MICAT has taken wing for admission into Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), for the year 2019-2021, for its PGDM programs. The first installment for MICAT was conducted on 1st December 2018. MICAT transitioned into a Computer Based Test in 2015. The paper pattern, this year, comprised 3 parts:
|
|
Time Allotted (mins) |
No of Questions |
Part I |
Psychometric Test |
25 |
27 |
Part II |
Descriptive Test |
35 |
4 |
Part III |
Divergent& Convergent Thinking |
105 |
30 |
Verbal Ability |
25 |
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Quantitative Ability |
25 |
||
General Awareness |
25 |
There was no negative marking for the psychometric test. It was compulsory to attempt all the questions in this part. There were total 27 questions in this section. Most of the questions were based on ranking your preferences.
The section comprised four questions.
The first three questions were based on the topic: ‘Equality is MYTH'’.
In the first question the candidate was asked to state 3 arguments FOR the topic.
Similarly, in the second question the candidate was asked to state 3 arguments AGAINST the topic.
The third question asked the candidate to state 3 points that we can do to maintain equality in world.
The fourth question was picture based story writing. The choice of sequence of pictures was available to the candidate. The section essentially tested the creative thinking and writing ability of the candidates.
All the questions here were very easy for a prepared test taker.
For this part, the penalty for every incorrect answer was 25% of the marks allotted to the question. A candidate could navigate through the sections and the test was automatically submitted after the allotted time was over.
This section had 30 questions. The section had some easy questions as mentioned in table below, but overall difficulty level of the section was a little bit higher than the previous year’s paper as the section contained more questions based on data sufficiency.
S.no |
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
1 |
Statement-Assumption |
3 |
Moderate |
2 |
Data Sufficiency |
8 |
Moderate |
3 |
Missing Figure |
2 |
Easy |
4 |
Odd one out (Figures) |
4 |
Easy - Moderate |
5 |
Figures (Sequence) |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
6 |
Word Associations |
10 |
Moderate - Difficult |
The Verbal Ability questions were moderate. This section had 25 questions. The Grammar concept tested was Prepositions. The vocabulary questions were of moderate LOD.
The Reading Comprehension passage was an easy-read with 5 questions: 2 were fact based, 2 were based on main idea and 1 was on meaning. All the questions were easy.
S.no |
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
1 |
Synonym & Antonym (Contextual) |
2 |
Moderate |
2 |
Fill in the blank (Idioms & Prepositions) |
6 |
Easy - Moderate |
3 |
Statement Correction & Completion |
6 |
Moderate - Difficult |
4 |
Para Jumble |
5 |
Moderate |
5 |
Reading Comprehension |
1 Passage (5 questions) |
Easy- Moderate |
6 |
Miscellaneous |
1 |
Moderate |
The section consisted of 25 questions. This section was the most difficult of all. The difficulty level this year was very much higher than previous year’s. A good percentage of questions were from Arithmetic while there was no question on Geometry and Mensuration. Most of the questions were calculation intensive. Overall, an attempt of 10-12 questions in this section will be considered as a good attempt.
S.no |
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
1 |
Algebra (based on series, equation) |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
2 |
Ratio |
3 |
Moderate |
3 |
Profit, loss and discount |
4 |
Difficult |
4 |
Time, speed and distance |
2 |
Moderate |
5 |
Set theory |
2 |
Easy |
6 |
Percentage |
1 |
Moderate |
7 |
Permutation and combination |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
8 |
Number system |
1 |
Easy |
9 |
DI (Bar graph + table) |
4 |
Moderate |
10 |
DI (Line graph + table) |
3 |
Moderate |
This section had 25 questions. The level of difficulty was higher than previous year’s. This section this year missed familiar questions like, match the following: brand taglines and logos. A lot of questions were related to Banking & Finance. Following is the break-up of questions:
S.no |
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
1 |
Current Affairs& Politics |
7 |
Easy- Moderate |
2 |
Banking & Finance |
5 |
Moderate |
3 |
Personality |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
4 |
Business, brands and media |
4 |
Easy - Moderate |
5 |
Miscellaneous GK |
5 |
Moderate |
A candidate with very good writing skills could expect a call at a score of 48-50 while someone with average writing skills might need a 60+ to stand a chance
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Team CL