CAT 2020 exam pattern is likely to remain the same as that of CAT 2019, barring change in topic-wise distribution of questions. Given below are the key points of CAT exam pattern.
CAT exam pattern: Highlights | |
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Exam timings | Slot 1: 9 am to 12 pm; Slot 2: 2 pm to 5 pm |
Number of sections | Three |
Names of the sections |
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Duration of exam | 60 minutes per section (Total 180 minutes) |
Language of question paper | English |
Total number of questions | 100 |
Section-wise number of questions |
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Number of answer choices | Four |
Type of questions | MCQs and Non-MCQs |
Section-wise difficulty level |
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Total marks | 300 |
Marking Scheme |
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CAT syllabus 2020 will include important topics from the following three sections:
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Quantitative Ability (QA)
MAT Syllabus contain various topics from the subjects – Mathematical skills, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian and Global Environment, Data Analysis & Sufficiency and Language comprehension. Check various topics for various subjects below:
Language Comprehension:
This section will be based on the topics i.e. English grammar, synonyms, antonyms, reading comprehension, sentence completion, sentence corrections, different usage of same words, one word substitutions, fill in the blanks etc.
Mathematical Skill:
This section will include questions from time and work, percentage, simple compound interest, profit and loss, number system, trigonometry, height and distance, LCM and HCF, ratio proportions, clock calendars, time speed and distance, partnership etc.
Data Analysis and Sufficiency:
In this section important topics will be data sufficiency, Venn diagram, charts i.e. column, bar, pie, line graph, puzzles, pie chart, data comparison, bar charts and data tables etc.
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning:
Logical Reasoning will be based on the topics i.e. course of actions, family trees, blood relations, numeric grid, pie chart, calendar, critical reasoning, multi-dimensional arrangement, syllogism, column graph, critical reasoning, series, visual reasoning and etc.
Indian Global Environment:
This section will contain questions based on current affairs and latest news and other topics like world records, business, books and authors, history, social issues, geography, finance, automobiles, politics, famous awards and price etc.
Candidates can download the CAT / MAT previous years question papers from the table available below. The question papers of CAT / MAT 2020 will be provided on this page when available.
| S.No. | Question paper code | Links | Solutions | Answer key |
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| 1 | Code P1 | Commimg Soon | Commimg Soon | Commimg Soon |
Given below are tentative CAT 2020 dates for reference. The exact dates will be updated once the CAT 2020 notification is released.
CAT 2020 Events | CAT 2020 Dates |
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CAT 2020 notification release | Last week of July 2020 |
CAT Registrations start | First week of August 2020 |
Registrations end | Last week of September 2020 |
CAT form correction | Last week of September 2020 |
CAT mock test and official tutorial release | Second week of October, 2020 |
Admit card release | Third week of October, 2020 |
CAT 2020 exam | Last Sunday of November or first Sunday of December 2020 |
Answer key release | A week after the exam |
Result declaration | First week of January 2021 |
MAT Syllabus is prescribed by AIMA and it includes five subjects, namely, Language Comprehension, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Mathematical Skills, and Indian and Global Environment. To perform well in MAT 2020, it is important to prepare as per the syllabus. Read all about MAT 2020 syllabus below.
MAT Syllabus 2020: Highlights
MAT syllabus is prescribed by AIMA, the exam conducting body
There has been no change in the MAT syllabus for 2020
The syllabus of Computer Based Test (CBT) and Paper Based Test (PBT) modes of MAT exam is same
The section includes 40 Multiple Choice Questions based on the topics listed in the table below -
| S.No. |
Syllabus |
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| 01 |
Verb, Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb |
| 02 |
Speech |
| 03 |
Sentence making and correction |
| 04 |
Antonyms |
| 05 |
Synonyms |
| 06 |
One word substitution |
| 07 |
Idioms/Phrases |
| 08 |
Reading Comprehension |
| 09 |
Vocabulary |
| 10 |
Grammar |
| 11 |
Fill in the blanks |
| 12 |
Para Jumble |
Section B and C: Data Analysis & Sufficiency and Mathematics
These sections comprise 40 objective type questions each, based on topics including G.P, A.P, Geometry, Statistics, and also Accountancy. Check the table below for topics of both the sections -
| S.No. |
Syllabus |
|---|---|
| 01 |
Time-Speed-Distance |
| 02 |
Ratios and Proportion |
| 03 |
HCF & LCM |
| 04 |
In-equations Quadratic and linear equations |
| 05 |
Averages |
| 06 |
Number system |
| 07 |
Algebra |
| 08 |
Geometric Progression |
| 09 |
Partnership (Accounts) |
| 10 |
Geometry including Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, & Cones |
| 11 |
Work and time |
| 12 |
Profit & Loss |
| 13 |
Percentages |
Section D: Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
This section has 40 questions to gauge analytical and cognitive skills of the test takers. The questions in this section are based on the topics given in the table below -
| S.No. |
Syllabus |
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| 01 |
Family tree |
| 02 |
Course of Action |
| 03 |
Arrangement |
| 04 |
Pie Chart |
| 05 |
Calendars |
| 06 |
Statement Conclusions |
| 07 |
Strong Arguments and Weak Arguments |
| 08 |
Puzzles |
| 09 |
Series |
| 10 |
Blood Relations |
| 11 |
Coding & Decoding |
| 12 |
Column graphs |
| 13 |
Multi-dimensional arrangements |
| 14 |
Visual reasoning |
| 15 |
Numeric grid |
| 16 |
Critical Reasoning |
| 17 |
Syllogisms |
| 18 |
Graphs representing Area |
Section E: Indian & Global Environment Section
This section carries 40 MCQs based on topics related to General Knowledge, Current Affairs, and other trending topics of business, economy, sports, science, etc. Check the table below for all topics of this section -
| S.No. |
Syllabus |
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| 01 |
Current affairs |
| 02 |
Top officials of big companies |
| 03 |
Punch line of companies |
| 04 |
Important Quotations |
| 05 |
Sports |
| 06 |
Science |
| 07 |
World Records |
| 08 |
Famous awards and Prizes |
| 09 |
History |
| 10 |
Social issues |
| 11 |
Finance |
| 12 |
Entertainment |
| 13 |
Business |
| 14 |
Books and Authors |
| 15 |
International Organisation |
| 16 |
Geography |
| 17 |
Major Corporate news |
| 18 |
Politics |
The table below, indicates cities across India where CAT 2020 is expected to be conducted by IIMCAT.
