CAT 2013: Only 1.74 lakhs took the test

Not all the registered number of candidates took the CAT 2013 and the total number of absentees in the test was more than twenty thousand. Revealing the facts, IIMs and Prometric have admitted that although 194,516 was the number registered for CAT 2013 but actual test takers were only 173,738. The rate of non test takers has however remained the same at 11% in 2012 and 2013.

Past trends
CAT 2013 got a shot in the arm when the percentage of registered female candidates increased from 28 percent in 2012 to 29 percent in 2013. However, in terms of total candidates registered for CAT 2013, the number which was increased by about 9000 and touched a high of 2.14 lakhs in 2012 from 2.05 lakhs in 2011, was reduced to 1.94 lakhs.

Read CAT 2013: Five key trends
CAT is feared most for the surprise elements and technical disruptions in the examination but the year 2013 of CAT examination could be recorded in the CAT history as the year of smooth and successful completion of examination during the five years as it had less disruptions, less technical snags, least number of question errors, a very balanced test and above all had no surprising elements.

CAT which is the most sought after and wide spread MBA entrance test to the coveted B schools in India, has seen perceptible changes in paper pattern, size and type of examination since 2009 and has been gaining more and more popularity. The paper pencil mode in 2009 was shifted to computer based test. Another modification took place in 2010 when three sections were clubbed into two. Earlier there was Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability, Di & LR sections, now there are only two sections Quant & DI and Verbal Ability & LR. Number of questions which used to be fluctuating every year, have since been fixed since 2011 to 60 (30 in each section).

The competition however, remains as tough as ever among the aspirants. Those who missed the CAT may focus on forthcoming examinations like XAT/SNAP/MAH-CET.

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