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CAT is an exam that decides the fate of many a thousand who strive hard to get a converted seat in the MBA programme of the seven Indian Institute of Management (IIM) centres and several other reputed institutions. Every detail is scanned by millions of eyes right from the aspirants to the participants of the flourishing CAT exam preparation industry. In order to do justice to the surging number of CAT applicants every year and to make the process paperless and more economical the IIM's decided to take CAT online.

Here are few critical points right from registration to results that make CAT 2009 such a unique proposition to look at for everyone. "It will be exciting to see how people react to such a categorical change in the paper's very approach.

Registering for CAT 2009

Don't expect a bulky brochure making its way into your hand this year as the CAT is certainly going green. You can find all the needed details in an online version of the brochure that will be available on the CAT website. The rules of filling the application are also going to change considerably. You no longer need to worry about darkening the circles right, as the form will go online. All you have to do is buy a scratch voucher from the designated bank branches register for the CAT online by filling in the desired details. Also you have less time to do this as compared to yesteryears as the vouchers remain available from September 09, 2009 to October 1, 2009. The registration window will also be available for the same time frame and you can find the details on the voucher itself.

The date of the CAT

The third Sunday of November looses the prestigious status as given the online format it is impossible to conduct the CAT on a single date. CAT 2009 will be held during the period Saturday, 28 November 2009 - Monday, 7 December 2009. The candidates can however choose their own slot on their preferred date and centre subject to availability. The CAT Centres are spread across 33 locations in the country. So you have to plan it will and quickly so that you get the desired slot. Here is a section wise analysis of some steps that can help you push the game to you side.

English Usage

The transformation is not going to be categorically different accept for the obvious change of reading from paper to the screen. It is therefore recommended that you start reading a lot on the computer screens from right now.

Go ahead and scan the electronic versions of the daily newspapers and magazines alongside the plethora of material available online for CAT. You should also acknowledge the fact that you will no longer be able to highlight the important aspects of that long passage so you need to do a flow mapping on the paper. Plot the main parts of the passage on paper as you scan through it as it will help you answering the questions correctly in the minimum possible time.

Quantitative aptitude

Getting ready to crack absolute zappers on the computer screen is a scary thought but if rationality needs to persist it will not be unfair to expect a subtle yet categorical shift from calculation oriented quant of the past to a more logical and analytical set of questions.

Also one can expect a reduction in the difficulty level of the section given the trend that has established itself over the years in case of online exams that are taken globally by thousands of students. GMAT is a clear case in question and its pattern is quite in line with what has been suggested here.

Data Interpretition and Logical Reasoning

The section over the years has evolved quite a bit. The hard-core data interpretation questions that involved a lot of calculations have given way to more logic oriented questions.

These questions although time taking are not demanding on the calculation front making them the right candidate to get the lion's share in the online CAT 2009. So start solving a lot of those logical questions and get used to noting down on important information on a separate sheet of paper rather than highlighting the same on question paper itself.

Key is to focus hard

While changes as per sections are something that are very difficult to predict no matter how difficult is it to adapt, no matter how stark the change is, you must remember that the change is for everyone and the rules are uniform for all the aspirants. So don't worry much. Just go there and do your best.

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