MICAT 1 Exam Analysis 2025: MICAT 1 exam was held on December 7, 2024. MICAT 1 Exam Pattern was similar to last year, but the paper was lengthy and tougher than previous year with many surprise questions. According to some unhappy students, MICAT 1 Paper started late. Instead of 9.00 AM, MICAT 1 paper started at 10.30 AM. MICAT 1 Overall Cut Offs is expected to be around 22-25 Marks. Read MICAT 1 Exam Analysis 2025 below.
MICAT 1 exam consisted of 3 sections:
| Section | No of Question | Time Available | Difficulty Level |
| Psychometric Test | 150 | 30 min | No right or wrong answers |
| Descriptive Test | 4 | 25 min | Easy |
| Divergent and Convergent Thinking | 20 | 80 min | Moderate to Difficulty |
| Verbal Ability | 20 | Moderate | |
| Quantitative Ability and DI | 20 | Moderate to Difficulty | |
| General Awareness | 10 | Moderate to Difficulty | |
| Total | 224 |
MICAT 1 Exam Marking Scheme
While MICAT 1 exam pattern was similar to last year, the paper was lengthy and tougher than previous year with many surprise questions.
Section A: Psychometric test
Around 33 questions presented a situation/course of action and the test-taker had to mark either True or False. Around 117 questions were about a particular personality trait or a course of action which required the candidates to respond with one of the following 8 options:
Section B: Descriptive Test
This section is designed to assess writing ability and creative skills. The first three questions were related to each other. The topic for the first three questions was “There is merit in hierarchy”. For the first two questions, students had to write three points each, ‘for’ and ‘against’ the topic. These two questions carried 10 marks each.
In the third question, students had to write a 300-word answer to how young managers can promote hierarchy in their organizations to make it more efficient. 20 marks were allocated to this question.
In the fourth question, four pictures were shown. The pictures were labeled as: luggage; a roadside market; an insect on food; a camel. Candidates had to write a narrative/story using these images in any order (A-B-C-D or D-C-B-A or any such combination). The order was to be mentioned before the story. This question carried 30 marks.
Section C: Aptitude Test
The aptitude test had 4 sub-sections with a total of 70 questions, to be solved within 80 minutes. One surprising detail was that this section had a mix of questions with 8, 5 and 4 options! This confused and puzzled students.
DIVERGENT AND CONVERGENT THINKING – Type of Questions
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Verbal Reasoning | |
| Word Association | 4 |
| Statement Conclusion (Truth and Lies) | 1 |
| Non-verbal reasoning | |
| Visual Reasoning- 3 (analogy, sequence completion, paper folding) | 15 (8 questions with 4 options + 7 questions with 8 options) |
| Data Sufficiency – 1 | |
| Puzzles – 12, Arrangement (Linear – 2, Circular – 1), Symbol based Family Tree – 2, Directions – 2 (based on Pythagorean triplet), Coding-2, Number analogy-1 Alphanumeric Sequence -1, odd one out –series-1 |
Verbal Ability – Type of Questions
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension - Passage 1 [Homophily and acrophily on social media- 600 words] | 5 |
| Fill in the blanks [3 Cloze; 2 questions with 1/4 blanks] | 5 |
| Choose the correct sentence, Synonyms [2] | 3 |
| Critical Reasoning - Inference, Paragraph completion, Jumbled paragraphs, Analogy, Summary, Odd sentence | 7 |
In this section, 8-10 questions (in about 15-20 minutes with 90% accuracy) would be considered a good attempt.
QUANTITATIVE ABILITY AND DATA INTERPRETATION
According to IMS Coaching, “this question was the most difficult section in the test. In fact, the level of difficulty of some questions in this section was higher than the level of difficulty of CAT questions. Majority of questions had 8 options. Most of the questions were bulky in nature with lot of data. That made navigating through the section rather difficult.” Following was the break-up of the questions in this section:
| Area | Type of Question |
| Arithmetic | Average, Mixtures & Alligations, Ratio-Proportion, Partnership. |
| Algebra | Quadratic equations |
| Geometry | Quadrilaterals, Polygons |
| Modern Math | Set Theory (Venn Diagram), Probability |
| Numbers | Sequence - odd one out, Factors |
| Data Interpretation | Bar Graph |
GENERAL AWARENESS
Out of the 10 questions in this section, 2-3 questions were of ‘match the column’ type while 5 were based on marketing and branding. 2-3 questions were of ‘Identify the facts/true statements’ type. Static GK contributed 2 questions while the remaining 8 questions were based on current affairs.
According to IMS coaching, “Students who have ‘cleared’ the Psychometric Test and secured an overall score of 25 in Sections C (i) to C (iv) can expect a call for the GE-PI round”.
