Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 17 views

    Cat'12 Exam Analysis: Home Exam Analysis GP Ka Funda Watch Cat Fundas E-Resources B-School Notifications

    Uploaded by

    Sagar Shah
    CAT 2012 analysis

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Cat'12 Exam Analysis: Home Exam Analysis GP Ka Funda Watch Cat Fundas E-Resources B-School Notifications

    Uploaded by

    Sagar Shah
    17 views3 pages
    CAT 2012 analysis

    Original Title

    Exam Corner 2012

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    CAT 2012 analysis

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    17 views3 pages

    Cat'12 Exam Analysis: Home Exam Analysis GP Ka Funda Watch Cat Fundas E-Resources B-School Notifications

    Uploaded by

    Sagar Shah
    CAT 2012 analysis

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 3

    8/5/13

    Exam Corner 2012

    HOME

    EXAM ANALYSIS

    GP KA FUNDA

    WATCH CAT FUNDAS

    E-RESOURCES

    B-SCHOOL NOTIFICATIONS

    CAT'12 EXAM ANALYSIS


    CAT'12 EXAM ANALYSIS
    THE END The 21 day 'hallowed month' of C AT 2012 has now come to an end. One might be tempted to say that with each passing year the mystic of online C AT is reducing and now we are accustomed to the test and all that it entails. But, saying this would be an act of lying. C AT, like always, brings a new flavor with it each year. So was true for this time as well. This year saw one of the toughest sections in Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation ever. The section troubled students consistently in all the slots. Even with 70 minutes for 30 questions, an attempt of 20-22 questions in this section is being considered very well. Both QA and DI were in their element. Where QA had the audacity to occur with seriously tough questions, DI was a tedious ride with intensive calculations. After much browwiping and hard-work in section-1, section -2 would come as a respite. Though Verbal Ability, with its grammar questions and near incomprehensible passages, can never be called easy, in most of the slots it was definitely more doable than quant. The Logical Reasoning questions were what bought relief to thousands of students. Most of these questions could be done by almost everybody. Now that you have taken C AT and the nail-biting wait for the results have started, you are expected to fill applications for various colleges allied to C AT. Given below are two tables that will help you do just that. Table-1 will help you calculate your expected percentile based on your expected raw score in each section. Table -2 gives you a cluster wise list of which colleges to apply for as per your respective percentile. Table-1: Calculation of percentile

    SOCIAL ACTIVITY
    Find us on Facebook

    Career Launcher
    Like

    Career Launcher The following question has four items. Select the item that does not belong to this group. a. Thar desert b. Pacific ocean c. Everest d. Greenland
    3 hours ago

    Career Launcher Which of the following writs is issued by an appropriate judicial body in order to free a person who has been illegally detained?

    89,856 people like Career Launcher.

    Raw Score in a section


    65-70 55-60 45-50 35-40

    Percentile in the section


    99.5 99 95 90
    F acebook social plugin

    Table -2: Cluster wise categorization of colleges

    Expected Raw Score


    95+ 88-95

    Institutes to apply to
    All IIMs, MDI, SP JAIN, FMS, NITIE, IIT -B, IMT, IMI, XIMB, MIC A, IIT-D, B, KJ Somaiya, UBS TAPMI, NIRMA, LBS, FORE, LIBA, FORE (IBM), SPJIMR, MFC , Wellingkar,

    77-88

    Kirloskar, IIT- (All except Mumbai and Delhi),BIMTEC H, NITIE (PGDISEM), IIFM, MBE,BIM

    70-77 64-70 >64

    Wellingkar, BIM, BIMTEC H,IIT-C hennai, IIT-K, ITM (Navi-Mumbai), NITIE (PGDISEM), KJ Somaiya (IB), IIFM KJ Somaiya(Retail), JIMS (Rohini), Alliance, IIF, NDIM, Dalmia, IC FAI (Mumbai), NIILM, EMPI, NIBM, C hetna, SIES, IILM, Asia Pacific Institute of Management

    ***Disclaimer The data given here is based on the analysis done of the scores of hundreds of C areer Launcher students who took C AT last year. This is only indicative of your probable result. We have removed the expected approx percentile column from the second table as we realized that the students were getting too much into the intricacy of calculating their percentiles rather than using the table to zero in on the BSchools to which they should apply. This post was meant to guide the students about their chances of getting calls from various B-Schools, not to give them their percentiles. The percentile scores, anyway, would take into account the normalization process. Also, you should also consider some B-Schools in the cluster above and the cluster below the one in which your expected raw score falls.

