Posted by TCYonline.com on July 26, 2011
The Common Admission Test (CAT), which holds the key to the 13 IIMs and other major B-schools in the country, has gone for a format makeover. The test will be conducted between October 22 and November 18, 2011. Though the number of questions remains the same, CAT 2011 will have two sections instead of three, and an additional five minutes to tackle the test.
According to an official statement released on Monday by Prometric, the testing agency and IIMs, CAT 2011 will have only two sections — the first will focus on quantitative ability and data interpretation and the second on verbal ability and logical reasoning.
“These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section, which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second and will no longer be able to go back,” said the statement.
“This is a move to be student-friendly. There are many students who lose out on a seat as they would have failed to perform in one of the sections,” said prof Janakiraman Moorthy, convenor, CAT 2011. An additional five minutes have been added to the existing two-andhalf hours. This includes a 15-minute tutorial that will guide students through the process.
Bhilai, Jammu and Dehradun have been added to the existing 33 test locations. The number of testing days will remain 20. Check-in time has been reduced by half-an-hour from the previous two hours. With this
change, the afternoon sessions will start at 3.15pm.
What’s new:
Three sections reduced to two (Quant+DI and Verbal+Logical Reasoning)
No option of going back and forth
Additional 5 minutes (70 mins for each section)
30-minute reduction in reporting time
Three new locations (Bhilai, Jammu and Dehradun)
30 more outlets to sell vouchers
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CAT-2011-takes-on-a-new-avatar-One-section-less-5-extra-minutes/articleshow/9364325.cms
Posted by TCYonline.com on September 8, 2010
Data Interpretation consists of three sections viz. Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency and Reasoning. It is easily the most scoring section of any exam- if the fundamentals are in place.
Data Interpretation (D.I.) : contains information presented in the form of Bar graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, Histograms etc. The student is required to analyze the information provided and supply the answer to asked queries related to the data given. Students who are good at heavy mental calculation are at an advantage as it is one of the keys for doing well in this section. This section tests the students’ skills in Percentage calculation, Profit and Loss Analysis, and Ratio Proportion.
Data Sufficiency: is a section where a statement is given and with it are provided two options which could hold the key to the answer. The student is required to independently analyze both the answer keys and see from which the answer can be derived. The student has to tick one of the five options for the answer.
• If answer can be derived from Answer key A- then answer is A.
• If answer can be derived from Answer key B- then answer is B.
• If answer can be derived from both A & B independently- then answer will be C.
• If answer can be derived from a combination of A & B- then answer is D.
• If answer cannot be derived from any of the options, then the answer is E.
Imp: Many times students get confused when the solution does yield an answer with both the answer keys but the answer is different in both the cases. In such a scenario, C would be the correct option is the right one as long as both the options provide unique answers (i.e. it can’t be -2 or +2, it has to be either).
Reasoning: as a section can be tackled very well if the mental calculation is fast. There are broadly three types of reasoning questions: Linear, Circular and Tabular.
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