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Welcome
to CAT Books Page
INTRODUCTION TO CAT (Common
Admission Test)
This is a computer Adaptive Test that has to be cleared by candidates
willing to do MBA in the IIMs (Indian Institute for Management
Studies), and in some of the other
prestigious institutions that would accept CAT scores for admission
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The TEST PATTERN is
unstable .
Every Year it varies.To an extent , the test pattern can be judged
CAT BASIC PATTERN
1.Verbal Ability
2.Reading Comprehension
3.Problem Solving
4.Data Interpretation
5.Logical Reasoning
6.Data Sufficiency
7.Maths Problems
Any of
the above sections can be clubbed with any of the other
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Some of the latest test
patterns are as follows
2000:
Total Questions - 165
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 55 Q - Verbal Ability - 15 Q and Reading Comprehension - 40
Q
Section 2 : 55 Q - Problem Solving - 55 Q
Section 3 : 55 Q - Data Interpretation - 31 Q and Verbal Ability - 24 Q |
2001:
Total Questions - 150
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 50 Q - Verbal Ability - 20 Q and Reading Comprehension - 30
Q
Section 2 : 50 Q - Problem Solving - 50 Q
Section 3 : 50 Q - Data Interpretation - 31 Q and Logical Reasoning -
19 Q
2002:
Total Questions - 150
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 50 Q - Data Interpretation - 40 Q and Logical Reasoning -
10 Q
Section 2 : 50 Q - Problem Solving - 50 Q
Section 3 : 50 Q - Verbal Ability - 25 Q and Reading Comprehension - 25
Q
2003 (re-exam format given):
Total Questions - 150
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 50 Q - Verbal Ability - 25 Q and Reading Comprehension - 25
Q
Section 2 : 50 Q - Data Interpretation - 30 Q and Logical Reasoning -
20 Q
Section 3 : 50 Q - Problem Solving
2004:
Total Questions - 123 Total marks: 150
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1
Data Interpretation: 20Q of 1 mark each
Data Sufficiency: 6 Q of 1 mark each
Logical Reasoning: 12 Q of 2 marks each
Section 2
Math problems: 20 Q of 1 mark each
Math problems: 15 Q of 2 marks each
Section 3
Verbal Ability: 10 Q of 0.5 marks each
Verbal Ability: 14 Q of 1 mark each
Verbal Ability: 5 Q of 2 marks each
Reading Comprehension: 21 Q of 1 mark each
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