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MICAT 1 Analysis 2020
Edited By Khushboo Verma | Updated on Dec 07, 2019 01:41 PM IST | #MICAT
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MICAT 1 Analysis 2020 - MICA Ahmedabad conducted national level management entrance test-MICAT I on December 7, 2019 for admissions to PGDMC and PGDM. The exam analysis includes overall difficulty level of the exam, section-wise, number and types of questions asked in each section. As per exam analysis of MICAT I 2020, around 8 questions were asked from Trigonometry in quantitative section, two question from times, periods and distance and one question from time and work. According to the students who took the exam, there was a technical glitch in the paper as one question in psychometric section was asked two times. English section was easy, Maths was a little difficult and general knowledge section was the toughest one. In quantitative section, trigonometry part was dominating the entire paper as eight questions were asked from the same.
MICAT is conducted for admission to PGDMC and PGDM programmes offered at MICA, Ahmedabad. Careers360 brings to you MICAT I analysis 2020 in detail. We will also add more exam analysis from different institutes, such as imsindia and Career Launcher.
Latest - MICAT 1 2020 exam analysis is available. MICAT 2020 result will be declared on December 23, 2019. Candidates can fill MICAT Application Form 2020 for phase II.
MICAT 1 Exam Analysis 2020
Section | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Descriptive Test | 4 | Easy to moderately difficult |
Divergent Convergent Reasoning | 26 | Easy |
General Awareness | 25 | Difficult |
Verbal Ability | 25 | easy |
Quantitative Analysis | 25 | Moderately difficult |
Psychometric Test | 150 | Easy to moderately difficult |
Let us have a look at the section wise MICAT I 2019 exam analysis.
MICAT 1 Analysis 2020 - Descriptive
Students who took the exam did not share anything about the difficulty level of this section as it is entirely based on how creatively students answer the test. the questions were statement-based wherein students had to write five arguments, and then write an application of that statement in a practical environment. Students were not allowed to use the points the wrote in the previous statement, which was a bit tricky. The word limit was 300 and altogether there were four questions. The marks allotted to first, second, third and fourth question was 10, 10, 20, 30, respectively.
- How lazinesss can benefit the society?
- How laziness can hinder the society?
- Mention three ways how mangers should deal with lazy team members.
- Four images wherin students had to arrange in chronological order and give their views accordingly.
MICAT 1 2020 Analysis - Divergent Convergent Reasoning
In this section, there were a few questions where none of the options were correct. According to exam analysis of MICAT 2020, this section was the easiest one as compared to other section. Some questions were based on patterns wherein students had to identify the similar image or the second similar image in the pattern
MICAT 1 2020 Analysis - General Awareness
The general awareness was the most difficult section according to students who appeared in the exam. Students could not attempt all of the questions in general awareness. Many questions were based on Geography, companies logos and current affairs.
MICAT 1 Analysis 2020 - Verbal Ability
The overall difficulty level of this section was easy. The questions based on vocabulary were also simple. There was a passage, which had 4 to 5 questions. Also, questions were based on fill in the blanks, antonyms, synonyms, and sentence arrangement.
MICAT 1 Analysis 2020 - Quantitative Ability
In Quantitative ability section, students had to answer eight questions from Trigonometry (height and distance), two questions from times, period and distance and one question from time and work, two questions from mensuration, one question from arithmetic progression. In this section, trigonometry part was section was dominating. There were two sets from DI, one was based on tables and other one was pie charts. The calculation section was difficult, which made the quantitative section a bit lengthy. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
MICAT 1 Analysis 2020 - Psychometric Test
There were 150 questions in the psychometric section, which was a bit lengthy. The time duration was 30 minutes. Students did not comment on the difficulty level because the questions test the creative abilities of students. The types of questions asked in this section were:
- Candidates were given different situation, wherein 6 options were given. Candidates had to choose one of them.
