CAT 2011: New Exam Pattern

The CAT, which will be conducted between 22 October to 18 November, will have only two sections instead of three The Indian Institutes of Management announced the highlights of the Common Admission Test 2011 (CAT 2011).

This year the CAT will have only two sections instead of three.
Exam Pattern:
The first section will focus on Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation;
The second on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.
These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits.
Exam Duration: 140 minutes
The total duration will be 2 hours and 35 minutes including the tutorial.
Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second 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.

Exam Dates: The number of test days has been retained at 20 days within the window from 22 October to 18 November 2011.

Common Entrance Test for MBBS from May 2012

The Medical Council of India (MCI) will conduct the common entrance test for admission to undergraduate medical courses for the academic year 2012-13 in various institutions across the country in May next year.

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for undergraduates (NEET-UG) for admission to MBBS, Post Graduate and super speciality courses will be conducted in pursuance of the Supreme Court directive.

Number of Seats:

• 42,000 seats for under graduate medical courses
• 20,600 seats for PG medical courses

Common core syllabus
The MCI has issued a common core syllabus for MBBS entrance exam, which has been put up in the public domain for feedback till August 11, following which the syllabus for physics, chemistry and biology would be finalised. The syllabus has been prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
The modalities for NEET-Post Graduation, common entrance test, for medical post-graduate (MD/MS) admissions, are being worked out.

For Syllabus Click here

Exam schedules
The examination is scheduled for January-February 2012. The pattern of the examination, distribution of questions across different MBBS subjects and model questions will be made available on the website in August. The NEET-SS for super-speciality courses (DM/MCh) is scheduled for June 2012, the statement said.