MICAT -I was conducted on 2nd December 2023. The overall difficulty level of the paper was difficult. There is no negative marking in Sections I and II since they are subjective. However, Section III has a negative marking. For each incorrect answer in this section, the candidate is penalized with a negative mark of 0.25 marks.
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No. of Sections |
Subjects |
No. of questions |
Sectional Time Limit (in Minutes) |
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Section I |
Psychometric Test |
150 |
30 |
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Section II |
Descriptive Test |
4 |
25 |
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Section III |
Divergent-Convergent Reasoning (DCR) |
20 |
80 |
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Verbal Ability (VA) |
20 |
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Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (QA & DA) |
20 |
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General Awareness (GA) |
10 |
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Total |
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135 |
Psychometric section is an aptitude screening exam that precedes the actual online MICAT test. This section ascertains a candidate’s Behavioral and Psychological attributes and assesses whether the candidate is fit to proceed with the test or not. Questions were based on ethics, personal beliefs, teamwork, communication, and rigidity of management style.
Out of 150, there were 35 questions of TRUE/FALSE, and the remaining 115 questions had 8 options (Options were; Totally Disagree - Strongly Disagree - Disagree - Somewhat Disagree - Somewhat Agree- Agree- Strongly Agree - Totally Agree). This section does not have any negative markings.
The Descriptive Test carries only 4 questions. The questions are to be completed within 25 minutes and there will be no negative marking.
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Q. 1 |
If social media gets really social. |
Write 3 points for the topic. (300 words) |
10 marks |
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Q. 2 |
Write 3 points against the topic. (300 words) |
10 marks |
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Q. 3 |
As a young manager, you have to build an egalitarian structure by using social media. Do not use the points used earlier. (300 words) |
20 marks |
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Q. 4 |
Four pictures A, B, C, D was given. (A) –a red square back ground; (B) –a man sitting on a barber’s chair with barber standing in front; (C) - a large imposing building; (D) – a chariot under a tree. |
Write a story of 300 words based on 4 pictures. |
30 marks |
Out of 20 questions, 10 questions were of 4 options, 2 questions were of 6 options, and 8 questions were of 8 options. The difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. There was not much in the verbal reasoning side of the paper: only 1 syllogism and 3 Word Association were based on verbal reasoning. Rest all questions were based on numerical ability or visual reasoning based reasoning. The syllogism question was easy. The Word Associations were easy 1, moderate 1, and difficult 1.
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Topic |
No. of questions |
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Blood Relation (Symbol based) |
2 |
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Direction based |
2 |
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Coding-Decoding |
1 |
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Alphanumeric Series |
1 |
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Number Series |
1 |
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Analytical Reasoning (Circular Arrangement – lengthy) |
1 |
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Analytical Reasoning (Arrangement of books in a shelf - Lengthy) |
1 |
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Out One Out (Two groups of alphabets were given in options.) |
1 |
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Pair of numbers (Similar relation) |
1 |
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Data Sufficiency |
1 |
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Visual Reasoning (Similar Pairs, Series, Paper folding and cutting) |
3 |
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Truth/Liar |
1 |
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Word Association (Column A/Column B) |
3 |
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Syllogism |
1 |
All the questions in this section were lengthy and were given in a passage. There were 13 questions with 4 options; 1 question with 6 options; 1 question with 5 options and 4 questions with 8 options. The trickiest thing about MICAT is navigating the options, since there is different number of options for each question; one has to be really cautious about not missing out any options. The Verbal Ability Section was on the moderate side. A candidate could have easily attempted 12-14 questions.
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Topic |
No. of questions |
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Reading Comprehension 1 – History of Trade in Indian Ocean (200 words) |
4 |
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Reading Comprehension 2 – Maya Middle miss (100 words) |
2 |
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Close Test |
3 |
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Para jumbles |
2 |
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Odd One Out |
1 |
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Sentence Placement |
1 |
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Para summary |
1 |
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Passage based inference |
1 |
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Meaning (Assuage) |
1 |
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Arrangement of Parts of Sentence |
1 |
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One word substitution |
2 |
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Idioms - In a passage - 4 idioms were underlined |
1 |
All the questions in this section were lengthy. There were 13 questions with 4 options and the remaining 7 questions were with 8 options. The difficulty level of this section was difficult.
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Topic |
No. of questions |
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Heights/Distances |
1 |
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Percentage (Votes for two candidates) |
1 |
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Quadratic Equation |
1 |
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Partnership |
1 |
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Number Series (Cubic) – Find 100th term. |
1 |
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Time, Speed and Distance (Relay race based) |
1 |
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Trigonometric Ratios |
1 |
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Mensuration – Rectangular plots |
1 |
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Data Interpretation (Bar Graph and Table) |
4 |
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Quadratic Inequalities |
1 |
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Mixture |
1 |
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Mensuration – Cylinder |
1 |
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Geometry – Polygon/Circle |
1 |
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Probability – Card based |
1 |
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Numbers – Factors |
1 |
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Set Theory |
1 |
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Geometry – Pentagon (Each diagonal was of 2 cm, find the length of the side of the pentagon.) |
1 |
There were 10 questions in this section. There were 4 questions of match column A and column B. There were 5 questions with 4 options and the remaining 5 questions were with 8 options. General Awareness has always been one of the most challenging sections of MICAT exam. The questions can be bracketed as “Medium to Difficult”. Here are the topics GA questions will be mainly based on:
Corporate law and governance; History; Current Affairs; Adverts and Social Media; Marketing; Political Awareness; CEO/Authors/Entrepreneurs
All questions were lengthy and difficult. However, certain information regarding MICA's cut-off score or distributed weightage of MICAT and CAT and their contribution towards the final panel decision has not been declared yet and is, therefore, tough to extrapolate this soon.
