CAT 2011, which started on 22 October, is on a smooth drive till now, with no major glitches reported from any of the test centers. The fourth test day is today, 28 October 2011. There are still 16 more test days to go as per the CAT test schedule. During these days thousands of MBA aspirants across the country would strive to bell the CAT.

After the successful completion of Day 1 of CAT 2011 on 22 October, the Day 2, which was Monday, October 24, 2011, also saw a successful conduct of the test with 6,703 candidates taking the test across India at different test centers. Compared to Day 1, on Day 2 1,013 more candidates have taken the test. Like the Day 1, the second day too did not face any major tech problem.

CAT 2011 started from Saturday, October 22, 2011 without any major glitch. Prometric mentions that 5,690 candidates out of total 2.05 lakh registered candidates have taken the test on the first day of CAT 2011.

Prof. Janakiraman Moorthy, CAT 2011 Convener and IIM Calcutta faculty mentioned that there has not been any major issue reported. The Day 1 of CAT 2011 has been taken by 5,690 candidates and no major technical issues have been reported. The overall difficulty level has been reported as tough.

MBAUniverse.com spoke to CAT experts at Indias top prep institutes to get feedback on the first day of CAT 2011.

Gautam Puri, Vice Chairman, Career Launcher mentions, The difficulty level of the first day of CAT 2011 exam was Moderate to Difficult. Though the questions were on the expected lines but the nature of questions were difficult.

It has been more than a week since CAT 2011 has started. As per the experts, the difficulty level has been rated as Moderate. If you are yet to take the test, you must be having a lot of queries in your mind regarding the exam. But the major question which must be there in your mind is: What is the ideal number of question attempts to get 95+percentile? This article of MBAUniverse.com shares with you the suggestions from top experts on this front.

The CAT is finally out of the bag! The Session 1 of Day 1, which started at 10 am and ended at 12: 30 pm, has not thrown much surprises. According to the test takers at a Delhi NCR test center the test was Moderate in its difficulty level.

According to an expert from IMS Learning, Qualitative section was relatively higher on the difficulty level.

There were total 60 questions in both the sections QA&DI, VA&LR, with 30 questions in each.

The eve of CAT 2011 has arrived. No matter how many mock tests you have taken so far, it is quite natural to feel tensed and anxious. But as you know, keeping your cool is the only mantra you can follow today. In todays special article of MBAUniverse.com on the Tip of the Day, we give you an account of what you have to do in the last day to keep all your tension at bay.

Keep reading to know what are the things you should do and avoid on a day before CAT 2011

The IIMs have come up with the detailed data of CAT 2011 registrations. MBAUniverse.com analyzed the data, received from IIM Calcutta, to find out the key trends in this years CAT. We came out with five key trends that point to the changing profile of CAT aspirants. Read further:

The clock is ticking faster now for the commencement of CAT 2011 test phase. You have time to put in place your strategy that you will utilize while attempting the paper on your D Day. In todays special article on Tip of the Day for CAT 2011, we share with you the tips on attempting the paper.

MBAUniverse.com hosted live expert chat on Monday, October 17, 2011 with Vinayak Kudva, Product Head, IMS Learning on last lap of CAT 2011.

Q: Geetika: How much importance should I give to sentence correction questions of VA area? This area is unpredictable. So is it a good strategy to focus on other areas and leave it that will fetch me more correct answers?