The document provides information about the Combined Aptitude Test in English (CATE) exam for admission to undergraduate English literature programs in Delhi colleges. It details the eligibility criteria, exam structure, colleges that accept CATE scores, and sections covered in the exam. It also includes information about The Pratham EDGE coaching institute and its success rate, course content, preparation methods, and contact details.

1. CATE Presto 2010

2. Details About What is CATE? Colleges Taking CATE and Examination Details The Pratham EDGE

3. Details About What is CATE? Colleges Taking CATE and Examination Details The Pratham EDGE

4. What is CATE? CATE stands for Combined Aptitude Test in English In 2009, over 6,000 students took the test for approximately 350 seats About 12 colleges accepted CATE last year The rationale is to ensure that students who enter this course are good with the language. It is to wade off the probability of high academic grades-low English knowledge candidates from the pool Source: PwC Indian Entertainment and Media Outlook, 2009

5. Eligibility Criteria • The candidate should have passed the Senior Secondary School Examination of CBSE or any other examination considered equivalent with a minimum 60 per cent aggregate in the best four subjects • Minimum score of 60 per cent in English (Core or Functional)

6. Course Curriculum (1/2) (C) Forms of popular fiction (B) Classical literature (A) Nineteenth-Century European realism Option English literature 2 English literature 1 Part - II Examination Twentieth-century Indian writing English Literature 4 Part - I Examination

7. Course Curriculum (1/2) (D) European Drama and twentieth centuries (C) Women's writing in the nineteenth (B) Literary theory (A) Anglo-American writing since 1931 Option Contemporary Literature English Literature 5 English Literature 3 Part - III Examination

8. Details About What is CATE? Colleges Taking CATE and Examination Details The Pratham EDGE

9. 12 Colleges That Offered CATE in 2009 Delhi College of Arts and Commerce Hindu College Indraprastha College for Women Kamla Nehru College Maharaja Agrasen College Ram Lal Anand College (Evening) Satyawati College (Evening) Shivaji College Shyam Lal College Swami Shraddhanand College Zakir Husain College Zakir Husain College (Evening) Around 25 colleges have expressed interest in the exam pattern of CATE for 2010

10. What is Tested? Duration: 1 ½ hours Total Marks: 100 Type: Multiple Choice Questions Sections: Part 1 – Literary Skills Part II – Imaginative Writing What is Tested: Vocabulary, grammar, language skills and literary knowledge of the candidates as well as questions in comprehension and essay writing

11. Details About What is CATE? Colleges Taking CATE and Examination Details The Pratham EDGE

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