MICAT -I was conducted on 3rd December 2022. The overall difficulty level of the paper was difficult. All questions were lengthy and difficult.
The overall exam analysis is expected to be under the same breath as previous year as far as the difficulty level, interpretation of result, score evaluation and shortlisting procedure is concerned. However, certain information regarding MICA’s cut off score or distributed weightage of MICAT and CAT and their contribution towards the final panel decision has not been declared yet and is therefore, tough to extrapolate this soon.
MICAT 1 2020 was, by and large, of a similar difficulty level as the previous MICAT Exams and this means that the cut offs are unlikely to shift. However this is no guarantee as the cut offs are dependent on the candidate pool just as much as the difficulty of the paper.
While deciding on the calls to be given, MICA Ahmedabad looks at the candidates who have qualified in the Psychometric section first (Candidates who fail this section are not considered). Following this, the candidates' MICAT Score and CAT Score are considered to form a preliminary list. From this list, the candidates who stand out in their descriptive essay section are called for the final selection procedures. This elaborate procedure means that it is difficult to estimate the cut off for MICAT 2020.
MICAT 2 was held on 9th February 2019 while MICAT 1 was held on 1st December 2018. It was held as a Computer Based Test as they have been since 2015. The paper pattern of MICAT 2020 is expected to be the same as the paper pattern of the MICAT 2019 Exam.
| Section Name | Number of Questions | Sectional Time Limit (min.) |
| Section 1: Psychometric Test | 27 | 25 |
| Psychometric Test | 27 | 25 |
| Section 2: Aptitude Test | 105 | 105 |
| Verbal Ability | 25 | No specific time limit |
| Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 25 | No specific time limit |
| General Awareness | 25 | No specific time limit |
| Divergent and Convergent Thinking | 30 | No specific time limit |
| Section 3: Descriptive Test | 4 | 35 |
| Total | 136 | 165 |
The MICAT Exam is slightly tricky because getting a high score in the Aptitude test does not guarantee you an interview call. All it does is ensuring that the candidate clears the cut off in that section. The Psychometric test as well as Descriptive Test is also evaluated before deciding the final list of candidates. Due to this, it is difficult to determine the MICAT Cut Off. With a good descriptive test, candidates with 44 marks also had calls while candidates with 50 did not get a call due to their descriptive test.
MICAT 2018 was held on 17th December 2017 and 17th February 2018. The number of questions in the Psychometric section was lower in MICAT 2018 compared to MICAT 2019. The MICAT 2018 paper pattern is given below:
| Section Name | Number of Questions | Sectional Time Limit (min.) |
| Section 1: Psychometric Test | 36 | 25 |
| Psychometric Test | 36 | 25 |
| Section 2: Aptitude Test | 105 | 105 |
| Verbal Ability | 25 | No specific time limit |
| Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 25 | No specific time limit |
| General Awareness | 25 | No specific time limit |
| Divergent and Convergent Thinking | 30 | No specific time limit |
| Section 3: Descriptive Test | 4 | 35 |
| Total | 145 | 165 |
Similar to MICAT 2019, the cut off is difficult to determine but candidates with scores over 50 would stand a good chance of getting a call as long as they did well in their descriptive test.
Read complete MICAT 2018 Exam AnalysisMICAT 2017 was held on 11th December 2016 and 12th February 2017. The MICAT Paper Pattern remained exactly the same as in MICAT 2018. The paper pattern is as follows:
| Section Name | Number of Questions | Sectional Time Limit (min.) |
| Section 1: Psychometric Test | 36 | 25 |
| Psychometric Test | 36 | 25 |
| Section 2: Aptitude Test | 105 | 105 |
| Verbal Ability | 25 | No specific time limit |
| Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 25 | No specific time limit |
| General Awareness | 25 | No specific time limit |
| Divergent and Convergent Thinking | 30 | No specific time limit |
| Section 3: Descriptive Test | 4 | 35 |
| Total | 145 | 165 |
Any candidate who receives over 50 in the MICAT Exam should be relatively confident of the getting the call for GE-PI if their descriptive test went well.
One of the most important things that each candidate needs to prepare for is the Descriptive test. MICAT puts quite a bit of emphasis on the creativity shown in this section and it can act as the deciding factor for candidates who have cleared the cut off. Based on the score in this section, the decision on whether the candidate will get a GE-PI call.