CAT 2014 Question Paper Analysis & Tips for CAT 2021: Check Section-Wise Weightage, Difficulty Level

CAT 2014 was held for 2 separate days, i.e. on November 16, 2014 and November 22, 2014. IIM Indore was responsible for conducting the Common Admission Test in 99 cities and 354 CAT exam centres. Out of a total of 1,96,988 registered candidates, 1,67,829 appeared for the exam. The paper was similar for all four test slots and the overall difficulty level of CAT 2014 was recorded as Easy.

The exam pattern of CAT 2014 witnessed a drastic change, however, the CAT syllabus remained the same. Earlier, the admission test was conducted for a period of 22 days, but in 2014, it was held only on two days. Also, the exam duration of CAT 2014 was increased from 140 minutes to 170 minutes and the total number of questions per section went up from 30 to 50.

Read on to discover everything about the question paper analysis of CAT 2014. All the details about the difficulty level, type and nature of questions, significant changes have been provided on this page. Also, provided ahead are the question paper PDF of CAT 2014 and the tips to score well in CAT 2021.

CAT 2014 Question Paper Highlights

Check out some of the basic highlights of CAT 2014 question paper below:

• The exam duration was increased by 30 minutes and the total number of questions scaled up from 60 to 100.

• Unline CAT 2013, there were no sectional boundaries in CAT 2014. Students could switch over sections and devote less or more time as per their liking.

• The syllabus of CAT was similar to last year and there were only two sections in the exam. Candidates had to attempt questions based on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation.

• The exam followed a negative marking scheme where 1 mark was deducted for every incorrect answer. 

• Candidates were awarded 3 marks for every correct attempt.

CAT 2014 Question Paper Analysis Highlights

Some key highlights of CAT 2014 Question Paper Analysis have been captured in the table below:

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CAT 2014 Section-wise Analysis

The section-wise analysis of CAT 2014 has been provided below as per the reaction of students and feedback from experts:

CAT 2014 Section-wise Marks Distribution

The section-wise marks distribution in CAT 2014, has been provided below:

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CAT 2014 Question Paper- Download PDF

Students can click on the link provided below and download the entire question paper PDF of CAT 2014.

CAT Question Paper Analysis of Other Years

Candidates can find the links to the year-wise paper analysis of the CAT exam in the following table.

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