What is the full form of CAT?
The full form of CAT is the Common Admission Test. It is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission to their flagship MBA programs. Answer: Any graduate with at least 50% marks from any recognised university can appear for the CAT exam.CAT i
CAT is also known as Common Admission test conducted for MBA courses in India. It is one of the most popular exams that are conducted for students every year. Students who score good percentile in CAT gets admission in the top MBA Colleges. The exam is subsequently divided into 3 parts. Quantitative

CAT exam full form is Common Admission Test. It is a national level MBA entrance exam conducted by the IIMs. The CAT score is accepted by the IIMs for MBA, PGP, Executive MBA, FPM and Ph.D admissions. The Common Admission Test or CAT is the most recognised entrance test for MBA admission in India. A
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CAT exam conducted only once a year in the month of November. It is conducted in three shifts on a single day.
CAT exam is conducted in computer based test mode. Candidates have to visit a designated test centre to give the exam on a computer system. They have to login their answers with the help of computer mouse.
Maximum marks in CAT is 204. There are 68 questions each carrying 3 marks. VARC is of 72 marks and DILR and Quants are of 66 marks each.
CAT exam is of 120 minutes. Each section is of 40 minutes. PwD candidates get extra time of 53 minutes and 20 seconds per section.
Yes, CAT exam is MCQ type, meaning there are no subjective type questions wherein you have to write a lot. In CAT every question is to be answered in one word or option. However, all questions don't have MCQ options, some are Type In The Answer (TITA) questions.
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