CAT Syllabus
CAT conducts online examinations to shortlist candidates for the MBA and postgraduate programs in the IIMs and other Business Colleges. The syllabus and Exam pattern plays a very important role in the preparation for any examination. It is good to have updated information on the syllabus for any competitive exam. Proper information regarding the CAT Syllabus and Exam Pattern will help candidates create an effective preparation strategy. This section will help you with complete details of the CAT exam covering the detailed exam syllabus and the exam pattern.
CAT Syllabus 2023
Candidates who are preparing to appear in the CAT 2023 examination must have all the updates regarding the latest exam pattern and the syllabus. CAT consists of only one stage of the Computer Based Examination which is conducted in various test centers all over India. It is an objective-type test and the final result is decided based on the candidates' performance in this computer-based test. We have mentioned below the CAT 2023 Syllabus and Exam Pattern to give a better idea to the candidates.
CAT 2022 exam syllabus has three distinct sections which are:
CAT Exam Pattern 2023
The CAT 2023 exam pattern is as follows
| Section | Total Questions | MCQs | Non-MCQs | Maximum Marks |
|---|
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 24 | 19 | 5 | 72 |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 20 | 15 | 5 | 60 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 22 | 14 | 8 | 66 |
| Total | 66 | 48 | 18 | 198 |
Note: There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for the MCQ while no negative marking in Non-MCQ questions.
CAT Exam Guidelines 2023
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As per the previous year's notification, IIMs conducted the CAT 2022 in the exam pattern for CAT 2021 entrance examination. The revised duration of the test will be 120 minutes. There will be three sections:
Section I: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Section II: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Section III: Quantitative Ability
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- Candidates will be allotted exactly 40 minutes for answVocabulary-Basedering questions in each section and they will not be allowed to switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.
- Some questions in each section may not be of multiple-choice type. Instead, direct answers will have to be typed on the screen. Also, they will allow the use of a basic on-screen calculator for computation.
CAT 2023 Syllabus
- QA or Quantitative Aptitude
- DILR or Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
- VARC or Verbal and Reading Comprehension
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The detailed syllabus is as follows
| QA Syllabus | DILR Syllabus | VARC Syllabus |
|---|
| Number Systems | Tables | English Usage or Grammar |
| Profit, Loss and Discount | Caselets | Vocabulary Based (Synonyms/ Antonyms) |
| LCM and HCF | Bar Graphs | Fill in the blanks |
| Speed, Time and Distance | Line Charts | Sentence Correction |
| Percentages | Column Graphs | Cloze Passage Test |
| Time and Work | Venn Diagrams | Jumbled Paragraph |
| Ratio and Proportion | Pie Chart | Meaning-Usage Match |
| Averages | Other Basic Reasoning Questions | Analogies or Reverse Analogies |
| Quadratic Equations & Linear Equations | Calendars | Summary Questions |
| Complex Numbers | Number and Letter Series | Verbal Reasoning |
| Simple and Compound Interest | Clocks | Facts-Inferences-Judgments |
| Logarithm | Venn Diagrams | Reading Comprehension |
| Sequences and Series | Cubes | |
| Inequalities | Seating Arrangement | |
| Probability | Binary Logic | |
| Surds and Indices | Logical Matching | |
| Set Theory & Function | Logical Sequence | |
| Permutation and Combination | Syllogism | |
| Mixtures and Alligations | Logical Connectives | |
| Trigonometry | Blood Relations | |
| Coordinate Geometry | | |
| Geometry | | |
| Mensuration | | |
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