According to Career Launcher, MICAT 1 Test Cut off is about 22-25 marks.
Below is shared the previous MICAT exam analysis
MICAT II Exam Analysis 2024: Exam Over on January 27, 2024; Students Face Time Crunch; Moderate Difficulty Exam; Check Key Changes, Cut Offs
MICAT II exam was conducted on January 27, 2024 in a single slot of 2 hours 15 minutes duration from 9.00 AM to 11.15 AM as a computer-based test. There was no change in the exam pattern, the candidates struggled for time in Psychometric Test. The Section-C score remains the turning point to get GE-PI call. It is expected that a score of around 26-27 marks in Section C may get you a GE PI call from MICA.
MICAT II Exam Analysis: Key Highlights
MICAT II was not much different from MICAT 1 and was of moderate difficulty level. Like in MICAT 1, the candidates struggled for time in MICAT II. Shared below are the key highlights of MICAT II exam:
Psychometric Test is Qualifier
The Psychometric Test is compulsory and the performance in the psychometric test is used as a qualifying criterion for the next stage. Candidates must attempt all the questions
in the Psychometric Test to ensure that their paper is evaluated.
MICAT II Exam Pattern
MICA admission test, MICAT II remained a multidimensional computer based examination, which is focused to assess candidates in areas such as Divergent Thinking Abilities, Written Communication Abilities, General Awareness about contemporary social and business issues, including areas relevant to media, marketing, advertising & current affairs and Analytical & Verbal Abilities. MICAT-II consisted of same test sections. Following three sections are there in MICAT exam:
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Sections in MICAT-I & MICAT-II
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Name of Sections
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Sectional Time Duration
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Section A:
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Psychometric Test
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30 Minutes
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Section B:
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Aptitude Test with 4 Sub Sections:
1)Verbal ability;
2)Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation; 3)General Awareness; 4)Divergent and Convergent Thinking |
1 hours 20 Minutes
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Section C:
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Descriptive Test
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25 Minutes
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Section Wise Questions, Marking pattern, Important Instructions
The 3 broad sections effectively made the MICAT an exam with 6 sections as follows:
Section A: Psychometric Test
Section B: Descriptive Test
Section C: Aptitude Test with 4 Sub sections on Verbal ability; Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation; General Awareness; Divergent and Convergent Thinking
MICAT 1 2024 Analysis: Exam Over on December 2, 2023
Out of the two MICAT exams, MICAT-1 has got over on December 2, 2023 and MICAT-II is scheduled on January 27, 2024. While there was no change in the exam pattern, the candidates gasped for time in Psychometric Test. The Section-C score remains the turning point to get GE-PI call. It is expected that a score of around 25 marks in Section C may get you a GE PI call from MICA.
MICA Ahmedabad conducts its own admission test MICAT for the candidates who apply to MICA for admission to PGDM or PGDM-C programme on the basis of CAT/XAT/GMAT scores. The PGDM-C is the flagship programme of MICA, Ahmedabad. The two-year, full-time, residential programme is AICTE approved and is deemed equivalent to an MBA by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Check below the MICAT-1 Analysis from IMS experts with:
MICAT-1 Exam Pattern
MICAT (MICA Admission Test) is the ONLINE entrance exam for PGDM-C/PGDM from MICA, Ahmedabad. Generally MICAT is held twice for admission to the batch in the ensuing year. MICAT-I is held in December and MICAT-II in January for the batch commencing a few months later in June/July.
MICAT I 2023 for 2024-2026 batch was held on December 02, 2023, from 9 AM to 11:15 AM.
Test Structure and the IMS estimate of good attempts:
| Section | Name | No. Of Questions | Time allocated | Good Attempts |
| A | Psychometric Test | 150 | 30 minutes | ALL |
| B | Descriptive Test | 4 | 25 minutes | ALL |
| C | i. Divergent and Convergent Thinking | 20 | 80 minutes | 12-13 |
| ii. Verbal Ability | 20 | 11-12 | ||
| iii. Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 20 | 9-10 | ||
| iv. General Awareness | 10 | 5- 6 |
VERDICT
Students who have ‘cleared’ the Psychometric Test and secured an overall score of 25 in Sections C (i) to C (iv) can expect a call for the GE-PI round (subject to their fulfilling the other criteria specified here.
ANALYSIS BY SECTION
Section – A
PSYCHOMETRIC TEST
There were 150 questions in this section.
Apparently, there are no correct or incorrect responses in a psychometric test. Around 37 questions presented a situation/course of action and the test-taker had to mark either True or False. Around 113 questions were about a particular personality trait or a course of action. which required the candidates to respond with one of the following 8 options.
