IIM announces highlights of CAT 2011

Updated on: Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Indian Institutes of Management announced the highlights of the Common Admission Test 2011 (CAT 2011). This year the CAT will have only two sections instead of three. The first section will focus on Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second and will no longer be able to go back.

A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully. The total duration will be 2 hours and 35 minutes including the tutorial. A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made available in the coming weeks.

The number of test days has been retained at 20 days within the window from 22 October to 18 November 2011.

“We are confident that CAT 2011 is going to help us in identifying the appropriate candidates for our programmes, and that the examination will be fair and equitable,” said Janakiraman Moorthy, CAT 2011 Convenor. “Considerable effort has been invested in maintaining similar level of difficulty across papers. A small number of statistically and psychometrically validated questions are randomly inserted in each question paper as equating blocks. These will be used for assessing post test equality across the days.”

To reduce the difficulties in purchasing CAT vouchers, now candidates will also be able to purchase CAT vouchers from 201 Axis Bank branches, an increase of 30 outlets.

Highlights:

* CAT will be held between October 22 to November 18

* For more details visit www.catiim.in by August 8 2011

* Check-in procedure year will start 1 ½ hours before the scheduled test time

* Differently-abled candidates will be provided additional support as required

* Three new cities Bhilai, Jammu and Dehradun have been added as test location

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