CAT 2007 - Pattern Same as 2006

In 2006, there had been a considerable shift in pattern of CAT. Though the total number of questions for each of the three sections (verbal, data interpretation and quantitative aptitude) has gone down, each question has more options now. In CAT 2006, there was a change in negative marking. While till 2005 it was 33%, it was reduced to 25% last year.

This Year (2007) Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission into MBA programs at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) followed exactly the same pattern and format as it did in 2006. 75 questions, 25 in each section, 4 marks for a correct answer and minus 1 for a wrong answer.

Various Coaching Institutes are busy working on the Analysis of the CAT 2007 paper.

From MBA Universe:

Career Launcher believes that CAT was moderately difficult this year. When asked about what cutoffs does Career Launcher prescribe, Mr Lahiri said, “We expect the Quant section cut-off to be 26 to 28; Language section cutoff between 26 to 28 and LR & DI section cutoff between 34 to 36. Career Launcher believes that overall cutoffs will be in the range of 102 to 107.

Nearly 2.30,000 students took exam in 23 cities across the country for admission into Top Indian B-schools. In 2006, approx. 1.8 lakh students had appeared for the test last year. About 35,000 students from Delhi region appeared for the test.

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CAT 2007 answers on SMS

Months of fretting after taking the Combined Admission Test (CAT) for admissions to top management institutes may become a thing of the past with the launch of an SMS service that will give the answers within hours of taking the exam.

EnableM, a pioneer in mobile learning technology, in association with IMS, a leader in management entrance training, on Wednesday launched 'I-msg' a unique SMS- based service through which registered users just have to SMS their questions paper series number and, within hours, they will receive all the correct answers, a press release from EnableM said.

I-msg is a secure and simple SMS-GPRS combo tool and students can register to the service by sending an SMS, JOIN CAT to 55454. The service is currently available on Airtel and Vodafone at a one-time cost of Rs 30.

The technical and marketing inputs to the service has been by Onmobile, a spin-off of the Bangalore-based Infosys Technologies.

Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) conducts the CAT exam every year for admissions to the six IIMs and other top management institutes in the country. This year the exam will be held on Nov 18.

Source : news.vakilno1.com

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