CAT 2017: Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern & Syllabus

May 04, 2017
CAT: Common Admission Test is held by Indian Institute of Management every year. This online Entrance Exam is conducted for Post Graduation Programs for Management Courses (MBA).

Important Dates

Commencement of Online Form Submission
August 2017
Last Date to Apply
September 2017
Admit Card Download Date
November 2017
CAT Exam
December 2017

Eligibility Criteria

  • Any graduate with 50% marks can apply.
  • For reserved categories like SC/ST and PwD, 45% marks in the graduation or equivalent course are required.
  • Students who are in the last year or last semester can also apply. 

Exam Pattern

There will be total 100 questions to be attempted in 180 minutes. Each correct answer will carry 4 marks and -1 will be deducted for each incorrect answer. 
The exam pattern in as follows:
Subject
No. of Questions
Marks
Time Alloted
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
32
96
60
Quantitative Ability
34
102
60
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
34
102
60
Total
100
200
180

Syllabus

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning


Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

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