MICAT - I 2020 Cutoff by IMS Learning
According to IMS Learning experts, candidates clearing the Psychometric and Descriptive sections and securing about 45-47 overall score expect a call for the MICAT selection procedure. The result of MICAT - I will be declared on December 23, 2019 and the application form for MICAT - II started on November 27, 2019. MICAT - II 2020 will be held on January 25, 2020.
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GMAT is graduate management admission test which is conducted by GMAC for admission of MBA in many countries, the eligibility criteria regarding this is as follows;
Candidates needs to be 18 years old or above,
Pass bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university, those in the final year or working professionals too are eligible to apply,
Should have a valid passport,
As the exam is conducted in English, hence proficiency in the same language is required as well,
Candidate can take maximum of five attempts in a year, and overall 8 attempts for lifetime, and there has to be a gap of 16 days prior to retaking the exam,
Colleges in India accepting GMAT scores are as follows;
- SPJIMR Mumbai
- IMT Ghaziabad
- IMI New Delhi
- Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB)
- Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
- T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai
- Goa Institute of Management (GIM) Goa
- Post Graduate Diploma in Management
- FORE School of Management, New Delhi
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
- BIMTECH Greater Noida
- MICA Ahmedabad
- IFIM Business School, Bangalore
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SNAP is conducted for 60 minutes in MCQs format, each question consists of one mark, there is deduction of 0.25 marks for each incorrect attempt, the following sections are included in the entrance test:-
- General English
- Analytical & Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
The colleges accepting scores of SNAP are listed below;
- Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore
- Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Rangareddy,
- Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance, Pune
- LM Thapar School of Management, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi
- Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik,
- Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Management, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research Pune,
- Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication Pune,
- Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore,
- Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences, Lavale,
- Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management, Lavale
- Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School, Lucknow
- Symbiosis School of Media and Communication
- Bangalore
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- Om Bio Science and Management College, Haridwar Roorkee
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CMAT is conducted for 180 minutes, and additional 30 minutes is allotted for optional section, there are total of five sections(one is optional) and each one consists of 25 questions for 100 marks as mentioned below-
- Quantitative techniques and data interpretation
- Logical reasoning
- General awareness
- Language comprehension
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship (optional)
for each correct answer four marks are awarded and in case of each incorrect attempt one mark is deduced,
The selection process mainly consists of three rounds:-
Written Ability Test,
Group Discussion, and
Personal Interview
Some of the top colleges offering admission for MBA Programme through CMAT are mentioned below-
- JBIMS, Mumbai
- SIMSREE, Mumbai
- KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
- Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
- University of Pune, Department of Management Sciences
- Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
- Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
- Goa Institute of Management
- Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
- Amity University, Noida
- Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida
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The list of colleges accepting scores of NMAT are as follows;
- SPJIMR, Mumbai
- School of Business Management SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
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- VIT Business School Vellore,
- IBS Business School Hyderabad,
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
- ITM Business School Navi Mumbai
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
- GITAM Hyderabad Business School Hyderabad,
- GITAM Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
- Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai,
- Amity Business School Noida,
- Goa Institute of Management Poriem,
- Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
- ISBR Business School Bangalore
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Hyderabad,
- Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University
- Centre for Management Studies, Jain University, Bangalore
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Bennett University, Greater Noida
- Jindal Global Business School, Sonipat,
- IIHMR University, Jaipur
- Amity University, Mumbai
- Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
- Galgotias University, Greater Noida
- BML Munjal University, Gurgaon
- Chitkara Business School, Patiala
- Woxsen University Hyderabad - Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad,
- School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar
- Amity University, Noida
- School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
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pdwords 31 August,2022
Hey!
On February 17, 2022, MICA, Ahmedabad, announced the MICAT 2022 result for phase 2 on mica.ac.in. Using their login credentials, candidates may check the MICAT 2022 phase 2 result. MICAT result 2022 has been emailed to applicants' registered email addresses, and students who took the entrance exam can now verify their qualifying status.
To check the result, follow the below mentioned steps:
Visit MICA Ahmedabad's main website at mica.ac.in.
Select "MICAT 1 Result" from the drop-down menu.
On the screen, a candidate login window will display.
Click the "Login" tab after entering the user ID and password.
