MICAT Previous Year Sample Question Papers (2024): PDF Download

The exam structure of MICAT may change every year. Based on the previous year's analysis, here is what candidates can expect from the MICAT exam. MICAT exam has three sections, with four sub-sections in Section C.

• Section A, that is the Psychometric test had MCQ type questions with two or eight options.
• Section B, the descriptive test have four subjective questions.
• Section C has four sub-sections with MCQ types questions with upto eight options.

Section A and B do not have any negative marking, while Section-C has negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect response.

Along with the exam details, MICA releases MICAT demo, also known as MICAT mock test. Candidates can use the MICAT demo to get aware pf the user experience of the MICAT exam. Each part of the MICAT mock test is clocked on the similar lines to the MICAT exam. Candidates are not allowed to navigate across the three parts of the MICAT mock test. However, functionality to move across four sub sections of the Aptitude Test is provided in the MICAT mock test as well. After end of the sectional time, MICA will automatically submit the responses marked or unmarked by the candidate.

Since MICA does not release the questions of the Psychometric Test, MICAT mock test will be clocked to one minute. However, the actual Psychometric test in the MICAT exam will be clocked to 30 minutes. Candidates cannot go back or move ahead from the Psychometric Test until the end of 30 minutes.

The number of answer options in the objective type questions of MICAT is not static. Each year, the number of answer options may change as per the exam structure. However, candidates can expect a range of answer options between two to eight. Candidates will have to choose one right option, or candidates may have to match the correct options. Before attempting the MICAT question paper, candidates must refer to the MICAT sample papers released by MICA with the exam details.

Candidates taking the MICAT exam will not get the facility to navigate across sections. Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, has three sections as mentioned below:

A: Psychometric Test

B: Descriptive Test

C: Aptitude Test (with four sub-sections)

Candidates answering questions in MICAT's section C get an option to navigate across its sub-sections. Canddidates are allowed to answer questions from any of the four sub-sections in the Aptitude Test. However, once the candidate has submitted responses of Psychometric Test and Descriptive Test, he/she is not allowed to move back to edit the responses of tyhe submitted section.

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, does not release MICAT question papers. Therefore, candidates may not find the MICAT previous year's question papers online. However, candidates can find the sample questions for the MICAT exam. MICA releases three MICAT sample papers every year along with the exam details. These sample papers host the questions from Descriptive Test and the Aptitude Test. MICA does not share the questions that are or can be asked in the Psychometric Test. The questions in the MICAT sample papers are to provide an idea to the applicants on what to expect from the MICAT examination.

Psychometric test of MICAT exam helps in screening candidates for the programmes offered by Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad. MICAT's Psychometric Test helps assess candidate's behavioural and psychological attributes to find whether an individual is right fit for the course or not.

Psychometric Test in MICAT involves 150 questions. These questions are objective type questions or onw word answer questions with two or more options. Candidates may find True/False type questions. MICA typically analyses the following attributes of a candidatre using the Psychometric Test:

• Science v/s Art
• Openness to Creativity
• New Ideas
• Deductive & Inductive Logic
• Decision Making

MICAT Psychometric exam has a total of 150 questions. Candidates may or may not answer all the questions. Psychometric Test is a qualifier exam. Candidates who do not answer all questions in the Psychometric Test may not get the section evaluated. Performance in the Psychometric test is not included while merit preparation for final selection. However, candidates who do not pass the Psychometric test are not considered for evaluation in the subsequent section of the MICAT exam. MICA will evaluate the candidate's readiness for the programme based on his/her responses in the Psychometric Test. Therefore, passing the Psychometric Test is crucial to get admission based on MICAT. One must answer all the questions in the test.

Section C, or Aptitude Test of MICAT exam is divided into four sub-sections. The number of questions may change with each examination cycle. Based on the previous year's exam analaysis, there were a total of 70 questions in the Aptitude Test of MICAT exam. These 70 questions were divided into four sub sections in the following weight:

1. Divergent-Convergent Reasoning: 20
2. Verbal Ability: 20
3. Quantitative Ability: 20
4. General Awareness: 10

The Aptitude Test section of the MICAT exam had negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect response.

Yes. MICAT exam has sectional time limit. Candidates have to complete a particular section within the specified time frame. MICA has designed MICAT with three sections. First section, that is a Psychometric Test, must be completed within a time limit of 30 minutes. Further, time limit for Section B, Descriptive Test, is set as 25 minutes. Candidates need to answer all four questions from Section-B within 25 minutes. The last section, i.e. Section-C has four sub-sections. The entire section C has to be completed within 80 minutes. While answering questions in section C, candidates could navigate across the sub sections.

MICA does not release a detailed syllabus for MICAT. However, MICA notifies the names of the sections with the release of the exam details. Sub-section wise important topics in Section C of MICAT exam are as follows:

Divergent-Convergent Reasoning

• Puzzles
• Blood Relations
• Coding-Decoding
• Number Series
• Seating Arrangement
• Data Sufficiency
• Venn Diagrams
• Pie Charts
• Syllogism

Verbal Ability

• Reading Comprehension
• Grammar
• Idioms
• Word Meaning
• Sentence Correction
• Para jumbles
• Antonyms & Synonyms
• Spelling
• One-Word Substitution

Quantitative Ability

• Geometry
• Mensuration
• Trigonometry
• Number System
• Surds and Indices 
• HCF & LCM
• Logarithms
• Modern Maths
• Time-Speed-Distance

General Awareness

• Business
• Art
• Mass Media
• Entertainment
• Advertising
• International Business
• Brands
• Sports
• Static GK

Besides the topics mentioned above, MICAT exam may be dominated by any other topic. Therefore, candidates must prepare for any type of questions and topics as per the MICAT sections.

MICAT exam has three sections. The third section of the exam, that is the Aptitude Test has four sub sections. These sub-sections are similar to the syllabus of other competitive exams. However, candidates can answer questions i9n section C only after they submit their responses from Section A and B.

The sub sections included in the Section C of MICAT exam are:

1. Divergent-Convergent Reasoning
2. Verbal Ability
3. Quantitative Ability
4. General Awareness

Candidates can use CAT or CMAT books to prepare for the sub-sections under Section C of MICAT exam.