MICAT 2026 Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Since MICAT focuses on the PGDM in Communications programme, its syllabus and exam pattern are different from that of other MBA entrance exams. Your aptitude and skills will be assessed in the MICAT 2026 exam. There is a typical aptitude test, along with a Psychometric Test and a Descriptive Test. The Psychometric Test (Section A) is qualifying in nature, while the scores obtained in Sections B and C will be considered for offering merit-based admission. The syllabus includes Verbal Ability, General Awareness, Quantitative Ability, and Divergent-Convergent Reasoning (DCR). The detailed MICAT 2026 syllabus has been provided below:
MICAT Sections | Detailed Syllabus |
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Psychometric Test | There are 150 objective questions in this section, including True/False options, and three sets encompassing analysis of arguments, rating responses based on personality, rating scenarios from 1-6, assessing attributes like creativity, new ideas, logic, and decision-making. Questions are asked from - Science v/s Art
- Openness to Creativity
- New Ideas
- Deductive & Inductive Logic
- Decision Making
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Descriptive Test | - Questions are framed from various fields
- Three to four descriptive questions will be asked based on essay writing, story writing, and analyzing a passage, along with creating a story from a given set of pictures.
- Essays will be based on current affairs
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Aptitude Test | Verbal Ability - Reading Comprehension
- Grammar
- Spelling
- Articles
- Idioms
- Tenses
- Pronouns
- Vocabulary
- Word Meaning
- Para jumbles
- Antonyms & Synonyms
- One-Word Substitution
- Sentence Correction
- Fill in the Blanks
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Quantitative Ability - Arithmetic
- Algebra
- Set Theory
- Geometry
- Logarithms
- Trigonometry
- Mensuration
- Number system
- HCF & LCM
- Modern Maths
- Surds and Indices
- Time-Speed-Distance
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General Awareness - Business
- Art
- History
- Mass Media
- Advertising
- Brands
- Sports
- News
- Politics
- Economy
- Literature
- Static GK
- Geography
- Current Affairs
- Entertainment
- Books & Authors
- International Business
- Science and Research
- Business Brands and Media
- Companies and their owner
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Divergent-Convergent Reasoning - Puzzles
- Caselets
- Bars
- Graphs
- Tables
- Pie Charts
- Syllogism
- Blood Relations
- Data Sufficiency
- Coding-Decoding
- Number Series
- Seating Arrangement
- Data Arrangement
- Data Sufficiency
- Venn Diagrams
- Visual Reasoning
- Word Association
- Sequence and Series
- Statement Assumption
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MICAT Exam Pattern 2026
In MICAT 2026, a total of 234 questions will be conducted over a duration of 2 hours 30 minutes. The latest MICAT exam pattern 2026 has been provided below:
MICAT 2026 Exam Pattern | Details |
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Mode of Examination | Online |
MICAT Sections | - Part 1: Psychometric Test
- Part 2: Descriptive Test
- Part 3: Aptitude
-Divergent-Convergent Reasoning
-Verbal Ability
-Quantitative Ability
-General Awareness
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Duration of Exam | 135 Minutes |
Number of Questions | - Part 1: Psychometric Test
- Part 2: Descriptive Test: 4
- Part 3: Aptitude: 70
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Total Marks | - Part 1: Psychometric Test:Qualifier only
- Part 2: Descriptive Test: 70
- Part 3: Aptitude: 70
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MICAT Marking Scheme | - Part 1: Psychometric Test: No negative marking
- Part 2: Descriptive Test: No negative marking
- Part 3: Aptitude: 0.25 marks deducted for each incorrect answer
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Find the number of questions asked from each section in the table below.
Section | Section Name | Number of Questions | Duration |
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Section A | Psychometric Test | 150 | 30 minutes |
Section B | Descriptive | 4 | 25 minutes |
Section C | Divergent & Convergent Thinking | 20 | 80 minutes |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 20 |
Verbal Ability | 20 |
General Awareness | 20 |
Total | 234 | 2 hours 15 minutes |