CAT 2024 Exam Analysis & Answer Key by IMS: Section-Wise Difficulty, Topics, No. of Non-MCQs

Updated On: December 06, 2024 02:40 PM | CAT

The CAT 2024 exam analysis by IMS coaching has been released since the CAT 2024 exam was successfully conducted on November 24, 2024. The exam analysis consists of detailed section-wise and overall analysis of CAT 2024 question paper for Slots 1, 2 and 3.

Table of Contents

CAT 2024 Slot-wise Exam Schedule
CAT 2024 Exam Analysis by IMS
Expected CAT 2024 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme
CAT 2024 Analysis by Other Top CAT Coaching Institutes
CAT 2023 Exam Analysis by IMS
CAT 2022 Exam Analysis by IMS
CAT 2021 Exam Analysis by IMS
CAT 2020 Section-Wise Break Up by IMS
CAT 2020 Exam Analysis by IMS
CAT 2019 Exam Analysis by IMS
CAT 2019 Estimated Scores and Attempts
CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis by IMS
CAT 2019 Slot 2 Analysis by IMS
Popular MBA Colleges Accepting CAT 2024 Scores

The CAT 2024 exam analysis by IMS Coaching has been published by CollegeDekho for exam slots 1, 2 and 3 soon since the exam has been concluded successfully on November 24, 2024 (Sunday) . The CAT 2024 paper analysis by IMS will include the in-depth section-wise and overall analysis of the CAT 2024 exam. It will also cover any changes in the exam pattern, difficulty level of the questions, type of questions asked, topics/theme of questions, good attempts, surprise elements in each section, slots and more. The CAT 2024 exam analysis will further help in CAT 2024 score vs percentile estimation and the expected CAT 2024 cutoffs . Read below to learn more about the CAT 2024 exam analysis and the previous years’ paper analysis by IMS Coaching.

Also Read: What is a Good Percentile in CAT 2024?

CAT 2024 Slot-wise Exam Schedule

The CAT 2024 exam analysis by IMS Coaching has been published here for all three slots soon after the exam. Here is the slot-wise exam schedule for the CAT 2024 exam:

CAT 2024 Slots	Exam Timing
Slot 1	8.30 AM to 10.30 AM
Slot 2	12.30 PM to 2.30 PM
Slot 3	4.30 PM to 6.30 PM

CAT 2024 Exam Analysis by IMS

The exam analysis by the renowned IMS Coaching for the CAT 2024 exam will provide a detailed breakdown to help you and future test aspirants understand the CAT exam better. Here is a detailed CAT 2024 paper analysis for all the slots:

CAT 2024 Slot 1 Exam Analysis by IMS

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The overall difficulty level of the VARC section was moderate.
There were 16 Reading Comprehension questions in the VARC section out of which 2 passages ranged from easy to moderate in terms of difficulty and 12 RC questions could be attempted by the test-takers with high accuracy.
No direct Grammar or Vocabulary questions were found.
More careful reading was required for passages on Critique of Behavioral Economics and Revival of Bandicoots in Australia.
No jumbled paragraph questions were found. The jumbled paragraphs were replaced by one additional paragraph completion question and one summary question.
There were 3 questions each of Summary (MCQ) and Paragraph Completion(MCQ), and two Odd Sentence questions (TITA).
8 Verbal Ability questions were asked out of which 5 or 6 attempts with high accuracy were possible.
To score around 85%ile score in VARC, candidates must attempt around 12 or 13 questions with an accuracy of approximately 60%.
To score more than 95 percentile in VARC, candidates must attempt around 17 or 18 questions with an accuracy of approximately 70%.

Area / Questions	No of Qs.	Type	LOD
Reading Comprehension	16	MCQ	Overall: Medium
RC-1: Digital rights of content (Streaming and DVD/Blu-ray)	4	MCQ	Easy
RC-2: Craftsmanship and creativity	4	MCQ	Easy to Medium
RC-3: Revival of bandicoots in Australia	4	MCQ	Medium
RC-4: Critique of behavioral economics	4	MCQ	Medium
Verbal Ability	8	MCQ & TITA	Overall: Medium
Paragraph completion	3	MCQ	1 Easy, 2 Medium
Summary	3	MCQ	1 Easy, 1 Medium, 1 Difficult
Odd Sentence Questions	2	TITA	1 Easy, 1 Medium

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

The overall difficulty level of the DILR section ranged from moderate to high and it was relatively easier if compared with the DILR Section of Slot 1 of CAT 2023. Unlike last year, where there were a total of four sets, each comprising five questions, there were two sets with 5 questions in each and three sets with 4 questions in each in CAT 2024. To score around 85%ile score in DILR, candidates must attempt around 10 or 11 questions with an accuracy of approximately 80%. To score more than 95 percentile in DILR, candidates must attempt around 14 or 15 questions with an accuracy of approximately 85%.

