CAT 2024 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher: Check Detailed Section-Wise Analysis Here

The CAT 2024 exam analysis by Career Launcher will provide a comprehensive section-wise and overall CAT 2024 exam analysis after the exam is concluded on November 24, 2024. The exam analysis will be for all three slots (Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 3). Exam experts from all across the country will break down key aspects such as raw scores, predicted cutoffs, slot-wise performance, section-wise difficulty levels, good attempts, and possible target colleges.

The detailed exam analysis will be updated here as per the data given by the CAT 2024 test takers. The CAT 2024 exam analysis by Career Launcher along with previous years’ exam analysis is something that all the aspirants and future test takers look forward to, as it helps them to get the estimation of their CAT scores and an expectation of which colleges they could receive calls from. It helps them prepare further for the GD-PI-WAT rounds too accordingly.

With the CAT 2024 attempts vs percentile analysis provided here along with the CAT exam analysis, candidates can estimate their percentile scores.

CAT 2024 Paper Analysis by Career Launcher

Stay tuned for the CAT 2024 exam analysis by Career Launcher, which will be provided here soon after the exam is successfully conducted on November 24, 2024 (Sunday). The team of experts from all around India will offer valuable insights into the exam's difficulty level, section-wise analysis, and expected cutoffs. This analysis by Career Launcher will help you understand your performance and identify your expected CAT scores.

CAT 2024 Slot 1 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

CAT 2024 Slot 2 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

CAT 2024 Slot 2 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

Expected CAT Exam Pattern 2024

The CAT 2024 exam pattern is anticipated to be similar to that of the CAT 2023 exam. Important considerations of the CAT 2024 exam pattern include the following:

Note: During your CAT 2024 preparation, you can expect some changes in the DILR section, as indicated in the sample paper released on the official website. You might encounter variations in the question patterns. For example, the section can have:

• One set with 2 questions
• Two sets with 4 questions each
• Two sets with 6 questions each

Alternatively, another pattern might involve:

• Four sets with 5 questions each
• One set with 2 questions

CAT 2024 Marking Scheme 

The marking scheme for the CAT 2024 exam will vary for MCQ and TITA questions. To help you prepare effectively, here’s a clear breakdown of how the marks are allocated:

Also Read:CAT Weightage Chart 2024

CAT 2024 Raw Scores and Time Allotment (NEW H2)

The expected CAT 2024 raw scores and time allotment for each section based on the CAT previous years’ papers is given below:

Also Read: CAT Score Vs Percentile 2024

CAT 2024 Analysis by Other Top CAT Coaching Institutes

The table provided below will help you know the CAT 2024 analysis provided by some of the top CAT 2024 coaching institutes in India like Bulls Eye, IMS and T.I.M.E:

CAT 2023 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

Check out the CAT 2023 exam analysis by Career Launcher for Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 3 exams below:

CAT 2023 Slot 1 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

• Slot 1 of the CAT 2023 exam had a total of 66 questions that students had to attempt in 120 minutes.
• Each section (VARC, DILR, and QA) had a time limit of 40 minutes.
• The difficulty level of slot 1 of the CAT 2023 exam was high.
• The VARC section was easier than the last year. The overall difficulty level of the VARC section ranged from moderate to difficult.
• The overall difficulty level of the DILR section has been observed to range from moderate to difficult. The difficulty level was the same as that of last year.
• However, the QA section has been observed to be more difficult than CAT 2022.
• There were no major surprises in the exam in terms of structure as the pattern was similar to CAT 2022.

The table below provides a detailed analysis of slot 1 of the CAT 2023 exam:

CAT 2023 Slot 2 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

• There was one mandatory Verbal Ability question in the VARC section (odd one out)
• There were 24 questions in the VARC section, 20 questions in the DILR section, and 22 questions in the QA section.
• In terms of difficulty, slot 2 of the CAT 2023 exam was more difficult than slot 1 as well as the CAT 2022 exam.
• The QA section was more difficult as compared to slot 1 as well as the CAT 2022 exam.
• No questions were found from Modern Math.
• Algebra had a higher difficulty level and the questions on Arithmetic involve complex calculations.
• The VARC section was easier to read and solve than the last year. The overall difficulty level of the VARC section was between moderate to difficult, exactly like slot 1. 
• The DILR section was of moderate to high difficulty level. The difficulty level was the same as that of last year as well as slot 1 of the CAT 2023 exam. The two sets given in this section were doable.

