IIM Kozikhode will release CAT Exam Pattern for 2019 Session. Through the help of CAT Exam Pattern, candidates will get complete information about how much time they need to invest in a single topic. Candidates must need to aware about CAT Exam Pattern which includes CAT Marking Schemes, Exam Mode, etc. CAT(Common Admission Test) notification will be released soon in July 2019, After that CAT Online Application Process will be started from the Online Application form will be available from 8th August 2019 and candidates can fill it till the last week of September 2019. Common Admission Test is a top-level management entrance examination organized by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on a rotational basis every year for admission into MBA, PGDM, and other management programs which are offered IIMs and other top business schools in India such as SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, NITIE etc scorecard are required. To get complete information about CAT Exam Pattern, Candidates need to go through with the complete article.
CAT Exam Pattern 2019
- Exam Mode: Computer Based Test (CBT).
- Exam Duration: 180 minutes (3 hours). 60minutes duration has been allotted to complete each section.
- Type of Question: Multiple choice type and subjective type.
- No. of Question: Total of 100 questions.
- Marking Scheme: Three marks will be awarded for each correct answer.
- Negative Marking: For multiple choice questions(MCQs), one mark will be deducted for a wrong answer and for questions other than MCQs no marks will be deducted. There will be not the penalty of negative marking on wrong answers to Non-MCQs in CAT Exam 2019.
- The 3 section are CAT 2019: Verbal ability and & Reading comprehensive(VARC), Data Interpretation& Logical Reasoning(DILR); Quantitative Aptitute(QA).
Check Section Wise Weight age of Question:
| Section | No. of Question | Duration | Total Marks |
| Quantitative Ability | 34 | 60 Min | 102 |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | 34 | 60 Min | 102 |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning | 32 | 60 Min | 96 |
| Total | 100 | 180 Min | 300 |
Also, Check:
CAT Marking Schemes 2019
The total marks of CAT marks are 300 marks. all questions carry equal marks. there is a negative marking of .33 for every wrong answer. and there are 3 marks for every correct answer.
Check the CAT 2019 Marking Scheme below:
| Question | Marks |
| Every single correct answer will get | 3 marks |
| Every single wrong answer result in deduction of | 1 Mark |
| Deduction of marks for a wrong subjective answer | No Deduction |
| Deduction of marks for un-attempted questions | No Deduction |
CAT Exam Pattern – Total Number of MCQ Vs Non-MCQ Questions
| Name of the section | Total number of questions | Total Number of Multiple Choice Questions | Total Number of Non-Multiple Choice Questions |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 32 | 24 | 8 |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | 34 | 27 | 7 |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 34 | 24 | 10 |
Over the years changes in CAT Exam Pattern
| Year | Sections | Marking Scheme | Duration | Total Number of Questions | Name of the exam conducting body | Other Element |
| 2018 | Quantitative Ability (QA) – 34
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) – 34 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) – 32 |
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Three Hours | 100 | IIM Kolkata | |
| 2017 | Quantitative Ability (QA) – 34
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) – 34 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) – 32 |
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Three Hours | 100 | IIM Lucknow | |
| 2016 | Quantitative Ability (QA) – 34
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) – 34 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) – 32 |
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IIM Bangalore | |||
| 2015 | Quantitative Ability (QA) – 34
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) – 34 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) – 32 |
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IIM Ahmedabad | Introduction of Calculator/ Induction of Non-MCQ | ||
| 2014 | Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI) – 50
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (VA & LR) – 50 |
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2.5 hours | IIM Indore | The test was divided into two sections/Introduction of the two-day test window | |
| 2013 | Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI) – 30
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (VA & LR) – 30 |
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2:20 hours | 60 | IIM Indore | Same as the previous year |
| 2012 | Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI) – 30
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (VA & LR) – 30 |
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2:20 hours | IIM Indore | ||
| 2011 | Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI) – 30
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (VA & LR) – 30 |
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2:20 hours | IIM Calcutta |
