Hey!! Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based selection test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for their business administration programs.


CAT Normally conducted Every Year during a 21 Days Testing Window in the Month of October and November

Eligibility Criteria:

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons With Disability (PWD) categories]

CAT Syllabus:-
Quantitative Ability

• Number Systems
• LCM and HCF
• Percentages
• Profit, Loss and Discount
• Interest (Simple and Compound)
• Speed, Time and Distance
• Time and Work
• Averages
• Ratio and Proportion
• Linear Equations
• Quadratic Equations
• Complex Numbers
• Logarithm
• Progressions (Sequences & Series)
• Binomial Theorem
• Surds and Indices
• Inequalities
• Permutation and Combination
• Probability
• Functions
• Set Theory
• Mixtures and Alligations
• Geometry
• Co-ordinate Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Mensuration

Data Interpretation

• Tables
• Column Graphs
• Bar Graphs
• Line Charts
• Pie Chart
• Venn Diagrams
• Caselets

Verbal Ability

• Vocabulary Based (Synonyms Antonyms)
• English Usage or Grammar
• Sentence Correction
• Fill in the blanks
• Cloze Passage
• Analogies or Reverse Analogies
• Jumbled Paragraph
• Meaning-Usage Match
• Summary Questions
• Verbal Reasoning
• Facts / Inferences / Judgements
• Reading Comprehension

Logical Reasoning

• Number and Letter Series
• Calendars
• Clocks
• Cubes
• Venn Diagrams
• Binary Logic
• Seating Arrangement
• Logical Sequence
• Logical Matching
• Logical Connectives
• Syllogism
• Blood Relations