The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission to the Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in management courses.

CAT 2016 Important dates-

Release of Advertisement July 2016 (Sunday)
Online Registration for CAT 06th August to 25th September 2016
Admit Card Download Window 15th October 2016, 1:00 PM till Exam Date
CAT Exam Test Date 29th November 2016 (Sunday)
Results Declaration Second week of January 2017

CAT exam pattern-

CAT covers questions in five broad areas such as

Verbal ability
Logical reasoning
Quantitative Ability
Data Interpretation

Section No. of Questions Duration

Quantitative Ability &
Data Interpretation 50 2 hrs. 50 mins

Verbal Ability &
Logical Reasoning 50
Total 100 2 hrs. 50 mins

The Exam duration is 170 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation will consist of 50 questions and Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability will have 50 questions each.

Syllabus-

Quantitative Ability QA -

Geometry, Trigonometry, Probability, Number System, Permutation & Combination, Speed, Time and Distance, Profit and Loss, Logarithmic Equations, HCF and LCM, Ratio, Quadratic and Linear Equations, Algebra, Mensuration, Percentages, progressions, Complex Numbers, Simple and Compound Interest etc.

Data Interpretation DI

Tables, Graphical Representations, Charts and any diagramatical Representation

Verbal Ability VA

Critical Reasoning, Paragraph Forming, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension

Logical Reasoning LR

Logical Games, Calnedars, Cubes, Clocks, Blood Relations, Seating Arrangements etc.