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CAT

Common Admission Test

CAT is India's premier MBA entrance exam. Three sections of 40 minutes each (cannot switch between sections). Mix of MCQ (negative marking) and TITA/non-MCQ questions (no negative marking). Scaled percentile scores are used for IIM shortlisting.

📋 Exam Pattern

Computer-based. 66 total questions, 198 marks, 120 min (40 min/section, fixed order: VARC → DILR → QA). MCQ: +3 correct, −1 wrong. TITA (non-MCQ): +3 correct, 0 wrong. Scaled scores reported; percentile determines IIM shortlisting.

Section-wise Syllabus

#SectionQuestionsTime
1Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)2440 min
2Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)2040 min
3Quantitative Ability (QA)2240 min
01

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

24 Q·40 min
Reading Comprehension (3–4 passages)Inference and Main IdeaPara Jumbles →Para Summary →Odd Sentence Out →Sentence Completion
02

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

20 Q·40 min
Data Interpretation →Tables →Bar ChartsPie ChartsLine GraphsLogical Reasoning SetsSeating Arrangement →Games and Tournaments →Venn Diagrams →Binary LogicNetwork Diagrams
03

Quantitative Ability (QA)

22 Q·40 min
Arithmetic (Percentage, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Ratio, Averages, Mixture and Alligation)Algebra (Equations, Functions, Inequalities, Logarithm)Geometry (Triangles, Circles, Coordinate Geometry)Number System →Permutation and Combination →Probability →Mensuration →

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