CAT Exam Analysis 2024
CAT 2024 has been conducted on Sunday, 24th November. The test will be conducted in 3 slots & will be a 2-hour test with 40 minutes for each section.
Watch this space for CAT 2024 First Take analysis, detailed slot-wise Analysis, Overall analysis by IMS Experts & much more!
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Major Changes – Total 68 Questions!
VARC
- No Parajumbles! 2 odd one out, 3 summary, 3 paragraph completion
- RC VA not clubbed together and appeared randomly
DILR
- 5 Sets with total number of Questions 22
- There were 3 sets of 4 Qs each, 2 sets of 5 Qs each
First Take Analysis
The first slot of CAT 2024 took place today between 8.30 am and 10:30 am.
The structure of CAT 2024 underwent several changes compared to 2023, with a total of 68 questions. Notably, the Verbal Ability (VA) and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) sections experienced modifications in segmentation and the distribution of MCQs and TITA (Type In The Answer) questions. The Verbal section saw the complete removal of Paragraph Jumble questions. Instead, it featured 3 Summary (MCQ) questions, 3 Paragraph Completion (MCQ) questions, and 2 Odd Sentence (TITA) questions.
In the DILR section, which had 22 questions in total, the number of sets increased from 4 to 5. This included 2 sets with 5 questions each and 3 sets with 4 questions each. There was widespread consensus that the DILR section was significantly easier compared to the previous year.
| Section No. | Section Name | Duration | MCQs | TITA | Total |
| I | VARC | 40 min | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| II | DI and LR | 40 min | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| III | QA | 40 min | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Total | 120 min | 46 | 22 | 68 |
Slot 1 Analysis
The Second slot of CAT 2024 took place today between 12.30 and 2:30 pm.
The structure of CAT 2024 underwent several changes compared to 2023, with a total of 68 questions. As in Slot 1, the Verbal Ability (VA) and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) sections experienced modifications in segmentation and the distribution of MCQs and TITA (Type In The Answer) questions. The Verbal section saw the complete removal of Paragraph Jumble questions. Instead, it featured 3 Summary (MCQ) questions, 3 Paragraph Completion (MCQ) questions, and 2 Odd Sentence (TITA) questions.
In the DILR section, which had 22 questions in total, the number of sets increased from 4 to 5. This included 2 sets with 5 questions each and 3 sets with 4 questions each. The DILR section was significantly easier compared to the previous year in both the slots today.
| Section No. | Section Name | Duration | MCQs | TITA | Total |
| I | VARC | 40 min | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| II | DI and LR | 40 min | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| III | QA | 40 min | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Total | 120 min | 46 | 22 | 68 |
Slot 2 Analysis
The Third slot of CAT 2024 took place today between 4.30 and 6:30 pm.
The structure of CAT 2024 underwent several changes compared to 2023, with a total of 68 questions. As in Slots 1 and 2, the Verbal Ability (VA) and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) sections experienced modifications in segmentation and the distribution of MCQs and TITA (Type In The Answer) questions. The Verbal section saw the complete removal of Paragraph Jumble questions. Instead, it featured 3 Summary (MCQ) questions, 3 Paragraph Completion (MCQ) questions, and 2 Odd Sentence (TITA) questions.
In the DILR section, which had 22 questions in total, the number of sets increased from 4 to 5. This included 2 sets with 5 questions each and 3 sets with 4 questions each. Comparison of the difficulty levels across the three slots of the CAT exam reveals that the difficulty was fairly consistent across all three sections.
| Section No. | Section Name | Duration | MCQs | TITA | Total |
| I | VARC | 40 min | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| II | DI and LR | 40 min | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| III | QA | 40 min | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Total | 120 min | 48 | 20 | 68 |
Slot 3 Analysis
Structure of CAT 2024
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| Section Name | Number of MCQs | Number of TITAs | Total |
| VA-RC Section | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| DI-LR Section | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| QA Section | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Total | 48 | 20 | 68 |
Overall Analysis
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CAT 2023 ANALYSIS
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Overall Analysis
First Take Analysis
Slot 1 Analysis
Slot 2 Analysis
Slot 3 Analysis
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CAT 2022 ANALYSIS
CAT 2022 was conducted on Sunday, 27th November’22 across India by IIM Bangalore. The test was conducted in 3 slots.
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Overall Analysis
Slot 1 Analysis
Slot 2 Analysis
Slot 3 Analysis
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CAT 2021 ANALYSIS
CAT 2021 took place on 28th November 2021 across India by IIM Ahmedabad. The test was conducted in 3 slots.
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Slot 1 Analysis
Slot 2 Analysis
Slot 3 Analysis
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