From 2011 there will be some changes in the pattern of the CAT paper.

The CAT 20 11 will have only two sections. The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second section is Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The ex amination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 ques tions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Within t he 70 min provided for the section, candidates can review the answers. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will n o longer be able to go back. A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidat es are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination . The total duration will be two hours and thirty five minutes including the tut orial. A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made availabl e in the coming weeks. Once again candidates are advised to go though them caref ully to familiarise themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation CAT 2012 Quantitative Ability Syllabus:Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc) Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages, In-equations Quadratic and linear equations Algebra Profit & Loss Averages, Percentages, Partnership Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time Number system: HCF, LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmeti c mean, Geometric mean , Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS Mensuration, Alligation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns Simple Interest & Compound Interest Set Theory, Venn Diagram Instalment Payments, Partnership, Clocks Probability, Permutations & Combinations CAT 2012 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Syllabus:Data Interpretation based on text, Data Interpretation based on graphs and table s. visit tutorial Graphs can be Column graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs represent ing Area, Venn Diagram, etc. Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion an d reasons, Statements and assumptions, identifying valid inferences , identifyin g Strong arguments and Weak arguments, Statements and conclusions, Cause and Eff ect, Identifying Probably true, Probably false, definitely true, definitely fals e kind of statement, Linear arrangements, Matrix arrangements. Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions, Family tree - identifying relationship among grou p of people, Symbol Based problems, Coding and decoding , Sequencing , identifyi ng next number in series, etc. CAT 2012 English Syllabus:Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual usage, Analo gies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences, Fo reign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, odd man out, idioms, one word substitution, Different usage of same word, Errors in word choice, mania & phobia, Incorrect words, Mood, Conditionals & Multiple Usage , Punctuation, Proverb, Phrasal verb etc. CAT 2012 GK/GA/BA Syllabus :Current Affairs, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big compani

es, Major corporate events Famous award and prizes World Records Books and authors Science, History, Geography, International organisations Important quotations Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics etc