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Re: cat exam syllabus download
As you want here I am giving below Common Admission Test ( CAT ) exam syllabus on your demand : Part-1: Reading Comprehension (RC) Share of Reading Comprehension in VARC section of CAT exam: 70% Total RC passages: 5 Topics on which RC passages are based: Current affairs; Social and Economic issues; Literature; Science & Culture; Abstract topics; history & fiction. The topics are only indicative and not exhaustive. There is no clear cut definition of RC topics in CAT exam syllabus. RC passage on any topic under the Sun can be placed in CAT 2017 exam. Total questions based on RC passages: 24 Type of RC passages: 3 Long and 2 shorter Division of questions: 6 questions based on each long passage and 3 questions based on each shorter passage Type of Questions: All of MCQ type with penalty of 1/3rd negative marking Format of questions: Questions based on information in RC passage; explanation of the words & phrases as used in the passage; In context of the passage –True/false statements; Author’s view on various issues raised in the RC passage; Inference from the passage; main idea of RC passage; Purpose of the RC passage Length of RC passages: CAT exam has 3 longer RC passages of around 900 words; shorter passages are of around 600 words in CAT exam syllabus as reflected in last 3 years. Past trends of topics: Status of Languages in 2115; Education System; Sustainable Economic Development; Anthropology /Excruciating Rituals & Reasons; Govt. Definition of Poverty and treatment of Household work Part-2: Verbal Ability Share of Verbal Ability (VA) questions in VARC section of CAT exam: 30% Total VA based questions: 10 Topics on which VA questions are based: Essence of short paragraph/Para summary - (3-4 questions); Jumbled Paragraphs (3-4 questions) Jumbled paragraphs with out of context sentence (2-3) The topics are only indicative and not exhaustive. Type of Questions: All of Non-MCQ type with No penalty for wrong answer Format of questions: Essence of paragraph questions are based on around 5-6 sentences; questions on Jumbled paragraphs and out of context jumbled paragraphs have 4 -5 jumbled sentences which are to be placed in a coherent manner. The out of context sentence has to be picked out. |
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