CAT
2017 preparation journals: -
CAT
has this typical Image of constant change in the question paper pattern, among
rest of the competitive exams. It is considered at the top in management
diameters. CAT 2017 might deal some competencies as the pattern has been
followed similar in year 2016 as well as 2015. IIM Lucknow has geared up to
make CAT 2017 successful.
Pattern
of Question paper:
-
Common
Admission Test (CAT 2017) is the gateway to IIMs and other Business Management
colleges. Till the Yr.2014 CAT exam was completely based on Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs) and all of them levied penalty of negative marking for
incorrect answers. For the first time in CAT 2015 convened by IIM Ahmedabad,
entire process was changed and out of 100 total questions, the exam comprised
28 non-MCQs which remained free from any penalty of negative marking. Apart
from this, the exam was divided into 3 sections instead of earlier 2. The move
was much cherished since it was considered more postulant friendly. The test
offered level playing field and high scoring opportunities to the candidates
from all streams. This helped to increase academic and gender diversity in IIM
class rooms.
SPUR
OF THE MOMENT: -
CAT-2017
Applications closing date - 24th November
Preparation
techniques: -
· Mock Test: - Practice test papers prepared by the top ranked
students is the best source to extend the level of experience and command over
CAT exam. There are a number of sites in the verge to provide CAT online mock
test. Apply for it as the exam dates are near.
· CAT Test series: - You may enroll for CAT test
series at some good CAT coaching like TIME, VISTAMIND, CL, IMS among others.
They will help you overcome many weak areas. Choose for the best coaching for
CAT preparation. CAT coaching online is a virtuous answer to the working
specialists who find it problematic to attend regular offline class room
coaching for CAT. During the past few years fondness for CAT online coaching
has gone up many times. In fact, CAT online preparation through online coaching
for CAT is more cost effective, less time consuming and proposes you more time
to practice CAT question papers and CAT exercises.
· CAT Preparation for VARC: -
o
Verbal
Ability & Reading Comprehension in CAT 2017 exam would be the foremost
section. VARC is considered as the trickiest section as it can get any
composition with plenty of questions.
o
VARC
needs more attention in comparison to the next two sectors. During the last few
years, VARC has gone for substantial changes in CAT exams. In simpler terms
aspirants need to be versatile in accordance to current as well as past
affairs, including intact knowledge of past question papers.
o
Sometimes
you may find more questions on Grammar and Vocabulary and at other times the
entire part on Grammar based and vocabulary based questions may be missing in
CAT exam. The difficulty level of questions in VARC section is from moderate to
highly difficult.
o
Reading
Comprehension used to have a share of around 45% of total VARC questions in CAT
but now this share has increased to 70%, rest 30% questions are based Verbal
Ability.
o
“Verbal Ability
& Reading Comprehension’s” exam pattern: -
§ Total Questions: 34
§ Total MCQs (Multiple
Choice Questions): 24
§ Total Non-MCQs
(Answer to be typed on screen): 10
§ Answer choice for
each question (MCQ): 4
§ Answer choice for
Non-MCQ: May or may not exist. In any case you need to type the answer in the
given space on the computer screen
§ Maximum marks for
correct answer: 3
§ Negative marks for
wrong answer: -1
Reading Material: - A
CAT 2017 aspirant needs to know what and how to prepare Verbal Ability before
moving on the tricky path of CAT preparation module. Entire syllabus has to be
placed in 2 sections- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. Clear
understanding of basics and the skill to apply them in English language can
only strengthen the Verbal Ability.
CAT DILR Preparation: - Data
Interpretation for CAT and Logical Reasoning for CAT are now clubbed together
and form a new DILR section. DI questions for CAT with solutions are available
online also. The data interpretation for CAT syllabus is also a little more
defined than other CAT sections. The Data Interpretation Study material like
Data Interpretation for CAT; The Pearson Guide for logical Reasoning and Data
Interpretation are the few of the best books for CAT 2017 preparation. Data
interpretation and Logical Reasoning study material for CAT 2017 is available
online also which can help you in CAT 2017 DILR preparation and will also save
your time also.
Candidates who appear in IIMs
Common Admission Text (CAT) find DILR as the most difficult and time-consuming
section. Candidates can hardly solve only a few DILR questions in CAT exam.
Now, with creation of new section in CAT comprising only DILR questions, CAT
has detached the DI questions and LR questions from their respective parent
sections of Quant and Verbal. Now DILR is the 3rd section in CAT exam which
requires higher focus on DILR preparation.
DILR: Very important in CAT 2017
· The new DILR section now is as important as other 2 sections in
CAT 2017 as sectional cut offs announced by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM
Lucknow and other IIMs for DILR section are the same as applicable for Quant
and VARC sections. If you have to score
85 percentiles in Quant and VRC sections, you will have to score 85 percentiles
minimum in CAT 2017 in DILR section also to get shortlisted by IIMs for
admission to batch 2018-20. The actual cut off percentile in DILR section in
CAT 2017 may be higher than the announced cut off, depending upon the merit
status and scoring pattern.
· Division of
DILR questions in CAT exam
o
Total
Questions: 32
o
Total
available time to solve: 1 hour (60 minutes)
o
Number of DI
questions in CAT 2017: 16
o
Number of LR
questions in CAT 2017: 16
o
Number of
DILR MCQs in CAT 2017: 24 (DI-12; LR-12)
o
Number of
DILR Non-MCQs in CAT 2017: 8 (DI-4; LR-4)
o
Type of DILR
Questions: 8 sets with 4 questions in each set
o
Maximum Marks
per right answer: 3
o
Negative
marks for wrong answer-MCQ: 1
o
Negative
marks for wrong answer-Non-MCQ: No negative marking for Non MCQs
DILR in CAT 2017-Game changer
· Those who can crack more questions on Data Interpretation and
Logical reasoning in CAT 2017 will be able to score very high getting an edge
over their peers.
· Questions on Data Interpretation and LR in CAT 2017 could prove to
be the prime factors to push your score up or pull the same down according to
the ability with which the section is attempted in 60 minutes. The questions in
DILR section are always more time consuming as well as require more skills to
crack.
· Most of the DILR questions are in a set of 4-5 questions following
a problem set. The questions are expected to be based on tricky information
rich problems in the form of bar diagrams, graphs, tables on Data
Interpretation while questions on Logical Reasoning will need greater practice
work on Seating arrangement, family tree, direction, rows, arguments,
statements among others. Remember practicing the right approach to solve the
questions could be the key to score high.
How to crack 25 out of 34 in Quant?
· The level of difficulty in Quant section of CAT in last 2 years
that IIM Bangalore and IIM Ahmedabad placed is not unknown is one fact and you
also need a very high percentile in Quant in CAT 2017 is another fact. Apart
from these 100 percentiles in CAT are also on the rise. If you attempt fewer
questions and out of them some may go wrong, your percentile may reduce
substantially.
· Now the need is to aim for scoring high in CAT 2017. While a
particular class of candidates may have an edge in Quant others may have the
same edge in other sections. To achieve the high scoring goal in Quant, the
only formula now is to focus on strengthening your basics in Quant; do more
practice on Quant questions for CAT and take as many sectional and full-length
mocks for Quant in CAT 2017.
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