I will let you know exam pattern and syllabus of Common Admission Test so that you can check it easily.

Exam pattern

The questions will be of multiple choice and some questions will also be direct answer based – where the candidate have to type the answer.

Approximately ten percent of each section will contain direct answer based question.

One must note that one mark will be deducted if there is an incorrect response in MCQs.

Direct answer based questions do not carry negative marking. The number of question have also been changed and they have been divided in three section, the details of which are as follows:

Section Number of Questions
Quantitative Aptitude 34
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 32
Verbal Ability 34

Syllabus
CAT English/Verbal Ability: Reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, syllogisms, analogies, antonyms and synonyms, fill in the blanks, sentence correction, idioms, etc.

CAT Maths/Quant Ability: Number systems, geometry, trogonometry, probability, permutation combination, algebra, mensuration, time and work, averages, percentages, profit and loss, quadratic and linear equations, etc.

CAT Data Interpretation: Interpretation and analysis of data based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), venn diagram, etc.

CAT Logical Reasoning: Clocks, calendars, binary logic, seating arrangement, blood relations, logical sequence, assumption, premise, conclusion, linear and matrix arrangement, etc.