CAT 2011, Exam Date, Syllabus, Results, Notification, Pattern

This year CAT 2011 will be conducted by IIM Calcutta.
CAT 2011 Exam Dates / Notification:-
Sale of CAT Vouchers:- Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Monday, 26 September 2011
Registration for CAT 2011:- Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Wednesday, 28 September 2011

CAT Test Dates:- Saturday, 22 October 2011 - Friday, 18 November 2011
CAT Result :- Wednesday 11 January 2012
CAT 2011 Eligibility:-

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.

Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at Selection Process of IIMs.
CAT 2011 Paper Pattern:-

There will be some changes in the pattern of the CAT paper from 2011. CAT 2011 will have only two sections instead of the erstwhile three sections. The first section will focus on Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. There will be total 60 questions in the paper, 30 in each section. The duration of CAT 2011 will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Within the 70 min provided for the section, candidates can review the answers. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back.

A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination. The total duration will be two hours and thirty five minutes including the tutorial. A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made available in the coming weeks. Once again candidates are advised to go though them carefully to familiarise themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation.
CAT 2011 Syllabus:-
CAT Exam Quantitative Ability Syllabus 2011 :-

• Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc)
• Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages, In-equations
• Quadratic and linear equations
• Algebra
• Profit & Loss
• Averages, Percentages, Partnership
• Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time
• Number system: HCF, LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean , Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS
• Mensuration, Alligation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns
• Simple Interest & Compound Interest
• Set Theory, Venn Diagram
• Instalment Payments, Partnership, Clocks
• Probability, Permutations & Combinations

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Syllabus for CAT Exam 2011:-

• Data Interpretation based on text, Data Interpretation based on graphs and tables. visit tutorial»
• Graphs can be Column graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs representing Area, Venn Diagram, etc.
• Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and assumptions, identifying valid inferences , identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments, Statements and conclusions, Cause and Effect, Identifying Probably true, Probably false, definitely true, definitely false kind of statement, Linear arrangements, Matrix arrangements.
• Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions, Family tree - identifying relationship among group of people, Symbol Based problems, Coding and decoding , Sequencing , identifying next number in series, etc.

IIM CAT Entrance Exam 2011 English Syllabus:-

Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, odd man out, idioms, one word substitution, Different usage of same word, Errors in word choice, mania & phobia, Incorrect words, Mood, Conditionals & Multiple Usage , Punctuation, Proverb, Phrasal verb etc.
GK/GA/BA :-

• Current Affairs, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events
• Famous award and prizes
• World Records
• Books and authors
• Science, History, Geography, International organisations
• Important quotations
• Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics etc.

List of the Institutes/ Colleges accepting CAT 2011 Score for admission:-

• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Calcutta
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Indore
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Kozhikode
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) -  Lucknow
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) -  Shillong
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) -  Ranchi
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Rohta
• Indian Institute of Information Technology – Allahabad
• Institute of Agri Business Management Rajasthan
• ITM Business School,  Jaipuria Institute of Management
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology
• ACCMAN Institute of Management, Army Institute of Management
• Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB)
• Calcutta Business School
• Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
• MICA (Mudra Insitute of Communication), Ahmedabad
• S.P.Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
• Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
• T.A.Pai Management Institute (TAPMI)
• Manipal, Fore  School of Management (FSM), New Delhi
• Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.