CAT (Common Admission Test) is the premier all India management entrance exam conducted by IIMs for Admission Int their Management Courses

Examination Pattern

Section No. of Questions Duration in minutes
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension 34 60
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 32 60
Quantitative Ability 34 60
Total 100 180


The Syllabus of the CAT Examination is given below

Quantitative Ability Syllabus
Number Systems
LCM and HCF
Percentage
Profit and Loss
Interest (Simple and Compound)
Speed, Time and Distance
Time and Work
Average
Ratio and Proportion
Linear Equations
Quadratic Equations
Complex Numbers
Logarithm
Progressions
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


Logical Reasoning
Tables
Column graphs
Bar Graphs
Line charts
Pie Chart
Venn Diagrams

Verbal Ability
Types of Questions
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