GAT

GAT exam is conducted between December and September. The exam is conducted multiple times in a year. The exact GITAM GAT exam dates is announced for each session. GITAM GAT is a paper based test conducted at exam centres across India. Candidates having valid score in CAT, XAT, CMAT or any other national level entrance exam will be exxempted from taking GAT exam. Check the table below to know the exam dates for GAT:

In case of any incorrect information or missing details in the GITAM admit card, candidates must report to the GITAM admission helpdesk immediately. Candidates can call the admission care or register their complaint by sending an email.  Candidates must note that request about change in exam time and centre will not be entertained under any circumstances. The exam centre once allotted will not be changed. Hence, candidates must enter the exam centre details carefully while filling the GAT application form.

GAT 2027 admit card will be released online at gitam.edu. GAT admit card will be released soon after the registration process is completed. Only candidates who fill out the complete application form along with the payment of the application fee will be able to download the GAT admit card. 

No, all the questions in the GAT question paper will be objective-type questions and will be in MCQ format. Candidates will be given four options for each question. Candidates will have to select the correct option for each question. 

GAT Marking Scheme for BBA

• Two marks will be awarded for a correct answer
• No marks will be deducted for the wrong answer

GAT Marking Scheme for MBA

• One mark will be awarded for a correct answer
• NO will be deducted for the wrong answer

As per GAT exam pattern there is no sectional time limit. GAT BBA question paper will include four sections:

• English Language
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Reasoning and Intelligence
• General Knowledge

Candidates must attempt all four sections within the given time duration. GAT exam is conducted for a duration of 60 minutes or one hour. GAT sections will have100 questions in total. Candidates must attempt maximum questions within the given time duration. 

Students preparing for GAT Reasoning and Intelligence can check the important topics below:

• Coding & Decoding
• Visual reasoning
• Critical Reasoning
• Statement and assumptions
• Cause and effect
• Statement and inference
• Directions
• Blood relations

Some of the important topics for GAT Numerical and Data Analysis section are:

• Geometry
• Number system
• Algebra
• Statistics and Probability
• Arithmetic

GAT English Language section will cover questions from:

• Verbal Reasoning
• Sentence completion
• Fill In the Blanks
• One word substitution
• Sentence correction
• Idioms
• Analogies
• Different usage of same word
• Jumbled paragraphs
• Foreign language words used in English.

GITAM University specifies different eligibility criteria for different courses. Candidates looking for admission at the university through GAT exam must check the official website or Shiksha page for course-wise eligibility requirements.