CAT 2024 Exam Slot 2 Analysis (OUT) - Question Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level, Most Important Topics

IIM Calcutta concludes CAT 2024 Exam successfully on November 24, 2024.The experts will soon release the CAT 2024 Question Paper Analysis for slot 2. Now that the exam is conducted successfully, the experts will release the analysis of the all the CAT question papers from Slot 1, Slot 2, and Slot 3. CAT 2024 Exam slot 2 took place from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM.

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CollegeSearch will provide every CAT 2024 paper analysis, which will contain an in-depth inspection of the CAT 2024 Exam Pattern, Type of Questions asked in the CAT question paper, Topics/Theme of Questions, Difficulty level of the exam and each section, number of good attempts, and CAT Cutoffs. In-depth CAT 2024 analysis will give insight regarding the candidate's expectations of performance and difficulty level in different sections.

CAT 2024 Exam Analysis Highlights

CAT 2024 Exam Analysis will cover the following areas for all the slots separately:

The VARC section was seen to have more Reading Comprehension questions. The word limit of each passage was more than 600 words.
The Quantitative Aptitude section consisted of more questions from Arithmetic and Algebra.
The DILR section will be divided into 2 sets namely Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. There will be 1-2 standalone questions.

By CAT 2024 Analysis, students will clearly understand the pattern of the entire exam and make points for improvement. The exam pattern will likely remain the same as the previous years; however, minor changes can affect the scoring patterns. This evaluation framework has three slots and a +3/-1 scoring mechanism for MCQs and +3/0 for non-MCQs, which gives candidates room for strategy fine-tuning.

CAT 2024 Exam Analysis- Slot 2

The sections of CAT analysis contained the expected break-up for Slot 2:

Section Name	Total No. of Ques.	No. of Multiple Choice Ques.	Number of Non-MCQs (TITA Ques.)
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	24	20	4
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	20	12	8
Quantitative Ability	20	12	8
TOTAL	66	46	20

CAT Exam Slot 2 Analysis 2024

Understanding the CAT exam analysis for slot 1 and slot 2 will help you gain knowledge for CAT 2024 slot 3 examination. Here is the analysis of the CAT 2024 Slot 2 paper.

Overall, there was no change in the CAT 2024 Exam Pattern. The total number of questions remained similar at 66, as last year. However, the sectional composition of MCQs and MCQs had changed.
A major change in CAT 2024 Slot 2 was the difficulty level. Experts rated the CAT paper for Slot 2 as more problematic than last year. Read complete details on CAT 2024 Exam Analysis Slot 2.

Slot 2 Exam Analysis: Pattern

Section no.	Section Name	Duration	MCQ	Total
I	VARC	40 min	20	24
II	DI and LR	40 min	12	20
III	QA	40 min	14	22

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension: Topics and Question Types

Area/Questions	No.of qs.	Type
Reading Compassion	16	MCQ
RC-1: Second-hand Shopping and Fast Fashion	4	MCQ
RC-2: Translated Streaming on Netflix in Europe	4	MCQ
RC-3: Why Liberalism Failed (Book Review)	8	MCQ
RC-4: What is a Historical Fact	4	MCQ
Verbal Ability	4	MCQ
Para jumbles (4 sentences)	4	MCQ
Para-completion	4	MCQ
Summary	4	TITA

Quantitative Ability: Topics and Question Types

Area	No.of Questions
Quantitative Ability	14 MCQs, 8 TITA
Algebra	8
Modern Maths	2
Numbers	31

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