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MICAT Exam Day Guidelines 2020
Edited By shruti.garg | Updated on Jan 25, 2020 11:07 AM IST | #MICAT
They say, “The more a person knows, the better armed he is.” This axiom resonates aptly even with an exam like situation wherein a better knowledge will always help the candidates ace than the others. Not only about the syllabus of the paper, but factors which directly or indirectly influence the exam result. Let’s pick up MICAT for instance. As MICAT 2020 (January session) is round the corner, registered candidates must be burning the midnight’s oil to give their best shot in the examination. However, as the test is nearing, candidates should be aware about the dos and don’ts of MICAT II 2020. Thus, to help the student community Careers360 has come up with some essential tips which should be taken care of in the exam and before you are gearing up for taking MICAT 2020, so that you can focus only on attempting the examination without any last minute hassle. Read MICAT exam day guidelines 2020 below.
MICAT 2020
MICA Admissions Test (MICAT) is a national level online entrance test for MICA's flagship programme Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Communications (PGDM-C). The test is held twice a year - in December and in January every year.
MICAT II 2020 Schedule
Before moving on to know the exam day instructions if MICAT II 2020, let’s have a look at the schedule, time and other important details of the examination.
MICAT Exam Details:
Exam Time | 9 am - 11:50 am |
Exam Duration | 2.45 hours |
Exam Reporting Time | Not After 8:30 am |
Exam Mode | Computer Based Test or Online |
Sectional Cutoff | Yes |
Individual Sectional time | No |
MICAT Exam Day Guidelines 2020
Candidates must carry their MICAT 2020 admit card with them on the day of the exam. In case admit card is not received by post, you can download the hall ticket from the MICA website (mica.ac.in) and print it on a white A4 size sheet.
Candidates will have to carry the printout of MICAT admit card along with any of the following valid identity proofs:
Voter ID
Driving License
Aadhaar Card (UID)
Pan Card
College/ Institute Identity card 2019
Candidates should also bring a ball point pen to the exam centre.
Candidates are not allowed to carry with them any of the following electronic devices to the exam centre:
Laptops
Calculators
Cell phones
Cameras
Beepers,
Digital diaries
Bags
Notebook
Any electronic equipment or pieces of paper are not allowed in the exam center.
Candidates must remember that they will not be allowed to leave the examination hall until the test is over.
Candidates will not be allowed to leave the MICAT exam centre till the exam is completed
If the candidate leaves the exam hall, then he or she will not be permitted to re-enter the examination hall.
Paper for rough work will be given at the exam centre.
Candidates will have to sign the attendance sheet and admit card in the presence of the invigilator.Time yourself when you write, since there is sectional cutoff and you must attempt all sections in order to qualify.
VARC, QA, LR and Psychometric Tests are the most important sections and carry the highest mark.
Start with the sections you are confident about.
Be careful when you mark answers in the answer sheet. Best is to solve a section and tick all the correct answers in order to avoid any confusion.
Note: Carrying any one of the above-mentioned photo identity proofs is mandatory for candidates. Those who will not carry the admit card along with the identity proof, they will not be permitted to appear in the exam.
Points to Remember Ahead for MICAT Exam
Do your reading practice on the computer. Reading newspapers and business articles are not enough. You need to develop a habit of reading on screen. This will be beneficial in the reading comprehension (RC) section, as you will be able to save considerable time.
Practice sample questions online to analyse time spent on each question and strategize much time you will be spending on a particular section.
Ahead of the exam, do not study anything new
Focus more on revision of whatever you have studied
Keep your mind relaxed as panicking now will not be beneficial
Practice solving the online mock test. The more you get used to working on a computer screen, the better it is.
MICAT Exam Pattern Instructions
There are a total of 105 approximately questions.
There are 3 main sections with 4 sub parts for 1 section.
The number of questions under each section:
Descriptive Test - 4
Verbal Ability (VA) - 25
Quantitative Ability (QA)- 25
General Awareness (GA) - 25
Divergent-Convergent Reasoning (DCR) - 26
Psychometric Test (DT) - 160
The negative marking is ¼ of the total marks allocated for a particular question.
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Questions related to MICAT
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Hello,
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
- SOIL-School of Business Design, Gurgaon
explore more detailed information about GMAT at https://www.careers360.com/exams/gmat
check out the entire list of colleges in India accepting GMAT at https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-india-accepting-gmat?icn=college_listing_accepting_score&ici=GMAT_exam_view
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
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,, Nagpur
- Om Bio Science and Management College, Haridwar Roorkee
check out our page at https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-india-accepting-snap to know more details regarding this.
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
Explore more detailed information about the complete list of colleges offering MBA through CMAT at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-b-schools-accepting-cmat-scores
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
check out our page at https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-india-accepting-nmat-by-gmac to know more details regarding this.
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
Hi,
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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