GMAT vs CAT Entrance Exam Preparation

What is the difference between GMAT and CAT entrance exam preparations ?

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Common Aptitude Test is organized by IIMs every year. Like GMAT, CAT also examine the potential of students for courses in business studies at the graduate level.

A major portion of CAT preparation is relevant for GMAT.

The GMAT has an Analytical Writing Ability (AWA).

In the GMAT, about 30% of questions in the Verbal Ability section are of Critical Reasoning.

Critical Reasoning (CR)has not been a significant area in the CAT

Reading Comprehension passages in the CAT and the GMAT are quite similar.

GMAT, the emphasis is not only on the functional aspects of grammar rules, but also on contextual meaning and usage. T

The quantitative section in the GMAT has two question types:
Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency.

The GMAT is an adaptive test while the CAT is just a linear computer based test.

CAT score is valid for 1year

GMAT Score is valid for 5 years.

CAT is conducted only once in a year .

GMAT is conducted five times a year. SO, you have lot of chances to get a GMAT rank.

Exam pattern for CAT :
Verbal Ability
Data Interpretation
Reasoning
Quantitative Aptitude
Reading Comprehension
Data Sufficiency

Exam pattern for GMAT :

GMAT consists of the following
* Quantitative section
* Analytical Writing Assessment
* Verbal section

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