Port Blair | Hamirpur | Mumbai |
Guntur | Jammu | Nashik |
Nellore | Bokaro | Satara |
Vijayawada | Dhanbad | Palghar |
Kakinada | Hazaribagh | Ulhasnagar |
Rajahmundry | Jamshedpur | Shillong |
Visakhapatnam | Ranchi | Aizawl |
Kurnool | Belagavi(Belgaum) | Kohima |
Tirupathi | Bengaluru | Balasore |
Vizianagaram | Hubballi(Hubli) | Cuttack |
Itanagar | Mysuru(Mysore) | Sambalpur |
Dibrugarh | Kalaburagi(Gulbarga) | Berhampur |
Silchar | Shivamogga(Shimoga) | Dhenkanal |
Guwahati | Dharwad | Bhubaneswar |
Tezpur | Mangaluru(Mangalore) | Rourkela |
Jorhat | Udupi | Puducherry |
Aurangabad-Bihar | Kannur | Pathankot |
Darbhanga | Ernakulam | Ludhiana |
Arrah | Kollam | Amritsar |
Muzaffarpur | Kottayam | Bhatinda |
Bhagalpur | Kozhikode | Patiala |
Patna | Thrissur | Jalandhar |
Mohali | Trivandrum | Sangrur |
Chandigarh | Bhopal | Ajmer |
Bhilai Nagar | Jabalpur | Jaipur |
Bilaspur | Ujjain | Sikar |
Raipur | Gwalior | Alwar |
Delhi | Sagar | Jodhpur |
Faridabad | Indore | Udaipur |
Gurugram | Satna | Bikaner |
Ghaziabad | Bhopal | Kota |
New Delhi | Jabalpur | Madurai |
Greater Noida | Ujjain | Chennai |
Noida | Gwalior | Salem |
Meerut | Sagar | Trichy |
Panaji | Indore | Coimbatore |
Ahmedabad | Satna | Vellore |
Mehsana | Amravati | Tirunelveli |
Vadodara | Jalgaon | Hyderabad |
Anand | Nagpur | Karimnagar |
Rajkot | Pune | Warangal |
Gandhinagar | Solapur | Allahabad |
Surat | Navi Mumbai | Bareilly |
Ambala | Ahmednagar | Kanpur |
Hisar | Kolhapur | Muzaffarnagar |
Karnal | Nanded | Agra |
Kurushetra | Raigad | Gorakhpur |
Panipat | Thane | Lucknow |
Rohtak | Vasai | Varanasi |
Shimla | Aurangabad | Aligarh |
Jhansi | Moradabad | Dehradun |
Haldwani | Roorkee | Asansol |
Durgapur | Bankura | Burdwan |
Kolkata | Hooghly | Kalyani |
Siliguri |
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MAT 2020 February exam will be conducted in 48 cities. Check below listed test cities of MAT 2020 February exam to be conducted in PBT mode.
MAT Test Cities for PBT Mode exam | ||
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Ahmedabad | Guwahati | Mengaluru |
Allahabad | Haridwar | Mumbai |
Ambala | Hyderabad | Nagpur |
Bareilly | Imphal | Patna |
Bengaluru | Indore | Pune |
Bhilai | Jaipur | Raipur |
Bhopal | Jammu | Ranchi |
Bhubaneswar | Jamshedpur | Rourkela |
Chandigarh | Kanpur | Srinagar |
Chennai | Kochi | Suryamani nagar |
Coimbatore | Kolkata | Thiruvananthapuram |
Dehradun | Kottayam | Trichy |
Delhi (ncr) | Kozhikode | Varanasi |
Dibrugarh | Lucknow | Vijayawada |
Durgapur | Ludhiana | Visakhapatnam |
Ghaziabad | Madurai |
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Gurgaon | Meerut |
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For MAT CBT mode, candidates need to take the test systems facilitated at their allotted exam centre. They need to login with their User ID and Password in the allotted system for taking the exam. MAT Question paper and OMR sheet will be displayed on the screen itself.
The CBT mode exam of MAT is conducted in lesser number of cities than PBT exam. Given below is the list of MAT 2020 test cities for CBT exam.
MAT Test Cities for CBT Mode exam | ||
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Ahmedabad | Hyderabad | Patna |
Bengaluru | Indore | Pune |
Bhopal | Jaipur | Raipur |
Bhubaneswar | Jammu | Ranchi |
Chandigarh | Kochi | Thiruvananthapuram |
Chennai | Kolkata | Trichy |
Coimbatore | Kottayam | Varanasi |
Dehradun | Kozhikode | Vijayawada |
Delhi (ncr) | Lucknow | Visakhapatnam |
Gurgaon | Mumbai |
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Guwahati | Nagpur |
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