CAT
Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based
test held in India. This test scores a person on the bases of:
• Quantitative Ability,
• Data Interpretation,
• Verbal Ability and
•
Logical Reasoning.
According to Asian Survey of Exams, CAT is rated
as the third toughest test in Asia, after UPSC's Indian Engineering Services at
first and IIT-JEE at the second spot.
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
started this exam and use the test as an important component in selecting
students for their business administration programs. The test is conducted
every yearby one of the IIM's based on a policy of rotation. Other institutes
can also opt to use the scores of CAT as criteria for admissions.
CAT is normally conducted every year during a 20
day testing window (estimate but may vary) in the months of October and November. A candidate
can appear for CAT only once during the 20-day testing window. The test score
is valid for admission to the forthcoming academic year only.
In August 2011, it was announced that Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) would
also use the CAT scores, instead of the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET),
as the initial phase of the student selection process of their MBA and Masters
in Management programmes from the academic
year 2012–14.
Test Duration and Pattern
The current online test has two separately timed
sections. Once asection ends, candidates can no longer go back to it. The
sections are:
(a) Quantitative Ability & Data
Interpretation
(b) Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.
Each of the sections will have 30 questions with
a duration of 70 minutes. CAT Test Duration and Pattern.
The pattern and
duration of the test has seen considerable variations over the years. It has
been indicated that eventually CAT might become a computer adaptive test.
Scoring
The CAT, like virtually all large-scale exams,
utilizes multiple forms, or versions, of the test. Hence there are two types of
scores involved viz. raw score and scaled score.
The raw score is calculated for each section
based on the number of questions one answered correctly, incorrectly, or
omitted. Candidates are given +3 points for each correct answer and -1 point
for each incorrect answer. There are no points for questions that are not
answered. The raw scores are then adjusted, as necessary, through a process
called equating. Equated raw scores are then placed on a common scale or metric
to ensure appropriate interpretation of the scores. This process is called
scaling.
Three scaled scores are presented for each
candidate: an overall scaled score and two separate scaled scores for each
section. As the two sections evaluate distinct sets of knowledge and skills,
scores do not correlate across sections. A high score in one section does not
guarantee a high score in another section. Percentile rankings are provided for
each individual section as well as for the overall exam score.
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