CAT Pattern

CAT test does not have a predefined syllabus. CAT tests candidates in general aptitude including Verbal Ability (English), Quantitative Ability (Mathematics), Logical Reasoning (LR) and Data Interpretation (DI) skills. Following are main three sections of examination: (a)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. (b) Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning: Tables, Graphical Representations, Charts and any diagrammatical Representation, Logical Games, Calendars, Cubes, Clocks, Blood Relations, Seating Arrangements etc. (c) Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC): Critical Reasoning, Paragraph Forming, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension. CAT is multiple-choice based test with penalties for wrong answers. There is no penalty for questions that are left unanswered. Since 2009 CAT is conducted as a Computer Based Test. Duration of the examination is 180 minutes.

See, CAT is different to any other competitive exam out there. To succeed, you need to work smartly, and choosing the right coaching institute is the first step. When you talk about coaching institutes in Ghaziabad, there is one that is head and shoulders above the rest. That is TIME Vaishali and Ill tell you why.
1) Faculty - When you talk about best faculty in Ghaziabad or even NCR for that matter, the name of Mr. Ritesh Jain emerges instantly. Ritesh Jain is a leading career counselor frequently conducting Live Career Helpline on various National TV channels like Aaj Tak, Doordarshan, IBN7 and others. He also is an active part of MENSA, scoring more than 98 percentile globally in the IQ test conducted by MENSA. But, apart from being a genius, he is the most hardworking and dedicated professional that one might come across. He gives personalised doubt classes to students and also shares his email and Facebook ID with his students, so that they could reach out to him after coaching hours as well.
2) Personal Attention and Batch size - At TIME Vaishali, batch sizes are quite small as compared to other big coaching institutes. Hence, its easy for the faculty to focus on each student. Students can ask for doubt classes, extra classes, revision classes as many time as they like. The clarity of concepts is paramount for the faculty.
3) Study material - TIME is the biggest coaching institute in the country. It has a dedicated team of IIT and IIM alumni who rigorously go through previous year papers and modify the study material year in year out, so that the students do not need to look for any other source for practice.
4) Mocks and Sectional Tests - Being a TIME student automatically enrolls you into the biggest and the best Mock CAT series, AIMCAT. Every time student gets 25 AIMCATs that are conducted both in proctored and unproctored mode to build the student's temperament for the D-day. Every AIMCAT solution is posted in the Student's home page along with their all India percentile. This gives the student, an idea of his preparation. Apart from AIMCATs, more than 100 sectional tests are available on the student's home page, which can be accessed at any time. Sectional test are the best way to test and revise your concepts.

CAT exam pattern has gone with perceptible changes since 2014 not only in CAT structure but also in content. CAT 2018 exam is expected to be held in the month of November/December 2018. Next 6 months will be a crucial period to devise a well chalked out plan for your CAT preparation as per the CAT 2018 pattern. As per the revised CAT exam pattern 2018, CAT 2018 will consist of 3 sections with a total of 100 questions. Each section is timed with the individual time limit of 1 hour. You need to ensure high score in each of the 3 sections as there is also a sectional score cut off in IIMs for shortlisting. CAT Pattern 2018:
*Total Questions: 100
*Number of sections: 3
*Questions with negative marking (MCQs): 75
*Questions without negative marking (Non-MCQs): 25
*Score awarded for each correct answer: 3 marks
*Negative marking (Applicable for wrong answers in MCQs): -1 mark.