CAT 2014 New exam pattern demo: When do IIMs plan to make it live

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
August 20, 2014
Despite carrying out a bundle of changes in proposed CAT 2014, there is no murmur from CAT convening IIM Indore when they propose to launch the CAT 2014 practice test
CAT 2014 site remains silent about the type of questions, source topics, and navigation tools

It is going to be a month since CAT 2014 notification has been out on July 27, 2014 but despite carrying out a bundle of changes in proposed CAT 2014, to be held on November 16 and 22, 2014, there is no murmur from CAT convening IIM Indore when they propose to launch the  CAT 2014 practice test on CAT site.  

 

Ironically, earlier CAT years had the live practice tests on the site along with the opening of registration process. This was when there were no substantial amendments in CAT. Now when number of changes in exam pattern has been made, CAT 2014 site remains silent about the type of questions, source topics, and navigation tools and above all expected difficulty level in the forthcoming CAT exam.

 

What do CAT 2014 aspirants expect?

 

If any record of clicking and visiting the CAT 2014 site by aspirants, is maintained, IIM Indore and TCS will find that lakhs of CAT aspirants are searching for the availability of Demo test.

 

Pattern and question type; desperately searched

 

It is not important how many questions do the CAT 2014 conveners  provide for practice, the most important part is the pattern and type of questions that may appear in CAT 2014. Candidates are still in dark whether the questions will be of same type or will change their shape; will the navigation tools remain the same or would change with the changed pattern; what will be the composition of CAT 2014? Will there be more questions from Quant or from DI? Will LR  play more prominent role in other section or the ratio will be the same?

 

Since number of questions will go to 100 from 60 in CAT 2014, it is but natural that the practice test on site is much needed now.

 

How to use freedom of Movement; the key factor in CAT 2014

 

Waiting for the launch of demo test on CAT 2014 site, candidates are yet to be aware how to switch from one section to other. This wait will continue till the benign attitude of testing agency outreaches to help the aspirants.

 

Since this is the first CAT with changed pattern, aspirants are flummoxed on various issues. Besides there is no point in holding back and keeping the practice test as a last minute display tool when it has to be made live and is meant for the practice by the aspirants. If an aspirant practices it more number of times, better he will understand the new pattern.

 

MBAUniverse.com has been receiving number of queries from the CAT 2014 aspirants in this regard and hopefully the testing agency must also be receiving the same, but why they are delaying it is best known to them.

 

Will they launch it after the end of CAT 2014 Registration Process?

 

Hundreds of CAT 2014 aspirants think that in all probability the Demo practice test may not be made live on CAT site before the end of CAT 2014 registration which will be over on September 30, 2014.   

 

If this is true by any standard the implications will not be good enough for the aspirants who have been burning midnight oil for last many months-

 

• CAT 2014 aspirants will remain deprived of exact pattern of CAT 2014 exam

 

• Mock tests so far had 60 questions, now they will have to be practiced with 100 questions. With the higher number of questions, more practice tests will be required of a longer duration. This wouldn’t be possible at the eleventh hour

 

• The type and pattern, without the authenticated demo test on site will continue giving the signals of uncertainty since testing agency and convening IIM have not shared the model test.

 

• Anxiety will be more as there is no information also when it will be live. Last 15 days of practice may not be sufficient. Candidates expect the CAT 2014 practice test before the end of August 2014 so that they can go for the best Mocks available in the market else it will continue to be a guess work only.

 

Advisory to aspirants

 

Prof S K Agarwal, expert on CAT preparation suggests that aspirants should follow the undernoted piece of advice without waiting for the CAT 2014 demo test on site

 

- Learn the art of studying for more hours. Not only studying but also devoting more time to practice sessions.

 

- Target should be 4 hours of practice session per day with no breaks. If you focus on it, you may end up finally with 3 hours.

 

- Time per question stands reduced by 1 minute in CAT 2014 meaning an alarming call for time management.

 

- Improve your speed with accuracy. This could come to you with practicing more questions of the same difficulty level and deploying efforts to reduce the time in solving them gradually in next 2 months.

 

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