who have done Graduation and fulfill the eligibility criteria, can apply. CAT is conducted by IIMs, but the score of the exam is also accepted by more than 200 B-Schools across the country for MBA/PGDM admission 2021-22
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Get complete details of CAT 2021 including notification, exam date, registration, exam centers, pattern, Admit Card, Application procedure, Selection Procedure, and preparation tips here on this page
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CAT 2021 Details |
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CAT 2021 Programs Offered |
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The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct a computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021 in the 4th week of November 2021 in two sessions. CAT 2021 will be conducted by IIMs as a prerequisite for admission to various management programs of IIMs. These programs are: |
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Post Graduate Programs in Management (PGP) |
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Institute/Programs & Website |
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IIM Ahmedabad |
PGP, PGP-FABM, ePGP [www.iima.ac.in] |
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IIM Amritsar |
PGP [www.iimamritsar.ac.in] |
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IIM Bangalore |
PGP, PGPEM, PGPPM, PGPBA [www.iimb.ac.in] |
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IIM Bodh Gaya |
PGP [www.iimbg.ac.in] |
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IIM Calcutta |
MBA [www.iimcal.ac.in] |
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IIM Indore |
PGP, PGP-HRM [www.iimidr.ac.in] |
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IIM Jammu |
PGP [www.iimj.ac.in] |
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IIM Kashipur |
PGP, EPGP [www.iimkashipur.ac.in] |
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IIM Kozhikode |
PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-F, EPGP (Kochi Campus & IL) [www.iimk.ac.in] |
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IIM Lucknow |
PGP, PGP-ABM, PGP-SM [www.iiml.ac.in] |
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IIM Nagpur |
PGP [www.iimnagpur.ac.in] |
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IIM Raipur |
PGP [www.iimraipur.ac.in] |
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IIM Ranchi |
PGP, PGP-HRM [www.iimranchi.ac.in] |
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IIM Rohtak |
PGP, EPGPX [www.iimrohtak.ac.in] |
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IIM Sambalpur |
MBA [www.iimsambalpur.ac.in] |
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RGIIM Shillong |
PGP, PGPEX [www.iimshillong.ac.in] |
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IIM Sirmaur |
PGP [www.iimsirmaur.ac.in] |
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IIM Tiruchirappalli |
PGPM, PGPBM, PGPM-HR [www.iimtrichy.ac.in] |
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IIM Udaipur |
MBA [www.iimu.ac.in] |
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IIM Visakhapatnam |
PGP [www.iimv.ac.in] |
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B. Fellow Programs in Management (FPM) [Doctoral] |
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Institutes & Programs |
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IIM Ahmedabad |
PhD |
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IIM Amritsar |
FPM |
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IIM Bangalore |
FPM |
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IIM Bodh Gaya |
PhD (FPM) |
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IIM Calcutta |
Doctoral |
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IIM lndore |
FPM |
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IIM Kashipur |
FPM, EFPM |
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IIM Kozhikode |
FPM |
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IIM Lucknow |
FPM |
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IIM Raipur |
FPM, EFPM |
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IIM Ranchi |
PhD, EPhD |
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IIM Rohtak |
FPM, EFPM |
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IIM Sambalpur |
PhD |
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RGIIM Shillong |
FPM |
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IIM Sirmaur |
PhD |
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IIM Tiruchirappalli |
FPM |
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IIM Udaipur |
PhD |
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IIM Visakhapatnam |
FPM |
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CAT 2021 Important Dates |
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Events |
Dates |
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CAT Exam Notification Date |
4th week of July 201 |
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Online Registration Opens |
1st week of August 202` |
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Online Registration Closes |
2nd week of September 2021 |
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Admit Card Download |
4th week of October 2021 |
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CAT 2021 Exam Date |
4th week of November 2021 |
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Result Declaration |
2nd week of January 2022 |
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Eligibility Criteria for CAT 2021 |
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See Full Details - CAT Eligibility Criteria |
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Reservation |
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How to Apply for CAT 2021 - Application Process |
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Also, see - Sudden Increase in CAT Applicants |
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Instruction to Apply |
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Candidates can register for the Common Admission Test (CAT) through online mode only. The registration can only be done online on the Official Website www.iimcat.ac.in |
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CAT registration involves three simple steps: |
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Step-1 |
Registration |
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Step-2 |
Fill Application Form and Upload Images of required documents, photograph, signature etc. |
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Step-3 |
Make Payment |
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The details will be available in the registration guide on the website www.iimcat.ac.in |
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Registration Fee |
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For SC/ST/PWD Category Candidates |
Rs.1000/- |
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For all for Other Category Candidates |
Rs.2000/- |
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Selection Process |
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Written Test |
Candidate has to write on one or more topics a brief essay in the time duration of 15-45 minutes. |
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GD |
A round is held where 8-10 candidates are given a particular topic and they have to discuss it. This is to check the candidate’s group dynamics. |
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PI |
In this round candidate has to present himself/herself before the panel of 4-8 interviewers. This is a final round and is held to check the candidate’s educational qualification, hobbies, interests and work experience. Students will be selected for admission on the basis of Entrance test, WAT, GD and PI |
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CAT 2021 Exam Pattern |
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Duration of Exam |
180 minutes (60 minutes per section) |
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Total Marks |
300 |
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Exam Timing |
Slot 1 - 9 am to 12 pm |
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Slot 2 - 2 pm to 5 pm |
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Number of Sections in Exam |
3 |
