The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of implementing a user interface for effectively providing information, and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a display unit capable of outputting partial information of a plurality of information, and a controller capable of scrolling the partial information, in response to a user's control command. The controller categorizes at least one of the partial information into a specific category according to a preset condition when the at least one information disappears from the display unit due to being scrolled, and outputs a graphic object corresponding to the categorized specific category.