CAT 2014 New Marking Scheme

CAT 2014 New Marking Scheme

The Common Admission Test 2014 (CAT 2014) exam is going to be held from November 16 and November 22, 2014.

CAT 2014 exam will see a a bit different criteria like the duration of the CAT examination is increased by 30 minutes, increasing the overall time to be 170 minutes. Instead of the previously 30 questions, there will be 50 questions in each section. Candidates can start and take any section first and can also switch over from one section to another. An on-screen timer will notify the candidates of the remaining minutes for the test.

Some of the marking scheme changes in the CAT 2014 exam is given below:

Three points awarded for each correct answer. The total maximum score in CAT 2014 will be 300 and the total number of questions will be 100 CAT exam comprises of two sections of 50 questions each namely Quantitative Ability (QA) and Data Interpretation (DI) and the other section includes Verbal Ability (VA) and Logical Reasoning (LR).

One point deducted for each incorrect answer, meaning one-third negative marking.

No penalty for questions left unanswered. So Candidates should leave the question unanswered if not sure of the answer.

The Question Palette panel on the right side will display the status of the questions in four colors as mentioned below:
Green - Answered question
Red - Unanswered question
White - Question not viewed
Violet - Question marked for review

While answering the questions candidates can press save and next button to save their answers and move to the next question or they can clear the already selected answer option for the given question. If a candidate want to devote some more time to the questions but wishes to get back to them at the end, mark for review & next button can be pressed. They will also be prompted at the time of submitting the test about these questions.

The Submit button will be enabled only upon completion of test time. When the Submit button is clicked, the system will prompt to confirm submission. The system will also display a summary of the status of the questions attempted by the candidate.

CAT Exam Tips and Tricks

CAT 2014 Last Minutes Tips and Tricks to Crack the Exam

CAT 2014 exam is just around the corner and candidates must try the previous years CAT Papers and should solve many mock test papers for the CAT 2014 exam so as to get an overview of what the CAT question pattern could contain.

CAT, which stands for the Common Admission Test, is an aptitude test for shortlisting management students for admissions to any of the IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management).

CAT 2014 paper has undergone various changes for the candidates ready to appear in CAT 2014 exam, here are a few last days preparation tips for CAT 2014 exam:

Questions framed from five broad areas namely - Verbal ability and reasoning, reading comprehension, quantitative skills, data interpretation and logical reasoning. All the questions would be of multiple-choice type with optional answer choices. Test duration increased to 170 minutes as compared to last year's 140 minutes and time duration of the CAT 2014 examination increased by 30 more minutes. So number of questions have also increased.

Time Management: CAT 2014 paper gives 'Section flexibility' to candidates i.e. one can attempt any section first. This will help to complete the paper on the basis of time allocated by candidates to different sections but at the same time candidates must note that with increase in time and section flexibility the number of questions have also increased so devote equal time for all the sections.

Number of Questions: A total 50 questions in each section as against 30 questions as compared to previous year CAT exams. Tricky questions tend to take time so just move on to the rest of the questions and when you're done with them, return to the untouched questions and try to solve them calmly.

CAT Practice Papers: Pick and solve as many as CAT mock tests possible every day. This will help in clearing your concepts for the CAT 2014 exam.

Work Smart: The reading comprehension section has comprehensions from various subjects. So student from a particular department are not supposed to have in-depth knowledge of any particular subject. The trick is to divide the question on the basis of type like you must pick factual questions first than those which require interpretation.

Pick the best questions: Since there is -1 for every wrong question, it is very important to pick best 35-40 questions out of total 50. Attempt those that you know the correct answer only.  Remember 'No mark is better than negative mark'

The CAT 2014 examination would be held on November 16 and November 22, 2014 across 99 cities in four sessions at 354 examination centers. Wish you all the best.