Hi
No, being in 1st year mbbs i. e graduation, you are not eligible for CAT.
You can write CAT either in the final year of mbbs or after completing it.
For your reference
CAT eligibility criteria is given below:
To be eligible for CAT ,
you need a Bachelor's/graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university .
you must have got at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA in your graduation . SC/ST/PH students need only at least 45 percentage in Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline to be eligible .
Candidates who are in the final year of their graduation are also eligible for CAT examination.
There is no age restriction to be eligible
It is not mandatory to have work experience to be eligible
For detailed information go through
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat
To help you further,
Here's a brief of CAT examination pattern:-
CAT EXAMINATION PATTERN
Mode of examination
Online i. e Computer-Based Mode
Name of the Section
There are 3 sections :-
----------) VARC i. e Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
----------) DILR i. e Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
----------) Quantitative Aptitude
Types of questions asked
There are 2 types of questions in CAT
----------) mcqs &
----------) non - mcqs
Marking Scheme
---------) +3 marks for each correct answer
---------) -1 marks for each wrong answer in case of MCQs ,
---------) No negative marking is there for wrong answers in case of non-mcqs
You can get the complete examination pattern:-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-exam-pattern
Thankyou
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