SOME OBSERVATIONS
With the new format of CAT launched by IIM’s this past month, students have been forced to alter the way they attempt a paper. In this article I will try highlighting the major changes that the aspirants will have to undergo.
SECTION-1 QA/DI :
1) With 30 questions in 70 minutes, this calculation heavy section will apart from posing problems to those who are weak in Quant; will also trouble people who used to allot greater time to this section from the time left after solving VA in the previous format.
2) It is not easy to attempt all the questions in QA/DI as it has been found talking to aspirants that they are facing a paucity of time in this section while giving the mocks.
3) Also, the most important question that arises as how to divide the time among QA and DI.
There is no clarity that QA will feature 20 questions or will QA always be followed by DI?
So, seeing a question and solving it as it comes may not be the best strategy , for you may never know that a easy DI set awaits you after a difficult QA section.
4) The best way to solve this quagmire is to resort to all sorts of permutations during the mock season. Try different strategies and see which one is working(in terms of time and accuracy)
SECTION-2 VA/LR
1) Contrary to the earlier section, it is seen that time is being left after solving this section by most people.
2) Aspirants are submitting the tests before the actual time due to the vast resources available to them (Read:Time).
3) The most important factor that needs to be then seen is the accuracy .Accuracy could be the deciding factor between a good and a great percentile.
4) One also should be privy to different types of questions that can be asked in this section:
Critical Reasoning may make an appearance , so also could questions where parajumbles, sentence correction and Fill in the blanks are juxtaposed into 3-4 question sets.
This is the initial view/opinion of most people and it remains to be seen what the actual CAT would look like.
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