Set No.	Area	Set Description	No. of Questions	Question Type	LOD
	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning		22	MCQ and TITA	Medium to Difficult
1	Data Interpretation	Stock price based set Graph of candle stick for 7 stocks	4	3 MCQ 1 TITA	Easy
2	Data Interpretation	3 people visiting different countries Bar graph	4	2 MCQ 2 TITA	Medium
3	Logical Reasoning	Tournament of 6 teams split into two groups A team plays one match with teams in the same group and two matches with teams of the other group.	5	5 TITA	Medium
4	Logical Reasoning	Web surfers had to assign thirty stars	4	3 MCQ, 1 TITA	Easy to Medium
5	Data Interpretation	Two candidates contesting the election. Comparatively lengthy set	5	4 MCQ, 1 TITA	Medium to Difficult

Quantitative Ability

The overall difficulty level of the QA section was low.
There were 8 TITA questions and 14 MCQs in this section.
Maximum questions were asked from Arithmetic (8 questions), followed by Algebra (7 questions).
In Arithmetic, the questions were primarily from Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Time and Work, Time-Speed-Distance, Ratio Proportion, Mixtures & Alligations, Multiple operations, and Profit & Loss.
Quadratic equations, Inequality with graph, Functions, and Identity-based questions, etc were the primary topics in Algebra.
In Modern Math, questions were asked from Logarithms, Sequences, Permutations etc.
In Geometry, questions were asked from Quadrilaterals, Sphere with cuboid, etc.
3 questions were asked from Geometry, 3 questions from Modern Math and 1 from Numbers.
Questions were also asked on remainders and numbers.
To score around 85%ile score in DILR, candidates must attempt around 7 to 8 questions with an accuracy of approximately 80%.
To score more than 95 percentile in DILR, candidates must attempt around 9 to 10 questions with an accuracy of approximately 85%.

Area/Q Type	No of Questions
Quantitative Ability	14 MCQs, 8 TITA Overall LOD: MEDIUM
Arithmetic	8
Algebra	7
Geometry	3
Modern Math	3
Numbers	1

CAT 2024 Slot 1 Percentile vs Score

Percentile	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score	Overall Score
99.9	48	49	48	120-124
99.5	40	43	43	106-110
99	36	40	35	95-98
98	25	33	24	71-74
95	20	29	18	59-61
90	17	23	14	50-51
85	15	21	13	46-47
80	13	19	11	41-42
75	12	16	16	36-37

CAT 2024 Slot 2 Exam Analysis by IMS

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The difficulty level of two of the passages ranged from easy to moderate. Candidates could attempt about 11 or 12 RC questions with high accuracy.
No jumbled paragraph questions were found. The jumbled paragraphs were replaced by one additional paragraph completion question and one summary question.
In VA, candidates could attempt 4 or 5 questions with high accuracy.
To score around 85%ile score in VARC, candidates must attempt around 12 or 13 questions with an accuracy of approximately 65%.
To score more than 95 percentile in VARC, candidates must attempt around 15 or 16 questions with an accuracy of approximately 65-70%.

Area / Questions	No of Qs.	Type	LOD
Reading Comprehension	16	MCQ	Overall: Medium
RC-1: Spice Trade	4	MCQ	Easy to Medium
RC-2: Unintended Consequences of Technology	4	MCQ	Easy to Medium
RC-3: Peer Review of Research	4	MCQ	Medium
RC-4: Carnivore-Human Conflict	4	MCQ	Medium
Verbal Ability	08	MCQ & TITA	Overall: Medium
Paragraph completion	3	MCQ	3 Medium
Summary	3	MCQ	1 Easy, 1 Medium, 1 Difficult
Odd Sentence Questions	2	TITA	1 Easy, 1 Medium

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

The overall difficulty level of the DILR section was moderate. To score around 85%ile score in DILR, candidates must attempt around 9 to 10 questions with an accuracy of approximately 80%. To score more than 95 percentile in DILR, candidates must attempt around 13 to 14 questions with an accuracy of approximately 85%.

