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May 7, 2024CAT 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.
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 |
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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 |
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:
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Let us now look into the detailed analysis of the CAT 2023 exam for each section below:
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
CAT VARC Topics | No. of Questions (MCQ/Non-MCQ) | Ideal Attempt |
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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
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 |
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Reading Comprehension |
16 (4+4+4+4) |
14 |
Verbal Ability – Para Jumbles |
3 |
7 |
Verbal Ability – Summary |
3 |
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Verbal Ability – Odd Sentence Out |
2 |
Slot 3: Reading Comprehension Passages:
The number of questions and good attempts was the same as in Slot 1.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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COVID Cases | 5 | 2-3 |
Computer Science-ratios | 5 | 2-3 |
Blue & Pink- Male Female- Graph | 5 | 4-5 |
Games (4 people) | 5 | 2 |
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.
Slot 1: Quantitative Aptitude
CAT Quantitative Aptitude Topics | No. of Questions (MCQ/Non-MCQ) | Ideal Attempt |
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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 |
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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) |
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Number System | 1 |
Algebra | 7 |
Arithmetic | 9 |
Modern Math | 1 |
Geometry & Mensuration | 4 |
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.
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 |
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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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Candidates can check some of the frequently asked questions and their answers below:
A: Applicants can get a detailed analysis of the CAT 2023 exam after the conduction of WAT.
A: The overall difficulty level of the CAT 2022 exam was moderate for all three slots.
A: Quantitative Aptitude was lengthy and time taking in CAT 2022 exam.
A: Candidates must attempt 42 to 50 questions correctly to ensure 99+ percentile in CAT. However, they must remember that the percentile depends upon several factors such as the number of appeared candidates, raw scores, the difficulty level of the paper, and the normalization process.
A: The CAT 2023 exam will be held on November 26, 2023.
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