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How much time should be spent on each CAT 2024 section?CAT 2024: The Common Admission Test (CAT) requires a strategic approach for each of its three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Analysis (QA). Various exam experts emphasize the importance of assessing the difficulty level of the question paper and understanding personal strengths and weaknesses. Candidates have 120 minutes total, with 40 minutes for each section, and should practice with mock tests to improve their performance. To gain admission to an IIM, candidates typically need to score around 90-95 marks out of a possible 198 marks from 66 questions.
How much time should be spent on CAT 2024 sections?
Based on expert reviews and past experiences of toppers, here is the ideal time to be spent for each of the sections in the CAT 2024 examination.
Section Name | Time to be Spent |
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DILR |
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VARC |
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QA |
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How Much Time to Spend on CAT 2024 VARC Section?
- The VARC section includes four reading passages and associated questions.
- Suggested time allocation: 28 or 30 minutes for RC and 12 minutes VA.
- Each reading passage is approximately 500-550 words, requiring about 7.5 minutes per passage.
How Much Time to Spend on CAT 2024 DILR Section?
- Evaluate each question set based on familiarity and complexity.
- Spend 8-9 minutes on chosen sets, aiming for 11-12 minutes total per set.
- Review all four sets to maximize attempts (9-14 questions total), focusing on easier questions.
- Avoid lengthy or complex questions, aiming for an 85 percentile score but below the high 90s.
How Much Time to Spend on CAT 2024 QA Section?
- Focus on selecting easy questions.
- Avoid difficult questions or postpone them.
- Spend 25-26 minutes reading all questions, answering easy ones, and marking solvable difficult ones.
- Use 12-13 minutes to revisit marked questions and determine how many can be solved.
