Common Admission Test in English

I want to give Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to post-graduate management program in Indian Universities so please give me syllabus of this test? Is CAT conducts in only English medium or in Hindi medium also?

Can you tell me if the Medium of Exam - Common Admission Test (CAT) – is only English? Provide me the Paper Pattern of the Common Admission Test (CAT)?

[Neelu Bhasin]

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test for admission in a graduate management program. The test scores on the bases of Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability (VA) and Reading Comprehension (RC), Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR). The test is conducted every year by one of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) based on a policy of rotation.


Common Admission Test Paper Pattern

Total Number of Questions
100

Total Marks
300

Number of Sections
3 (Verbal & Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude)

Duration of Exam
180 minutes (60 minutes per section)

Medium of Exam
English

Number of Answer Choices
4

Mode of Exam
Online

CAT Marking Scheme
+3 marks for the correct answer
-1 mark for an incorrect answer

Questions with Negative Marking
MCQs-70 to 75

Questions without Negative Marking
NON-MCQs- 25 to 30


CAT Syllabus

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Bar Graphs, Caselets, Column Graphs, Tables, Blood Relations, Calendars, Cubes, Clocks, Number and Letter Series, Binary Logic, Seating Arrangement, Line Charts, Venn Diagrams, Pie Chart, Combination of two or more types linked to each other, Syllogism etc.


Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
English Usage or Grammar, Jumbled Paragraph, Close Passage, Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Synonyms Antonyms, Verbal Reasoning, Facts-Inferences-Judgements etc.


Quantitative Ability (QA)
Trigonometry, Arithmetic, Higher Maths, Mensuration, Algebra, Geometry, etc