Set No.	Area	Set Description	No. of Questions	Question Type	LOD
	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning		22	MCQ and TITA	Easy to Medium
1	Logical Reasoning	Rating – 8 Gymnasts	5	2 MCQ 3 TITA	Easy – Medium
2	Data Interpretation	6 firms, PAT, Es, PRD – 2 graphs	4	4 MCQ 0 TITA	Easy
3	Logical Reasoning	Schematic diagram of walkways – Lake	4	2 MCQ, 2 TITA	Medium
4	Logical Reasoning	1 to 10 numbers to be arranged in 10 slots with conditions	5	2 MCQ, 3 TITA	Medium to Difficult
5	Data Interpretation	Ecommerce rating distribution – cumulative	4	2 MCQ, 2 TITA	Easy

Quantitative Ability

The overall difficulty level of the QA section was low.
Maximum questions were asked from Arithmetic (8 questions), followed by Algebra (5 questions).
3 questions were asked from Geometry, 3 questions from Modern Math and 3 from Numbers.
In Arithmetic, the questions were primarily from Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Time and Work, Time-Speed-Distance, Ratio Proportion, Mixtures & Alligations, and Profit & Loss.
Quadratic equations, Inequality, Modulus, Functions, and Identity-based questions etc. were the main topics asked from Algebra.
In the number system, questions were found on remainders, Indices, Surds.
One question from last year slot 3 was also repeated.

Area/Q Type	No of Questions
Quantitative Ability	14 MCQs, 8 TITA Overall LOD: MEDIUM
Arithmetic	8
Algebra	5
Geometry	3
Modern Math	3
Numbers	3

CAT 2024 Slot 2 Percentile vs Score

Percentile	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score	Overall
99.9	50	46	46	118-123
99.5	42	40	41	103-108
99	38	37	33	92-95
98	28	30	22	69-72
95	23	27	16	57-59
90	20	21	13	47-49
85	18	19	12	42-44
80	15	17	10	39-40
75	14	14	9	34-36

CAT 2024 Slot 3 Exam Analysis by IMS

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The difficulty level of this section was Moderate.
No questions were found on Parajumbles.
2 Odd One Out and 3 Summary questions were asked.
3 questions were found on Paragraph completion.
RC and VA questions were not clubbed together and they appeared randomly in the question paper.
1 TITA questions were asked from VA.
To obtain a 95+ percentile, candidates must have attempted 12 or 13 questions with 70% accuracy.
To obtain a 85+ percentile, candidates must have attempted 10 or 11 questions with 60% accuracy.

Area / Questions	No. of Questions	Type	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	16	MCQ	Overall LOD: Medium
RC-1: Success of Chinese liquor brand Moutai	4	MCQ	Easy
RC-2: Contamination of space	4	MCQ	Medium to Diffcult
RC-3: Languages have become endangered	4	MCQ	Medium
RC-4: The need to regulate AI	4	MCQ	Medium
Paragraph completion	3	MCQ	1 Easy, 2 Medium
Summary	3	MCQ	1 Easy, 1 Medium, 1 Difficult
Odd Sentence Questions	2	TITA	1 Easy, 1 Difficult

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

The DILR section of Slot 3 was more difficult compared to Slots 1 & 2. The overall difficulty level of this section ranged from moderate to difficult.
12 MCQs and 10 TITA questions were asked from this section.
The set on Network of roads and ATMs was considering a bit challenging.
To obtain a 95+ percentile, candidates must have attempted 12 or 13 questions with 85% accuracy.
To obtain a 85+ percentile, candidates must have attempted 9 or 10 questions with 80% accuracy.

Area	Set Description	No. of Questions	Question Type	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation	Bar graph on App subscription	4	4 MCQ	Easy
Data Interpretation	Line graph on Temperature of a room with AC in power mode	5	2 MCQ, 3 TITA	Easy to Medium
Logical Reasoning	Network of roads and ATMs	4	4 TITA	Medium to Difficult
Logical Reasoning	Proteins, Carbohydrates in food items	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Easy to Medium
Data Interpretation	Table on GDP of 10 countries	4	3 MCQ, 1 TITA	Medium

Quantitative Aptitude

14 MCQs and 8 TITA questions were asked in this section.
Questions involving Algebra concepts, application of functions, and series were tricky and hence slightly difficult to answer.
Questions related to Medians and intersection points were straightforward and easy to answer.
There was a question on Octagon.
To obtain a 95+ percentile, candidates must have attempted 7 or 8 questions with 85% accuracy.
To obtain a 85+ percentile, candidates must have attempted 9 or 10 questions with 80% accuracy.

