CAT Exam Number of Attempts

How many times can one appear for CAT exam, will you please provide here?

[Quick Sam]

CAT is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance examination for the management programs offered by its business schools (B-schools) as well as other top Master of Business Administration (MBA) schools.

Eligibility Criteria:
Bachelor Degree in any discipline from a recognized university with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA

The Candidates appearing for the final year examination of Bachelor Degree examination may also apply

Number of attempts

A candidate can apply for the CAT and MAT entrance examination any number of times.

Admission Process
Candidate’s selection will be made on the basis of their performance at Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI) conducted individually.

Reservation
Scheduled Caste – 15% of the total seats
Scheduled Tribes – 7.5% of the total seats
OBC (Non- Creamy layer) – 27% of the total seats

I had written CAT exam this year and failed, will any body here pleas tell me that how many times I can appear for the exam?

[Pathak]

There is no restriction to appear in Common Aptitude Test (CAT), you can appear many time in CAT exam so prepare hard for the next exam.

CAT Exam Pattern:

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
No. of Questions: 50

Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning
No. of Questions: 50

Total No. of Questions: 100
Total Duration: 2 hrs. 50 mins

Following are the topics you need to covers for the exam

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

Mensuration
Averages
Number Systems
Algebra
Time and Work
Percentages
Trigonometry
Geometry
Permutation Combination
Probability
Quadratic Profit And Loss
Linear Equations, Etc.

Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

Antonyms and Synonyms
Sentence Correction
Fill In the blanks
Idioms
Clocks
Binary Logic
Calendars
Seating Arrangement
Premise
Reading comprehension
Blood Relations
Logical Sequence
Syllogisms
Verbal reasoning
Analogies
Conclusion
Assumption
Linear and Matrix Arrangement, Etc

Following are the some good books which you can prefer for the CAT exam

Simple and easy to understand – How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test 5th Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma, Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill 2012 Rs. 625, 2012 edition
For advanced – The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation For The CAT by Nishit Sinha, Publisher: Pearson. Rs. 650, 2012 edition.
For advanced and more practice – Quantum CAT: Quantitative Aptitude Common Admission Test for Admission Into IIMs (Paperback) by Sarvesh K Verma Publisher:Arihant, Rs. 650, 2013 edition.
To learn mathematics for the Quantitative Aptitude section from basics, refer to NCERT Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard & CBSE Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard
For tips and shortcuts – Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations Tips, Techniques, And Short-cut Methods by Guha Abhijit Rs. 450, 2010 edition

Books for Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

A Good book for DI – How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test 1st Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Rs. 550, 2012 edition.
A Good book for LR – How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test by Arun Sharma Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Rs. 450, 2012 edition.
The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha. Publisher: Pearson. Rs. 599, 2012 edition.

Books for Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

Recommended Books

A Good book for VA – How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT Common Admission Test 4th Edition (Paperback) by Meenakshi Upadhyay, Arun Sharma. Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill, Rs. 575, 2011 Edition.
The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha Publisher: Pearson, Rs. 599, 2012 edition.

Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS Rs. 149, 2011 edition.
A Communicative Grammar of English By: Geoffrey Leech Rs. 500, 2003 edition.

Business Magazines for CAT

Business Line by The Hindu Group
Business Today by India Today Group
BusinessWorld
Management Compass Career Launcher
Business & Management Chronicle by Chronicle Publications
Competition Success Review

Newspapers for CAT

The Hindu
Economics Times
The Statesman