There are three stages of assessment in the CAT examination, i.e., Computer-Based Test, Written Aptitude Test, and GD or Personal Interview round. The computer-based test consists of both objective and descriptive questions. It is generally a 3-hour examination with 60 minutes allotted for each section. However, in 2022, IIM Indore conducted the CAT exam for 2 hours, with 40 minutes allotted to each section. Negative marking of 1 mark is applicable for every wrong answer in the MCQ questions. You can check the CAT 2022 exam pattern in the table below:
Section | Maximum Marks | No. of Questions (MCQ) | NO. of Questions (Non-MCQ) | Time Allotted |
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Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 72 | 19 | 5 | 40 minutes |
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 60 | 15 | 5 | 40 minutes |
Quantitative Ability (QA) | 66 | 14 | 8 | 40 minutes |
Total | 198 marks | 48 MCQs | 18 Non-MCQs | 2 hours |
Note: Changes made to the number of questions and marks carried by each section will be revealed in CAT 2023 notification.
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Quantitative Ability (QA) |
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Reading Comprehension | Tables | Mixtures |
Verbal Reasoning | Basic Graph | Averages |
Cloze passage | Line Graph | Ratio and Proportion |
English Usage or Grammar | Pie Chart | Triangles, Circles, Quadrilaterals |
Sentence correction | Caselets | Coordinate Geometry |
Fill in the blanks | Games and Tournaments | Mensuration |
Vocabulary Based (Synonyms/ Antonyms) | 3-D, Radar, Spider graphs | Trignometry |
Meaning-Usage Match | Routes and Networks | Linear and Quadratic Equations |
Analogies or Reverse Analogies | Linear Arrangements | Functions |
Summary Questions | Circular Arrangements | Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions |
Facts- Inferences- Judgement | Distribution | Polynomials |
Selection | Inequalities | |
Puzzles | Time-Speed-Distance | |
Venn Diagram | Pipe Cisterns, Work Time | |
Binary Logic | Percentages | |
Syllogism | Profit & Loss | |
Cubes | HCF LCM | |
Clocks, Calendars | Factors and Multiples | |
Blood Relation | Factorials, Remainders | |
Direct Sense | Simple interest and compound interest | |
Data Sufficiency | Set Theory | |
Number and Letter Series | Permutation and Combination | |
Probability | ||
Logarithms |
CAT 2023 Important Days | Tentative Date |
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CAT 2023 Registration Opens | 02 August 2023 (10:00 AM) |
CAT 2023 Registration Closes | 21 September 2023 (11:00 AM) |
CAT 2023 Admit Card Download | 25 October 2023 |
CAT 2023 Test Date | 26 November 2023 |
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