Quantitative Ability	No of Questions	Difficulty Level
Arithmetic	8	Medium
Algebra	7
Geometry	3
Modern Math	3
Numbers	1

CAT 2024 Slot 3 Percentile vs Score

Given below are CAT scores vs percentiles based on the CAT 2024 analysis of slot 3 question paper, .

CAT Percentile	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score	Overall
99.9	48	46	48	118-123
99.5	40	40	43	103-108
99	36	37	35	92-95
98	25	30	24	68-71
95	19	27	18	55-57
90	16	21	14	45-47
85	85	19	13	39-42
80	12	17	11	36-38
75	11	14	10	32-34

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Expected CAT 2024 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

The CAT 2024 exam pattern is somehow expected to mimic the CAT 2023 exam pattern without much change. Important and key highlights about the CAT 2024 exam pattern are as follows:

CAT Exam Components	CAT 2024 Exam Pattern
Number of Sections	3
Name of the Sections	Quantitative Aptitude Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
No. of Questions	Quantitative Aptitude: 22 Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability: 24 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning: 20
Question Types	MCQs Non- MCQs (TITA)
Exam Duration	2 hours or 120 minutes
Time Allotted per Section	40 minutes
Slots for Exam	3 Shifts
Mode of Exam	Computer-Based Exam
Medium of Instruction	English
Types of Questions	MCQ and TITA

CAT 2024 Marking Scheme

CAT 2024 Question Type	For Correct Answers	For Incorrect Answers
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)	+3	-1
Type in the Answer (TITA)	+3	0

Also Read: CAT Weightage Chart 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 Career Launcher, Hitbullseye and T.I.M.E.:

CAT 2024 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher
CAT 2024 Exam Analysis by Hitbullseye
CAT 2024 Exam Analysis by T.I.M.E.

CAT 2023 Exam Analysis by IMS

The analysis for all three sections of the CAT 2023 exam by IMS has been updated here.

CAT 2023 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

CAT Slots	Topics	LOD	Good Attempts
1	4 Reading Comprehensions (Indian Ocean, British Rule, Noble Era, Culture and Beliefs)	Easy to Moderate	15-20
	Para jumbles	Easy
	Parasummaries	Easy
	Para Completion	Easy
2	4 Reading Comprehensions (History & Science, Second Hand Shopping/Thrifting, Netflix, Liberalism)	Easy to Moderate	17-20
	Para jumbles	Easy
	Parasummaries	Easy
	Para Completion	Easy
	Odd One Out (Compulsory question)	Moderate to Difficult
3	4 RC Passages (Dutch Colony Pollution, Romantic & Aesthetic, Cultural History, Philosophy)	Easy to Moderate	15-20
	Para jumbles	Easy
	Parasummaries	Easy
	Para Completion	Easy
	Odd One Out (Compulsory question)	Easy

CAT 2023 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Slot	Topics	LOD	Good Attempts
1	Cricket Tournament Ranking (Mean, Median, Mode)	Moderate to Difficult	12-20
	Houses (Rooms & Rows)	Difficult
	Visa at UK US offices	Difficult
	Votes for Dean by Professor	Moderate to Difficult
2	Fair Ride	Moderate	10-18
	3x3 Matrix	Moderate
	Revenue	Difficult
	Coin Game	Moderate to Difficult
3	Online offline education	Moderate to Difficult	10-15
	Professors (Wide Arrangement)	Difficult
	Map based Route	Difficult
	Inverter AC sales	Difficult

CAT 2023 Quantitative Aptitude

Area	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Arithmetic	7-8	7-8	9
Geometry	2-3	1-2	3
Algebra	8-9	5-6	5
Numbers	2	3	4
Modern Math	5-6	4	5
Good Attempts	12-20	12-18	12-18

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis by IMS

Check out the CAT 2022 exam analysis by IMS:

CAT 2022 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Slot	Topics	LOD	Good Attempts
1	The Chinese and western views on imitation	Easy	16-18
	Stoicism	Easy
	Political Philosophy	Easy
	Supernatural Figures	Difficult
2	Cephalopods’ Camouflage	Easy	16-18
	Technical Social Dualism	Easy
	Musicking and modern Humanity	Easy
	Institutions	Difficult
3	Log of Bios and Technos	Easy	17-19
	Effect of active and passive software	Easy
	Impact of Oriental Literature	Easy
	Social Disorganisation and crime	Difficult

