{"id":6503,"date":"2020-11-09T22:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.careermantra.net\/blog\/?p=6503"},"modified":"2020-11-09T22:38:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T17:08:42","slug":"cat-preparation-all-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/cat-preparation-all-details\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT PREPARATION 2020-21 PREPARATION: | LAST MINUTE STRATEGY | TIPS AND TRICKS TO ACE THE EXAM IN 30 DAYS | BEST EXAM PREPARATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAT <\/b><\/span>Preparation <\/b><\/span>2020-21 Strategy<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

A computer-based selection test administered by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)<\/strong> as a prerequisite for admission to their business administration programs is the CAT Exam<\/a> (Common Admission Test). In addition to the IIMs, the CAT Preparation is also a prerequisite for admission to numerous other prestigious management colleges throughout India, including institutions such as the S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR)<\/a>, the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS)<\/a>, the Institute of Management Development (Gurgaon)<\/a>, the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), the Jamal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), International Management Institute (IMI)<\/a>, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)<\/a> amid others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mode of exam: online<\/b><\/p>\n

Mode of application: online<\/b><\/p>\n

The medium of the exam: English\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

This year, a total of 2.27 lakh (2,27,835) candidates have registered for the CAT Preparation. The exam will take place in test centers spread out over about 156 test cities on November 29.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will be a CAT admission card available<\/strong> on the website-iimcat.ac.in<\/a>. The applicant must click on the ‘Download Admit Card’ link to download it. Enter the Id and password of the user after which the Hall Ticket appears on the screen. Upload, and for further reference, take a printout.<\/span><\/p>\n

There was a shift in the review pattern this year, given the COVID-19 scenario. The CAT Preparation inspection period has been shortened from three hours to two hours. It has been reduced to 40 minutes as per the CAT sectional period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since there is less than a month left before the exam, it is high time that the students make proper strategies to ace the exam and start with their CAT Preparation 2020-21 Preparation. Here comes Career Mantra to help you with all the important tips and strategies that can help you crack this tough exam intelligently.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CAT Preparation 2020-21 Preparation strategy:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Analyze the pattern of the question paper<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Focus on the Syllabus, Break the topics<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Take mock tests, solve and practice<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Learn time management<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Have a healthy and positive approach\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It is immensely important for the applicants to go through the important dates, events, exam\/question paper pattern, eligibility, etc before moving forward with the CAT 2020-21 Preparation.<\/p>\n

    CAT Preparation 2020-21 Dates and events:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Date<\/b><\/td>\nEvents<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    August 5, 2020,<\/span><\/td>\nCAT 2020 Registration starts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    September 23, 2020,<\/span><\/td>\nCAT 2020 Registration ends<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    October 28, 2020,<\/span><\/td>\nCAT 2020 Admit Card released; candidates can download\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    November 29, 2020,<\/span><\/td>\nCAT 2020 Examination conducted<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    December 31, 2020,<\/span><\/td>\nDeadline for documents submission\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    To be announced\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAnswer key release<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    To be announced\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nChallenge answer key<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2nd week of January 2021<\/span><\/td>\nCAT 2020-21 Results<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    Analyze the pattern of the question paper<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Subjects\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAptitude, Mathematics, English, General Knowledge\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Total no.of questions\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Type of questions\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMCQ-based & Non-MCQ(Type in the answer)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sections<\/span><\/td>\n3 sections;<\/span><\/p>\n

    Quantitative Aptitude(QA), Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension(VARC), and Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation(DILR)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Maximum marks<\/span><\/td>\n300<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Maximum time<\/span><\/td>\n120 Minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Marking scheme<\/span><\/td>\n+3 for each positive response<\/span><\/p>\n

    -1 for each negative response<\/span><\/p>\n

    No negative marking for non-MCQ response<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Click here to get complete details of CAT 2020-21 eligibility criteria\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

    CAT Preparation Syllabus 2020:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

    There is no predefined syllabus for the CAT test or CAT Preparation 2020-21. The syllabus comes mostly from the topics of Maths in Middle and High school, and with some generic logical reasoning questions in English.<\/span><\/p>\n

    CAT Quantitative Aptitude (34 questions):\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n