CAT 2014 about to held with various changes this year

12-Nov-2014


CAT 2014 is scheduled to be held from 16th November to 22nd Nov, 2014 with various changes this time.

Duration of the exam has been increased by 30 minutes to  a total of 170 minutes.
There will be 50 questions in each section as against 30 questions.
Candidates can attempt any section and they can switch over from one section to another according to their choice.

Three marks will be awarded for each answer bringing total maximum score to  300 for 100 questions. The test will have two sections of 50 questions each i.e
Quantitative Ability (QA) and Data Interpretation (DI) and
Verbal Ability (VA) and Logical Reasoning (LR).

For each incorrect 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.