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Advisor · Credits: 24327 My Scrapbook

Hi Everyone, here is the analysis of 2005 CAT exam held on 20/11/2005. If anyone from this forum has given the exam please write your views here would definately help.

Wow. What a CAT.
After all the hype that this CAT generated, everyone was looking forward to another
great CAT. The last two CATs have been lapped up by the media. It all started with the
first ever leak in CAT in Nov. 2003, and the heavy TRPs generated by the leak
introduced the glamour quotient in CAT.
And now this. Just 90 questions. While questions have been heading southward, no one
expected a sub-100 number of questions. What next ?? Just 10 question in CAT ? This, in
our opinion, was not a test for the weak hearted. Hole your hears, the cut-offs would not
be very high.
List of surprises.
1. 60 two markers ?????
2. Negative marking scheme declared.
3. Just 90 questions.
Looking at 90 questions only, it was obvious tat the paper will not be easy. And definitely
not Verbal and RC.
Anyway, let us get to business. Section wise Analysis.
Quantitative Section : The overall pattern was fairly interesting, with 6-7 relatively easy
questions in the 1 marker variety and another 6-7 in the 2 markers. However, as most
people would have spent more time on the two markers, overall marks attempted would
be on the higher side. We expect the people to solve 24-25 marks worth of questions in
40 minutes, and get a score of abut 20.
16-17 for a [snip] plus percentile.
14 – 15 for a 93 plus percentile, which would also be the cutoff for most IIMs.
A score of around 12 would get you 85 + percentile, which would be for calls from other
B-schools.
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension : What a VA and RC. Just 30 questions
would make people feel that they would attempt them all. But the answer options in RC
were very close and some of the verbal questions were unanswerable. A score of 25 +
would be good. Most people would attempt around 35-38 marks worth of questions and
hence the cutoff is likely to stand at last years level. Cut-off would be around 22 + and a
score of 25 will be [snip] plus percentile, and 22 at 93 percentile, sufficient for call from the.
for IIMs and a score of around 18 would give you a 85 plus percentile.
Data Interpretation : A blood bath must have ensued in DI. The ten 1-markers alone
would have taken 20 minutes to answer, as one of them was calculation intensive (area
under cultivation) and the other was very logical (average ages). If a student answers
these 10 and manages to attempt a few 2 markers, he would sail through.
Our expectation is that the cut-off in DI would be very low. So a 15 would get you [snip]
plus percentile, and 12 would get you a 92 plus percentile, which would be sufficient for
IIM cut-offs. A score of 10 would be required for 85 percentile.
Overall
Not a great paper by any standards. A huge let-down. The IIMs could have done much
better. A very intimidating paper.
Overall Cut-offs
55 plus for all 6 IIM calls, given sectional cut-offs are met.
50 plus for 1-2 IIM calls, maybe more. This would correspond to [snip] percentile.
A score of around 42-43 would be sufficient to get 90 percentile, and get calls from top
B-schools affiliated to CAT.

Parikshit · Credits: 345 My Scrapbook

surprising no one has yet posted here. i heard this yr's cat was cake walk. hope it would be the same when i take my shot at it.

Advisor · Credits: 24327 My Scrapbook

Hi Parikshit,
CAT and cakewalks, the two terms are not synonymous! Lets wait and see what the results are like for this year.

drchowdary · Credits: 448 My Scrapbook

is medicos are eligible to appear to write CAT entrance exam

Advisor · Credits: 24327 My Scrapbook

google_singh · Credits: 3150 My Scrapbook

Dr. Chowdhary....if u from Gen Ccat then its really hard now

drchowdary · Credits: 448 My Scrapbook

how can medicos compete with the people of maths stream in CAT exams

google_singh · Credits: 3150 My Scrapbook

If u liked Maths , I wont be much difficult.

Advisor · Credits: 24327 My Scrapbook

CAT exams have two components: Maths and Verbal. They don't check for higher skills, what they check is your aptitude and approach to a problem. If you think only maths was the basis won't you be expecting all PHD maths level guys in IIM's!
They take a good blend of students from the population, it has students from engineering, economics, humanities and of course doctors! So you have to compete with the doctors that apply and of course have to have atleast the cut-off marks.
once called much will rely on your interview.
So as they say "practice makes a man perfect". Start studying.

sagospleen · Credits: 126 My Scrapbook

hi guru,
as u told us about the pattern of CAT exam..can u also tell whether it is must for medicos to go into hospital managament and such medical field related managament faculties or not?

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