MICAT 2025 Exam Pattern (Available): Get The Latest Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

MICAT Exam Pattern 2025

MICA does not provide a detailed specification of the MICAT test pattern, including the types of questions and the marks assigned to each. All serious MICAT aspirants must be informed of the MICAT exam pattern well in advance in order to adopt a better preparation strategy.

The table below provides a brief of MICAT paper pattern for your reference: 

For the latest updates on MICAT 2025 without any further hindrances, consider visiting: MICAT Notification 2025

MICAT Test Pattern 2025

The first phase of MICAT is conducted in December, and the second phase exam is conducted in January of every year. For 2023, there will be six major sections in the paper, and the total duration will be 2 hours and 45 minutes. The question paper will hold subjective as well as objective questions. There are three major sections in MICAT. The second section of the paper is further divided into 4 sub-sections. The sections of MICAT 2023 include VA (Verbal Ability), General Awareness, QA and DI (Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation), Psychometric Test, Descriptive Test and DCR (Divergent and Convergent thinking).

The marking scheme for each section isn’t usually disclosed. However, it is known that negative marking usually applies only to objective questions (except psychometric ones) and will not be applicable to any of the subjective questions.

In short, the MICAT 2025 Exam pattern comprises the following components:

• All sections have 20 questions each, and the psychometric section has 150 questions
• There are 80 questions in the aptitude section
• 150 in the psychometric section
• 4 in the descriptive section
• There will be a deduction of 0.25 for verbal ability, quantitative aptitude, general awareness and Divergent-Convergent Reasoning (DCR) sections

Sectional Breakup For MICAT 2025 Exam Pattern

All serious MICAT candidates must check out the section-wise MICAT paper pattern to gain an understanding of the exam, which is important as this exam is slightly different from other MBA entrance exams; therefore, it is essential to dig a little deeper for this one.

The table below showcases the sectional breakdown of the MICAT exam pattern 2025 for your reference:

MICAT Paper Pattern 2025 - Key Points To Remember

There are a few important points that every MICAT aspirant should keep in mind to kickstart their MICAT preparation journey, as follows:

• Section A (Psychometric Test) is a qualifier and does not involve marking while preparing merit
• Candidates who qualify in Section A will be eligible to be considered for evaluation on the basis of their CAT/XAT/GMAT scores.
• Those who meet the CAT/XAT/GMAT cutoff must also meet the Section B cutoff as per the normalised score.
• Finally, Section C will be assessed if the candidates meet the cutoff as per relative performance from CAT/XAT/GMAT and are also marked above the Section-B cutoff.
• If any candidate fails to qualify for a section, they will not be evaluated on the consequent section.
• Candidates who qualify for Sections A, B and C will be shortlisted for Group Exercise and Personal Interviews.

MICAT Merit List Preparation Criteria 2025

MICAT is held in an online CBT mode, and a candidate must opt for both parts of the examination in order to get shortlisted. Sections A, B, and C may or may not be in the same order. In case a candidate has already appeared in a supporting management entrance exam (CAT/XAT/GMAT), then the best of the three exam scores will be considered.

The final composite score was created based on the below-mentioned weightage:

*The above data has been taken from the official MICAT website. Kindly check the official website for further clarification.

Normalized Scores

Scores of all the sub-sections will be calculated separately and then converted into a normalized score using a statistical approach. Then, all the scores will be added, and the total MICAT I/MICAT II scores will be normalized again. The MICAT percentile cut-off varies from year to year, and in accordance with the same, the admission committee of MICA decides on the other admission processes. Approximately 1/10th of the candidates appearing for MICAT are shortlisted for further admission rounds.

MICAT Syllabus 2025

MICA does not provide MICAT 2025 syllabus alongside the exam details. The official website, mica.ac.in, only lists the sections of the MICAT exam. Candidates should review the topics covered in these sections to prepare effectively for the exam. The sections included in the MICAT syllabus are:

• Psychometric Test
• Descriptive Test
• Aptitude Test
  • Divergent-Convergent Reasoning
  • Verbal Ability
  • Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
  • General Awareness

NOTE: The MICAT exam pattern may change with each admission cycle, so candidates should be prepared for any new developments.

How To Prepare For MICAT 2025?

The test is designed spontaneously, and this is exactly what MICA wants. They want on-the-spot answers from the candidate, not rehearsed. The test itself leaves a little room for preparation. If you are already preparing for CAT, you don’t need to prepare for MICAT all over again. MICAT is a subset of CAT. There is nothing novel or specific you need to study, as the syllabus includes the same sections related to VARC, DILR and QA, along with some unpredictable assessments.

Here are a few handy tips you can follow in order to keep up with your MICAT 2025 preparation:

• Understand the syllabus thoroughly and study only what is required.
• Revise what you have studied every weekend.
• There are some sort of short-cuts and speed-enhancing tricks that you need to be aware of to maximize your score, especially in the weak areas.
• Manage the time available competently, make full use of the resources available to you, and keep yourself motivated throughout the journey.
• Completing the daily set of assigned problems
• Raise doubts and queries related to the course curriculum to clarify your basics.
• Take on-time mocks in order to track your own evaluation