{"id":11780,"date":"2017-08-21T12:06:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T06:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=11780"},"modified":"2018-01-03T15:47:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T10:17:20","slug":"cat-2017-syllabus-previous-years-exams-2014-2015-2016-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-2017-syllabus-previous-years-exams-2014-2015-2016-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT 2017 : Syllabus, Previous Year&#8217;s Exams Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAT is one of the most competitive exams of the country. This year the Common Admission Test ( CAT- 2017 ) is being conducted by IIM Lucknow. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/2017\/08\/01\/cat-2017-important-dates-eligibility-selection-procedure-exam-pattern-application-process-syllabus\/\">Click Here to View CAT 2017 Notification Details<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this article we would cover : CAT 2017 syllabus and CAT 2016, 2015, 2014 ( Overview, score v\/s percentile\u00a0)\u00a0Analysis. This would help you set targets for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>CAT 2017 : Syllabus ( section-wise\u00a0)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As CAT scores\u00a0act as\u00a0a primary criterion\u00a0used by\u00a0the IIMs and other reputed colleges MBA institutes such as S.P. Jain, FMS etc. for admission into their MBA programs, the exam syllabus is designed in a way that tests a candidates aptitude for management studies. There isn&#8217;t any official syllabus released by the IIMs, but based on the previous year exams, the general syllabus followed by everyone is as follows:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1. CAT 2017 : Quantitative Ability<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Number Systems <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LCM and HCF <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Percentages, Profit Loss and Discount, Partnerships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Speed, Time and Distance <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Time and Work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Geometry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mensuration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Simple and Compound Interest<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ratio, Proportion &amp; Variation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Averages, Mixtures &amp; Aliigations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Linear &amp; Quadratic Equations, Inequalities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sequences and Series<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Indices and Surds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Probability, Permutation and Combination<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Set Theory, Functions ; Mixtures and Alligations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trigonometry &amp;\u00a0Coordinate Geometry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=blogdc\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Boost\u00a0Your CAT 2017 Preparation NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2. CAT 2017 : Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paragraph Completion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Odd Sentence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Critical Reasoning ( Fact &#8211; Inference &#8211; Judgement )<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grammar &amp; Usage (Grammatical errors, Pair\u00a0of commonly confusing words &amp; Phrasal Verbs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vocabulary Based<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAT generally tests knowledge of high school level grammar and includes areas like use of articles, prepositions, use of modifiers, subject-verb agreement, parallel construction, phrasal verbs, redundancy etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=blogdc\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ready To Take\u00a0Verbal Ability\u00a0Test? Click Here.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3. CAT 2017 : Logical Reasoning &amp; Data Interpretation<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Caselets, Tables, Bar Graphs, Column Graphs, Line Charts, Venn Diagrams, Pie Charts <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combination of two or more types linked to each other<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Logical Reasoning : Deductions, Puzzles, Games &amp; Tournaments, Number and Letter Series, Calendars; Cubes, Clocks, Venn Diagrams, Binary Logic, Seating Arrangement; Syllogisms; Input-Output, Logical Connectives; Blood Relations etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=blogdc\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Check You LR &amp; DI Progress Here!<\/i><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">we bring to you a <strong><em>Score v\/s Percentile Analysis<\/em><\/strong> of CAT \u2013 2014, CAT \u2013 2015 and CAT \u2013 2016, to give you a better idea of percentile that can be expected at a certain score.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Score v\/s Percentile Analysis: CAT 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8759 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CAT2016ScoreVsPercentile.png\" alt=\"cat 2016 scores v\/s percentiles CAT results CAT 2016 results announced\" width=\"340\" height=\"363\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Scores v\/s Percentile Analysis: CAT 2014, CAT 2015, CAT 2016 (Past 3 years)<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following table will help you observe the trend over the last three years. One should note that the difficulty level of each paper was different and is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAT 2014 \u2013 Easy (Overall)<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAT 2015 \u2013 Verbal (Moderate); LR + DI (Difficult); Quant (Easy)<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAT 2016 \u2013 Verbal (Moderate); LR + DI (Difficult); Quant (Easy to Moderate)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAT \u2013 2015 had introduced a major pattern change (from a 2 section paper to a 3 section paper with sectional time limits). CAT -2016 followed the same pattern. Though the verbal and DI + LR sections remained same in terms of the\u00a0level of difficulty, the quantitative ability section was more difficult when compared to the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Untitled-design-2.png\" alt=\"CAT 2014 CAT 2015 CAT 2016 Scores vs Percentiles Analysis CAT 2017 predictions CAT results announced\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We hope this post gives you a better insight on CAT scores and thus helps you strategize better for CAT \u2013 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=blogdc\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Boost\u00a0Your CAT 2017 Preparation NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hope this helps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All the best!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAT is one of the most competitive exams of the country. 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