CAT Exam 2020: Exam Analysis, Answer Key, Cut Offs, Predictor

CAT Exam Highlights

Particulars	Details
Test Name	Common Admission Test (CAT)
Conducted by	IIM Indore
Exam type	National level
Periodicity	Once in a year
Score Availability	Last week of December
Pattern of Test	MCQs and Non-MCQs
Number of Questions	100
Test Duration	3 hours
Negative Marking	+3 for every correct answer -1 for each wrong answer in MCQs No negative marking for Non-MCQs or TITA
Syllabus	Questions from VARC, QA and DI & LR
Mode of Conduct	Computer-based test
CAT 2020 Conducting body	IIM Indore

CAT Exam Dates

The dates for CAT 2020 are given below:

Events	Dates
Notification Released on	Last week of July 2020
Online Registration Starts From	August 5, 2020
Last date for Registration	September 16, 2020
Form Correction	September 27 – 29, 2020
Availability of Admit Card	October 28, 2020
Mock Test Starts Form	October 16, 2020
CAT Aptitude Test	November 29, 2020
Responses released	1st week of December
Answer Key Release	2nd week of December
Result Announcement	1st week of January 2021

Application Form

Here we discuss the about CAT Application Form:

• CAT Application Form available on Online Mode only.
• The Application form was available from August 5, 2020
• The last date of filing the application form is September 16, 2020
• Candidates can visit the CAT official website to fill the CAT Application Form.
• Fill the required details carefully, such as Personal Details, Educational Details, and other required details.
• Upload recent passport size photograph and signature.
• CAT Application form correction facility will be available from last week of September 2020
• Candidates can pay the Application Fee in the online mode.
• After filling all the details and payment take a print out of the Application form and save it for future use.

Application Fee

• CAT Application fee will be payable only Online Mode.
• Candidates can pay the Application Fee through Credit/Debit Card or by Internet Banking.

Category	Application Fee
General/ OBC Category	Rs. 1900/-
SC/ST/PWD	Rs. 950/-

Eligibility Criteria

Before filling the CAT form 2020, check out the Eligibility Criteria

• Qualification: Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in any stream from any recognized college or university.
• Percentage Criteria: In the qualifying exam, candidates must have scored minimum 50% marks for general and 45% marks in case of SC, ST and PWD candidates.
• Appearing Candidates: Candidates appearing in the final year of the qualifying exam or who have completed the degree requirements and waiting for the result are also eligible to apply.
• Other Qualification: CA/CS/ICWA professional degree holders are also eligible to apply.
• Age Limit: No age limit for CAT.

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• Best CAT Mock Tests
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• CAT Participating Institutes
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CAT Exam Pattern

Below is the Exam Pattern for CAT 2020,

• Exam Mode: Computer Based Test (CBT).
• Exam Duration: 180 minutes (3 hours). 60minutes duration will be allotted to complete each section.
• Type of Question: Multiple choice type and subjective type.
• No. of Question: 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 no penalty of negative marking on wrong answers to Non-MCQs in the CAT Exam.
• The 3 section are CAT 2020: Verbal ability and & Reading comprehensive(VARC), Data Interpretation& Logical Reasoning(DILR); Quantitative Aptitute(QA).

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

Syllabus

The most desired management entrance exam in India does not have any prescribed syllabus, but on the basis of previous year question papers and other trends below are the important topics that we need to prepare for CAT Exam. CAT Syllabus is comprised of four sections:

1. Verbal Ability
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. Logical Reasoning
4. Data Interpretation

Also Check: CAT 2020 Important Topics

Admit Card

CAT Admit Card 2020 was available from October 28, 2020. Candidates can download their admit card from the official website of the CAT. They will have to enter their Registration No and Password. The CAT Admit Card contains the detail like Candidates Name, Exam Dates, Candidates Photograph, Signature, Exam Center, etc.

CAT Exam Centers

CAT 2020 Exam will be held approx 157 cities all over India. the authority has been released the Exam Guide Line for the Exam, the CAT 2020 Exam was held on 29 November 2020, Check Below the CAT Exam Centers.

