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The official CAT mock test is expected to be released on October 28. Check how to access CAT mock test and other details.
The official CAT mock test for 2020 exam will be launched on October 28. Candidates who have successfully registered for CAT 2020 can access the mock test.
The official CAT mock test assumes much more importance than previous years as aspirants want to know that with reduction in exam duration, whether the number of questions have been reduced or not. Additionally, the CAT mock test is like a virtual guide for students to understand the test flow beforehand. Prior knowledge of how to navigate the CAT question paper.
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Latest news: Official CAT 2020 mock test link acivated; get direct link
Earlier, a few changes were announced in CAT exam pattern due to prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country. The duration of exam this year will be only 120 minutes instead of 180 minutes and there will be three sessions instead of two like in previous years. CAT 2020 will be held on November 29. Timing of the three CAT 2020 exam slots are:
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Benefits of CAT Mock Test
- The official CAT mock test will be helpful for candidates in understanding the new exam pattern of the exam, as it will be the exact replica of the actual exam.
- The CAT mock test will contain questions of same difficulty level as the actual exam. This will help the candidates assess their CAT preparation. They can prepare for the exam according to weaknesses in the remaining one month.
- The CAT mock test will also be useful in learning time management. CAT is a speed based test and test takers have limited time to solve a number of calculation intensive questions as well as read long reading comprehension passages.
- CAT has sectional time limit, i.e. to solve each section, candidates will get only 40 minutes. By solving CAT mock test, the candidates will be able to have the experience of how to utilize the given time.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
CAT is a national-level exam that is conducted for MBA admission at PG level in colleges. CAT is a computer-based-test. The test duration is 120 minutes. It consists of 68 questions that are divided in the following 3 sections:
- VARC (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension)
- DILR (Data Interpretation
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To get admission in IIM Kashipur MBA, students have to clear the CAT cutoff. The cutoff for the general category AI quota was 95. For NC-OBC candidates, it is 81 percentile, for SC candidates it is 66 percentile whereas for SC and PwD candidates, it is 40 percentile. Students can check the official
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No, the application fee for Amrita CAT can only be paid online. There is no provision of offline payment.
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Answered 3 days ago
CAT exam conducted only once a year in the month of November. It is conducted in three shifts on a single day.
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CAT exam is conducted in computer based test mode. Candidates have to visit a designated test centre to give the exam on a computer system. They have to login their answers with the help of computer mouse.
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Maximum marks in CAT is 204. There are 68 questions each carrying 3 marks. VARC is of 72 marks and DILR and Quants are of 66 marks each.
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CAT exam is of 120 minutes. Each section is of 40 minutes. PwD candidates get extra time of 53 minutes and 20 seconds per section.
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Yes, CAT exam is MCQ type, meaning there are no subjective type questions wherein you have to write a lot. In CAT every question is to be answered in one word or option. However, all questions don't have MCQ options, some are Type In The Answer (TITA) questions.
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Yes, students can prepare for the KMAT exam along with the CAT exam. However, CAT is comparatively a difficult MBA exam. The difficulty level of KMAT is easy to moderate, but CAT retains high difficulty levels. Students can use CAT books for KMAT preparation
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Yes, IBSAT syllabus is based on CAT syllabus. The IBSAT question paper covers similar topics as of CAT exam. However, IBSAT is comparatively an easier exam whereas, CAT exam has exhaustive syllabus and difficulty level is moderate to hard. IBSAT exam is conducted for a duration of duration of two ho
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