CAT 2022 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Slot	Topics	LOD	Good Attempts
1	Distribution of Tokens	Easy	10-12
	Metro Map - 4 metro lines	Easy
	4 people 12 goals in 8 games	Easy
	Venn Diagram of 3 Variables	Difficult
2	3 sales reps selling products	Easy	10-12
	A Warehouse and 4 Destinations	Easy
	Revenue & costs of 4 companies	Easy
	Cosmetic Products with FDA	Difficult
3	Number of cases over 5 days	Easy	9-11
	Mortality rate	Easy
	A tournament of 4 people over 8 rounds	Easy
	Computer Science-Non CS students	Difficult

CAT 2022 Quantitative Aptitude

Area	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Arithmetic	8	8	8
Geometry	3	3	4
Algebra	5	6	5
Numbers	3	1	2
Modern Math	3	4	3
Good Attempts	14-15	13-14	12-13

CAT 2021 Exam Analysis by IMS

The analysis for all three sections of the CAT 2021 exam by IMS is given below:

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

There were 16 questions on reading comprehension and 8 questions on verbal ability in the VARC section. The VA questions were easier overall than the Reading Comprehension ones.

VARC Questions	Number of Questions	Type	LOD
Reading Comprehension	16	MCQ	Overall: Difficult
RC-1: On Nationalism and Colonialism in India	4	MCQ	Difficult
RC-2: Decline of Languages	4	MCQ	Easy
RC-3: Knowledge and Skepticism	4	MCQ	Difficult
RC-4: Relationship between Power and Truth	4	MCQ	Medium
Verbal Ability	8	MCQ & TITA	Overall: Medium
Parajumbles (4 sentences)	3	TITA	Medium
Out of Context sentence	2	TITA	Medium
Summary	3	MCQ	Medium

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

In CAT 2021, the DILR part saw a minor alteration, consisting of a total of 4 sets, 2 of which contained 6 questions and the other 2 contained 4 questions apiece. In contrast to the previous few years, there were no sets based on Venn diagrams.

Set Number	Portion	Set Description	Number of Questions	Question Type	Difficulty Level
	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning		20	MCQ and TITA	Medium
1	Data Interpretation	Bar graph on orders receipt and delivery of items.	4	2 MCQ, 2 TITA	Easy
2	Logical Reasoning	Tournaments with 12 individuals	4	4 MCQ	Easy
3	Data Interpretation	Rating of delivery boy on four parameters by four individuals	6	4 MCQ, 2 TITA	Medium
4	Logical Reasoning	Distribution of 10 objects among 5 friends	6	5 MCQ, 1 TITA	Difficult

Quantitative Ability (QA)

Arithmetic predominated in this somewhat tough portion, which was followed by Algebra. This year, there were 8 TITA questions. The secret was in picking the correct questions to attempt. In the allotted time, students ought to have been able to attempt 13–14 questions with an accuracy rate of 85–90%.

Quantitative Ability (QA) Areas	Number of Questions
Arithmetic	9
Algebra	5
Geometry	3
Modern Maths	3
Numbers	2
Quantitative Ability	14 MCQs, 8 TITA; Overall Difficulty: Medium

CAT 2020 Section-Wise Break Up by IMS

The tables given below provide a section-wise break up of all the slots of CAT 2020.

Slot 1-

Section No.	Section Name	Time Allocated	MCQs	TITA	Total Questions
1	VARC	40 minutes	21	5	26
2	DI & LR	40 minutes	18	6	24
3	QA	40 minutes	18	8	26
Total		120 minutes	57	19	76

Slot 2-

Section No.	Section Name	Time Allocated	MCQs	TITA	Total Questions
1	VARC	40 minutes	21	5	26
2	DI & LR	40 minutes	18	6	24
3	QA	40 minutes	18	8	26
Total		120 minutes	57	19	76

Slot 3-

Section No.	Section Name	Time Allocated	MCQs	TITA	Total Questions
1	VARC	40 minutes	--	--	--
2	DI & LR	40 minutes	--	--	--
3	QA	40 minutes	--	--	--
Total		120 minutes	--	--	--

CAT 2020 Exam Analysis by IMS

The 2020 analysis of the CAT question paper will be released by IMS on November 29. The information will be updated here once it is released by the institute.

