Sections
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Total Questions
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Total Time (in minutes)
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MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) based questions
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TITA (Type In The Answer) type questions
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Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
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24
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40
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21
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3
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Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)
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20
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40
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14
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6
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Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
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22
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40
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14
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8
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Total
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66
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120
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49
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17
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CAT Exam Pattern 2024
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Mode of CAT exam
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Computer Based Test (CBT) only
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Duration of exam
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120 minutes, 40 minutes per section
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Number of answer choices
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4
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CAT exam slots (Tentative)
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Morning: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Afternoon: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Evening: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
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Language of question paper
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English
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CAT 2024 exam date
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November 24, 2024 (Tentatively)
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CAT 2024 eligibility criteria
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Graduation with 50 % aggregate
45 % for SC/ST students
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CAT 2024 marking scheme
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+3 marks for correct answer
-1 mark for an incorrect answer
No Negative marking for TITA
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CAT fees 2024
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INR 2,400 for General category
INR 1,200 for SC/ST/PwD
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CAT 2024 conducting body
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IIM Calcutta (Tentatively)
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CAT 2024 official website
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https://iimcat.ac.in
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Years
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Total Questions in CAT
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Duration of CAT exam
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2024
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66 (Tentative)
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2 hrs (120min.) (Tentative)
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2021-2023
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66
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2 hrs (120min.)
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2020
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76
|
2 hrs (120min.)
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2015 -2019
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100
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3 hrs (180min.)
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2014
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100
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2 hrs 50 min. (180 min.)
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2011- 2013
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60
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2 hrs 20 min. (140 min.)
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2010
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60
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2hrs 30 min. (150 min.)
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CAT Section
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Section Wise Topics
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VARC
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Reading comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary, Odd sentence out, Inferences, One-word substitution, Syllogism and Analogies, Verbal logic, etc.
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DILR
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Charts, Caselets, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Directions, Clocks and calendars, Tables, Graphs, Charts, Connectives, Logical Sequence, Matching/ Puzzles, Number and Letter Series, Seating Arrangement, Venn Diagrams, Coding-Decoding, Binary Logic, Caselets and Table, etc.
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QA
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Algebra, Arithmetic, Probability, Number System, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest-Compound Interest, Time & Distance, Averages-Mixtures-Alligations, Mensuration, Logarithms, Functions & Graphs, Indices & Surds, Quadratic Equations, Special Equations, Statistics, Geometry, etc.
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Events
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Important dates (Tentative)
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CAT 2024 Notification
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Last week of July 2024
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Registration Start Date
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First week of August 2024
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Last Date of Registration
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First week of September 2024
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Exam Date
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November 24, 2024
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Result Date
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First week of January 2025
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