CAT Exam Pattern
Exam pattern
|
Section |
Questions |
Marks |
Time |
|
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
34 |
102 |
60 minutes |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
32 |
96 |
60 minutes |
|
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
34 |
102 |
60 minutes |
|
Total |
100 |
300 |
180 minutes |
You will have 180 minutes to answer the questions. Each section is allotted 60 minutes. You cannot choose any section to start with or switch from one section to another. The question paper must be followed chronologically, from section 1-3.
Use of basic onscreen calculator will be allowed for computation.
There has been a change in recent years from 2016, where IIM Ahmedabad introduced Non-MCQs for the first time ever in CAT examination. These questions were labelled as TITA Questions.
TITA = Type in The Answer
These questions accounted to 33% in CAT 2018 exam, which scores to 170 (out of 300). Needing to get 99% in CAT 2019, Another bonus which comes with these TITA questions is “NO Negative Marking”.
Number of TITA questions sectionally are listed below:
|
Section name |
No. of Questions |
No. of TITA Questions |
|
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
34 |
15 |
|
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
32 |
8 |
|
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VARC) |
34 |
10 |
|
Total |
100 |
33 |
Therefore, the absence of options has an unfavourable effect on the accuracy in the answers. While you may not be losing marks, however you lose out on time, which is equally precious in CAT! , a great performance is essential when dealing with TITA questions to get into your dream institutions!