CAT 2023 Slot 3 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

• Compared to CAT 2022 and CAT 2023 slot 1, CAT 2023 slot 3 proved to be more difficult.
• In comparison to slot 1 and slot 2, the QA section also became more difficult and challenging in slot 3.
• Though more difficult than slots 1 and 2, the VARC section was still easier compared to CAT 2022.
• Throughout all three slots, DILR remained consistent in the level of difficulty.

CAT 2022 Slot 1 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

CAT 2022 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis

• The VARC section had an easy to moderate level of difficulty.
• There were a total of 24 questions.
• 3 questions were Non-MCQs.
• 4 RC passages of around 300-350 words were asked. 2 were easy while 2 were difficult.
• Odd-sentence-out questions were removed from the VA section and para completion was introduced.
• Overall, a score of 38-40 can fetch a 99 percentile.

CAT 2022 VARC Question-wise Breakup

CAT 2022 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

• The DILR section had 4 sets with 5 questions each.
• It was difficult as compared to the previous year.
• The number of non-MCQs was 6.
• Around 8-10 questions were doable in this section.
• A score of 28-30 marks can fetch a 99+ percentile.

CAT 2022 DILR Question-wise Breakup

CAT 2022 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis

• The QA section was easy to moderate in terms of the level of difficulty.
• It had 22 questions out of which 8 non-MCQs.
• Most of the questions were from Arithmetic and Algebra.
• A score of 36-38 can fetch a 99+ percentile.

CAT 2022 QA Questions- wise Breakup

CAT 2022 Slot 1 Expected Percentile

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

CAT 2022 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis

• The VARC section was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty.
• There were a total of 24 questions. 6 questions were Non-MCQs.
• 4 RC passages of around ~500 words each were asked.
• 2 passages were easy to read but two were quite difficult.
• Overall, a score of 40-42 can fetch a 99 percentile.

CAT 2022 VARC Question-wise Breakup:

CAT 2022 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

• The DILR section of CAT 2022 Slot 2 DILR was difficult.
• It had 4 sets with 5 questions each. 2 sets were easy to solve but two were difficult.
• The number of non-MCQs was 6.
• A score of 30-32 marks can fetch a 99+ percentile.

CAT 2022 DILR Question-wise Breakup:

CAT 2022 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis

• The QA section of CAT 2022 Slot 2 was easy to moderate.
• A total of 22 questions were asked. It had 8 non-MCQs.
• 15 questions were an ideal attempt for the section.
• Like Slot 1, Slot 2 was also dominated by Arithmetic followed by Algebra.
• A score of 30-34 can fetch a 99+ percentile.

CAT 2022 QA Questions- wise Breakup:

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Expected Percentile

CAT 2022 Slot 3 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

CAT 2022 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis

• Slot 3 VA section was easy as compared to the previous slots.
• There were a total of 24 questions. 3 questions were Non-MCQs.
• 4 RC passages of around ~500 words were asked. 2 passages were easy to read while the other 1 was moderate and 1 was difficult..
• There was 1 question from para jumbles, para summary, and para completion each.
• Many of the questions were inference-based which made them tricky to solve.
• Overall, a score of 40-42 can fetch a 99 percentile.

CAT 2022 VARC Question-wise Breakup:

CAT 2022 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

• Slot 3 DILR was more difficult than Slot 2 and Slot 1.
• It has 4 sets with 5 questions each.
• Among the 4 sets in the section, there was only 1 easy set.
• Again, the number of non-MCQs was 6.
• A score of 26-27 marks can fetch a 99+ percentile.

CAT 2022 DILR Question-wise Breakup:

CAT 2022 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis

• It was lengthy and had a higher level of difficulty.
• It had 22 questions out of which 8 were non-MCQs.
• Like Slot 1 and Slot 2 QA sections, it was dominated by Arithmetic and Algebra.
• A score of 30-33 can fetch a 99+ percentile.

CAT 2022 QA Questions- wise Breakup:

CAT 2022 Slot 3 Expected Percentile

CAT 2021 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

For CAT 2021, the overall level of difficulty was moderate. In the CAT 2021, a total raw score of between 97 and 99 was sufficient to achieve the 99%ile. The CAT 2021 exam followed the format of the CAT 2020 exam, which had a shorter time limit of two hours, leaving 40 minutes for each section. But there were fewer questions in each of the sections. In the CAT 2021 exam, there were 66 questions to complete in two hours, distributed as follows by section: VARC: 24 questions; DILR: 20 questions; QA: 22 questions; all to be answered in 40 minutes.

CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher

Since the exam pattern of CAT 2020 was changed, candidates experienced a change in the number of problems asked in each section of the exam. The difficulty level of CAT 2020 was Moderate to Difficult. Candidates can check the paper analysis of CAT 2020 prepared by Career Launcher from here. 

Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 1

A total of 76 questions were asked in the exam. The overall level of difficulty for CAT 2020 slot 1 was slightly higher than that of CAT 2019 while the VARC section was lengthy and slightly tricky.

CAT 2020 Slot 1 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 1 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 1 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis

Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 2

CAT 2020 Slot 2 Analysis by CL: Section-Wise Break Up

Check the section-wise analysis of CAT 2020 Slot 2 here.

CAT 2020 Slot 2 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 2 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 2 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis

Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 3

CAT 2020 Slot 3 Analysis by CL: Section-Wise Break Up

Check the section-wise analysis of CAT 2020 Slot 3 here.

CAT 2020 Slot 3 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 3 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

CAT 2020 Slot 3 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis

CAT 2019 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 1

The difficulty level slot 1 paper of the CAT 2019 paper was moderate. Both Quant and DILR sections were slightly easier than last year. Candidates who have attempted 157-160 questions with 100% accuracy were able to fetch 99 percentile.

CAT 2019 VARC Analysis Slot 1

A total of 5 passages were covered in this section. One of the passages had 4 choices while the rest of the passages had 5 questions each. All the passages were asked from different sections. The 10 TITA questions were slightly difficult than last year. The difficulty level of para jumble questions was moderate. Besides this, the difficulty level of summary questions was relatively easier. Check the table provided below to know the analysis of CAT 2019 reading comprehensions.

Also Check:List of MBA Colleges Accepting 80-90 Percentile in CAT

CAT 2019 DILR Analysis Slot 1

As per the analysis prepared by Career Launcher for Slot 1, Questions about the summation of two 6-digit numbers, 12 different junctions, different types of gifts in 100 boxes were easy. Check all the type of questions asked in the DILR section from the table provided below.

CAT 2019 QA Analysis Slot 1

The CAT QA section comprised questions from Time Speed Distance, Percentage, Time & Work, Geometry, Algebra, Numbers. The overall difficulty of the QA section was easier.

Also Check:List of MBA Colleges Accepting 70-80 Percentile in CAT

CAT 2019 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 2

The difficulty level of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was almost similar to the Slot 1. VARC section of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was difficult than the CAT 2028 Slot 2 while the DILR Section was slightly easier. The overall difficulty level of the slot was between that of CAT 2017 and CAT 2018. Candidates can check the table provided below to know the overall structure of the CAT 2018 Slot 2.

CAT 2019 VARC Analysis Slot 2

VARC section of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was slightly trickier than the CAT 2019 Slot 1. Two RCs passages of CAT 2019 VARC Slot 2 were tough to answer. An attempt of 24 - 26 questions was good in CAT 2019 VARC Slot 2. Besides this, 4 questions were asked from Para Jumbles, 3 from Odd Sentence and 3 from Para Summary. The difficulty level of Para Jumbles section was Easy to Moderate. The table provided below will help the candidates know the analysis of CAT 2019 reading comprehensions.

Also Check:How Many Questions to Attempt in CAT 2022 for a 99 Percentile Score

CAT 2019 DILR Analysis Slot 2

The difficulty level of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was slightly easier than Slot 1. 3 of the DI sets were easier and were easily doable. The difficulty level of the logical reasoning section was moderate. Candidates can check the table provided below to know the analysis of the DILR section of CAT 2019 Slot 2.

CAT 2019 QA Analysis Slot 2

The majority of the questions asked in the CAT 2019 Slot 2 were from Arithmetic and Algebra. Besides this, 6 questions were asked from the Geometry and Mensuration section. Candidates can view the table provided below to know the sectional analysis of CAT 2020 Slot 2 for the QA section. 

CAT 2024 Cutoffs For Top B-schools

Based on their CAT scores and percentiles, candidates are chosen for subsequent rounds of the selection process. The B-school institutions do, however, take into account additional factors when selecting candidates. These factors consist of prior academic performance (grades from the 10th and 12th grades, graduation rates), a person's job history, the diversity of their academic background, etc. The projected CAT cut-offs for the top business schools in India are listed in the following table: 

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