The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad (IIM-A) will be conducting the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015 on November 29, this year. The official notification for the same was released on July 26. The exam will be held in 650 examination centres in 136 cities across the nation.
According to the new pattern, for the first time in the history of CAT, all questions will carry equal marks and no negative marking will be present for descriptive type questions. However, negative marks for all other MCQ's will remain, as per earlier pattern. Not attempting any questions does not entail any penalty for the MCQs.
The exam will be held for a duration of 180 minutes, which has been increased form the 170 minutes-long exam pattern.
The paper will comprise of three sections, Quantitative Aptitude (QA), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VRC). Not all questions will follow the objective type format, few questions will be subjective in nature too.
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015 is a mandatory exam for students aspiring to take admissions in IIMs and other top rated B-schools. The examination is a computer based exam that tests candidates on quantitative ability, data interpretation, verbal ability and logical reasoning.
It is one of the most competitive MBA entrance exam conducted in India which is taken by around 2 lakh candidates and is conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management for admissions to 21 IIMs and around 100 B-schools across India.This year, the test will be held across 115 centres in a single day in 2 slots, unlike earlier.
As per the government norms, IIMs reserve 15 percent seats for SC candidates, 7.5 percent seats for ST candidates, 27 percent seats for NC-OBC candidates and 3 percent seats are also reserved for persons with disabilities.
Important dates
The registration for CAT 2015 starts from August 6
The last date for registration is September 20
The admit cards will be available from October 15
CAT 2015 will be held on November 29
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According to the new pattern, for the first time in the history of CAT, all questions will carry equal marks and no negative marking will be present for descriptive type questions. However, negative marks for all other MCQ's will remain, as per earlier pattern. Not attempting any questions does not entail any penalty for the MCQs.
The exam will be held for a duration of 180 minutes, which has been increased form the 170 minutes-long exam pattern.
The paper will comprise of three sections, Quantitative Aptitude (QA), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VRC). Not all questions will follow the objective type format, few questions will be subjective in nature too.
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015 is a mandatory exam for students aspiring to take admissions in IIMs and other top rated B-schools. The examination is a computer based exam that tests candidates on quantitative ability, data interpretation, verbal ability and logical reasoning.
It is one of the most competitive MBA entrance exam conducted in India which is taken by around 2 lakh candidates and is conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management for admissions to 21 IIMs and around 100 B-schools across India.This year, the test will be held across 115 centres in a single day in 2 slots, unlike earlier.
As per the government norms, IIMs reserve 15 percent seats for SC candidates, 7.5 percent seats for ST candidates, 27 percent seats for NC-OBC candidates and 3 percent seats are also reserved for persons with disabilities.
Important dates
The registration for CAT 2015 starts from August 6
The last date for registration is September 20
The admit cards will be available from October 15
CAT 2015 will be held on November 29
http://indiatoday.intoday.in
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