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About MICAT
A. BACKDROP
1. MICAT-2020/21
i. Examination dates
a. MICAT-I
5th December, AD 2020
b. MICAT-II
30th January, AD 2021
ii. Conducted by
MICA, Ahmedabad
iii. Computer-based Test
iv. Supplementary Test
CAT / XAT / GMAT
v. Test Pattern
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S.N. |
SECTION |
SUB-SECTIONS |
QUESTIONS |
MARKS / QUESTION |
TOTAL MARKS |
ALLOCATED TIME (minutes) |
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I |
Psychometric Test |
2-point scale |
33 |
NA |
NA |
30 |
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8-point scale |
117 |
NA |
NA |
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II |
Descriptive Test |
NA |
4 |
10, 10, 20, 30 |
70 |
25 |
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III |
Aptitude Test |
Divergent and Convergent Thinking |
20 |
1 |
20 |
80 |
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Verbal Ability |
20 |
1 |
20 |
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Quantitative Ability Data Interpretation |
20 |
1 |
20 |
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General Awareness |
20 |
1 |
20 |
vi. Test Duration
135 minutes
vii. Test Type
Timed Test
viii. Negative Marking
a. Psychometric Test and Descriptive Test
Not applicable
b. Aptitude Test
One-fourth
ix. Topic Coverage
a. Psychometric Test
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
OPTIONS |
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Course of action based on a situation |
33 |
True |
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False |
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Personality Trait and Course of action |
117 |
Totally Disagree |
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Somewhat Disagree |
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Somewhat Agree |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Totally Agree |
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The answers are subjective without any right or wrong. |
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Time provided per question is 12 seconds. Hence, need to be fast. |
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b. Descriptive Test
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S.N. |
TOPIC |
REQUIREMENT |
MARKS |
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1 |
Stone, Paper and Scissors - Bittersweet rivals make the best team |
3 points for the topic |
10 |
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2 |
Stone, Paper and Scissors - Bittersweet rivals make the best team |
3 points against the topic |
10 |
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3 |
Suggest steps by which a young manager can implement the above statement to improve organizational output. |
300-word answer. The points should not include the points stated in the previous two responses. |
20 |
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4 |
Four pictures were given. A wallet with keys, three parrots perched on a water bowl in a garden, a woman selling vegetables and a power transmission line with a sunrise in the background. |
To write a particular pictorial combination (A-B-C-D or . . . ) and explain it with the help of a story. |
30 |
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Here also, overall time provided was low. Hence, again had to be fast. |
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c. Aptitude Test
α. Divergent and Convergent Thinking
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Logical Reasoning |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Vocabulary |
10 |
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Verbal Reasoning |
3 |
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Data Sufficiency |
1 |
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It was standard fare with coverage of most types. |
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All the questions were individual questions. |
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c. Aptitude Test
β. Verbal Ability
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Reading Comprehension |
2 passages (5 + 4) = 9 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Grammar |
2 |
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Parajumble |
3 |
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Text Completion |
4 |
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Idioms |
2 |
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It was standard fare with coverage of most types. |
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c. Aptitude Test
γ. Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Number System |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Arithmetic |
10 |
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Geometry Family |
2 |
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Basic Algebra |
0 |
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Otherwise |
2 |
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Data Interpretation |
2 blocks (4 + 1) = 5 |
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There were many questions which were quite easy including the DI ones. |
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c. Aptitude Test
δ. General Awareness
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Static |
11 |
Moderate |
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Current Affairs |
9 |
Moderate |
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Wide coverage. |
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Could easily answer many ‘Static’ questions thanks to Planet K. |
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Could easily answer all the ‘Current Affairs’ questions thanks to Mental Gymnasium, Planet K and GK Tests. |
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There were some questions on advertising agencies, company taglines and company logos. This would be a cake walk thanks to ‘Business Newspaper’ part of ‘Mental Gymnasium’. |
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This section would be one of the game changers for TCC Children as is true for all examinations having a GK section. |
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B. MICAT-2021/22
1. Examination Dates
i. MICAT-I
4th December, AD 2021
ii. MICAT-II
29th January, AD 2022
2. Conducted by
MICA, Ahmedabad
3. Computer-based Test
4. Expected Test Pattern
Similar to MICAT-2020/21