CAT 2020 Slot 1 Analysis by IMS

Section	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
VARC	Medium to Difficult	15 - 17
DILR	Medium to Difficult	13 - 15
QA	Medium	16 - 18

Highlights

The difficulty level of DI&LR and QA was the same as that of the last few years.
A total of 19 TITA questions were asked, comprising about 25% of the exam.
VARC had 4 passages on which 18 questions were asked.
In DILR, there were 2 sets of 6 questions each and 3 sets of 4 questions each.

Expected Scores and Percentile for CAT 2020 Slot 1

The estimated scores along with their percentiles for the Slot 1 of CAT 2020 as per IMS has been mentioned below.

Percentile	VARC Score	DI&LR Score	QA Score	Overall Score
99.5 percentile	44	39	49	120
99 percentile	40	34	44	110
97 percentile	37	31	40	100
95 percentile	35	29	38	94
90 percentile	30	26	34	81
85 percentile	27	23	31	72

Section-Wise CAT 2020 Slot 1 Analysis by IMS

VARC-

Topic	Number of Questions	Type of Question	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	18	MCQ	Medium to Difficult
RC-1: Currency in the Tang Empire	4	MCQ	Easy to Medium
RC- 2: Elephant Seal Migration	5	MCQ	Medium to Difficult
RC-3: the importance of Grammar	5	MCQ	Easy to Medium
RC-4: Subsets of Anarchist philosophy	4	MCQ	Medi um to Difficult
Verbal Ability	8	MCQ and TITA	Medium
Out of Context sentence	2	TITA	Easy to Medium
Para Jumbles (4 sentences)	3	TITA	Medium to Difficult
Summary	3	MCQ	Easy to M edium

DI & LR-

Set	Topic	Description of Set	Number of Questions	Question Type	Difficulty Level
1	Data Interpretation	6 students appearing for an exam in 5 subjects	6	4 MCQs & 2 TITA	Medium
2	Logical Reasoning	4 companies competing for contracts	6	6 MCQs	Difficult
3	Data Interpretation	1,000 patients getting treated with 4 different drugs	4	4 TITA	Easy to medium
4	Data Interpretation	10 musicians	4	4 MCQs	Medium to difficult
5	Logical Reasoning	Payment to taxi drivers	4	4 MCQs	Medium to difficult

QA-

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Numbers	2	Medium
Algebra	8	Medium
Arithmetic	10	Easy to medium
Geometry	3	Easy to medium
Modern Maths	3	Medium

CAT 2020 Slot 2 Analysis by IMS

Section	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
VARC	Medium to Difficult	16 - 17
DILR	Medium to Difficult	12 - 14
QA	Medium	16 - 18

Expected Scores and Percentile for CAT 2020 Slot 2

The estimated scores along with their percentiles for the Slot 2 of CAT 2020 as per IMS has been mentioned below.

Percentile	VARC Score	DI&LR Score	QA Score	Overall Score
99.5 percentile	45	37	46	115
99 percentile	42	32	41	105
97 percentile	38	29	37	95
95 percentile	35	26	35	89
90 percentile	31	23	31	76
85 percentile	28	20	28	67

Section-Wise CAT 2020 Slot 2 Analysis by IMS

VARC-

Topic	Number of Questions	Type of Question	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	18	MCQ	Medium to Difficult
RC-1: Piracy in International Waters	4	MCQ	Easy to Medium
RC- 2: Renewable Energy Technologies	5	MCQ	Medium to Difficult
RC-3: The Study of Visual Culture	5	MCQ	Easy to Medium
RC-4: Aggression - Theories and Models	4	MCQ	Me dium to Difficult
Verbal Ability	08	MCQ & TITA	Medium
Para Jumbles	3	TITA	Medium to Difficult
Out of Context Sentence	2	TITA	Easy to Medium
Summary	3	MCQ	Eas y to Medium

DI&LR-

Set	Topic	Description of Set	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level	Question Type
1	Data Interpretation	Elections	6	Medium	4 MCQ & 2 TITA
2	Logical Reasoning	Set on the scheduling of seminars	6	Difficult	6 MCQ
3	Data Interpretation	Apparel and home decor of 4 cities over two years	4	Medium	4 MCQ
4	Logical Reasoning	Parking lot	4	Easy to Medium	4 MCQ
5	Logical Reasoning	Matrix arrangement set on beads of different colours	4	Medium to difficult	4 TITA

QA-

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Number Systems	1	Medium
Arithmetic	9	Easy to medium
Geometry	5	Medium
Algebra	7	Medium to difficult
Modern Maths	4	Medium

CAT 2020 Slot 3 Analysis by IMS

Section	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
VARC	--	--
DILR	--	--
QA	--	--

CAT 2019 Exam Analysis by IMS

CAT 2019 was conducted on November 24, 2019, in two slots -- Forenoon or Slot 1 from 9 am to 12 noon and Afternoon or Slot 2 from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. IMS released a detailed exam analysis for both the slots as well as the ideal number of attempts in CAT 2019, which can be checked here.