Download the MICAT scorecard 2022 and check your qualifying status.
For further information, check out the link provided below.
mrinalini048 18 February,2022
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MICAT Syllabus - Psychometric Test
Basically, this is a personality test and this section is different from other management entrance examinations. It is mandatory for the candidates to attempt all the questions in this section. Some of the important aspects related to the test are explained below.
In this section, the questions are designed to assess the candidates’ behavior which includes thinking ability, personality, strengths and weaknesses etc. Questions are based on career goals, life goals, situational judgement. Candidates should answer the questions with honesty and open mind
Multiple-choice questions are asked.
Duration allotted for the psychometric test is 25 minutes.
According to previous year sample papers, in the first set of questions, out of the three options candidates should select the option which describes their behavior in the best way.
In the second set of MICAT questions, candidates were asked to give a rating on a scale of 1 to 6 for the responses in terms of their priority under a certain scenario. Around 8 to 10 questions were asked in the entrance exam.
MICAT Syllabus - Verbal Ability
The verbal ability section is used to assess the language proficiency of the candidates. The topics under the verbal ability section of the MICAT exam syllabus are given below:
Reading Comprehension
One-Word Substitution
Parts of speech
Idioms
Grammar
Para-jumbles
Cloze Test
Spot the Errors
Sentence Completion
Phrasal Verbs
Fill in the blanks
Antonyms and Synonyms
MICAT Syllabus - Quantitative Ability
The quantitative ability section includes the same topics that are covered in the other MBA entrance exam. The topics that are covered under the quantitative ability of the MICAT 2022 syllabus are as follows:
Algebra
Average
Geometry 2D & 3D
Trigonometry
Mensuration
Number system
HCF & LCM
Surds and Indices
Time-Speed-Distance
Logarithms
Modern Mathematics
Ratio and Proportion
Profit & Loss
Percentage
Time & Work
Mixtures & solutions
Solid Geometry
Coordinate Geometry
Probability
Statistics
Permutation & Combinations
MICAT Syllabus 2022 - General Awareness
The general awareness section of MICAT 2022 syllabus includes current affairs. The candidates should have a good knowledge regarding the topics of business and economics to score good marks. All the topics covered in the MICAT syllabus 20222 are given below:
Business
Brands
Media
Advertising and marketing
Geography
Current affairs
Entertainment
Economy
Books & Authors
Mass Media
Indian Constitution
Politics
Literature
MICAT 2022 Syllabus - Divergent-Convergent Reasoning
From this section of the MICAT syllabus 2022 approximately 25-30 questions are asked. The topics under this section are listed below:
Data Sufficiency
Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning
Statement-Assumptions
Seating arrangements
Sequence & Series
Hope it helps.
piyushkurwade 20 November,2021
Hello,
You have tagged MICAT, hence I believe your query is for MICA Ahmedabad, the entrance test scores of CAT/XAT/GMAT are acceptable for PGDM admission,
Further for Group Exercise & Personal Interview, candidates need to qualify Psychometric test firstly, and then on the basis of this, the performance in CAT/XAT/GMAT will be taken into consideration and further they will be assessed on the following MICAT sections: VA/QADI/GA/DCT, Those who will qualify the minimum cutoff for each of these sections- VA, QADI, GA and DCT and required cut-offs for CAT/XAT/GMAT, their Descriptive Tests will be analyzed for selection, the cut--offs for CAT/XAT is expected to be 80 percentile, to know more details regarding this, visit our page at https://media.careers360.com/exams/micat?utm_source=google&utm_medium=kg
pdwords 02 December,2021
Hey!
There is no such minimum cutoff to apply for MICAT - II . However, if you are having good scores of CAT/XAT you will have good chances to get admission in to top institute. And the registration form to apply for MICAT -II is open till 20th january 2021, exam will be conducted on 20th January 2021. To know more, visit here:
https://www.mica.ac.in/postgraduate-programme/selection-process-and-timelines
Thankyou
ginnisachdeva02_9364270 18 January,2021
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