Thursday, June 19, 2008

CAT Special


CAT last 10 years

CAT has been one of the most prestigious exam for Management Entrance. Have a look at the changing trend of CAT over a period of 10 years.

1995 to 1998:

Total Questions - 185
Time - 120 minutes
Verbal Ability - 50 Q
Reading Comprehension - 50 Q
Problem Solving - 45 Q
Data Interpretation - 40 Q

In 1995 and 1996, the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension sections were grouped and had a time limit of 1 hour.
Similarly, the Problem Solving and Data Interpretation sections were grouped and had a time limit of 1 hour.
There was no such time limit in 1997 and 1998.

1999:

Total Questions - 165
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 55 Q - Verbal Ability - 25 Q and Reading Comprehension - 30 Q
Section 2 : 55 Q - Problem Solving - 55 Q
Section 3 : 55 Q - Data Interpretation - 31 Q and Verbal Reasoning - 24 Q

2000:

Total Questions - 165
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 55 Q - Verbal Ability - 15 Q and Reading Comprehension - 40 Q
Section 2 : 55 Q - Problem Solving - 55 Q
Section 3 : 55 Q - Data Interpretation - 31 Q and Verbal Ability - 24 Q

2001:

Total Questions - 150
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 50 Q - Verbal Ability - 20 Q and Reading Comprehension - 30 Q
Section 2 : 50 Q - Problem Solving - 50 Q
Section 3 : 50 Q - Data Interpretation - 31 Q and Logical Reasoning - 19 Q

2002:

Total Questions - 150
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 50 Q - Data Interpretation - 40 Q and Logical Reasoning - 10 Q
Section 2 : 50 Q - Problem Solving - 50 Q
Section 3 : 50 Q - Verbal Ability - 25 Q and Reading Comprehension - 25 Q


2003 (re-exam format given):

Total Questions - 150
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : 50 Q - Verbal Ability - 25 Q and Reading Comprehension - 25 Q
Section 2 : 50 Q - Data Interpretation - 30 Q and Logical Reasoning - 20 Q
Section 3 : 50 Q - Problem Solving

2004:

Total Questions - 123 Total marks: 150
Time - 120 minutes

Section 1
Data Interpretation: 20Q of 1 mark each
Data Sufficiency: 6 Q of 1 mark each
Logical Reasoning: 12 Q of 2 marks each

Section 2
Math problems: 20 Q of 1 mark each
Math problems: 15 Q of 2 marks each

Section 3
Verbal Ability: 10 Q of 0.5 marks each
Verbal Ability: 14 Q of 1 mark each
Verbal Ability: 5 Q of 2 marks each
Reading Comprehension: 21 Q of 1 mark each
There was no section wise time limit in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
REMEMBER : It is essential that you demonstrate your competence in all the sections.


B - Schools accepting CAT

What follows is the list of Indian B-Schools taking admissions on the basis of CAT scores. These schools are arranged in the order of their All - India - Ranking.

1. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
4. Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
5. Indian Institute of Management, Indore
6. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
7. Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
8. Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA), Ahmedabad
9. S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
10. National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
11. Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, Calcutta.
12. International Management Institute (IMI), Delhi
13. K.J Somaiya School of management, Mumbai
14. Nirma Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
15. T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal
16. University Business School (UBS),Chandigarh
17. Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
18. Department of Management Studies, Goa University, Goa
19. Dept. of Commerce & Management, Andhra Univ, Vishakhapatnam
20. Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Banaras Hindu Univ, Varanasi
21. Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal
22. Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
23. Institute For Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai
24. Institute for Integrated Learning in Mgmt. (IILM), Delhi
25. Institute for Technology & Management (ITM), Navi Mumbai
26. Institute of Management Development & Research (IMDR), Pune
27. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
28. Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Harihar
29. Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Mgmt., Delhi
30. School of Management Studies, Cochin University, Cochin

Expected Cutoff list for non-IIM institutes

Institutes

CAT 2006 Total Score

MDI (BM)

100+

NITIE, MICA, MDI-HR

95+

IMT, IMI, TAPMI

90+

KJ Somaiya, BIM, Fore, UBS, NIRMA, IMI-HR

85+

ITM(Mum), LBS, Wellingkar, FMS (BHU)

80+

IFMR, IIFM, BIMTech, Kirloskar, IISWBM, Jaipuria

75+

IILM (Lodhi Rd), IMDR, SDM-IMD, JIMS

65+

SCM Cochin, IMM, Globsyn, Cosmic, Alliance, ISBM

60+

NDIM, EMPI, Asia Pacific, Amrita, Suryadatta, Skyline

50+

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