CAT 2019 Estimated Scores and Attempts

The following table provides an estimate of the candidate's score vs percentile in CAT 2020 as per IMS.

VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score	Overall Score	Percentile
70	49 - 51	57 - 60	161 - 164	99 percentile
58 - 59	38 - 40	40 - 42	127 - 130	95 percentile
50 - 52	32 - 34	31 - 33	106 - 110	90 percentile
42 - 45	27 - 29	27 - 28	92 - 98	85 percentile

CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis by IMS

Following is an analysis of the forenoon shift of CAT 2019 by IMS experts.

Slot 1 Section 1: VARC

Highlights

The overall difficulty was higher than the previous year's question paper.
Type of questions was the same as last year with no grammar questions.
Passage length was around 400-500 for RCs.
Para Jumbles had 4 sentences in each question.

Topic-Wise Number of Questions and Difficulty

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension - 24 MCQs
RC Passage 1: Emperor Penguins	4	Easy
RC Passage 2: Topophilia	5	Moderate
RC Passage 3: Story of Alladin	5	Moderate
RC Passage 4: Internet Shopping and Choice Anxiety	5	Moderate
RC Passage 5: British Folk Music	5	Difficult
Verbal Ability - 10 MCQs + TITA questions
		Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Summary	3	1	1	1
Para Jumbles	4	1	2	1
Out of Context Sentences	3	0	2	1

Slot 1 Section 2: DI & LR

Highlights

8 sets were asked with 4 questions in each.
Some sets were time-consuming and better to be skipped.
1 set had all TITA questions, 5 were all MCQs while 2 were mixed.

Topic-Wise Number of Questions and Difficulty

Topic	No. of Questions		Difficulty
Topic	MCQ	TITA	Difficulty
Set 1: LR Puzzle - Coding	--	4	Easy - Moderate
Set 2: LR Puzzle - Prizes in 100 boxes	2	2	Moderate
Set 3: LR Puzzle - Street Intersection	4	--	Moderate - Difficult
Set 4: LR Arrangement - Super Market	4	--	Moderate
Set 5: LR Arrangement - Dancers & Composers	4	--	Easy - Moderate
Set 6: LR Games & Tournaments - Archery	4	--	Difficult
Set 7: DI Reasoning - Spider Chart Vendors	2	2	Easy - Moderate
Set 8: DI Calculation - Crimes in States	2	2	Difficult

Slot 1 Section 3: QA

Highlights

The overall difficulty of this section was Moderate.
Most of the questions were from Arithmetic.
Around 6 - 8 questions were of very high difficulty.

Topic-Wise Number of Questions and Difficulty

Topic	Difficulty-Wise No. of Questions
Topic	Easy	Moderate	Difficult	TOTAL
Arithmetic	11	2	--	13
Modern Maths	--	5	3	8
Geometry	2	4	1	7
Algebra	--	3	2	5
Numbers	1	--	--	1

CAT 2019 Slot 2 Analysis by IMS

Here is a detailed analysis of the CAT 2020 Slot 2 Analysis as per the IMS Institute.

Slot 2 Section 1: VARC

Highlights

The difficulty level of VARC in the second shift was higher than in the first shift.
The type of questions was similar to the first shift with no Grammar questions.
Length of RC passages was also 400 to 500 words with no direct questions.

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension - 24 MCQs
RC Passage 1: Decentralization of Central Governments	5	Easy
RC Passage 2: Language and Cultural Identity	4	Moderate
RC Passage 3: Squatter Colonies	5	Easy
RC Passage 4: British Colonialism	5	Difficult
RC Passage 5: Digital Colonialism by Google	5	Moderate
Verbal Ability - 10 MCQs + TITA questions
		Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Para Jumbles	4	1	1	2
Summary	1	1	1	1
Out of Context Sentence	3	0	2	1

Slot 2 Section 2: DILR

Highlights

The DILR section in the second shift was reported to be slightly easier than the previous year.
Again, candidates who were able to select the easier sets to attempt first were able to succeed.
Some of the sets were reported to be quite easy.

