CAT Advice Series

This is a series targeted towards providing vital info to CAT aspirants

In this series we will be covering:
1. Exam Details & Colleges
2. Preparation
3. Details of Coaching Centers in Bangalore
4. Materials to refer
5. Next steps after CAT
6. FAQs and miscellaneous info

In case you want to see something else apart from these topics please do drop a word on this site.

Exam Details:
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CAT stands for Common Admission Test. It is an entrance exam conducted by the IIMs (Indian Institute of Management)  for their management programmes.

Pattern:
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CAT has three sections:
1. Quantitative Analysis (QA)
2. Data Interpretation (DI)
3. Verbal Analysis (VA)

Number of questions and marks vary from year to year. And yes, there is negative marking.

In 2006 and 2007 CAT was conducted for 2.5 hours.

Almost every institute that takes CAT score has an overall cutoff for CAT for admissions. The top institutes such as IIMs and MDI also have a sectional cutoff. The sectional cutoff varies from institute to institute.

Top Colleges accepting CAT
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All 7 IIMs
SP Jain
MDI
MICA
NITIE
TAPMI
IMT
Nirma University