Research Document - CAT

WHY CAT ?

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The Common Admission Test

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CAT is a National Level Management Entrance Test conducted by the IIMs.

• CAT is multiple-choice based with negative-mark penalties for wrong answers.

Marking Pattern

• The test consists of questions that evaluate a candidate’s quantitative, verbal, and logical & data interpretation abilities.

Test Pattern

• 13 IIMs and more than 160 management schools accept CAT scores. Acceptance

Eligibility for CAT

Admission through CAT - candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent.

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45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories.

Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and

those who are awaiting for final year result can also apply.

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FACTS

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• Only 2650 students got selected for IIMs. Nearly 205,345 students

appeared in CAT year 2010-11.

• The result is declared by second week of January.

Earlier CAT was conducted on the third Sunday of

November. The test duration was two and a half hours.

• Apart from the aggregate score in CAT, candidates need to clear cut-offs in each section of the CAT as well, in order to be shortlisted for the group discussion / personal interview round.

The result is declared in terms of percentile, For example a percentile of 99 shows that

only 1% students have scored higher than you.

CHANGED PATTERN OF CAT

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CAT is now online

• CAT exam in 2011 was conducted online from 22nd October to 18th November.

• The CAT 2011 provided a 15-minute tutorial before the test begun

More Accessibility

• CAT was conducted across 36 cities in 2011

• More then 80 Centre's assigned for CAT

Two sections instead of

three

• The first section was consist of questions relating to quantitative aptitude and data interpretation.

• The second section comprise verbal and non-verbal reasoning and logical reasoning

30 Questions in each Section Time – 70 Minutes for each section

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Quantitative Aptitude and

Data Interpretation

Verbal, Non-verbal and

Logical Reasoning

THE CAT EXAM PATTERN

1st Section

2nd Section

CAT syllabus, being very wide is covered under four segments i.e. Quantitative Ability, Verbal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

CAT 2010 Toppers

Gaurav Malpani

• Topper declared with 100 percentile by CAT

• Student of IIT Mumbai

Deepak Mehta

• Topper declared with 100 percentile by CAT

• Student of BITS PILANI

Shashank Samant

• Scored 100 percentile in CAT 2010

• Student of IIT Mumbai

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City wise Break up for CAT

aspirants

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20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

New Delhi Bangalore Mumbai Hyderabad Pune Chennai

60,000

21,200 20,000 18,000

15,000 13,500

Pain points Vs. Digilibrary

Pain Points Digilibrary

Cost affordability

Easily Affordable

Good Institutes limited to Metros.

Any Time and Any where accessible

Lack of guidance & good faculty

Right Guidance from Best of Faculty

Whole material is Scattered & not organized

Complete and accurate material at one place

Revision required at regular intervals. Unlimited practice tests and assistance by our Doubt clearing sessions at regular intervals.

Lack of time to focus & study Learn at your own pace by reviewing lectures through and through

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I Prof advantages for CAT aspirants

Increased retention through Audio/Video learning

Best faculty in your home

Learning at your pace

Unlimited practice tests

National Roaming

Live video conferencing

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Effective time management

Better technique, examples and sets in preparing the notes and recalling them.

Effective reading & retention of the concepts WITH COMPLETE FLEXIBILTY .

Enhances the much needed “aptitude ”for the CAT exam i.e patience , hard work and proper strategy

Affordable and no travelling cost required , the whole content is provided in offline mode .

Faculty guidance , Doubt Clearing Sessions to build endurance and the speed that is required .

HD Video / Audio lectures help the student to recall the concept with much ease , also detailed guidance on elaborative topics help the students in cracking the exam

A lot of students prepare for CAT/MBA Entrance Exam and they are in constant need of course material

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USP of the product

Complete Flexibility of time , pace and place

Increases retention , the student can recall the content as many times as he wants

Better concept understanding

Techniques & Tips from expert faculties for enhanced retention and focus .

No broadband or connectivity required to view the content .

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iProf Maestro Series – CAT

Feature Name Feature Name Quantity

Video lectures with Animations 48 Detailed sessions with video lectures & animations for concept strengthening. Solved examples from previous CAT exams of various difficulty levels.

Reading Material Focused inputs from CAT experts defining various strategies to crack CAT. Special inputs to improvise the English and vocabulary.

Practice Test with every session Each session supported by practice exercises to analyze the concept understanding level.

Test engine for unlimited practice Question bank with unlimited test to regularly practice & improve concept knowledge

Full Syllabus Mock Test Comprehensive Mock Tests preparing you for the D day

Doubt Clearing sessions Monthly doubt clearing sessions

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The course is a blend of Instructor Lead Training (ILT) animations and practice test giving user a unique and innovative platform to understand, retain and use the language in their daily life.

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Benefits of I Prof

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Excellent retention through 2D & 3D animations.

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Test Engines generating countless Practice Tests.

Learn at your own pace by reviewing lectures through and through.

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