Exam State	Exam Cities
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Chittoor, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, Chirala, Nellore, Kakinada, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Vizianagaram, Vijaywada
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Assam	Silchar, Guwahati, Jorhat, Tezpur, Dibrugarh
Bihar	Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Purnea, Darbhanga, Aurangabad
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chattisgarh	Raipur, Bhilai, Bilaspur
Delhi-NCR	Delhi-NCR
Goa	Goa
Gujarat	Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Anand
Haryana	Karnal, Hisar, Panipat, Ambala, Rohtak, Kurukshetra
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla, Hamirpur
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu, Samba
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh
Karnataka	Bengaluru, Mysuru (Mysore), Belagavi(Belgaum), Dharwad, Hubballi(Hubli), Kalaburagi(Gulbarga), Mangaluru(Mangalore), Shivamogga(Shimoga), Udupi
Kerala	Trivandrum, Kannur, Kollam, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh	Ujjain, Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Satna, Jabalpur, Sagar
Maharashtra	Mumbai, Nagpur, Amravati, Pune, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad-Maharashtra, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nanded, Nashik, Satara, Solapur, Ulhasnagar, Raigad
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Sambalpur, Cuttack, Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Rourkela
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Mohali, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Sangrur
Rajasthan	Jaipur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Sikar, Kota
Tamil Nadu	Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Salem, Tirunelveli, Trichy

Answer Key

After the exam is conducted, the IIM organizing the test this year will release the answer key. From the answer keys, candidates can evaluate their performance in the examination. The authority gives a facility, i.e. objection against the incorrect answer. If any answer they found wrong in the answer keys then they can make an objection to this.

Result

The IIM conducting the test will release the result of the exam in the third week of January 2021. Those who appeared for CAT exam can download CAT results from the official website by entering their application number and password in the application form. In CAT result, candidates scores are also mentioned which are useful for admission in the IIMs. The CAT result will be available via online mode. Candidates can follow the below-given steps to down the scorecard.

• Visit the official website.
• Click on the download scorecard button.
• Fill the required details in the resulting form.
• Click on the download button.
• Take a printout of the CAT Admit card for future reference.

Cut Off 

Cut off are minimum marks which are required to crack the exam. CAT Cut Off is calculated on the basis of candidates who appeared for the examination, difficulty level of the exam, and seat availability in the different IIMs. Every IIMs have their own cut-off, but here we are listed a common cut off score for each category with section-wise.

IIM	EXPECTED CUT OFF 2020 (PERCENTILE)
IIM Ahmedabad	100-99
IIM Bangalore	100-99
IIM Calcutta	99
IIM Lucknow	97-98
IIM Indore	97-98
IIM Kozhikode	97-98
IIM Amritsar	95-96
IIM Nagpur	95-96
IIM Sambalpur	95-96
IIM Trichy	94-95
IIM Raipur	94-95
IIM Ranchi	94-95
IIM Kashipur	94-95
IIM Vizag	92-94
IIM Udaipur	92-94
IIM Bodhgaya	92-94
IIM Shillong	90
IIM Sirmaur	90

Counselling

Those who successfully clear the examination and shortlisted for one of the IIMs and for other participated institutes can go for a Counseling Process. Some IIMs also consider past academic marks and work experience while counselling. Those who shortlisted in Written examination will go for some other test.

• Written Ability test
• Group Discussion
• Group Activity
• Extempore Activities
• Personal Interview round

Final selection is based on the performance of the applicant in all the four processes. Some new IIMs conduct their own common admission process(CAP). For this, they made their own Written Ability Test and Personal Interview rounds. IIMs will be responsible for releasing the final shortlisted candidate’s list for the various items.

How to prepare for CAT?

Below are few tips for Preparation Strategy for CAT 2020 examination:

• Make a proper time table for preparation.
• Review your syllabus.
• Try to discover your weak point and find out how to overcome them.
• Try to solve more and more problems every day.
• Try to select Best Books for CAT Examination Preparation.
• Solve a lot of previous year question papers will help you and give an idea about the difficulty level.
• Attempt mock test.
• Manage your timing.
• Stress-free and take proper rest.

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