{"id":48035,"date":"2025-07-11T18:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T12:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jaipuria.ac.in\/blog\/?p=48035"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:04:14","slug":"cat-tips-strategies-for-top-b-school-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jaipuria.ac.in\/blog\/cat-tips-strategies-for-top-b-school-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracking CAT: Tips and Strategies for Top B-School Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaipuria.ac.in\/blog\/common-aptitude-test-cat\/\"><u>All About CAT<\/u><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Common Admission Test, commonly known as CAT, is a Management-Based Entrance Exam, conducted by the Indian Institute of Management each year, to get admission in the Management Programs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaipuria.ac.in\/\">top B-Schools in India<\/a>. The test is designed by the prestigious IIMs on a rotational basis each year. It is considered to be one of the most competitive entrance examinations in India, where over 2 Lakh students appear for the test each year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students use the score to be eligible for an admit into premier Colleges and Universities in India, like the Prestigious IIMs, Indian Institute of Technology, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS New Delhi), MDI Gurgaon, JBIMS, SPJIMR, TAPMI, KJ Somaiya, Welingkar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaipuria.ac.in\/\">Jaipuria Institute of Management<\/a>, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, BIMTECH, FORE Business School, and many more.<\/p>\n<h3><u>CAT Test Pattern<\/u><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CAT is a computer-based aptitude Test. The test contains questions of two types- MCQs and Non-MCQs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per CAT 2025, the format of the test is as follows-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mode- <strong>Computer-Based Test<\/strong>, <strong>Online<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Test Fee- <strong>INR 1300\/- for SC, ST, PWD,<\/strong> and <strong>INR 2600\/- for Other Students<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Each year, one IIM is nominated to conduct the entire Application and Testing Process<\/li>\n<li>Total Questions- <strong>68<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Question Format- <strong>MCQ (70%-75%)<\/strong> and <strong>Non-MCQ (25-30%)<\/strong> or <strong>TITA<\/strong> (Type in The Answer) Questions<\/li>\n<li>Total Duration- <strong>120 Minutes (40 Minutes Per Section)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Sections- <\/u><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension- <strong>24 Questions, 40 Minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning- <strong>22 Questions, 40 Minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Quantitative Ability- <strong>22 Questions, 40 Minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Marking Scheme<\/u><\/strong>&#8211; <strong>(+3) For Correct Answer, (-1) for Incorrect Answer<\/strong>. <strong>Negative Marking is applicable only on MCQ MCQ-based questions<\/strong>. Non-MCQ or TITA Questions do not carry any negative marking.<\/li>\n<li>The score is released in <strong>Percentile (%ile) <\/strong>and not marks. A percentile is basically a rank. The percentile states how many students are below oneself. For Example, If I score a 90%ile, it means that there are 90% of students below me on the test, or out of 100, my rank was 10, meaning I am above 90 students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.jaipuria.ac.in\/\">Application Invited for PGDM 2025 at Jaipuria Institute of Management through CAT \u2013 Apply Now<\/a><\/h6>\n<h4><u>PREPARATION STRATEGY<\/u><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Common Aptitude Test consists of 3 Sections-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative Ability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since CAT is considered to be one of the most competitive Entrance Examinations in India, the competition to get through this test is cut-throat, and hence the test requires the students to be able to plan and manage their preparation as well. The CAT pattern has varied over the years, but the difficulty level has remained more or less similar in comparison to its previous editions. To get through CAT successfully, being able to manage preparation properly also matters a lot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is not a test where solving each and every question is important; rather, it is more important to understand and attempt questions that we are sure of. One of the most basic and the most important strategies to get through CAT is to maintain high ACCURACY. Attempting questions incorrectly invites negative markings. So, for a correct question, you are awarded (+3) Marks and for any incorrect question, you have a negative marking of (-1). So instead of scoring a 0 on any questions, you end up losing an extra 1 mark by attempting it incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although the exam is competitive, one cannot actually say that it is difficult. It is crucial to decide when to start preparing for the exam. The ideal time required to prepare for the test, with ease can be between 6 to 8 Months, depending upon the student\u2019s aptitude performance. The preparation timeline will vary from student to student, but the preparation strategy will more or less be the same, i.e. starting from the basics and then gradually moving on to higher difficulty levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the correct preparation strategy, CAT can become a cakewalk for any student. The preparation for each of the 3 sections will be divided into 3 Phases- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some useful resources that will help you during your preparation are- Word Power Made Easy, Brush Up Your English, NCERT Math Textbook from Class 6<sup>th<\/sup> to 10<sup>th<\/sup>, Newspaper, Wikipedia, Easy Written Novels, Study Material Specific to CAT Syllabus, Test Series, Magazines related to topics of your interests to help practice and Resources to improve your General Knowledge (Required at a later stage) as well.<u><\/u><\/p>\n<h4>Important Dates for CAT Exam 2025<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration for CAT 2025 Opens: 3rd August 2025, from 10:00 AM (IST)<\/li>\n<li>Registration for CAT 2025 Closes: 20<sup>th<\/sup> September 2025, till 5:00 PM (IST)<\/li>\n<li>Admit Card Download: 25<sup>th<\/sup> October 2025 to 30<sup>th<\/sup> November 2025<\/li>\n<li>CAT 2025 Exam Date: 30<sup>th<\/sup> November 2025<\/li>\n<li>Declaration of Result: 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Week of January (Tentative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.jaipuria.ac.in\/\">Application Invited for PGDM 2025 at Jaipuria Institute of Management through CAT \u2013 Apply Now<\/a><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Registration Fee-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>INR 1200\/- for SC, ST, and PwD Category<\/li>\n<li>INR 2400\/- for General, NC-OBC, EWS, and other categories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Trending CAT 2025 Videos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXCLzfCZqCJaQOM-shiuXeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaipuria Institute of Management<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UPt9ES_w3rc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<td><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PpSOD0kello\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hbWLhHVuL8E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<td><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1gAd1WLzRVk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All About CAT Common Admission Test, commonly known as CAT, is a Management-Based Entrance Exam, conducted by the Indian Institute of Management each year, to get admission in the Management Programs from top B-Schools in India. 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