Title: CAT 2020 Exams Preparation by Edufoster Career Institute
1CAT Exam 2020 Notable Particulars
2About CAT 2020
- CAT or Common Admission Test, the most popular
national level management entrance exam conducted
by Indian Institute of Management for admission
to 20 IIMs and more than 100 B-schools across
India. Around 2.5 lakh MBA aspirants appear for
the test every year. CAT 2020 will be a 3-hour
computer-based test consisting of 100 Multiple
Choice Question (MCQ) and Non-MCQ type questions.
There are likely to be three sections, namely
Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability and
Reading Comprehension (VARC) and Data
Interpretation Logical Reasoning (DILR). CAT
2020 will tentatively be held in last week of
November in two slots Forenoon (9 AM to 12 PM)
and Afternoon (230 PM to 530 PM).
- The result of CAT 2020 will be announced in first
week of January, and the selection procedure
initiates with the release of CAT cutoff. Each of
the participating institutes of CAT 2020 will
execute their individual admission process,
however, the shortlisting would be done based on
CAT 2020 cutoff. Next, the shortlisted candidates
will be called for further selection rounds,
namely, Group Discussion (GD) or Writing Ability
Test (WAT) or both and Personal Interview (PI)
rounds for the final admission. Additionally, the
newly formed IIMs will administer the Common
Admission Process (CAP) where the shortlisted
aspirants from all participating IIMs need to
appear for WAT and PI rounds.
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3CAT 2020 Important Dates
CAT Notification release date Last week of July, 2020
CAT 2020 Registration Start Date First week of August, 2020
CAT 2020 Last date for Online Registration Last week of September, 2020
CAT 2020 Issue of Admit Card Last week of October, 2020
CAT 2020 Exam Date (Tentative) Last week of November, 2020
Releasing of Answer Key 1st week of December, 2020
CAT 2020 Result Announcement Second week of January, 2021
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4CAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria Process
- Candidates applying for CAT 2020 should fulfil
any one of the following criteria - Candidates must be completed Bachelor Degree with
the 50 marks (45 in case of SC/ST) - Completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA) with
required percentage. - Candidates must be in the final year of
graduation with required percentages.
- Mode of Application Online
- Mode of Payment Net Banking , Credit Card,
Debit Card, NEFT , Paytm , Other - Application Fees
- Category
Fees - General
1900/ - SC/ST/OBC
950/
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5CAT 2020 Preparation Tips
- Perseverance, strategic planning and execution
clubbed with positivity pave the path towards
success in the most coveted entrance exam, CAT.
Candidates would need to start preparing at least
6-8 months prior to the exam to yield the best
results. - Thorough knowledge of the CAT 2020 Syllabus along
with the concepts should be the primary focus for
all the aspiring test takers followed by practice
of previous years question papers and sample
papers. Candidates are advised to take as many
timed mock tests as possible to enhance their
proficiency. Apart from academic preparation, one
should be cautious about their health as well.
Staying fit and positive is immensely important
until the exam day.
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6CAT 2020 Exam Pattern
- As per the CAT 2020 exam pattern, the
computer-based test had three timed sections
(VARC, DILR, and QA) carrying a total of 100
questions. The types of questions are both MCQ as
well as Non-MCQ questions. Following were the
three CAT sections including the sectional
durations and marks allotted-
CAT Exam Pattern 2020
Sl. No. Subjects No. of Question Full Marks
1. Verbal and Reading Comprehension 34 34
2. Quantitative Ability 34 34
3. Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 32 32
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