Why CAT 2021 Exam Takers Are Higher This Year
CAT is the most competitive and popular exam conducted by IIMs for direct admissions into India’s most prestigious colleges for MBA. The CAT exam opens a wide range of opportunities to students interested in building careers in the marketing, business, and corporate sector.
In 2021, IIM Ahmedabad will conduct the exam after a long duration of five years. The exam opens up the window for India’s top 20 IIM and other prestigious MBA colleges. Every year, more than 2.5 to 3 lakh students fill the application form.
A popular and highly competitive exam, the total turnout in the application forms and center attendance for the past year’s CAT exam was reduced drastically. This year, it is expected that the number of exam takers will increase.
Read this article to learn more about why CAT 2021 exam takers are higher this year than last year.
Reason for higher exam takers this year in CAT 2021
Last year the number of exam takers fell drastically from the general trend of each year due to the covid-19 fear in the country. There were many difficulties faced by the applicants last year. Many students and their families were going through bad health conditions, and others were unable to attend the exam due to travel restrictions. Many people opted out of the exam due to these problems.
This year the number of exam takers in the CAT exam is expected to be much higher due to the following reasons-
- Currently, there are no travel restrictions in the country, allowing convenient admittance to the examination.
- Compared to last year, the fear of Covid-19 is less potent, and candidates are in a better space to sit for the exam.
- People who withdrew their names in 2019 due to covid will sit in the upcoming exam with fresh candidates.
- To compensate for the previous year’s loss, the number of seats this year is more than the last.
- The process of online registration allows numerous candidates to sign up for the application form.
Important dates for the CAT 2021 exam
The CAT 2021 is scheduled for November this year. This year, the number of applicants is believed to increase. With no travel restrictions, the total attendance turnout in 2021 will go much higher than the previous year. Some important dates related to the CAT 2021 exam are-
- The CAT 2021 exam will take place on 28th November 2021 (Sunday).
- The exam will be conducted in three time slots.
- The last date to fill the application form for CAT 2021 was 22nd September.
- The admit card for CAT 2021 exam will be made available on 27th October.
- The last date to save the CAt exam admit cards from the online portal will be 28th November 2021.
- The expected date for the results of the CAT 2021 exam is 5th January 2022.
Exam pattern of CAT 2021 exam
The exam pattern for CAT 2021 exam this year will not follow last year’s pattern but will go on as before. There will be 64 to 68 questions in a set, and students will get a time of 120 minutes to complete the exam.
The CAT 2021 exam comes into three sections consisting of Quantitative ability, DILR, and VARC. Students can solve previous year’s question papers from 2015 onwards to get a better idea.
There will be a negative marking of 70 percent for each multiple-choice question.
Conclusion
The highly competitive CAT 2021 is going to take place in November. The number of exam takers will be more than the previous year as there are no Covid restrictions currently. Students are prepared to get admissions into prestigious MBA colleges.
Please visit here the list of MBA colleges in India accepting CAT Score
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-in-india-accepting-cat/2-2-0-0-327
