Thursday, June 19, 2008

FAQs - Before Applying for CAT


This article includes some common questions frequently asked by candidates appearing for CAT each year. We hope they’ll be able to clear your doubts regarding the same. Just in case you have any other query bumping your head down, don’t think too much. Just leave us a comment right here. Our panel of experts will surely find an answer before your next visit !!

How to get the form of CAT?

Ans. The CAT forms are generally available in the month of July till September every year from the selected branches of SBI or UTI. For more details please visit the website of IIMs or check it out for the same in the leading news paper during the month of July.

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Can final year graduation students apply?

Ans. Yes, Candidates appearing for the final year degree examination in the year 2007 can also apply subject to furnishing the proof of graduation by October 1, 2007. Such candidates if selected, will have to submit a provisional certificate from their Institute/University stating that they fulfill the qualifying criteria of 50% marks latest by
30th June, 2007.

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What does the CAT judge?

The CAT is not a test of intelligence, it only indicates whether you have the necessary aptitude to do well in the course you wish to study. This test also identifies your general scholastic ability.

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When do we get our CAT Scores?

For years the CAT scores were kept secret and were available only to the management institutes affiliated in the form of percentiles. From 2002 however the CAT gives the students a scorecard allowing them to understand their section-wise and overall performance. The scorecards are sent to students in the month of February.

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How is the CAT’s Scorecard?

The CAT scorecard does not give any absolute or actual scores. The CAT being an aptitude test grades students on the relative scale. The scores are presented in two formats Percentage score (%score) and Percentile for each section and the overall test. A sample representation of the scores is given below.

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What does Percentage (%)score mean?

The % score represents normalized percentage of scores secured by the candidate. It is a relative method of representing the score. This is not the actual % score.

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What is meant by Percentile?

Percentile indicates student’s relative performance position among the total students who took the CAT. For example 98 percentile means that the student is among the top 2 percent of the population who took the CAT. For ex.

Logic & DI Quantitative Verbal Total
% Score Percentile % Score Percentile % Score Percentile % Score Percentile
75.15 99.32 60.02 99.13 64.25 96.35 66.47 99.95

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