Over the past there years, CAT exam is having 60
questions in total, divided among the three sections. Since CAT 2011,
the number of sections was reduced from three to two, but the number of
questions remained the same, which is 60.
But the question remains, would it be better for the CAT takers to have more than 60 questions? As per the general trend of the CAT takers attempt selected few questions which they are absolutely sure of solving accurately so that they do not lose marks in negative marking. Hence, if the number of questions is more, there are more choices for selecting the right questions.
To explore what the CAT 2012 takers have to say about
this, MBAUniverse.com conducted a poll on the question, “Should there be
more than 60 questions in CAT 2012 to allow more choices in terms of
the number of questions to be attempted?”
Out of the total number of voters, 57 per cent of the respondents voted for ‘No’, which means they prefer having 60 questions for CAT 2012. Gagan Preet Kaur of Pune says, “This is a good number of questions. We have got 70 minutes for a section and for browsing the questions, selecting them and solving them correctly, 60 questions is good enough. I personally don’t need more.”
Similar opinion was voiced by Ganpatlal Suthar, a CAT 2012 aspirant. He said,”60 is perfect according to the time. It is better to have 30 questions in 70 minutes than more questions.” Shubh from Haryana also agreed on the same. “I think 60 questions will be good enough as we can concentrate on fewer questions and not deviate quickly. It will be convenient for us.”
Another 38 per cent of the respondents have said that they would prefer having more than 60 questions in the CAT 2012 exam. Avnish Mishra of Chennai says, “Few extra questions would have been better. The choice would increase and hence I could opt for questions of my areas of comfort.”
Saida Rao from Bangalore opines, “More questions would have been better. Last year when I appeared for CAT 2011, I faced this problem. I had prepared for various topics but very few questions appeared from those areas. So I feel more than 60 questions would be better.”
The rest five per cent of the respondents have answered Can’t Say. According to them, the number of questions is relative in attaining success. Abhishek from Mumbai says, “It depends on the difficulty level of the questions. If the difficulty level is high, we can attempt lesser number of questions. If the difficulty level is low, we can attempt more questions.”
Sahil Sharma from Jammu & Kashmir shares, “The number of questions doesn’t matter, at least for me. Instead of 60, if I get 70 questions in CAT 2012, I would give equal concentration to go through the questions and chooser the convenient ones for more.”
The CAT 2012 pattern is yet to be announced by IIM Kozhikode. But according to CAT 2011 Convenor Dr. Janakiraman Moorthy, the pattern of CAT is likely to remain the same in 2012.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more polls.
But the question remains, would it be better for the CAT takers to have more than 60 questions? As per the general trend of the CAT takers attempt selected few questions which they are absolutely sure of solving accurately so that they do not lose marks in negative marking. Hence, if the number of questions is more, there are more choices for selecting the right questions.
To explore what the CAT 2012 takers have to say about
this, MBAUniverse.com conducted a poll on the question, “Should there be
more than 60 questions in CAT 2012 to allow more choices in terms of
the number of questions to be attempted?”Out of the total number of voters, 57 per cent of the respondents voted for ‘No’, which means they prefer having 60 questions for CAT 2012. Gagan Preet Kaur of Pune says, “This is a good number of questions. We have got 70 minutes for a section and for browsing the questions, selecting them and solving them correctly, 60 questions is good enough. I personally don’t need more.”
Similar opinion was voiced by Ganpatlal Suthar, a CAT 2012 aspirant. He said,”60 is perfect according to the time. It is better to have 30 questions in 70 minutes than more questions.” Shubh from Haryana also agreed on the same. “I think 60 questions will be good enough as we can concentrate on fewer questions and not deviate quickly. It will be convenient for us.”
Another 38 per cent of the respondents have said that they would prefer having more than 60 questions in the CAT 2012 exam. Avnish Mishra of Chennai says, “Few extra questions would have been better. The choice would increase and hence I could opt for questions of my areas of comfort.”
Saida Rao from Bangalore opines, “More questions would have been better. Last year when I appeared for CAT 2011, I faced this problem. I had prepared for various topics but very few questions appeared from those areas. So I feel more than 60 questions would be better.”
The rest five per cent of the respondents have answered Can’t Say. According to them, the number of questions is relative in attaining success. Abhishek from Mumbai says, “It depends on the difficulty level of the questions. If the difficulty level is high, we can attempt lesser number of questions. If the difficulty level is low, we can attempt more questions.”
Sahil Sharma from Jammu & Kashmir shares, “The number of questions doesn’t matter, at least for me. Instead of 60, if I get 70 questions in CAT 2012, I would give equal concentration to go through the questions and chooser the convenient ones for more.”
The CAT 2012 pattern is yet to be announced by IIM Kozhikode. But according to CAT 2011 Convenor Dr. Janakiraman Moorthy, the pattern of CAT is likely to remain the same in 2012.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more polls.
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