MICAT Syllabus 2019

There is no official MICAT Syllabus released by the conducting authority i.e MIC. Based on MICAT Previous Year Question Papers and Sample Paper, the section-wise topics have been provided. Almost every management exam has the same syllabus but MICAT is slightly different. Apart from Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability, and General Awareness, it has a Psychometric Test, Divergent and Convergent Thinking, and Descriptive Test. In order to qualify in this examination, candidates have to prepare for the same in an organised and systematic manner.

Candidates preparing for MICAT must cover every topic thoroughly in order to score well in the exam. MICAT is not conducted just to offer admission to PGDM-Communications programme of MICA Ahmedabad but it is also a test of candidates' overall ability and skills. So, the candidates who have decided to give the upcoming exam must start preparing after checking the detailed MICAT 2019 Syllabus.

MICAT 2019 Section-wise Syllabus

Psychometric Test: Candidates must try and answer all the questions asked in this section. Through the Psychometric Test, candidates’ characteristics and behavioural traits are tested in the exam.

Verbal Ability: This section tests candidates' Grammatical skills and Vocabulary, and questions are based on topics such as:

Sentence correction	Tenses	Pronouns	Synonyms and antonyms
Fill in the blanks	Analogies	One word substitution	Jumbled paragraphs and sentences
Articles	Vocabulary	Idioms and Phrases	Reading Comprehension passage
English usage or Grammar

Quantitative Ability: This section tests candidates' mathematical skills, and the questions are based on topics like:

Numbers	Ratios and Proportion	Trigonometry	Geometry
Heights & Distance	Profit & Loss	Percentages	Time-Speed-Distance – Work and time
Averages	HCF – LCM	Geometric Progression	Arithmetic progression
Number system	Arithmetic mean	Geometric mean	Harmonic mean
Median	Mode	Number Base System	Simple Interest & Compound Interest
Venn Diagram	Probability	Permutations & Combinations	Vectors
Binomial Expansion	Coordinate geometry	Logarithm	Calendar
Maxima & Minima Progression

General Awareness: In this section, candidates’ knowledge about current affairs is tested. So, they must enhance their knowledge to score well in this particular section. Questions are mostly asked from the following areas:

Business	Current Affairs	Companies	Geography
Marketing	Advertising	Sports	Politics
Indian Constitution	Authors and Literature	Science & research	History
Media	Finance

Divergent-Convergent Reasoning: This section tests candidates' Reasoning Ability, and questions are based on:

• Data Sufficiency

• Sequence and Series

• Statement – Assumption

• Visual Reasoning

• Word Association

Descriptive Test: In this section of the exam, Descriptive questions are asked, which evaluate candidates' creative writing skills. To perform well in this section, candidates must develop a flair to write creatively.

Read about how to attempt the MICAT 2019 exam and tips to crack the Psychometric Test here.