CAT Exam Analysis 2023: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will tentatively conduct the Common Admission Test or CAT 2023 exam on November 26, 2023. The exam analysis for the year 2023 will be made available after the conduction of Written Ability Test (WAT). Furthermore, applicants planning to apply for the upcoming exam should go over the previous year’s analysis to have an idea for the test. It will also assist them in developing effective preparation techniques.

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The exam analysis will provide insights into the section-wise weightage, difficulty level paper, and other important aspects of the exam. Check out the article to know more about the section-wise exam analysis, difficulty level and other relevant details.

Common Admission Test (CAT) Exam Analysis

Candidates should know the exam analysis to get a good score in the upcoming CAT Exam. Here on this page, the candidates can get the exact review, difficulty level and questions asked in the last year’s exam. The duration of the test was 120 minutes and the sectional time limit was 40 minutes.

The paper contains both MCQs (multiple choice questions) and non-MCQs. The overall number of good attempts was 98 to 99%. Candidates can check the section-wise number of questions asked in the exam below:

CAT Sections	Questions	Difficulty Level
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)	24	Easy to Moderate
Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation (LRDI)	20	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	22	Moderate
Total	66	Moderate

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis: Highlights

On November 27, 2022, the CAT exam analysis 2022 for slots 1, 2, and 3 was published. The overall difficulty level for all three slots was moderate. Candidates can have a look at the highlights of the exam below:

• In contrast to other IIMs, IIM Bangalore prepared a more difficult question paper.
• There were 24 problems in the VARC section. Most of the questions asked in this section were from RC.
• The DILR section included 20 questions based on tables and charts.
• QA section had 22 questions dominated by Arithmetic and Algebra.
• The VARC section was easy to moderate.

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Slot & Section-wise Detailed CAT Exam Analysis 2022

Let us now look into the detailed analysis of the CAT 2023 exam for each section below:

CAT Analysis for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

The questions in this section did not seem that tricky this time. The questions were easy to read as well as to answer since the options were not that closely related.

Slot 1: Reading Comprehension Passages

• RC 1 Topic: Ghosts and their mysteries. How can’t find their history?
• RC 2 Topic: Chinese Copy of articles — Original Copy | Second type is to change size and shape and copy it.
• RC 3 Topic: Two levels of emotional thinking (Author supports the second level of emotional thinking and links to Buddhism and other religions).
• RC 4 Topic: STOICS

CAT VARC Topics	No. of Questions (MCQ/Non-MCQ)	Ideal Attempt
Reading Comprehension	16 (4+4+4+4)	13
Verbal Ability – Para Jumbles	3	3
Verbal Ability – Summary	3	2
Verbal Ability – Para Completion	2	2

Slot 2: Reading Comprehension Passages

• RC 1 Topic: Music 
• RC 2 Topic- Engineering Technology
• RC 3 Topic: Octopus 
• RC 4: Philosophy

The VARC section of CAT 2022 slot 2 was also easy to moderate. The composition of VA and RC was the same as slot 1.

CAT VARC Topics	No. of Questions (MCQ/Non-MCQ)	Ideal Attempt
Reading Comprehension	16 (4+4+4+4)	14
Verbal Ability – Para Jumbles	3	7
Verbal Ability – Summary	3
Verbal Ability – Odd Sentence Out	2

Slot 3: Reading Comprehension Passages:

• RC 1 – Social reorganization increasing crime rate
• RC 2 – Software if more easy humans are not capable to get solutions)
• RC 3 – Indian history
• RC 4 – American migration/urbanization increasing

The number of questions and good attempts was the same as in Slot 1.

CAT Analysis for Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

This section remained to be pleasant as always and a few DI sets were not difficult in terms of interpretation and the questions too were not that tricky in nature. The questions were mainly based on basic calculations (Pie-chart, Tabular, Missing Data, Box diagrams, Smart Phones and Market Share, Currency Exchange and Rate Changes).

Slot 1: DILR

Topic	No. of Questions	Ideal Attempt
Token	5	3
University Team	5	4
15 Girls Get Together	5	3
Metro Lines	5	2

Slot 2: DILR

Topic	No. of Questions	Ideal Attempt
Revenue/Cost	5	4-5
Cosmetic Item Sale	5	3-4
Diagram – 4 Destinations	5	3-4
Salesman & 4 Colonies	5	2-3

Slot 3: DILR

Topic	No. of Questions	Ideal Attempt
COVID Cases	5	2-3
Computer Science-ratios	5	2-3
Blue & Pink- Male Female- Graph	5	4-5
Games (4 people)	5	2

CAT Exam Analysis for Quantitative Ability (QA)

The quantitative ability section, being the toughest section in CAT 2022, brought much less satisfaction to the candidates compared to DILR. The questions in this section were logical and calculation-intensive in nature.

• Questions asked in this section were based on a number system, algebra, arithmetic, geometry, mensuration, modern Math concepts, etc.
• Questions based on arithmetic and geometry dominated this section, making it the toughest section to crack.

Slot 1: Quantitative Aptitude

CAT Quantitative Aptitude Topics	No. of Questions (MCQ/Non-MCQ)	Ideal Attempt
Number System	1	1
Algebra	8	5
Arithmetic	8	5
Modern Math	2	2
Geometry & Mensuration	3	3

Slot 2: Quantitative Aptitude

CAT Quantitative Aptitude Topics	No. of Questions (MCQ/Non-MCQ)	Ideal Attempt
Number System	1	1
Algebra	7	5
Arithmetic	9	6
Modern Math	1	1
Geometry & Mensuration	4	3

Slot 3: Quantitative Aptitude

CAT Quantitative Aptitude Topics	No. of Questions (MCQ/Non-MCQ)
Number System	1
Algebra	7
Arithmetic	9
Modern Math	1
Geometry & Mensuration	4

What Happens After the Conduction of CAT Exam?

After the conduction of the exam, the official releases the CAT answer key. IIM releases the answer keys, question papers, and candidates’ responses online on its website. Candidates can use the answer key to estimate their scores in the exam.

The officials also give a chance to raise objections against the primary answer key. Then, the officials verify the objections and release the final answer key and CAT result. Candidates can check their results by logging into their accounts using their login credentials.

CAT Exam Analysis of Last 5 Years

IIM Ahmedabad has changed the CAT exam pattern for some years. In 2020, IIM Indore has made substantially changed the exam pattern with reduced test duration, sectional time limit, increased time slot, and few questions. Let’s have a look at the below-mentioned table for the exam analysis:

Year	Number of Questions	Marking Scheme	Exam Duration
2022	66 Questions	3 marks for correct answers and one negative mark for wrong answer	120 min
2021	66 Questions	3 marks for correct answers and one negative mark for wrong answer	120 min
2020	76 questions	3 marks for correct answers and one negative mark for wrong answer	120 min
2019	100 questions	3 marks for correct answers and one negative mark for wrong answer	180 min
2018	100 questions	3 marks for correct answers and one negative mark for wrong answer	180 min

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