CAT 2015: Salient features The official notification for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015 was released on Ju 26 CAT 2015 is scheduled to !e conducted on "o#em!er 2$% it is !ein& conducted !y th 'ndian 'nstitute of ana&ement% Ahmeda!ad ('' A) *ew salient features of the e+amination% as outlined !y '' Ahmeda!ad are mentioned !elow: • The e+am will !e held in 650 e+amination centres in 1,6 cities across the count • The e+am will !e held only on one day% there will !e two sessions on the same d • The candidates ha#e the o-tion to select u- to four choices as their e+aminatio The institute will try to assi&n the first city of choice to all candidates% ho is not -ossi!le% then the candidates will !e assi&ned a city as -er their menti order of -reference • The e+am sessions will !e assi&ned to the candidates in random order% they will ha#e the choice to choose their own session • The -ayment of fee is to !e done throu&h online mode only% ie throu&h credit de!it card or net !an.in& "o other mode of -ayment is a--lica!le • The as-irants can re&ister for the e+am and com-lete the a--lication -rocess !etween Au&ust 6 and Se-tem!er 20 • The admit cards will !e released on /cto!er 15 • The authorities will also release an online tutorial e+-lainin& the format of t e+amination on /cto!er 15 • The e+am will !e for a duration of 1 0 minutes% which has !een increased form 1 0 minutes lon& e+am last year • The -a-er will com-rise of three sections% uantitati#e A-titude ( A)% 3ata 'nter-retation 4 o&ical easonin& (3' ) and 7er!al 4 eadin& Com-rehension (7 C)
The official notification for the Common Admission Test (CAT)
2015 was released on July 26. CAT 2015 is scheduled to be conducted
on November 29, it is being conducted by the Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad (IIM- A).Few salient features of the
examination, as outlined by IIM Ahmedabad are mentioned below: The
exam will be held in 650 examination centres in 136 cities across
the country The exam will be held only on one day, there will be
two sessions on the same day The candidates have the option to
select up to four choices as their examination city. The institute
will try to assign the first city of choice to all candidates,
however, if that is not possible, then the candidates will be
assigned a city as per their mentioned order of preference The exam
sessions will be assigned to the candidates in random order, they
will not have the choice to choose their own session The payment of
fee is to be done through online mode only, i.e. through credit
card, debit card or net banking. No other mode of payment is
applicable The aspirants can register for the exam and complete the
application process between August 6 and September 20 The admit
cards will be released on October 15 The authorities will also
release an online tutorial explaining the format of the examination
on October 15 The exam will be for a duration of 180 minutes, which
has been increased form the 170 minutes-long exam last year The
paper will comprise of three sections, Quantitative Aptitude (QA),
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal &
Reading Comprehension (VRC) The Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal
& Reading Comprehension sections will carry 34 questions each,
while the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning section will
carry 32 questions Not all questions will follow the objective type
format, few questions will be subjective as well The candidates
will be allowed to use the basic on-screen calculator for
computation The candidates will have 60 minutes for attempting each
section, and they cannot switch from one section to another during
each 60-minute slot The results of the competitive exam are likely
to be declared in the second week of January 2016
