Information about CAT Exam for MBA

I want to apply for MBA but firstly I want to know about CAT Exam so would you please give me some information about CAT Exam?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test and this exam was started by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and uses the test for selecting students for their business administration programs.

This test scores a person on the bases of quantitative ability, data interpretation, verbal ability and logical reasoning.

Test Duration and Pattern:
The CAT has only three sections:
The first section is Quantitativ170 minutes with no sectional time limits.

Three scaled scores will be presented for each candidate: an overall scaled score and two separate scaled scores for each section.

CAT exam Pattern:

Quantitative Aptitude (QA) having 34 questions
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) with 32 questions
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) with 34 questions

Eligibility
The applicants must be a graduate with 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of SC/ST/DA/PWD) or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Reservation:

15.00% Scheduled Caste (SC)
7.50% Scheduled Tribe (ST)
27.00% Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates belonging to the “non-creamy” layer
3.00% Differently Abled (DA)

Top Colleges Under CAT:
S.P. Jain Institute of Management Research
IMT Ghaziabad
NITIE
K. J. Somaiya Institute Of Management Studies And Research
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi
MICA Ahmedabad
MDI Gurgaon
SJMSOM (IIT-Bombay)
VGSOM (IIT Kharagpur)
Department of Management Studies (NIT Trichy)
DMS (IIT-Delhi)
TAPMI
IMI Delhi
XIM-B