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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