MICAT 1 Analysis

MICA, Ahmedabad administered MICAT I on December 5, 2020 from 9 AM to 11:15 AM with a reduced time duration of 135 minutes owing to COVID-19 pandemic situation. The number of questions in MICAT 2021 was also reduced as compared to the last year's paper.

The exam had three sections:

Section A: Psychometric Test

Section B: Descriptive Test

Section C: Aptitude Test with four sub-sections

  1. Divergent & Convergent Thinking
  2. Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
  3. Verbal Ability
  4. General Awareness

A total of 150 questions were asked in the Psychometric Test and four in the Descriptive Test. There was no negative marking in the Psychometric Test and the Descriptive Test. Psychometric Test was compulsory though was only a qualifying test.

The Aptitude Test section had 80 questions. Candidates were required to answer all these 80 questions in 80 minutes. The questions in this section carried 1 mark for each question and 0.25 for each incorrect response.

EXAM PATTERN

Section Number Section Name Total No. of Questions Time Allotted
A Psychometric Test 150 30 min
B Descriptive Test 4 25 min
C Divergent & Convergent Thinking 20 80 Min
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation 20
Verbal Ability 20
General Awareness 20
TOTAL 234 135 min

Section-wise Analysis

SECTION A - Psychometric Test

A total of 150 questions were asked in the Psychometric Test. There are no right and wrong answers in this section. The test-takers are supposed to answer the questions with as per the applicability of the given situation to them.>/

Topic Type of Questions No. of Questions
Situation / Course of Action True / False 33
Personality Trait / Course of Action MCQs with 8 options 117

The following eight options were available in the MCQ type of questions.

  • Totally Disagree
  • Strongly Disagree
  • Disagree
  • Somewhat Disagree
  • Somewhat Agree
  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree
  • Totally Agree

SECTION B - Descriptive Test

This section tested the analytical and descriptive writing ability and creative skills of the test-takers. It had three Argumentative type questions and one-story type question. The candidates had to complete all of them in 25 minutes.

Question Type Topic Writing logic No. of Questions Marks Allocated
Argumentative Since time cannot be stored, therefore, Time Saved is Time Wasted Points in Favour 1 10
Points Against 1 10
Suggest steps by which a young manager should ensure that no time is saved Essay 1 20
Story This section consisted of four pictures. Students had to write down a particular pictorial combination (A-B-C-D or D-C-B-A or any such combination) and explain it with the help of a story -- -- 30
-- -- TOTAL 4 70

In the fourth question, the test-takers were shown four pictures and they had to choose an order of the pictures and write a story based on that. The four pictures shown were:

  • Scarf hanging on a window
  • Kids lying on a playground
  • Farmer milking a buffalo
  • Shoe with its laces untied

SECTION C - Aptitude Section

This section has four sub-sections which had 20 questions each. The total number of questions in this section was 80 and candidates were given a total of 80 minutes. The overall difficulty level of the section ranged from Moderate to Difficult.

Divergent and Convergent Thinking

Topic Number of Questions Difficulty Level
Word Association 6 Moderate
Statement-Assumption 3 Moderate-Difficult
Analogies 3 Easy-Moderate
Logical Reasoning 3 Easy
Logical Data Sufficiency 3 Easy-Moderate
Visual Reasoning 2 Easy-Moderate
Total 20 Moderate

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

Topic Number of Questions Difficulty Level
Arithmetic 8 Moderate
Algebra 1 Moderate
Geometry 2 Moderate-Difficult
Pure Maths (Probability, Set Theory, Statistics) 4 Moderate
Data Interpretation 5-question set Moderate-Difficult
Total 20 Moderate-Difficult

Verbal Ability

Topic Number of Questions Difficulty Level
RC 1 (500 words approx.) 5 Easy-Moderate
RC 2 (200 words approx.) 4 Moderate
Sentence Correction 2 Easy
PFQs 3 Moderate
FIBs with Phrases 2 Easy
Synonym-Antonym 2 Difficult
Single-Word substitution 1 Moderate
Meaning of Idioms 1 Easy
Total 20 Easy-Moderate

General Awareness

Topic Number of Questions Important Topics
Static GK 15 Logos, Taglines, Ad Agencies, Company HQs, Authors, Awards, Economics etc.
Current Affairs 5

Students who clear the Psychometric Test, secure an overall score of 42(+/-)2 in Section C and also fulfil the other criteria given on MICA's website can expect a call for the next round i.e., GE-PI round.

Disclaimer: All information on cut-offs, analysis, and scores are based on independent analysis and evaluation made by T.I.M.E. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information