MBA Preparation Tips

Can you please suggest me some tips to prepare for Common Admission Test along with exam details along with details of exam?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Don’t worry I will let you know information of Common Admission Test for MBA program and tips to prepare for the exam.

Here are some tips
Take mock tests in online environment
Analysis is must
Focus on strength
Practice a lot
Set target but be open on number of attempts
Time management
Don’t compromise with accuracy
Reverse action
Relax well before your D-day
Be focused and keep calm during CAT

Reservation
Category % of seats reserved
Scheduled Caste (SC) 15%
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 7.5%
Other Backward Classes – Non-creamy layer (NC-OBC) 27%
Persons with Disability(PwD)/Differently Abled (DA) 3%

Syllabus
Verbal and Reading Comprehension
Verbal reasoning, antonyms and synonyms, sentence correction, critical reasoning, fill in the blanks, syllogism, analogies, idioms

Data Interpretation
Area graph, Line graph, Charts (Columns, bar, pie), tables, venn diagrams

Logical Reasoning
Clocks and calendars, Directions, Binary Logic, Coding-decoding, Blood relations, Linear and matrix arrangement, Syllogism

Quantitative Ability
Number system, Geometry, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Quadratic & Linear Equation, Algebra, Permutation and Combination, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Trigonometry

Exam pattern
There will be 3 Sections in CAT 2017
CAT Exam Format
Quantitative ability (QA) 34
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) 32
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) 34
Total No. of Questions 100

Duration of the examination will be 180 minutes. Some questions in each section (Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and Verbal and Reading Comprehension) may not be of multiple choice type. Instead, direct answers are to be typed on the screen. Also, use of basic on-screen calculator will be allowed for computation.

Candidates will be allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and they cannot switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.

On-screen timer will mark remaining minutes for the test.

Three (3) points will be awarded for each correct answer; one (1) point will be deducted for each wrong answer.

There is no penalty for questions that are left unanswered.