Dear CAT 22 takers
Hope you enjoyed taking the exam .The paper was pretty much as expected. Total number of questions remained same as last year – 66. Section wise question division also did not change: VA – 24, DILR – 20, QA – 22.
What was the major difference from CAT 2021?
No Odd one Out in the Verbal Section => Fill in the blanks (sentence fitting/para completion type).
In this analysis article, I will talk about the following aspects of the exam:
- Sectional Overview (Question numbers and types)
- Overall Sentiment of test takers (Overview)
1st response from slot1: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NJ-6xyWZZ74
Further, details on the overall paper/slots will be discussed in this Youtube Analysis session by Kamlesh Sir(Cofounder, Bfactory & IIM Ahmedabad alumnus) and me at 8:15 pm, tonight. Link: https://youtu.be/hUACz1oAlbg
Sectional Overview: (40 minutes each section)
| Section | No. of Question | Level of Difficulty |
| Verbal Ability | 24 | Easy to read. Moderately difficult to infer/solve. 1 RC was difficult, overall doable. Section Level: Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 20 | 1 set easy, 2 doable, 1 difficult. Overall 4 sets X 5 questions format. Overall: Moderately difficult. |
| Quantitative Ability | 22 | Arithmetic heavy. A touch from modern Maths. Geometry, Algebra a little less than normal – but more or less expected pattern. Level: Moderate |
| Overall | 66 | Moderate Level |
Non MCQ Questions: 3 in VA, 6 in DILR and 8 in QA.
Topic/Subject Wise Level of Difficulty
| SECTION | Module | DETAILS | Level of Difficulty |
| VA | RC | 4 RCs as expected. Reading: doable, Questions: bit tricky: inference and critical reasoning based. 1 para on stoicism, 1 on historical restoration and so on. | Easy to moderate. |
| VR | Fill in the blanks was a surprise in terms of question type; but doable if you had time. Para Jumbles and Summary were doable. No surprizes there. | Easy to moderate. | |
| DILR | DILR | Set on trains routes/timing was easy to moderate level: doable. Set on typical games and tournaments – number based with 4-5 information pieces. Doable. Set 3 on tokens – number based – typical numeric logic set and another number based set. | Moderate to difficult. Selection was the key. Not much surprise there. |
| QA | QA | Arithmetic loaded. P&L, Mixture Aligation, Interests, TSD, Mensuration, Coordinate, Algebra, Log and Mod were the topics. Geometry on the little side this time. | Slight lengthy to solve. Doable; selection important. Moderate. |
Overall sentiment of test takers:
The paper did not have a lot of surprise in it. Many takers liked the fact that they had to chose from only 4 DILR sets. That made selection and attempting more comfortable. Some takers found VRC reading slightly complicated; more so found questions a bit indirect. Overall students found the VA paper doable. QA sentiment was moderate; selection was the key. Those students who could select and solve will score well.
Score Prediction (First cut | Exam day) | Score
|
SECTION |
99 percentile + | 90 percentile + | |
|
VA |
39+- | 24+- | |
|
DILR |
28+- | 19+- | |
| QA | 36+- | 20+- | |
| Overall | 99+- | 57+- |
*Based on first hand CAT experience of our faculty team, students and level of difficulty reviews taken in consideration, this is our prediction for CAT 2022 Slot 1. #Percentile VS Score
What next?
Take a chill pill guys .Relax a bit. May be take a couple of days off studies. Gear up for any upcoming exams then. XAT, other exams, GDPI is the next stage. Remember, the journey begins and not ends at CAT.
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Wishing you all the best!
Rahul Sir
Trainer and Co-founder, Bfactory
Alumnus, 2009-11, IIM Ahmedabad