Given that 150 questions were to be attempted in 30 minutes, it was necessary to work fast and mark the answer quickly.
Section – B
DESCRIPTIVE TEST
This section tested the analytical and descriptive writing ability and creative skills of test-takers. The first three questions were related to each other. The topic for the first three questions was “If social media gets really social”. For the first two questions, students had to write three points each, ‘for’ and ‘against’ the topic. These two questions carried 10 marks each.
In the third question, students had to write a 300 word answer to ‘how a young manager can employ the social ability of social media to create an egalitarian work culture in their organization’ The instructions stated that the points for the third question should not include the points stated in the first two questions. 20 marks were allocated to this question.
The fourth question in this section consisted of four pictures. Students had to write down a story using these images in any order (A-B-C-D or D-C-B-A or any such combination). The order was to be mentioned before the story. The pictures were related to: ‘A red square, A roadside barber, A monument, A chariot without a horse’. This question carried 30 marks.
This section was to be attempted in 25 minutes and carried no negative marking.
Section C
APTITUDE TEST
The aptitude test had 4 sub-sections with a total of 70 questions. These 70 questions had to be solved within 80 minutes. The test this year had a mix of questions with 8, 6, 5 and 4 options. This was a change from the previous year Out of 70 questions, about 30 had 8 options.
(i) Sub-section: DIVERGENT AND CONVERGENT THINKING
The Reasoning section comprised 20 questions including word-association, analogies, statement-assumption, data sufficiency, puzzle, numerical series-odd one out, Circular arrangement and visual reasoning questions.
| Topic | No. of Qs. | Overall Difficulty Level |
| Verbal reasoning | ||
| Word Association | 2 | Medium |
| Syllogism | 1 | Medium |
| Collective Noun | 1 | Medium |
| Non-verbal reasoning | ||
| Visual Reasoning – 3 (Analogy, sequence completion, paper folding) | 16
(8 questions with 4 options + 8 questions with 8 options) | Medium |
| Data Sufficiency – 1 | ||
| Puzzles – 12 Arrangement (Linear – 2, Circular – 1), Symbol based Family Tree – 2, Directions – 2 (based on pythagorean triplet), Coding – 2, Number analogy – 1, Alphanumeric Sequence – 1, Odd One Out – Series – 1 | ||
In this section, 12-13 questions (in about 25 minutes with 90 % accuracy) would be considered a good attempt.
(ii) Sub-section: VERBAL ABILITY
This section consisted of jumbled paragraphs, word pairs, paragraph completion(cloze), fill in the blanks, and two Reading Comprehension passages.
| Topic | No. of Qs. | Overall Level of difficulty. |
| Reading Comprehension – Passage 1(Technology and lack of boundaries – 200 words) | 2 | Medium |
| Reading Comprehension – Passage 2(Commercial traffic in the Indian Ocean – 250 words) | 4 | Medium |
| Fill in the blanks [3 Cloze, 1 4*4 grid] | 4 | Easy |
| Critical Reasoning – Inference | 1 | Medium |
| Jumbled Paragraphs | 2 | Medium |
| Summary | 1 | Medium |
| Jumbled sentence | 1 | Easy |
| One word substitute – passage | 2 | Medium |
| Odd sentence | 1 | Medium |
| Para-completion | 1 | Medium |
| Synonym | 1 | Easy |
In this section, 11-12 questions (in about 15-20 minutes with 90% accuracy) would be considered a good attempt.
(iii) Sub-section: QUANTITATIVE ABILITY AND DATA INTERPRETATION
There were 20 questions in the section, out of which 16 questions were on quantitative ability and 4 questions were on Data Interpretation. The Quantitative Ability section was dominated by 6 Geometry questions and then followed by 5 questions of Arithmetic. Overall, the section was Medium in terms of level of difficulty and it was one notch more difficult than the corresponding section last year. The majority of the questions had as many as 8 options.
There was one calculation intensive set on Data Interpretation involving a bar graph with a table involving 4 questions. The set was a straight-forward one with average figure calculation.
Following was the break-up of the questions in the Quantitative Ability section:
| Area | No. of Qs | LOD |
| Arithmetic | ||
| Average,Mixtures & Alligations, Linear Race, Ratio-Proportion, Percentages, Partnership. | 5 | Medium – Difficult |
| Algebra | ||
| Quadratic | 1 | Difficult |
| Geometry | ||
| Rectangle, Pentagon, Cylinder, Trigonometry – 3 | 6 | Medium – Difficult |
| Modern Math | ||
| Set Theory (Venn Diagram), Probability | 2 | Difficult |
| Numbers | ||
| Sequence – odd one out, Factors | 2 | Medium |
| Data Interpretation | ||
| Bar Graph & Table | 4 | Difficult |
In this section, an attempt of about 9-10 questions in about 30 minutes with around 90% accuracy would be considered good.
