CAT 2023 Exam: Check List Of Top 10 MBA Colleges In India

CAT 2023 registration process has begun on the official website at iimcat.ac.in.

IIM Ahmedabad stands at number one position in NIRF management ranking 2023. ( Image Source :IIM Ahmedabad )

The registration process for CAT 2023 has been initiated by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow. Interested candidates can access the CAT application form 2023 through the official IIM CAT website, iimcat.ac.in. The last date for CAT registration 2023 is September 13, with the deadline set at 5:00 PM. During the registration, applicants must pay an application fee of Rs 2,400 for general category candidates and Rs 1,200 for candidates belonging to reserved categories.

The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2023 is scheduled to take place on November 26. It is a crucial examination for candidates seeking admission to various prestigious management programs offered by the Indian Institutes of Management and other leading B-Schools in India. 

NIRF Ranking 2023: Top 10 MBA Colleges In India

Here is the list of top 10 management colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2023:

1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode
4. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta
5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
6. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow
7. National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
8. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore
9. Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur
10. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

CAT 2023 Exam Pattern:

Exam Duration	2 hours (120 minutes)
Total Number of Questions	66
Total Marks	198
Type of Questions	MCQs & TITA (Type-in-the-Answer)
Time Duration for Each Section	40 minutes each
Number of Sections	3 (VARC, DILR, QA)

CAT 2023 Syllabus:

The CAT 2023 syllabus covers three main sections:

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC):

• Reading Comprehension passages with questions
• Para-jumbles (Jumbled paragraphs)
• Sentence Completion and Correction
• Vocabulary-based questions (antonyms, synonyms, analogies, etc.)
• Grammar-based questions (Error spotting, Sentence improvement)

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR):

• Data Interpretation (Tables, Bar graphs, Line charts, Pie charts, etc.)
• Logical Reasoning (Seating arrangement, Blood relations, Coding-decoding, etc.)
• Data Sufficiency
• Syllogisms
• Venn Diagrams
• Puzzles
• Clocks and Calendars
• Assumptions and Conclusions

Quantitative Aptitude (QA):

• Number Systems
• LCM and HCF
• Percentages
• Profit and Loss
• Time and Work
• Time, Speed, and Distance
• Averages and Mixtures
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Mensuration
• Probability
• Permutations and Combinations