CAT Exam Full Form

What is the full form of CAT examination, will you please provide here???

[Kiran Chandar]

CAT full form is Common Admission Test.

Common Admission Test (CAT) is the most popular entrance exam for MBA admissions. It is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance exam for the admission to the Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in management courses of several management institutes in India including the IIMs.

Eligibility

You must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) categories).

If you are appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply

New Pattern
CAT has 2 sections:

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning

Each section has 50 objective type questions, making total of 100 questions in the paper.

The duration of the test in 2014 has been increased to 170 minutes (2 hours and 50 minutes).
Earlier it was 140 minutes.
There is no sectional time limits
There is also negative marking in the paper.

Important Dates
Notification Date:
27 July, 2014

CAT Sale of Vouchers & Registration:
6 August to 30 September, 2014

Computer Based Test Dates:
16 and 22 November, 2014

Declaration of Results:
3rd Week of December, 2014

CAT exam syllabus

1.1 General Intelligence & Reasoning:
This sub-test is designed to test the candidate's inference and logic from the given information.
It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include
questions on analogies, similarities and differences, problem solving, analysis, judgment,
decision making, visual memory, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, arithmetic
number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, etc.

1.2 General Awareness and Current Affairs:
This sub-test is designed to test the candidate’s general knowledge and current affairs.
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the
environment around him and current events and apart from that general awareness about the
concerned region/zone for which advertisement has been published for will also be tested. The
test may also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially
pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Environment, General Polity, Indian
Constitution, and Scientific Research, etc.

1.3 Numerical Aptitude:
This sub-test is designed to test the quantitative ability of the candidates. The test consists of
questions on Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Work and
Task, Ratio and Proportion, Distance, Profit & Loss, Mensuration, Algebra and Geometry, etc.


1.4 Data Analysis and Sufficiency:
This sub test is designed to test the ability of candidate to interpret and analyse the information
and the data provided in the form of table, line graph, bar graphs, pie charts or combination of
them. It also includes questions to test the ability to find out the sufficiency of data to answer
the questions.


1.5 English Language:
This sub-test is aimed to test candidate’s ability to comprehend a situation from a given passage
and testing the language ability of the candidates in day to day communication in English. It
includes questions on synonyms, antonyms, words with corresponding meanings, singular,
plural, one word substitutes, idioms and phrases, correct spellings, etc.


1.6 Computer Awareness:
This sub-test is designed to test candidate’s knowledge of basic computer operations, MS Office
including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access operations, emails, internet and
websites, basic computer hardware and languages.


2. Technical Paper:
This additional component will have 30 objective type questions separately for accounts and
quality control and this paper to be attempted in addition to Aptitude Paper by the candidates
applying for the post of AG III (Accounts) and AG III (Quality Control) respectively. All questions
carry equal marks. This subtest will include technical questions based on the broad job
requirement and prescribed educational qualifications for the post of AG III (Accounts) and AG
III (Quality Control).

Sir I am preparing a list of the top MBA exam so I need the full form of the CAT exam so can you help me in the same

[Shaleen]

Hey the full form of the CAT is Common Admission Test and its score helps to get admission in the top MBA colleges like the IIM

Full form of other MBA exams


CMAT – Common Management Admission Test

GMAT – Graduate Management Aptitude Test

HP CMAT – Himachal Pradesh Combined Management Aptitude Test

JMET – Joint Management Entrance Test

IIBF – Indian Institute of Banking & Finance

IIFT – Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

IISWBM – Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management

IBSAT – ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test

IPMG Entrance Exam – Institute of Petroleum Management

IRMA – Institute of Rural Management Anand

KMAT - Karnataka Management Aptitude Test

MAT – Management Aptitude Test

MICAT – MICA Common Aptitude Test

MAH MBA CET – Maharashtra MBA Common Entrance Test

NMAT – Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test

RMAT – Rajasthan Management Aptitude Test

SNAP – Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

TANCET – Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test Exam

UPMCAT – Uttar Pradesh Management Common Aptitude Test

XAT – Xavier’s Aptitude Test