CAT 2024 Exam Analysis and Cut-off: Key Insights & Trends

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Common Admission Test (CAT) 2022 EXAM ANALYSIS

The CAT 2022 exam was successfully completed by IIM Bangalore on November 27. According to the CAT 2022 analysis and the most recent notification, two questions from shifts 2 and 3 of the DILR have been removed due to their ambiguity. The CAT exam for 2022 had a moderate overall difficulty level. Slot 1 is slightly less difficult than CAT slots 2 and 3.The candidates can check CAT Exam Analysis now in the below section along with the slot-wise details.

CAT 2022 Exam Slot -1: The overall difficulty level of CAT 2022 slot 1 exam was moderate. A total of 66 questions are asked, of which 49 are MCQs, and 17 are Non-MCQ type.

CAT 2022 Exam Slot -2: The overall difficulty level for CAT 2022 slot 2 exam was moderate. A total of 66 questions were asked, which were divided into three sections: VARC, DILR, and QA.

CAT 2022 Exam Slot -3: The overall difficulty level for CAT 2022 slot 3 was moderate. A total of 66 questions were asked, which were divided into three sections: VARC (24 questions), DILR (20 questions), and QA (22 questions).

Section

Total Number of Questions

Number of MCQ

Number of Non-MCQ

Difficulty Level

Expected Score for 99%ile

VARC

24

21

3

Moderate

38-40

DILR

20

14

6

Moderate

30-33

QA

22

14

8

Moderate

36-38

Total

66

49

17

Moderate

40-42

Last Eight years CAT Exam Analysis

Previous Years' CAT Analysis

Conducting IIM

Highlights

Exam Difficulty Level

CAT 2022 Analysis

IIM Bangalore

Total Questions - 66

Expected Score - 100-105

Moderate -Difficult

CAT 2021 Analysis

IIM Ahmedabad

Total Questions - 66

Expected Score - Score of 99- 104

Moderate. VARC was easier

CAT 2020 Analysis

IIM Indore

Total Questions- 76 (59 MCQs + 17 Non - MCQs)

Exam Conducted by IIM Ahmedabad

Moderately-Difficult

CAT 2019 Analysis

IIM Kozhikode

Total Questions - 100

Moderate Difficult Level, where VARC was slightly more difficult.

CAT 2018 Analysis

IIM Calcutta

Total Questions - 100

Expected Score - 60+

Moderate Difficult

CAT 2017 Analysis

IIM Lucknow

Total Questions- 100

Expected Score - 63-37

DILR was difficult, while VARC was easier

CAT 2016 Analysis

IIM Bangalore

Total Questions 100

Difficult; therefore, CAT Cutoff was lower.

CAT 2015 Analysis

IIM Ahmedabad

Total Questions 100

Expected Score 70+

DILR was more difficult than VARC and QA

CAT CUT-OFF 2023

Candidates whose names will be listed in the merit list according to their exam results receive their CAT results from IIM. Students who pass the entrance test will be given a separate merit list. The websites of the respective IIMs will make the list of candidates shortlisted for the next level of selection available. The shortlisted candidates will receive calls for interviews directly from each IIM. The standards for shortlisting differ between IIM institutions.

IIMs

Expected CAT cut offs

IIM Ahmedabad

99 -100

IIM Bangalore

99-100

IIM Calcutta

99

IIM Lucknow

97-98

IIM Indore

97-98

IIM Kozhikode

95

IIM Amritsar

90

IIM Nagpur

85

IIM Sambalpur

93

IIM Trichy

93

IIM Raipur

93

IIM Ranchi

90

IIM Kashipur

94

IIM Vizag

80

IIM Udaipur

93

IIM Bodhgaya

93

IIM Shillong

90

IIM Sirmaur

90

IIM Rohtak

95

IIM Nagpur

85

IIM Jammu

90