The CAT exam analysis will be released separately after the conclusion of each CAT exam slot. CAT is known for its unpredictability in terms of difficulty. The analysis often categorizes the exam as:
- Easy to Moderate
- Moderate to Difficult
- Tough
The difficulty level for the CAT exam varies each year, and it impacts the overall percentile and cutoffs. After the conclusion of the CAT 2025, the paper analysis will be released.
Previous Year CAT Exam Analysis
According to last year's CAT analysis, the overall paper's difficulty level was moderate to tough for all the slots. Slot 3 was tougher than CAT exam slot 1 and slot 2. In all three CAT slots, the QA section was tougher than the VARC and DILR sections.
CAT sections | Number of questions | Break up | Difficulty level |
|---|
VARC | 24 | 4 passages having 4 questions each, 2 para-summary questions, 2 para-jumble questions, 2 para-completion questions and 2 odd one out questions | Moderate |
DILR | 20 | 4 sets of 5 questions each | Moderate to difficult |
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 22 | 7 Algebra questions, 3 Geometry questions, 4 Number System questions, 7 Arithmetic questions, and 1 Modern Maths question | Difficult |
Total | 66 | -- | Moderate to difficult |
CAT Exam Analysis by Aspirants
Check out below the slot-wise CAT exam analysis by CAT aspirants.
CAT Exam Analysis for Slot 1
Rounak Tikmani (CAT aspirant) took the first slot and said it went quite well. The English section of the CAT exam was moderate, and DILR was quite time-consuming. The QA section was a bit long and time-consuming as well. As per him, the VARC was easy, and DILR & Quant were difficult. VARC had 24 questions, and the remaining two sections had 20 & 22 questions, respectively.
CAT Exam Analysis for Slot 2
As one of the students, Pulkit Daga, who took CAT slot 2, said, "The VARC section had 2 RCs, and some of the VA was easy to moderate. For LRDI, he says, "I don't think there was any easy set; it was moderate or tough. (I hardly did one set.)". He also said that QA questions were not very straightforward; you really have to search for easy targets.
CAT Exam Analysis for Slot 3
According to Suvam Debnath, who appeared in last year's CAT exam slot 3, the overall difficulty level was moderate when compared to CAT exam slot 1 and slot 2. Candidates who took CAT exam slot 2 said, "The CAT exam was moderately difficult. The quant was easy but tricky.". As per the slot 3 paper, the verbal and DILR were moderately difficult. No surprises were there in the number of questions.
