CAT Topic-Wise Solved Papers

Overview

CAT Topic-Wise Solved Papers (With CD), published in 2013, has been designed to help Common Admission Test aspirants prepare for this and other MBA entrance examinations. The Indian Institutes of Management conduct this online test annually to select candidates for their business management degree courses.

Title	CAT Topic-Wise Solved Papers
Author	Deepak Agarwal, Shipra Agarwal
Publisher	Disha Publication
Publishing Date	2013
Pages	550
Price	450 /-
Price @ Flipkart	225/-

CAT 2013 Exam Pattern

CAT 2013 will have two sections. The first section will focus on Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be for 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on‐screen countdown timer. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second and will be unable to go back.

CMAT 2013 Eligibility

The following are the eligibility criteria for those who aspire to take up CAT 2013

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (It may also referred to as Persons with Disability (PWD) category)], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor’s degree.

CAT 2013 Registration

Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) announce the registration of the Common Admission Test 2013 (CAT 2013). Prometric, trusted provider of market‐leading test development and test delivery solutions is IIM’s partner in developing and delivering CAT 2013. The registration window will be open from 5 August through 26 September 2013. New this year, CAT candidates can buy vouchers online directly from IIMs, from 5 August to 24 September.

Schedule of important dates for CAT 2013

CAT Eligibility

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA

45% in case of the candidates belonging to

          Scheduled Caste (SC)

          Scheduled Tribe (ST)

          Differently Able (DA)

The Degree should be awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. 

CAT Test Pattern

The CAT will have only two sections. The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second section is Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.

These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Within the 70 min provided for the section, candidates can review the answers. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back.

CAT Syllabus

CAT Syllabus for English:

Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, idioms, Errors in word choice, mania & phobia, Incorrect words, Conditionals & Multiple Usage , Punctuation, Proverb, , one word substitution, Different usage of same word Phrasal verb etc.

CAT Syllabus for Quantitative Ability:

CAT Score Evaluation Procedure

Step 1: Raw Score is calculated

Your raw scores are calculated for each section based on the number of questions you answered correctly, incorrectly, or that you omitted.

+3 points for questions you answered correctly
-1 point for questions answered incorrectly 0 points for questions you did not answer
This scoring methodology ensures that candidates are only awarded points for what they know, while having points deducted for inappropriate random guessing. This is a standard process in the testing industry and is a methodology employed in scoring similar admissions tests such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

Step 2: Raw Score is “Equated”

IIM Web Sites

IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Bangalore
IIM Calcutta
IIM Indore
IIM Kashipur
IIM Kozhikode

Selection Process at IIM after completing CAT

Each IIM shortlists candidates for second stage of selection which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may use previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. For more information you may refer the admissions policies of IIMs from their respective websites

CAT Result and Short-listing