What You'll Learn:

• The CAT is conducted once a year by the IIMs on rotational basis. The pattern of questions in the 3 hour test consists of multiple and non-multiple choice, designed to gauge the aspirants’ ability, skills and knowledge in three areas/sections:
• (a) Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) – 34 questions
• (b) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) – 32 questions
• (c ) Quantitative Ability (QA) – 34 questions
• The duration of each section is one hour each in this particular order and students cannot switch between sections. Each question carries three marks. Wrong answers in multiple choice questions carry one negative mark. Scores are distinct in each section and are not correlated. A candidate may score high in one section while in another he/she may not. In all, the score is given in four scales with each section given a percentile ranking and a fourth as the overall score.