CAT Mock Test Navigation Guideline

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1 CAT 2018 Mock Test Navigation Guideline

2 MOCK TEST NAVIGATION GUIDE Overview of Mock Test Navigation Guide... 3 Section A: Steps to Navigate to CAT 2018 Mock Test Link Click on Mock Test Link available on CAT 2018 official website *Enter your Registration Number and password and click on Sign In Post login, click F11 button and read through the General Instructions for Candidate Click on NEXT to move to the next page Read through Other Important Instructions for Candidate: Click on the disclaimer check box on Other Important Instructions for Candidate: page Click on I am ready to begin to being your Mock Test Candidates will see the first question of first section and the CAT Mock Test starts... 6 Section B: General guide on various feature on Candidate Mock Test Screen Calculator: Timer: Question Palette: Exapand the question area: Scrolling: Answering a question: Changing the response: Navigating through sections: Zoom:... 10

3 Overview of Mock Test Navigation Guide Mock Test Navigation Guide will describe the steps as how to access CAT 2018 MOCK Test Link. CAT 2018 MOCK Test Link offers CAT 2018 aspirants to access an online CAT 2018 Mock Test to become familiar with computer based test s instructions, procedures and feautures. Mock Test link can be directly acceible from the official CAT 2018 website, Section A: Steps to Navigate to CAT 2018 Mock Test Link 1. Click on Mock Test Link available on CAT 2018 official website a. CAT 2018 Mock Test Link b. CAT 2018 Mock Test Link (for PwD candidates with Low Vision) 2. *Enter your Registration Number and password and click on Sign In [*Since this is a mock test, a dummy registration number and dummy password have already been embedded. Candidates can proceed by just clicking on Sign In.] 3. Post login, click F11 button and read through the General Instructions for Candidate

4 4. Click on NEXT to move to the next page 5. Read through Other Important Instructions for Candidate:

5 6. Click on the disclaimer check box on Other Important Instructions for Candidate: page 7. Click on I am ready to begin to being your Mock Test

6 8. Candidates will see the first question of first section and the CAT Mock Test starts

7 Section B: General guide on various feature on Candidate Mock Test Screen 1. Calculator: Calculator is available on the top, right-hand side of the screen. 2. Timer: Candidate can check time left for a section looking at the timer on the top, right-hand side of the screen and just below the calculator. Total test time is 180 minutes for non-pwd candidate (60 minutes each for three sections). Total test time is 240 minutes for PwD candidate (80 minutes each for three sections, however there would be option for submitting the answers of a section at any point of time after the completion of 60 minutes).

8 3. Question Palette: The question pallete displayed on the right-hand side of the screen will show the status of each question using one of the following symbols: This question has not been visited yet. This question has been visited, but not answered. This question has been answered and will be considered for evaluation. This question has been marked for review and has not been answered. This question has been answered and marked for review. This will be considered for evaluation. 4. Exapand the question area: Click on, which appears to the left side of Question Palette to maximize the Question Area. To view the Question Palette again, click on, which appears to the right side of Question Area. 5. Scrolling: Click on to navigate to the bottom and Click on to navigate to the top of the Question Area without scrolling.

9 6. Answering a question: a) Click on the question number in the Question Palette to go to that question directly. Select an answer for a multiple choice type question by clicking on the bubble placed before the choices in the form of radio buttons ( ). For Non-MCQ questions, type in the answer in the space provided on the screen using the on-screen keyboard. b) Click on Save & Next to save your answer for the current question and then go to the next question. Alternatively, you may click on Mark for Review & Next to save your answer for the current question and also to mark it for review, and then go to the next question. Caution: Note that your answer for the current question will not be saved, if you navigate to another question directly by clicking on a question number without clicking Save & Next or Mark for Review & Next button. 7. Changing the response: a) To deselect your chosen answer, click on the question number on the palette and click on the Clear Response button. b) To change your chosen answer, click on the bubble of another option. To save your changed answer, you MUST click on the Save & Next or Mark for Review & Next button

10 8. Navigating through sections: a) The test has three Sections: I. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), II. Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and III. Quantitative Ability (QA), which will be administered in the same order as above. b) Sections as above are displayed on the top bar of the screen. c) From a section you will be able to move to the next section only after completing 60 minutes, i.e. the time allocated to each Section for non-pwd candidates. d) The Section you are currently viewing will be highlighted. 9. Zoom: Candidates who have opted for a zoom feature will find two magnifying glass icons at the top of the screen. You can click on icon to zoom-in and click on to zoom out the question.