What Expect in CAT Exam 2021: Exam Pattern, Date, Registration, and Other Details
CAT exam notification 2021 will be going to be released soon and the exam dates for the CAT exam will also be released soon along with the notification. For this year the CAT 2021 exam was conducted by IIM Ahmedabad. After 5 year gap, IIMA will be the conducting body of CAT exam 2021. There are some rumors which say that IIMA will introduce new changes in the CAT exam pattern for 2021 like they did 5 years ago as well.
Due to COVID- 19 pandemic, CAT has made several major changes like the time duration were the exam was two hours and 76 were the total number of questions in the exam. Students want to know that whether these changes will be reserved for this year also.
The conducting body IIM is the only one that provides answers to all the above questions. Check the expected exam pattern, Date, and other details related to CAT exam 2021.
CAT Exam 2021 Expected Exam Time and Date
Applicants who want to apply for CAT 2021 exam then can fill their application form from the first week of August 2021 till the third week of September 2021 (Expected). The exam is expected to be held on the last Saturday of November (28, November 2021). Here is the tentative exam calendar of CAT 2021 exam calendar is given below:
|
Events |
Expected Date of CAT 2021 |
2021 CAT Dates |
|
CAT notification will be released on |
28, July 2021 |
29, July 2020 |
|
Registration will start from |
4, August 2021 |
5, August 2020 |
|
Last date of CAT registration |
15, September 2021 |
23, September 2020 |
|
CAT admit card availability |
27, October 2021 |
28, October 2020 |
|
Exam Date of CAT |
28, October 2021 |
29, November 2020 |
Expected Exam Timings of CAT 2021
|
Slots |
Start time of exam |
End time of exam |
|
For slot 1 |
8:30 Am |
10:30 Am |
|
For slot 2 |
12:30 Pm |
2:30 Pm |
|
For slot 3 |
4:30 Pm |
6:30 Pm |
Exam Pattern of CAT 2021
|
Details |
CAT Exam Pattern (New) |
CAT Exam Pattern (OLD) |
|
Total number of questions |
76 |
100 |
|
Total number of questions per section |
QA- 26 DILR- 24 VARC- 26 |
QA- 34 DILR- 32 VARC- 34 |
|
Duration of the exam |
three hours |
Two hours |
|
Total number of slots |
3 |
2 |
|
Marking Scheme of CAT |
1 mark will be cut(for wrong answer) 3 marks will be awarded (for right answer) No negative marking for Non- MCQs questions |
1 mark will be cut (for wrong answer) 3 marks will be awarded (for right answer) No negative marking for Non- MCQs questions |
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CAT 2021 Exam Pattern For This Year
There is no information about the CAT exam for 2021 whether it can be the same as the old exam pattern or a new one. Due to COVID 19 pandemic, the exam pattern is unlikely will be reverted to the old one. There can be possible that IIM Ahmedabad may revert the old exam pattern of CAT and can add some new exam centers.
CAT 2021 Registration and Attendance
Every year the total number of registration was increasing from 2015 to 2019. But due to COVID 19, the CAT registration was low in 2020 as compared to previous years. Take a look at the registration data:
|
Year |
Registration (Approx) |
|
2020 |
2.27 lacs |
|
2019 |
Approx. 2.44 lakhs |
|
2018 |
Approx. 2.42 lakhs |
|
2017 |
Approx. 2.31 lakhs |
|
2016 |
Approx. 2.32 lakhs |
|
2015 |
Approx. 2. 18 lakhs |
Expected Registration for CAT 2021
The available candidate’s percentage in the CAT exam is around 83%, which means for every 100 applicants who registered for CAT exam 2020 there were 17 applicants absent in the exam. This year it is expected that a large portion of students and working professionals are expected to be partially or fully vaccinated by the CAT exam date. It is expected that this year’s total number of registration will be increased as compared to last year.
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