CAT 2023 Question Paper Analysis Slot 1 (Available): Difficulty level, weightage, good attempts
CAT 2023 Slot 1 paper analysis can be checked here along with the details on overall difficulty level, weightage, and good attempts.
CAT 2023 Slot 1 Question Paper Analysis: For the academic year 2023-24 admissions to MBA courses, CAT 2023 was carried out on November 26, 2023. Due to the high number of registrations, the exam was conducted in three slots with the same paper pattern. The initial morning slot was scheduled from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and now, a complete section-wise analysis of the paper is provided here. The analysis is based on the student reviews as well as subject expert opinions.
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CAT 2023 Slot 1 Analysis: First reactions by candidates
The gist of the reviews obtained from the candidates who took the CAT 2023 Slot 1 examination are outlined here:
- VARC was doable.
- Algebra dominated the entire paper is slot 1.
- Questions from Algebra were a bit more time-consuming.
- In QA 7-8 questions were doable.
- A question from Mean, Median, and Mode was asked based on range.
- Questions from Arithematic were fewer compared to Algebra.
- As per candidates, no change in the question paper pattern was found in CAT 2023 slot 1 exam.
- Para summary from Journalism and colonialism was asked.
- In DILR, two sets were doable, and the third was a bit time-consuming.
- No graph-based questions were asked in the paper.
- Overall the exam was moderate to attempt.
- In VARC total of 4 Reading Comprehensions were asked.
- Passage related to Sabini and the Indian Ocean was asked. One passage on Literature was tricky.
- Passage from Wolves was easy.
- 4 TITA questions were asked.
- In quants, PYQs were there.
- Compared to the previous year, the paper was on the tough side for CAT 2023 slot 1.
- DILR comprised 4 sets of 5 questions each which were moderate to difficult.
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Detailed CAT 2023 Question Paper Analysis Slot 1
The difficulty level and other highlights of the analysis of Slot 1 are tabulated here:
| Parameter | Analysis |
| Overall difficulty level of the paper | Moderate |
| Difficulty level of VARC | Easy to Moderate |
| Difficulty level of DILR | Moderate to Difficult |
| Difficulty level of QA | Moderate to Difficult |
| Was the paper lengthy? | No |
| Which section was the most time-consuming? | DILR |
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CAT 2023 Slot 1 Analysis: Topics asked
In Slot 1 paper, the topics that upheld the highest weightage in the paper are listed here as per their sections:
| Section | Topics with High Weightage |
| VARC |
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| DILR |
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| QA |
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CAT Slot 1 Analysis 2023 Good Attempts
The number of questions asked per section and the expected number of good attempts in the paper will be updated here once the slot concludes:
| Section | Total Number of Questions Asked | Expected Number of Good Attempts |
| VARC | 24 questions | 16-18 questions |
| DILR | 20 questions | 9-11 questions |
| QA | 22 questions | 12-15 questions |
| Overall | 66 questions | 37-44 questions |
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