CAT
Common Admission Test · Management
CAT is the entrance test for the IIMs and 1,000+ B-schools in India. It tests verbal ability, data interpretation, logical reasoning and quantitative aptitude in a two-hour computer-based format.
- Conducted by
- IIMs (rotational)
- Level
- National
- Frequency
- Once a year
- Mode
- Computer-based
Eligibility
- Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks (45% for reserved categories)
- Final-year students may apply
- No age limit
Exam pattern
Syllabus highlights
- VARC: Reading comprehension, para jumbles, summaries
- DILR: Sets, graphs, arrangements, puzzles
- QA: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Number systems
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