CAT 2022: Tentative Date Out! Read All Necessary Details About The Common Admission Test (CAT)

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CAT 2022: Tentative Date Out! Read All Necessary Details About The Common Admission Test (CAT)

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the most popular entrance examinations across India. Conducted by the IIMs (Indian Institute Of Management) on a rotational basis, CAT is a gateway to the prestigious management institutes across India. This year the examination would be held on November 27 (tentative).

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CAT 2022 Details

There are 20 IIMs across India that are responsible for conducting the Common Admission Test (CAT) on a rotational basis. These are:

IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Bangalore
IIM Calcutta
IIM Lucknow
IIM Kozhikode
IIM Shillong
IIM Raipur
IIM Indore
IIM Nagpur
IIM Sambalpur
IIM Trichy
IIM Visakhapatnam
IIM Bodhgaya
IIM Ranchi
IIM Jammu
IIM Sirmaur
IIM Udaipur
IIM Amritsar
IIM Kashipur
IIM Rohtak

Last year, IIM Ahmedabad conducted the examination. This year IIM Bangalore is conducting the common admission test for MBA aspirants after a gap of 6 years. Here are the details of CAT 2022:

Name Of Examination	Common Admission Test
Conducting IIM	IIM Bangalore
Exam level	National
CAT syllabus	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Ability (QA)
CAT pattern	CBT with MCQs and non-MCQs
No. of test cities	156
Exam frequency	Annual
CAT 2022 exam date	November 27, 2022 (tentative)
Exam fees	INR 2,200 (General category) INR 1,100 (Reserved category)
Eligibility	Graduation with 50 % aggregate (45 % for SC/ST students)
Exam purpose	Admission into IIMs and over 1200 B-Schools in India

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CAT 2022: Exam Pattern

The CAT exam is held on the basis of a Computer Based Test (CBT) across multiple examination centres in India. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the examination pattern was altered by the CAT committee. Here are a few changes made to the examination -

Total number of questions reduced from 100 to 76
Examination duration reduced from 180 minutes to 120 minutes
Total number of questions reduced again from 76 to 66

Here is the revised examination pattern for CAT 2022 -

Mode of exam	Computer Based Test
Duration of exam	Total: 120 minutes Section wise:40 minutes per section
CAT exam slots	Morning: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM Afternoon: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM Evening: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Number of questions	66
Total marks	198
Mode of answering	English
Number of answer choices	4
Question Types	MCQ and non-MCQ
Marking Scheme	+3 for every right attempt -1 for every wrong attempt 0 for wrong attempt in non-MCQ

There are three sections in the CBT with specific weightage namely:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

Section-wise grade weightage and syllabus are given below -

CAT Sections	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted	Section Syllabus
VARC	24	72	Reading Comprehension Verbal Ability Para Jumbles Para Summary Odd Sentence Out
DILR	20	60	Set Theory (Variables) Set Theory + Puzzles Puzzles with Additional Data Coding-Decoding Series
QA	22	66	Number System Algebra Arithmetic Geometry Mensuration

CAT 2022: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum of 50% in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PWD candidates) or equivalent from a recognized university.
Candidates in their final year of a Bachelor's degree or those awaiting their results are also eligible to take the CAT exam.
Those with professional qualifications such as CA/CS/ICWA are also eligible to take the CAT.

Candidates who plan to take the CAT exam should practice answering previous year's question papers to become familiar with the types of questions that will be asked. This exam attracts over two lakh applicants. As a result, the competition for passing it is fierce. For General category students the CAT cut-off percentile for top IIMs is estimated to be around 98-100. For newer IIMs the cut-off is comparatively lower.

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