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CAT 2018 Slot-1 exam in the morning has begun on time at 9AM today on Nov 25 without any report of technical snag from the test centres. CAT 2018 exam is conducted in 147 test cities at 370 test centres across the country. So far there is no report of any major technical issue from the test centres. The fear of technical glitches and management problems at the test centres vanished when the first session of CAT 2018 began at 9.00 AM in most of the regions in the country
Here is the CAT 2018 Slot-1 exam Analysis. The CAT 2018 Slot 1 got over at 12.00 Noon. CAT 2018 slot 1 was more difficult than CAT 2017.
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While there was no surprise element in the test structure of CAT 2018 Exam Slot-1, it had number of changes as compared to last year. However, the overall exam pattern was same.
Latest Update: CAT 2018 Live! 9 A.M.
The CAT 2018 D-Day has arrived and the Slot-1 of CAT exam has started smoothly. CAT 2018 Slot-1 exam in the morning has begun on time at 9AM today on Nov 25 without any report of technical snag from the test centres. CAT 2018 exam is conducted in 147 test cities at 370 test centres across the country. So far there is no report of any major technical issue from the test centres. The fear of technical glitches and management problems at the test centres vanished when the first session of CAT 2018 began at 9.00 AM in most of the regions in the country.
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CAT 2018 exam is being conducted by IIM Calcutta in a single day in 2 sessions.
CAT 2018 Exam date: November 25, 2018
Slot-1 time: 9AM to 12Noon
Slot-1 reporting time: 7.30AM
Slot-2 time: 2.30PM to 5.30PM
Slot-2 reporting time: 1PM
Key highlights of CAT 2018 exam
CAT 2018 is convened by IIM Calcutta in partnership with testing agency TCS. The testing window for CAT 2018 has been kept to 1 day 2 sessions. Number of reports anticipated the technical glitches that could hamper the beginning of CAT 2018 exam but all such fears have been put to rest as CAT 2018 began with its pristine glory without any technical issues.
Candidates gathered at 7.30AM
Candidates gathered in good number at the CAT 2018 exam centre at Noida in the cool morning around 7.30 AM today on November 25, 2018 to brave the first session. The reporting time for CAT 2018 is 90 minutes before the beginning of the exam implying that the first session of CAT 2018 was to begin at 9.00 AM and candidates were asked to report at 7.30AM.
Candidates who arrived till 8.45 or even a little late were also frisked with security check and were allowed to enter the testing room.More Testing rooms were arranged in the examination centre to accommodate more number of candidates. Initially a long queue got formed before the security check point. However, it continued moving and by 8.30 the handling became smooth. The on-set of winters also helped the candidates to continue standing and basking in Sun in the early morning without any complaints.
Many Delhi NCR Candidates Disappointed
CAT 2018 exam takers from 10 cities in Delhi NCR feel that not due justice in allotment of test centre has been done. Earlier they could mark their choice of 4 preferred test cities out of the 10 cities located in Delhi NCR. But now, even if a candidate has been allotted the same test city as per his address marked in the CAT 2018 Registration Form, it is not necessary that he/she would have wanted to choose that test city as the preferred CAT exam centre could be in some other city. The Candidates from Gurgaon liked to opt for New Delhi, Faridabad, Palwal as other three preferred test cities. The candidates living in the border areas of Ghaziabad used to exercise their first option as Noida or Delhi followed by Ghaziabad, and Greater Noida.
However, more than 25 thousand CAT aspirants of Delhi NCR as 10 important cities in Delhi NCR, which used to be the CAT test centres for past many years, have lost their identity and are known as a single test city Delhi NCR.
So, if you are a resident of Delhi, Mathura, Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Palwal or any other city in Delhi NCR and wanted to appear in CAT 2018 you had only one choice of test centre Delhi NCR as all the cities big or small, have been clubbed as single test city by CAT convening IIM Calcutta.
Following are the CAT test cities which are now known only as single CAT Test Centre - Delhi NCR:
Delhi NCR Cities: Not Found in the List of CAT Test Cities 2018
Latest Update: November 24, 2018 11A.M
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Carry Prohibited Items under Authorisation
The most striking CAT 2018 exam latest update is that IIM Calcutta has permitted the test takers to carry electronic devices, glucose water, wear shoes or carry other prohibited items on the medical ground and after obtaining the permission from CAT exam authorities on the CAT authorisation form.
Sending this information to 2.41 lakh candidates registered for CAT 2018, IIM Calcutta has advised, Please be informed that you should carry authorization letter issued by CAT Centre if you carry any of the below mentioned items on CAT test day due to medical reasons:
Medical implants (metal/pacemaker), Lumbo sacral belt, cervical belt, knee pad, medicated tinted glass, eye drops, medicine, glucose water, electronic device due to medical reasons.
Adding further the condition that the medical certificate is necessary to get the permission granted, IIM Calcutta has informed, Please note: You should share proper medical certificate with CAT Centrein this regard. CAT Centre will issue authorization letter based on case to case basis only and decision of CAT Centre will be final in this regard.
This is done to help the candidates who are suffering from any ailment and may otherwise find it difficult to appear in CAT 2018 exam on November 25, 2018. Now the candidates with any problem or suffering from cold and advised to wear shoes and socks, or who may have been provided with specially prepared watches for medical treatment, or are diabetic and need some food items every one hour or so can approach the CAT centre to get permission to carry the required prohibited items inside the CAT testing room.
Releasing the CAT 2018 test day instructions for the candidates reporting at the CAT exam centre to appear in CAT exam on November 25, 2018, IIM Calcutta has stated, Candidates must carry IIM provided Authorization Form to carry any prohibited or exceptional Items inside the Exam Lab only due to medical reasons. Candidates need to contact CAT Centre to get such authorization (if any). The Authorisation form is attached as Annexure III which is as under:
Latest Update: Nov 23, 2018: 1 P.M.
10 Mistakes to Avoid on CAT Exam Day
CAT Centre 2018 has prohibited following items inside the CAT exam centre on CAT 2018 Exam date-Nov 25, 2018
You are not allowed to wear any metal jewellery or jacket inside the CAT testing room.
No Shoes are allowed inside the CAT Testing Room. Wear Sandals, Chappals or Slippers
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Latest Update: November 23, 2018: 11 A.M.
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Latest Update: Nov 22, 2018: 4 P.M.
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