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The IIMs CAT is almost certainly the world's most demanding entrance examination for any graduate institute. The test taker is expected to excel in arithmetical problem solving, geometry, statistics, data interpretation, logical reasoning in solving complex puzzles, and English Language skills. The test is held on the third Sunday of November for a duration of two hours. It is neither expected, nor possible, that all the questions be answered, so the CAT also tests candidates' ability to prioritise under pressure: a quality necessary in the competitive environment of IIMs courses. Also CAT has become notorious for the surprise elements they have every year. PATTERN OF THE TEST PAPER CAT (as it is most commonly known across India) has evolved from a speed based simple test into a test which demands more proficiency in concepts and fundamentals rather than just speed. Earlier CATs used to have 180 questions to be solved in 2 hours. The cutoff (minimum marks needed to get an interview call from the IIM ) for such a paper was generally 20 each in the three sections (Maths + English + Data interpretation and Logic).
The first biggest surprise for the CAT takers was in 2004, when the IIMs introduced the concept of differential marking for the first time. The paper had just 123 questions with the following distribution: (the decimal numbers are marks allocated to each question)
Overall 123 Questions : 10 of Half marks + 32 of 2 marks and 81 of 1 mark each. The overall cutoff for the paper was nearly 51-52 marks. CAT 2005 was even bigger surprise. There were just 90 questions - 30 in each section. Each section was further divided into two subsections:
150,000 students compete for less than 1200 general seats in the IIM's which makes it even more selective than all the Ivy League Universities put together. Even with a top 1% score, a candidate must also win through the equally stringent group and individual interviews. There are various coaching institutes in the country which train people for CAT. But ultimately what matters is the speed and the questions one chooses during those crucial 2 hours. COLLEGES ACCEPTING CAT SCORES A lot of colleges in India accept the CAT scores. Some of the main colleges that accept the CAT scores are
TRIVIA CAT 2003 was the first CAT to be leaked in the 28 year old history of the test and a retest was held on 14th February 2004. EXTERNAL LINKS
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