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Name of Sections |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
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Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
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Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
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Language of Question Paper |
English |
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Section-wise No. of Questions |
VARC - 34 |
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DILR - 32 |
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QA - 34 |
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Type of Questions |
MCQs and Non-MCQs |
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Answer Choice in MCQs |
4 |
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Total Number of Questions |
100 |
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Marking Scheme |
Right Question - 3 marks |
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Wrong Question - Negative marking of 1/3 |
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Non-MCQs - No Negative Marking |
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Section-Wise Difficulty Level |
VARC - Easy-Moderate |
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DILR - Moderate - Difficult |
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QA - Difficult |
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Test Centres |
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CAT will be conducted in test centres spread across around 156 test cities. Candidates will be given the option to select any four test cities in order of their preference. |
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Port Blair |
Hamirpur |
Mumbai |
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Guntur |
Jammu |
Nashik |
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Nellore |
Bokaro |
Satara |
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Vijayawada |
Dhanbad |
Palghar |
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Kakinada |
Hazaribagh |
Ulhasnagar |
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Rajahmundry |
Jamshedpur |
Shillong |
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Visakhapatnam |
Ranchi |
Aizawl |
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Kurnool |
Belagavi(Belgaum) |
Kohima |
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Tirupathi |
Bengaluru |
Balasore |
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Vizianagaram |
Hubballi (Hubli) |
Cuttack |
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Itanagar |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
Sambalpur |
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Dibrugarh |
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) |
Berhampur |
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Silchar |
Shivamogga(Shimoga) |
Dhenkanal |
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Guwahati |
Dharwad |
Bhubaneswar |
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Tezpur |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
Rourkela |
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Jorhat |
Udupi |
Puducherry |
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Aurangabad-Bihar |
Kannur |
Pathankot |
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Darbhanga |
Ernakulam |
Ludhiana |
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Arrah |
Kollam |
Amritsar |
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Muzaffarpur |
Kottayam |
Bhatinda |
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Bhagalpur |
Kozhikode |
Patiala |
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Patna |
Thrissur |
Jalandhar |
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Mohali |
Trivandrum |
Sangrur |
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Chandigarh |
Bhopal |
Ajmer |
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Bhilai Nagar |
Jabalpur |
Jaipur |
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Bilaspur |
Ujjain |
Sikar |
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Raipur |
Gwalior |
Alwar |
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Delhi |
Sagar |
Jodhpur |
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Faridabad |
Indore |
Udaipur |
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Gurugram |
Satna |
Bikaner |
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Ghaziabad |
Bhopal |
Kota |
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New Delhi |
Jabalpur |
Madurai |
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Greater Noida |
Ujjain |
Chennai |
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Noida |
Gwalior |
Salem |
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Meerut |
Sagar |
Trichy |
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Panaji |
Indore |
Coimbatore |
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Ahmedabad |
Satna |
Vellore |
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Mehsana |
Amravati |
Tirunelveli |
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Vadodara |
Jalgaon |
Hyderabad |
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Anand |
Nagpur |
Karimnagar |
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Rajkot |
Pune |
Warangal |
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Gandhinagar |
Solapur |
Allahabad |
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Surat |
Navi Mumbai |
Bareilly |
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Ambala |
Ahmednagar |
Kanpur |
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Hisar |
Kolhapur |
Muzaffarnagar |
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Karnal |
Nanded |
Agra |
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Kurushetra |
Raigad |
Gorakhpur |
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Panipat |
Thane |
Lucknow |
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Rohtak |
Vasai |
Varanasi |
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Shimla |
Aurangabad |
Aligarh |
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Jhansi |
Moradabad |
Dehradun |
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Haldwani |
Roorkee |
Asansol |
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Durgapur |
Bankura |
Burdwan |
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Kolkata |
Hooghly |
Kalyani |
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Siliguri |
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CAT 2021 Score |
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Results & Shortlisting |
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Also, see - CAT Result Declared, Check now |
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CAT 2021 Admit Card |
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Also, see - CAT Admit Card |
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CAT 2021 Exam Syllabus |
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For the CAT exam, there is no predefined syllabus. The syllabus is mainly from the middle school topics of Maths, and English with some generic logical reasoning questions. A few of the details of the CAT syllabus are: Check out - CAT 2021 Syllabus, Latest CAT Exam Syllabus |
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CAT Quantitative Aptitude |
The syllabus for CAT quantitative aptitude mainly includes topics from class 8-10 like geometry, algebra, number system, etc. |
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CAT Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation |
The logical reasoning section is very generic and a wide variety of questions based on seating arrangement, direction sense test, etc. are included. The data interpretation section includes questions mostly based on data caselets and graphs. |
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CAT Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension |
In this section, comprehension passages are given followed by a few questions. Apart from that, few of the grammar-based questions like sentence completion, jumbled sentences, etc. are asked. |
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To know the detailed syllabus for all these sections, visit CAT syllabus where the section wise important topics are also given along with PDF. |
For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website
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