will there be change in pattern in cat 2017
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Answers (3)
25th Aug, 2017
There maybe and may not be. You need yo wait for the official notification from the exam conducting team. It usually comes out a month before exam.
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22nd Aug, 2017
No. This year there is no change in the exam pattern.
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21st Aug, 2017
CAT pattern is out.
CAT 2017 Exam Pattern is below:
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Ability
There are mainly 3 sections under CAT 2017. The total number of questions are 100 and you will have 2 hours in total.
There shall be 3 marks for each correct response and minus one for wrong answer.
Rest complete pattern is discussed in detail here .
There are no further changes expected in the paper pattern of CAT 2017.
All the best!
CAT 2017 Exam Pattern is below:
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Ability
There are mainly 3 sections under CAT 2017. The total number of questions are 100 and you will have 2 hours in total.
There shall be 3 marks for each correct response and minus one for wrong answer.
Rest complete pattern is discussed in detail here .
There are no further changes expected in the paper pattern of CAT 2017.
All the best!
Comments (1)
you mentioned we will have 2 hours but I think last year it 3 hour...is the sectional time has changed
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