CAT 2012 Results - CAT 2012 Syllabus - CAT 2012 Paper pattern - CAT 2012 Test Dates - CAT 2012 Dates / Notification 2012
Welcome to Online CAT 2012, CAT Exam 2012 Section. Here you will find about Online CAT Entrance Exam 2012 Syllabus, Dates, Notification,
Results, Paper Pattern, Preparation, Coaching Institutes, Centers,
Classes, Centres in India, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata,
Kota, Pune, Chandigarh.
CAT - Common Admission Test is conducted by IIM - Indian Institute of Management for admission to post graduate courses in india with IIM OR with other top MBA Colleges, Insititutions in India.
CAT 2012 Dates / Notification:-
CAT 2012 Test Dates :- To be Announced
CAT 2012 Eligibility:-
The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or
equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled
Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories],
awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the
central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions
established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a
University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an
equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government
of India.
The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s
degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the
university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree.
In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the
conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the
procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have
obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution
does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the
equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by
the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent
qualification examination and those who have completed degree
requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.
For SC/ST, NC-OBC, and DA Candidates:-
If you belong to SC or ST categories, your caste/tribe must be listed in the Government of India schedule.
The caste certificate that you send to IIM should be in the Government
approved format and should clearly state: (a) Name of your
caste/tribe; (b) Whether you belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled
Tribe; (c) District and the State or Union Territory of your ordinary residence; and (d) the appropriate Government of India schedule
under which your caste/tribe is approved by it as Scheduled Caste or
Scheduled Tribe. A copy of the certificate must be sent to CAT Centre,
C/O Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow,
Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow – 226013. Mention the Voucher
Serial Number on the certificate. Failure to produce a copy of the caste certificate will result in the rejection of your CAT registration.
The caste certificate must be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time
of interviews. Moreover, the caste certificate must be submitted at
the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.
If you belong to the Non-Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC), you
must produce the NC-OBC certificate duly signed by competent authority
and enclose its photocopy at the time of interviews. Moreover, the
certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any
of the IIMs. Failure to do so during the post CAT selection process will
result in you not being considered under the reserved category.
If you belong to Differently Abled (DA) Category, a copy of the DA
certificate must be sent to CAT Centre, C/O Admissions Office, Indian
Institute of Management, Lucknow, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road,
Lucknow – 226013. Mention the Voucher Serial Number on the DA certificate. Failure to produce a copy of the DA certificate will result in the rejection of your CAT registration.
The DA certificate must be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time
of interviews. Moreover, the DA certificate must be submitted at the
time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.
CAT 2012 Paper pattern:-
The duration of the CAT test is 2 hours and 30 minutes including initial
15 minute tutorial. No breaks will be given during the test. The test
consists of questions that evaluate a candidate’s quantitative, verbal,
and logical & data interpretation abilities. Therefore, there are a
total of three sections in the test. There will be about 60 questions
in the test.
At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a
computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for
calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at
the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as
nothing will be allowed inside the testing room.
CAT 2012 Syllabus:-
CAT 2012 Quantitative Ability Syllabus:-
* Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc)
* Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages, In-equations
* Quadratic and linear equations
* Algebra
* Profit & Loss
* Averages, Percentages, Partnership
* Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time
* Number system: HCF, LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic
progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean , Harmonic mean, Median,
Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS
* Mensuration, Alligation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns
* Simple Interest & Compound Interest
* Set Theory, Venn Diagram
* Instalment Payments, Partnership, Clocks
* Probability, Permutations & Combinations
CAT 2012 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Syllabus:-
* Data Interpretation based on text, Data Interpretation based on graphs and tables. visit tutorial»
* Graphs can be Column graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs representing Area, Venn Diagram, etc.
* Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning,
Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and
assumptions, identifying valid inferences , identifying Strong arguments
and Weak arguments, Statements and conclusions, Cause and Effect,
Identifying Probably true, Probably false, definitely true, definitely
false kind of statement, Linear arrangements, Matrix arrangements.
* Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions, Family tree
- identifying relationship among group of people, Symbol Based
problems, Coding and decoding , Sequencing , identifying next number in
series, etc.
CAT 2012 English Syllabus:-
Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual
usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Jumbled paragraphs with 4
or 5 sentences, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence
completion, Sentence correction, odd man out, idioms, one word
substitution, Different usage of same word, Errors in word choice, mania
& phobia, Incorrect words, Mood, Conditionals & Multiple Usage
, Punctuation, Proverb, Phrasal verb etc.
CAT 2012 GK/GA/BA Syllabus :-
* Current Affairs, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events
* Famous award and prizes
* World Records
* Books and authors
* Science, History, Geography, International organisations
* Important quotations
* Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics etc.
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