Topic-Wise Number of Questions and Difficulty

Topic	No. of Questions		Difficulty
Topic	MCQ	TITA	Difficulty
Set 1: LR Scheduling - Doctors	4	--	Difficult
Set 2: LR Caselet - Professors Setting Papers	4	--	Difficult
Set 3: LR Groupings - Team Formation	4	--	Moderate
Set 4: LR Games - Rifle Shooting Tournament	4	--	Moderate
Set 5: DI Calculation - Spiderweb	2	2	Easy
Set 6: DI Reasoning - Coins in pouches	2	2	Moderate
Set 7: DI Reasoning - Proposals in College	2	2	Moderate
Set 8: DI Observation - Rainfall	2	2	Easy

Slot 2 Section 3: QA

Highlights

The QA section this year was easier than the previous year's trends.
Arithmetic again was the dominant subject followed by Algebra and Geometry.

Topic-Wise Number of Questions and Difficulty

Topic	Difficulty-Wise No. of Questions
Topic	Easy	Moderate	Difficult	TOTAL
Arithmetic	9	3	1	13
Geometry	1	3	2	6
Algebra	3	2	1	6
Modern Maths	3	1	1	5
Numbers	2	0	2	4

Source: IMS

Popular MBA Colleges Accepting CAT 2024 Scores

Check out the list of top MBA colleges accepting CAT 2024 scores and their expected CAT cutoffs for MBA admissions through CAT in 2025:

Institute Name	CAT Cutoff Range (Percentile Range)
IIM Ahmedabad	90-100
IIM Calcutta	90-100
IIM Bangalore	90-100
SPJIMR, Mumbai	90-100
SJMSOM IIT, Bombay	90-100
MDI, Gurgaon	90-100
IMT, Ghaziabad	90-100
IMI, New Delhi	90-100
FMS, New Delhi	90-100
IIM Sambalpur	90-100
IIM Shillong	90-100
IIM Amritsar	90-100
IIM Bodhgaya	90-100
IIM Indore	90-100
IIM Jammu	90-100
IIM Kashipur	90-100
IIM Kozhikode	90-100
IIM Lucknow	90-100
IIM Nagpur	90-100
IIM Raipur	90-100
IIM Ranchi	90-100
IIM Rohtak	90-100
IIM Sirmaur	90-100
IIM Trichy	90-100
IIM Udaipur	90-100
IIM Visakhapatnam	90-100
DMS IIT, Delhi	90-100
Xavier University, Bhubaneswar	80-90
Welingkar, Mumbai	80-90
JAGSOM, Bangalore	80-90
IRMA Anand	80-90
IIM, Kashipur	80-90
Great Lakes, Chennai	80-90
GIM, Goa	80-90
FORE School of Management, New Delhi	80-90
BITS School of Management - BITSOM	80-90
TAPMI, Manipal	80-90
SDA Bocconi Asia Center	80-90
NITIE, Mumbai	80-90
NIRMA University	80-90
MICA, Ahmedabad	80-90
LBSIM, New Delhi	80-90
K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai	80-90
BIM, Tiruchirappalli	80-90
SOIL Institute of Management	70-80
SIES College of Management Studies and SIES School of Business Studies , Navi Mumbai	70-80
SDMIMD Mysore	70-80
Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon	70-80
Dayananda Sagar Business School Bangalore	70-80
CIMP Patna	70-80
BIMTECH Greater Noida	70-80
BIIB Pune	70-80
Amrita School of Business Coimbatore	70-80
Alliance School of Business	70-80
XIME Bangalore	70-80
Welingkar Bangalore	70-80
VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore	70-80
SRM University, Delhi-NCR	70-80
Rajagiri Business School	70-80
NIA Pune: National Insurance Academy	70-80
MIME Bangalore	70-80
MDI Murshidabad	70-80
LIBA Chennai	70-80
KIIT School of Management Bhubaneswar	70-80
Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow	70-80
ISBM Pune	70-80
Institute of Management Technology Nagpur	70-80
Indus Business Academy - IBA Bangalore	70-80
IMI Kolkata: International Management Institute	70-80
IMI Bhubaneswar	70-80
IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University	70-80
IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School	70-80

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