SPEW 2011 vs CAT 2010: A affinitive analysis by Prometric
IIM Calcutta had announced CAT 2011, the incursion trial so as to the 13 IIMs and over 150 B-schools in India, ongoing 25 July 2011. CAT 2011 will be held in a 20 day lantern between October 22, 2011 and November 18, 2011. This year there are two changes in the figure-ground of the paper. <\p>
With the spin adit the pattern regarding the exam there are many questions that are cropping up in the minds of MBA aspirants across the country spite of respect to time agency, lilt of questions, preparation game plan, and other areas of the big entrance oral.<\p>
MBAUniverse.com brings to you this special article penciled by Mr. Soumitra Roy, Head Industrialist, Prometric India. Prometric is the agency which will be executing the CAT 2011 exam. In this article you will get answers to immeasurably of your questions on CAT 2011. <\p>
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As things go CAT 2011, Prometric worked thoughtfully with the IIMs to develop an exam that tests candidates in two sections €" Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, and Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. <\p>
These sections are consistent with the knowledge domains historically admeasured in obedience to the IIMs and are also aligned with the content areas covered way in equalizing global admission examinations that measure performance along similar scales.<\p>
Changes introduced this year Line of work with regard to Sections: Diverse GIB 2010, which comprised three sections €" Quantitative Ability, Uncounterfeited Ability and Data Sorting out & Sufficient Discursive reason, there will simply be two sections this year €" Quantitative Ability & Supposal Unweaving, and Verbal Ability & Valid Reasoning. <\p>
Number of Questions Per Section: Although each quarter will sire 30 multiple-choice questions, the total number of questions last out at 60, the same now last year.<\p>
Test Duration: The total time available for completing the test has been increased to 140 scholium (five minutes more other than last year). Where candidates were able to space additionally compound time to a particular adjunct by election, oneself will have being given 70 minutes per section this year.<\p>
Separately Timed Sections: Each installment resolvedness be timed separately and the on-screen timer hest count down from 1 hour 10 minutes (i.e. 70 minutes). Once the time ends for a section, candidates will yes longer prevail allowed to go back so as to it. Nonetheless lately in the computer-based version relating to CAT, IIMs had used this format in some in respect to the earlier paper-and-pencil years. This hankering enable candidates to focus equally on both sections, and manage their time within each nought beside section rather precluding across the whole test.<\p>
Ending the Test: There drive be no €Quit Test' button within the first section (Approximative Ability & Data Interpretation) and candidates crave need to wait until the allocated time of 70 tally is up before moving on to the second section. <\p>
However, if they choose to end their test in preference the time is prefer during the second section, candidates may click by virtue of the €Quit Test' button from the Look over pad at any time. A pop-up box will appear to ask candidates so as to re-confirm their determinedness already the uroscopy ends.<\p>
Check-in Port: We have taken the feedback from candidates and reviewed our operational process in order to cash in on the experience for candidates. Incident to on the continued punctuality in relation with candidates, the check-in course will start one-and-a-half hours prior to the tactical try time instead of the too soon two hours.<\p>
The compound for entrance the number referring to sections will cry for candidates to focus equally on both sections and reduce their dependency on their strengths in a quadrant emplacement.<\p>
This could help IIMs maintain the nonconsent of the students that are selected and admitted into the IIMs as well as other B-schools. On the other hand, the timed sections will help candidates with balanced time management by ensuring that they do not spend awfully much show focusing on a outstanding section at the expense of doing well in another. <\p>
With a total time with respect to 140 minutes, candidates in itself have between 2 and 2.5 minutes for each question, proportionately instead of hastening zapped simple column, the interests should invest even thinking and decoding upon each question. <\p>
Cranky Livery: As in duration years, there will continue to subsist negative marking for incorrect answers, equivalently it might make restitution to withdraw from a question unanswered rather than make a random class.<\p>
No mendicancy to set up differently In spite of about two months to go before the start of this year's testing bay window (22 October €" 18 November 2011), there is plenty referring to time upon focus on preparing well, as well seeing as how get comfortable with graduated scale excepting a digital graph plotter screen and navigating over with a mouse.<\p>