CAT Exam 2023 Exam Pattern, SyllabusÂ
CAT 2023: The CAT 2023 admit card release date has been rescheduled to November 7 by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Candidates can use their CAT ID and password to download their CAT admit card. The date of CAT 2023 is set for November 26. The official CAT mock test link will also be activated by the authorities on its official website, iimcat.ac.in. Three sessions of the CAT exam will be offered in about 300 test locations spread across 155 Indian cities.
The IIM Lucknow faculty member Dr. Sanjeet Singh has been named the Convener of the CAT 2023 Exam. The CAT 2023 application form correction window was previously opened by the authority on September 25 and closed at five o'clock on September 28. Every year, over two lakh candidates apply to take the CAT exam. Approximately 2.55 lakh candidates registered for the IIM CAT exam last year, and approximately 2.22 lakh candidates showed up. On August 2, the authority opened the CAT 2023 registration period, and on July 30, it published the official CAT 2023 notification. Internet reports state that IIM Lucknow received a record-breaking 3.3 lakh CAT applications this year. The most people have registered for CAT 2023 than at any other time since its launch.
The three subjects included in the CAT syllabus are Verbal Ability and reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA). The CAT 2023 exam is a business aptitude test. The CAT exam has a moderate to high difficulty level based on trends from previous years.
CAT 2023 Exam - Overview
The key information regarding the entrance exam must be known by applicants who intend to take the CAT in 2023. This year's CAT 2023 will run for two hours as usual, with three sections—DILR, VARC, and QA—where candidates will be tested. Every section in the CAT 2023 will have a time limit, and incorrect answers will result in a negative mark.
The following are some crucial details regarding CAT 2023 that candidates planning to take the exam should be aware of.
- Three sessions of the CAT exam will take place in 155 cities in 2023.
- The 2023 Categorization Test will run for two hours.
- The convener of the CAT 2023 exam is Professor Sanjeet Singh of IIM Lucknow.
- Date of release of CAT 2023 admit cards: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
- The CAT 2023 exam is scheduled for Sunday, November 26, 2023.
- It is anticipated that approximately 3,00,000 candidates will take the CAT this year.
CAT 2023 Exam Pattern
The three sections of the CAT exam—VARC, DILR, and QA—will remain the same from the last year. There will be 40 minutes for each section. The paper will contain both SAQ (also known as TITA) and MCQ. MCQs will make up the majority of the questions. TITAs, on the other hand, are short-answer questions.
| Particulars |
Details |
| CAT 2023 sections |
VARC, DILR, and QA |
|
Time Duration of CAT section-wise
|
40 minutes per section (Total 120 minutes) |
|
Total number of questions
|
66 |
|
Total marks in the CAT Exam
|
198 |
|
Language of question paper
|
English |
|
Type of questions
|
MCQs and Non-MCQs |
|
CAT 2023 Marking Scheme
|
Each question will carry 3 marks
1 mark will be reduced for every wrong answer
No negative marking for Non-MCQs
|
CAT Syllabus
It should be noted by candidates that no formal syllabus has been released. On the other hand, applicants can review the 2023 CAT syllabus, which is based on prior CAT questions. The following lists some of the key subjects for CAT 2023 along with the total number of questions for the VARC, DILR, and QA sections.
| Sections |
No of questions |
Time allotted (in minutes) |
Important topics
|
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
24 |
40 |
Reading comprehension, para jumbles, para summary, verbal reasoning, etc.
|
|
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)
|
20 |
40 |
Charts, graphs, arrangements, blood relations, puzzles, etc.
|
|
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
|
22 |
40 |
Algebra, arithmetic, number systems, geometry, permutations and combinations, mensuration, etc.
|
| Total |
66 |
120 |
|
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