CAT 2022 Overall Analysis
CAT 2022 was conducted on 27th November 2022 in three slots.
The test consisted of three sections of 2 hours each.
The structure of CAT 2022 remained largely the same as in 2021. However, the DILR and Verbal sections saw some changes in segmentation and the number of MCQs and TITA. All three slots had the same pattern. The Verbal Section had 2 paragraph completion questions instead of the anticipated Odd Sentence questions.
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Structure of CAT 2022
| Section Name | Number of MCQs | Number of TITAs | Total |
| VA-RC Section | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| DI-LR Section | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| QA Section | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Total | 49 | 17 | 66 |
- New question type in Verbal Ability (Paragraph Completion)
- LRDI – 4 sets of 5 questions each
- QA was slightly more difficult compared to CAT 2021
Section-wise Analysis
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension CAT 2022
RC: 4 passages with 4 Questions each
Verbal Ability: 3 Parajumbles + 3 Summary + 2 Para-completion
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | |
| Easy | Supernatural Figures | Cephalopods’ camouflage | Log of Bios and Technos |
| The Chinese and western views on imitation | Technical Social Dualism | Effect of active and passive software | |
| Stoicism | Musicking and modern Humanity | Social Disorganisation and crime | |
| Difficult | Political Philosophy | Institutions | Impact of Oriental Literature |
| Good Attempts: 16 – 18 | Good Attempts: 16 – 18 | Good Attempts: 17 – 19 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning CAT 2022
4 sets of 5 questions of each
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | |
| Easy | Distribution of tokens | Revenue & costs of 4 companies | Mortality rate |
| 4 people 12 goals in 8 games | 3 sales reps selling products | Number of cases over 5 days | |
| Metro Map – 4 metro lines | A warehouse and 4 destinations | A tournament of 4 people over 8 rounds | |
| Difficult | Venn Diagram of 3 variables | Cosmetic products with FDA | Computer Science-Non CS students |
| Good attempts: 10-12 | Good attempts: 10-12 | Good attempts: 9-11 |
Quantitative Aptitude CAT 2022
| Area | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
| Arithmetic | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Algebra | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Geometry | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Modern Math | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Numbers | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Good attempts | 14-15 | 13-14 | 12-13 |
Comparison of 3 Slots
| Section | Slot I | Slot II | Slot III |
| VARC | Similar (Scale Up) | Similar | Slightly Easier (Scale Down) |
| DILR | Similar | Similar | Slightly Difficult (Scale Up) |
| QA | Slightly easier (scale down) | Similar | Slightly Difficult (Scale Up) |
| Overall Final Outcome | Approx 2-3 Marks scale up | – | Approx 3-4 Marks scale up |
| 99 percentile Raw Score | 90 | 92 | 88 |
Initial Estimates: Percentiles
Initial Estimates: Percentiles*** Overall
| Percentile | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
| 99.5%ile | 101 | 101 | 98 |
| 99%ile | 90 | 92 | 88 |
| 97%ile | 80 | 80 | 77 |
| 95%ile | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| 90%ile | 53 | 53 | 50 |
| 85%ile | 45 | 45 | 42 |
| 80%ile | 40 | 40 | 37 |
Initial Estimates: Percentiles***
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
| Percentile | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
| 99.5%ile | 44 | 44 | 48 |
| 99%ile | 41 | 41 | 45 |
| 97%ile | 35 | 35 | 39 |
| 95%ile | 29 | 29 | 33 |
| 90%ile | 24 | 24 | 28 |
| 85%ile | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| 80%ile | 17 | 17 | 21 |
Initial Estimates: Percentiles***
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
| Percentile | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
| 99.5%ile | 35 | 36 | 33 |
| 99%ile | 30 | 31 | 28 |
| 97%ile | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| 95%ile | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| 90%ile | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 85%ile | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 80%ile | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Initial Estimates: Percentiles***
Quantitative Aptitude
| Percentile | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
| 99.5%ile | 40 | 39 | 36 |
| 99%ile | 37 | 36 | 33 |
| 97%ile | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| 95%ile | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| 90%ile | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| 85%ile | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| 80%ile | 13 | 11 | 11 |
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Revised Estimates will be released 2-3 days after the CAT Response Sheet is released incorporating student performance data.
Please do not make any B-School application decision based on initial estimate. They serve only as a first indicator of likely performance
