Important Points to remember for
CAT 2016
·
It is a computer based exam which is going to take
place on 4th of December, 2016.
·
The Registration has started from 8th of
August, 2016.
·
The Registration closes on September
22nd , 2016 at 5:00pm
·
Around 2.18lakh aspirants had registered for
CAT-2015 out of which 1.79lakh had appeared in CAT 2015, and in the end 17 got
a 100 percentile score.
·
In CAT-2015 there were a total of 100 questions
spread across 3 sections.
·
Each section had a time limit of 1 hour, after
which the section was automatically changed. The balance time was not carried
forward in the next section.
·
The flexibility to switch sections was not provided
in CAT-2015 as was given in CAT-2014.
·
Section-I was Reading Comprehension and Verbal
Ability.
·
Section-II was Data Interpretation and Logical
Reasoning.
·
Section-III was Quantitative Ability.
·
The total number of seats in IIMs last year were
3635.
Let's understand CAT 2015
CAT 2015
ANALYSIS.
· A total of 2 papers were
set in CAT-15.
·
According to CAT 2015 results, a score between 249.9-254.61
was equivalent to 100 percentile.
·
A score of 242.33 was equivalent to 99.99 percentile.
·
A score of 235.33 was equivalent to 99.98 percentile.
·
A score between 215.54-215.43 was
equivalent to 99.89 percentile.
·
A
score of 180.02 was equivalent to 99 percentile.
CAT 2014 versus CAT-2015
|
2014
|
2015
|
|
|
No of Questions
|
100
|
100
|
|
No of Sections
|
2
|
3
|
|
Time Limit
|
170 minutes
|
180 minutes
|
|
Switching between Sections
|
Possible
|
Not Possible
|
|
Calculator
|
No
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Yes. (On-screen calculator)
|
|
NON MCQ
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No
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Yes
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No of Applicants
|
1,97,000
|
2,18,000
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Break up of Questions in CAT-2015
Section-I
Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability
(Total Questions- 34)
MCQ-Multiple
Choice Question
TITA- Type in the answer
|
Area/Questions
|
No. of Qs.
|
Question Type
|
Level of Difficulty
|
|
Reading Comprehension
|
24
|
MCQ
|
|
|
Passage
1
|
6
|
MCQ
|
Easy
|
|
Passage
2
|
6
|
MCQ
|
Easy
|
|
Passage
3
|
6
|
MCQ
|
Easy-medium
|
|
Passage
4
|
3
|
MCQ
|
Easy
|
|
Passage
5
|
3
|
MCQ
|
Easy
|
|
Verbal Ability
|
10
|
TITA
|
|
|
Jumbled
Paragraphs
|
4
|
TITA
|
1
Medium, 3 Difficult
|
|
Paragraph
Summary
|
3
|
TITA
|
2 Easy,
1 Medium
|
|
Odd
Sentence Out of the Paragraph
|
3
|
TITA
|
2
Medium, 1 Easy
|
(A good student should be able to attempt 26 of the questions
in this section in the allotted time. There were 3 Difficult Para Jumbled
questions which could have been avoided. The final question in passage 4 was
also tricky and best avoided. Also, there were a couple of Odd Sentence out of
the Paragraph questions which were time consuming and somewhat difficult. About
26 confident attempts (with about 80-85% accuracy) would be considered go.)
Section
II
Data Interpretation
& Logical Reasoning
(Total Questions-32)
|
Area
|
Set
Description
|
No of
Questions
|
LOD
|
|
Data
Interpretation
|
Line graph
& Table Set
|
4
|
Medium
|
|
Data
Interpretation
|
Reasoning
& Calculation based Table Set involving percentage calculation and
finding missing values of certain variables
|
4
|
Medium
|
|
Data
Interpretation
|
Reasoning
& Calculation based on pr0inciples of work
|
4
|
Medium
|
|
Data
Interpretation
|
Set
based on grid arrangements
|
4
|
Medium-Difficult
|
|
Logical
Reasoning
|
Numerical
Puzzle Set based on visualization of a geometrical figure
|
4
|
Medium
-Difficult
|
|
Logical
Reasoning
|
Numerical
Puzzle Set Based on finding missing values of the variables
|
4
|
Medium
-Difficult
|
|
Logical
Reasoning
|
Numerical
Puzzle Set based on 5 variables to determine missing values
|
4
|
Medium
-Difficult
|
|
Logical
Reasoning
|
Set
Based on Groupings & Arrangements
|
4
|
Medium
|
(A good student should have been able to attempt about 5 of
these sets in the given time with an accuracy of around 85-90%.The sets that
should have been definitely solved were Line graph & Table Set,
Reasoning & Calculation based Table Set involving percentage calculation and
finding missing values of certain variables, Reasoning & Calculation based
on principles of work and Set Based on Groupings & Arrangements.)
Section III
Quantitative Ability
(Total Questions-32)
|
Area
|
Topic
|
No of Questions
|
LOD
|
|
Arithmetic
|
Profit
& Loss
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
|
TSD
|
1
|
Medium
|
|
|
Ratios
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Mixtures
& Weighted Average
|
2
|
Medium
|
|
|
Puzzle
|
2
|
Medium
|
|
|
Work
,Pipes & Cisterns
|
1
|
Easy
/Medium
|
|
|
Arithmetic
Mean
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Algebra
|
Simple
Equation
|
1
|
Medium
|
|
|
Inequalities
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Algebraic
Solutions
|
1
|
Medium
|
|
|
Algebraic
Functions
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Quadratic
/Higher Degree Equations
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
|
Surds
& Indices
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Modern
Math
|
Sequences
& Series
|
1
|
Medium
|
|
|
Progressions
|
1
|
Medium
|
|
|
Permutations
& Combinations
|
2
|
Medium
|
|
|
Set
theory
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Logarithms
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Geometry
|
Functions
& Graphs
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Quadrilaterals
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
|
Triangle
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Circles
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Trigonometry
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
|
3-D
|
1
|
Easy/Medium
|
(A good student should have been able to solve 28-30
questions in the given time with 85-90% accuracy.)
How to prepare for CAT-2016?
Let us try
to break-up the examination into different sections.
Quantitative Aptitude: -
· He needs to be thorough with the
concepts that are his area of expertise. Along with this, he must start with
those topics as well in which he faces a difficulty.
· Daily practice on those chapters
is expected.
· In the last fortnight, the
candidate is not expected to start with anything new as this will just add to
the pressure.
· Remember. We are not supposed to
solve all the questions. So if there are a few topics with which we are not
comfortable, it is fine.
· Try to give as many tests as
possible, in order to get an idea about the time that we are taking and the
efficiency we are having.
· 26-28 correct answers will be a
great attempt if we keep the last year’s paper as a reference.
Verbal Ability –
· Read, read and read. This is the
only option that will get you through in the verbal section. There will be 4
sets of comprehension asked.
· For practice, take a stopwatch
and see how much time you take to solve one RC. Try it!! It helps.
· After solving check on to the
accuracy that you have. In the initial stages, try to read 2 RC’s in a day.
· Your speed will definitely see an
up-trend.
· Then try to solve more RC’s in a
day. Improve your vocabulary by reading Norman-Lewis.
· Try to solve as many questions as
possible. For the other type of questions, solve the material that is provided
to you.
Data Interpretation and Logical
Reasoning-
· It will be a section that will
check your logic as well as calculation speed.
· Solving 6 sets out of 8 will be
an excellent scenario.
· In DI use a stop watch to check
the time that you take in solving one set. Try to improve on that.
· An average of 8-10 minutes will
be a good time.
· Same is the case for Logical
Reasoning as well.