CAT exam or the Common Admission Test 2019 is likely to be conducted by ‘IIM Kozhikode.’ The Registration process of CAT 2019 exam detail expected to be released by July last week. Some of the main information about CAT exam 2019 are explained given below:
What is CAT Exam?
CAT exam 2019 is a national level management entrance examination which is conducted in computer-based mode. Candidates who qualify CAT 2019, they will be offered admission to MBA/PGDM courses that at IIMs as well as other B-schools which admit candidates based on CAT score.
In this article, I want to explain of you all the aspects of the CAT exam 2019 which the applicants must be aware of such as important dates, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, vital preparation tips, and best books, read the full article.
CAT Exam Dates & Events :
| CAT 2019 Event | Event dates | CAT Exam Online Registration Start Date | August 2019 | CAT Exam Online Registration Close Date | September 2019 | CAT Admit Card Release Date | October 2019 | CAT exam Date | November 2019 | CAT Exam Result Declaration | January 2020 |
CAT Exam Eligibility :
Candidates should have Bachelor Degree across disciplines from recognized university or institute.
General and OBC -NC category candidates score a minimum of 50 % marks in aggregate. For Reserved category score a minimum 45% marks.
The duration of the graduation programme in any discipline should be a minimum of three years
Final year graduation students also eligible for CAT exam.
- Age limit there is no age limit for applying CAT exam.
CAT 2019 application process :
Mode of application : Online
Application fees: Debit card, Credit card,Internet banking, Paytm other.
| Category | Mode | Gender | Amount |
| General / NC - OBC | Online | Female, Male, Transgender | 1900 |
| SC , ST & PWD | Online | Transgender | 950 |
CAT Exam Pattern
| Total Questions in CAT Exam | 100 | Total Marks | 300 | Total Sections | 3 | Total Duration | 180 Minutes | Negative Marking | -1 for Each Incorrect Attempt | Sectional Details | Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, and Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation. |
Overview of CAT exam 2019 :
| Section | Questions | Time |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 34 | 60 minutes |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 34 | 60 minutes |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning | 32 | 60 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 180 |
CAT Exam syllabus :
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation | Quantitative Aptitude |
| Fill in the blanks | Blood Relation | Geometry |
| Verbal Logic | Series | Trigonometry |
| Different usage of same word | Family Tree | Mensuration |
| Reading Comprehension | Data Arrangement | Ratios and Proportion |
| Grammar | Seating Arrangement | Number system |
| Analogies | Binary Logic | Work and time |
| Antonyms | Series Direction Sense | HCF & LCM |
| Verbal Reasoning | Coding-Decoding | Algebra |
| Contextual usage | Syllogism | Profit & Loss |
| Parajumbles | Family Tree Puzzles | In-equations Quadratic and linear equations |
| Para Completion and inference | Assumptions | Geometric Progression |
| Syllogisms | Sets | Percentages |
| Sentence correction | Series Direction Sense | Averages |
| one-word substitution | Coding-Decoding | Partnership (Accounts) |
| Foreign language words used in English | Family Tree Puzzles | Time-Speed-Distance |
| Sentence completion | Assumptions | Surds and Indices |
| Idioms | Line Graphs | Inequalities |
| Jumbled paragraphs | Line Graphs Tables | Logarithms |
| ------ | Bars, Data Sufficiency | ------ |
CAT Selection Process :
CAT Selection Process is the same for all the IIMs and includes the following steps:
Screening of candidates based on CAT exam 2019 score.
Written Ability Test/Group Discussion/Personal Interview.
Computation of Composite Score and Final Selection.
How to prepare for CAT Exam :
The following points to guide you on how to make cat exam 2019:
Go through the revised CAT exam pattern.
CAT study material for CAT exam preparation 2019.
Improve your weak areas and monitor the improve regularly.
Give Mock test during your CAT Preparation online and analyze each Mock test.
Without analysis of Mocks, attempt a mock test may not be useful.
If you are weak in reading different novels and articles, conversing in English with friends and even watching English movies and tv series will helpful.
Write down new words you encounter after reading at least 4-5 newspaper articles every day.
Data Interpretation is considered a bit more time-consuming. Start practicing on DI questions. Use approximation techniques for quick calculations.
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Books for CAT exam Preparation:
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation:
| Books for CAT | Publisher |
| Data Interpretation for CAT | Arun Sharma | Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | Ananta Ashisha | Logical Reasoning and DI for the CAT | Nishit K. Sinha |
Quantitative Aptitude:
| Books for CAT | Publisher |
| NCERT Mathematics Books (Class 6 to 10) | NCERT | Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT | Sarvesh Verma | Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT | Arun Sharma | Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive | Nishit Sinha | Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations | Nishit Sinha and Abhijit Guha |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension:
| Books for CAT | Publisher |
| 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary | Norman lewis |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT | Arun Sharma |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT | Arun Sharma |
| English Grammar & Composition | Wren & Martin |