CAT Preparation 2020 by Edufoster Career Institute

CAT Exam 2020: Notable Particulars

About CAT 2020:

CAT or Common Admission Test, the most popular national level management entrance exam conducted by Indian Institute of Management for admission to 20 IIMs and more than 100 B-schools across India. Around 2.5 lakh MBA aspirants appear for the test every year. CAT 2020 will be a 3-hour computer-based test consisting of 100 Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) and Non-MCQ type questions.

There are likely to be three sections, namely Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR).

CAT 2020 will tentatively be

The result of CAT 2020 will be announced in first week of January, and the selection procedure initiates with the release of CAT cutoff. Each of the participating institutes of CAT 2020 will execute their individual admission process, however, the shortlisting would be done based on CAT 2020 cutoff. Next, the shortlisted candidates will be called for further selection rounds, namely, Group Discussion (GD) or Writing Ability Test (WAT) or both and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for the final admission. Additionally, the newly formed IIMs will administer the Common Admission Process (CAP) where

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CAT 2020 Important Dates:

CAT Notification release date

Last week of July, 2020

CAT 2020 Registration Start Date

First week of August, 2020

CAT 2020 Last date for Online Events: Registration

Last week of September, 2020

CAT 2020 Issue of Admit Card

Last week of October, 2020

CAT 2020 Exam Date (Tentative)

Last week of November, 2020

Releasing of Answer Key

1st week of December, 2020

CAT 2020 Result Announcement

Second week of January, 2021

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CAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria & Process

Candidates applying for CAT 2020 should fulfil any one of the following criteria: • Candidates must be completed Bachelor Degree with the 50% marks (45% in case of SC/ST) • Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA) with required percentage.

• Candidates must be in the final year of graduation with required percentages.

• Mode of Application : Online • Mode of Payment : Net Banking , Credit Card, Debit Card, NEFT , Paytm , Other • Application Fees: Category General SC/ST/OBC

Fees 1900/ 950/ 4

CAT 2020 Preparation Tips

• Perseverance, strategic planning and execution clubbed with positivity pave the path towards success in the most coveted entrance exam, CAT. Candidates would need to start preparing at least 6-8 months prior to the exam to yield the best results.

• Thorough knowledge of the CAT 2020 Syllabus along with the concepts should be the primary focus for all the aspiring test takers followed by practice of previous years’ question papers and sample papers. Candidates are advised to take as many timed mock tests as possible to enhance their proficiency. Apart from academic preparation, one should be cautious about their health as well. Staying fit and positive is immensely important until the exam day.

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CAT 2020 Exam Pattern • As per the CAT 2020 exam pattern, the computer-based test had three timed sections (VARC, DILR, and QA) carrying a total of 100 questions. The types of questions are both MCQ as well as Non-MCQ questions. Following were the three CAT sections including the sectional durations and marks allotted-

CAT Exam Pattern 2020 Sl. No.

Subjects

No. of Question

Full Marks

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Verbal and Reading Comprehension

34

34

2.

Quantitative Ability

34

34

3.

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

32

32

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