(iv) Sub-section: GENERAL AWARENESS: The General Awareness section consisted of 10 questions. Out of the 10 questions, 6 questions were of ‘match the column’ type while 4 were based on marketing and branding. Also, Static GK contributed 2 questions while the remaining 8 questions were based on current affairs.In this section, an attempt of 7 – 8 questions in about 5-7 minutes with 70 percent accuracy would be considered good.
MICAT Exam for MICA admission 2023 has got over at 11.15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2022. The exam was considered a bit more difficult than last year. A score of 25 in Psychometric Test may lead to the call for PI round by MICA. Apart from being the mandatory exam for MICA admission 2023, MICAT-I has 50% Weightage in Shortlisting for PI round, MICAT-I Analysis reveals that the exam was conducted in 48 cities in India and was taken by a good number of candidates.
Below is shared the MICAT-I Exam 2023 Analysis for MICA Admission 2023
MBAUniverse.com shares MICAT-I exam analysis with following details;
MICAT Exam Pattern
MICAT Difficulty Level as compared to previous year
MICAT expected cut off for MICA admission
MICAT Analysis from top Coaching institutes like IMS, CL, TIME
MICAT-I 2023 was a multidimensional computer based examination. The exam assesss candidates in areas such as Divergent Thinking Abilities, Written Communication Abilities, General Awareness about contemporary social and business issues, including areas relevant to media, marketing, advertising & current affairs and Analytical & Verbal Abilities. The Admission test also included psychometric profiling to assess the candidate’s leadership potential.
MICAT-I Test Duration
Total duration of the examination was of 2 hours and 15 minutes.
MICAT-I Sectional Composition
MICAT-I consisted following three sections
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Sections in MICAT-I |
Name of Sections |
Sectional Time Duration |
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Section A: |
Psychometric Test |
30 Minutes |
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Section B: |
Aptitude Test with 4 Sub Sections: 1)Verbal ability; |
1 hours 20 Minutes |
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Section C: |
Descriptive Test |
25 Minutes |
Section Wise Questions, Marking pattern, Important Instructions
The 3 broad sections effectively made the MICAT an exam with 6 sections as per following details:
Section A: Psychometric Test
Section B: Aptitude Test with 4 Sub sections on Verbal ability; Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation; General Awareness; Divergent and Convergent Thinking
Section C: Descriptive Test
Total time allotted to attempt this section was 25 minutes
All the questions were of descriptive type
Total Questions were 4
You needed to type short answers in the given space
MICAT 2022 Analysis for MICA Admission 2022
MICAT-I: Exam Dates and Time Duration
MICAT I Exam Date: Dec 4, 2021
MICAT I Test Cities: 48
MICAT Exam City Abroad: None
MICAT I Test Duration: 2 Hours 15 Minutes (135 Minutes)
MICAT I Test Timing: 9AM to 11.15AM (Single Session Exam)
Reporting Time at Test Centre: 8 AM
MICAT I Testing Mode: Computer based test
MICAT-I Analysis: Overall Exam Pattern
MICAT-I exam duration has been reduced to 2 Hours 15 minutes from earlier 2 hours 45 minutes. The revised exam pattern of MICAT Exam held on Dec 4, 2021 was as below:
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Sections in MICAT-I
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Name of Sections
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No. of Questions
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Sectional Time Duration
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Section A:
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Psychometric Test
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150
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30 Minutes
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Section B:
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Aptitude Test with 4 Sub Sections:
1) Verbal ability: 2) Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation; 3) General Awareness; 4) Divergent and Convergent Thinking |
20
20 20 20 |
80 Minutes
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Section C:
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Descriptive Test
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4
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25 Minutes
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MICAT-I Difficulty Level
Overall difficulty level of MICAT-I exam was moderate
MICAT Analysis 2022: Testing & Scoring pattern
Following was the testing & scoring pattern in MICAT-I held on Dec 4, 2021
MICAT Analysis 2022: Expected Cut offs
MICAT, conducted by MICA Ahmedabad, is a Computer Based Test (CBT). It is conducted twice for selection of PGDM-C and PGDM programs offered by MICA. A candidate is allowed to appear in both the MICAT exams – MICAT-I and MICAT-II which are conducted in the months of December and January respectively for admission in MICA. Better of the two MICAT Scores are considered for admission. MICAT-I was conducted on Dec 4, 2021 while MICAT-II will be held on January 29, 2022. MICAT-II Analysis will be published after the exam is over. Apart from MBAUniverse.com analysis for MICAT, the detailed analysis by IMS, CL, TIME is also published with exam difficulty level and expected cut offs.