CAT exam last year was conducted by IIM Kozhikode. The difficulty pattern and format of the paper did not see much variation from last year. There was a mixed response from the students in terms of the difficulty level of the paper. All the 20 CAT toppers last year emerged to be engineers.
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Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension |
34 |
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Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
32 |
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Quantitative Ability |
34 |
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Total |
100 |
- In 2018, for the Verbal Ability section was along the same lines as last year. It can be termed as a moderate section. The subjective jumbling questions were a little tricky in nature. There were no questions on vocabulary and phrasal verbs this year. Students with good reading skills had an upper hand in this section.
- The Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section like every year were the toughest part of the question paper. It was lengthy and time-consuming. The views were same for this section for students attempting this exam in any of the two sessions.
- Quantitative Aptitude section was reported to be at a moderate level with questions evenly distributed from all the topics. Commercial maths, algebra, Geometry, Probability and all basics of mathematics held equal weightage.
Exam Pattern Analysis - 2019
- The DI and LR section was very tricky and time-consuming. In particular, the LR questions were more time consuming and difficult. This section was certainly the toughest
The CAT Exam Pattern has consistently changed for the last 8 years.
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Below is the analysis of Previous years CAT Question Paper:
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Exam Year |
No. Of Questions |
Verbal Ability |
Data Interpretation-Logical Reasoning |
Quantitative Ability |
Difficulty Level |
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CAT 2017 |
100 |
Reading Comprehension: 24 Verbal: 10 (3 MCQs & 7 non-MCQs) |
DI: 16 LR: 16 MCQs: 24 Non-MCQs: 8 |
MCQs: 23 Non- MCQs: 11 |
Moderately Difficult |
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CAT 2016 |
100 |
Reading Comprehension: 24 Verbal: 10- All MCQs |
- |
MCQs: 27 Non- MCQs: 7 |
Between Moderate to Difficult |
|
CAT 2015 |
100 |
Reading Comprehension: 24 Verbal: 10 (all non-MCQs) |
- |
MCQs: 24 Non- MCQs: 10 |
Between Moderate to Difficult |
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CAT 2014 |
100 |
VARC: 34 LR: 16 |
- |
Quant: 34 DI: 16 |
Between Moderate to Difficult |
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CAT 2013 |
60 |
30 10 Verbal RC: 10 LR: 10 |
- |
DI: 10 |
Between Moderate to Difficult |