    CAT update 25th Oct The overall pattern and question break-up has not changed over the slots. Although one or two slots had relatively easier questions, the level of difficulty continues to be high for C AT. DI, which was relatively easy (although tedious) until now, saw a few questions which were difficult to crack. In most slots, at least one RC passage is bordering on abstract. The first section in almost every slot is tough and an attempt of 18-22 questions can be considered very good. Second section is also not easy with about 20-22 possible attempts. CAT update 19th Oct

    www.careerlauncher.com/examcorner/detailed analysis.html

    1/3

    8/5/13

    CAT update 19th Oct

    Exam Corner 2012

    Its been over 10 days since the curtain raiser of C AT 2012 and the verdict is that the exam has been on the tough side. Section I, Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation, has been a tough nut to crack in almost all the slots, if we ignore a couple of lucky days where the students found the section doable. Section II, however, got a mixed response with the first few days seeing relatively easier questions. But, the later days have seen passages bordering on abstract. So , for most slots, a good attempt in section -1 will still be 18-20 and for section-2 it will be 20-22. We will advise you to consider the test in your slot on its own merit and not go with any preconceived ideas about the number of attempts that should be made.

    CAT update 13th Oct Quant continued to be difficult in day- 2 of C AT. English, which was of moderate level of difficulty in day 1 has taken a turn and slot -2 today reported some very tough RC and Para-jumble questions. As in Day -1, all questions of DI and AR were in sets of 3 and were of moderate level of difficulty. Day-2 also did not see any Word Usage questions. These questions have been a consistent part of C AT for past 3 years. Slot -1, Day 2 had at least 2 questions incorrect in section 1. Overall Analysis of CAT'12 The first round of tests of C AT 2012 is done now and so far all has been along expected lines. As per the announcement made earlier, the paper had two sections - Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning, with 30 questions in each section. The sections were available sequentially, each having a time limit of 70 minutes to answer 30 questions. Thus, it was mandatory to spend the stipulated time on the prescribed section and it was only when the time ended for the first section that it was possible to move to the second section.

    The total duration of the test was two hours and thirty five minutes, including a 15-minute tutorial provided to the candidates before the start of the test to familiarize them with the layout, screens and navigation. The overall structure of the paper was as follows:

    Section
    Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Total

    No. of Questions Time in minutes


    30 70

    Difficulty Level
    Tough

    Possible Attempts
    18-20

    30 60

    70 140

    Moderate

    22-24 40- 45

    Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation There were 21 questions of QA and 9 questions of DI in both the slots. The difficulty level was high and the questions were designed to test the grasp of fundamentals. There were questions from regular topics like Number System, Algebra, Geometry, Modern Math and Geometry. Questions in Data Interpretation area were also not simple and involved convoluted calculations. All the questions in DI came in sets of 3. DS was absent from both the slots

    Section

    Topic Number System Algebra

    No. of Questions 2-3 6-7 3-4 2-3 5-6 0 0 2 1

    Quantitative Ability

    Arithmetic Modern Maths Geometry and Mensuration Bar Graphs

    Data Interpretation

    Pie C harts Table based C ombinations of Graphs

    Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning The questions in this section were of moderate difficulty level. The trick here was to aim for high accuracy by correctly identifying the questions that one was confident of solving correctly. RC s were manageable, not being inordinately lengthy or abstract. At most only one of the three given passages was tough. There was a balanced mix of questions from the various areas of Verbal Ability. All the questions in LR came in sets of 3. Slot-2 saw as many as 3 questions on tone/style of the passage/author. This question type was missing in slot-1. No. of Questions 10

    Section Reading C omprehension

    Topic Reading

    Description At least one RC in each set was unique and all the passages were of moderate level. 4 statements were given - one had to identify the combination of correct/incorrect statements

    C omprehension (4+3+3) Sentence C orrection 2

    www.careerlauncher.com/examcorner/detailed analysis.html

    2/3

    8/5/13
    Para-jumble ParaEnglish Usage completion FIB Word Usage Para-jumble (Odd sentence out) Data Arrangement Logical Reasoning Seating Arrangement Logic Based ( 3+3+3) 1 2 3 1 2 5 sentence type

    Exam Corner 2012

    Moderate tough , last line missing type Easy-moderate , 2 blanks type Simple words , use of phrasal verbs

    4 statements out of which 3 could be arranged in a sequence

    All the three sets were arrangement problems

    2012 resereved by: C L Educate

    www.careerlauncher.com/examcorner/detailed analysis.html

    3/3

    You might also like