CAT 2019 Analysis: IIM Kozhikode successfully conducted the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019 exam at various centers across the country today. The forenoon slot was held from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm and the afternoon slot will be held from 2:30 pm. The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an annual admission test held by the IIMs for their PGP admissions.
The exam is held in an online (computer-based) mode and has 100 questions for a total of 300 marks to be attempted in 180 minutes (60 minutes per section).
A lot of you must be anticipating how did this year’s CAT come out of the bag in the first slot. Did the troublesome feline show its true colour? Here we bring you the CAT 2019 exam analysis & review for the first slot.
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CAT 2019 Analysis: A comprehensive structure of the CAT 2019
Section | Number of questions | Number of TITA questions | Difficulty level | Good attempts
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Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 34
| 7 | Difficult passages TITA questions were relatively easy | 21-22 |
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 32 | 8 | Moderate to difficult; test of your speed | 15-16 |
Quantitative Ability | 34 | 7 | Moderate to difficult | 19-20 |
Total | 100 | 22 | Moderate to difficult | 150 |
CAT 2019 Analysis: Marking Scheme
Marking Scheme
- +3 marks for each correct answer
- Negative marking of -1 mark for each incorrect answer
- Number of MCQs with negative marking - 70 to 75
- Number of NON-MCQs without Negative Marking - 22-24
CAT 2019 Analysis: the Difficulty level of each section
- The infamous QA section did live up to its name and failed to provide any reprieve to aspirants
- The DILR section was also a notorious one this time
- The level of the VARC section was the most difficult section of the exam. The RC passages were US-centric and had very close options.
BYJU'S Exam Prep expects a raw score of 150 for 99 percentile.
Expected raw cut-off
Target percentile | VARC Score | DILR Score | QA Score | Overall Score |
99 | 63 | 48 | 50 | 150 |
95 | 57 | 37 | 40 | 118 |
90 | 50 | 31 | 35 | 95 |
85 | 42 | 28 | 33 | 83 |
CAT Exam Analysis 2019 (Slot 1): Section-wise Review
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Good attempts - 21 - 22 question
Topic | Number of questions | Type (TITA/MCQ) | Description |
Reading Comprehension | 24 questions | 7 out of 34 questions | The passages were based on the following topics;
RC appeared to be the toughest in the last 5 years and had very close options.
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Para-jumble | 4 |
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Summary | 3 |
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Odd sentence out | 3 |
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Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
DILR was not like the previous years and came with a loud thud!
It had 8 sets of 4 questions in each.
Good attempts: 15+ questions
Topic | No of TITA questions | Description |
| Crypto- arithmetic | 8 out of 32 questions |
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| Radar chart | 5 vendors, 6 parameters, | |
| Bar- graph | crime in states | |
Puzzles
| 12 items, biscuit, candies in 16 shelves, 4 dancers and 4 music composers,100 boxes containing prizes | |
Direction sense
| The intersection of streets, 6 people
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CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude
The Quant section was an intimidating section and at par with the 2018 CAT paper. The paper was dominated by arithmetic and geometry.
Good attempts - 19+ questions
Topic | Number of questions |
Algebra | 8-9 |
Arithmetic | 9-10 |
Numbers | 7-8 |
Geometry and Mensuration | 6-7 |
Modern Maths | 1-2 |
Note: This exam analysis is prepared on the basis of the feedback shared by the CAT aspirants. If you remember any questions, feel free to share it in the comments section!
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