CAT-many incarnations

lets start from a bit of lateral thinking.What is te similarity between CAT and ord Vishnu??
perplexed?
think it like question of aptitude with no negative markings!!
well let me give this.the answer is one word - AVTAARS!.although CAT has taken many shapes in the last 10 years,in essence it has alwayz been an aptitude test of managerial acumen.
=>Historically,CAT was always an 'english heavy'paper.
Every year some of the other changes occur,However this is eventually done to test the managerial skills and to rather increase them,as this is the ultimate property which should be with a good manger!!
if we study the previous papers we wud find out that the passage length has considerably decrease and nuber of questions too...

=>the second paradigm shift that has occurred in CAT is more obvious and direct.Sonce CAT'04 the IIM's have introduced a differential marking scheme.this has taken the test to next higher level ,since now risk-to-reward ratio has increased.if earlier CATs focussed om decision-making as an important trait that a potential manager should have by providing a large number of questions,the differential scheme goes one step ahead and goes one step ahead and forces candidates to make decisions with an element of risk and higher reward associated with it.
so now the paper forces a candidate to make decisions,which are fraught with risk and a corresponding higher reward,if the risk pays off!!!!!

One message that clearly emerges for the CAT aspirant is that the CAT is moving towards a true 'aptitude test' from an 'achievement test',which a student master by either rote memory or cramming of formulae or a word list.

so the only option left now is to read,read diversely and comprehend,and when you get tired of reading,read more!!!!!