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CAT 2008 Analysis
Overall Analysis:
The two things that were different from last year were the
increased weightage of the Englishsection and the reduced number of
questions per set in the data interpretation section. The
difficulty levels were reduced in the Verbal Ability section,
but maintained in Quantitative
Ability and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
sections.
A good strategy to exploit these changes was to attempt more
questions in English and
maintain high accuracy in DI. A balanced attempt of 13 14
questions, in both DI and Math,
and 25 questions in English will give you a good score.
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Number of Sections
50
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100
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Number of
Questions
Overall Overall OverallQA QA
QAVA
VA
VADILR
DILR
DILR
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Difficulty Level: Overall and Sectional
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Sectional Analysis: Overview
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Verbal Ability Quantitative Ability Data Interpretation and
Logical
Reasoning
Questions per Section
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Quantitative Ability
At the first look, the questions seemed standard and familiar.
Most of the questions had to be
solved using a more logical than formula-based approach.
However, a few of the questions
required involved mathematics, surprisingly including higher
mathematics in one question.
As in the past, there were questions that were purely
logic-based. The paper was all about
choosing the right questions. Some questions required knowledge
of mathematical formulae.
A majority could be solved using non-rigorous tricks like
substituting options or extrapolation.
The level of difficulty was comparable to last year. Geometry
made a comeback this year,
while Modern Maths questions reduced in number. There were very
few arithmetic
questions.
A good strategy was to look for easy questions. It was possible
to attempt 13-14 questions,
and aim to get 10-12 right.
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Algebra Arithmetic Data sufficiency Geometry Modern math Numeric
Logic
Quantitative Analysis: Topic-Wise Break-up
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Verbal Ability
Verbal Ability was about speed, and your power of observation.
The weightage for the section
increased: the number of questions increased to 40, while the
marks for each question were
still the same. The questions were reminiscent of pre-2005 CAT
with simpler questions as
compared to 2007, and 2006. However, attention to detail was
paramount, especially thegrammar questions that involved spelling
and punctuation.
Reading comprehension questions were simpler. The difficulty
level of the passages went
down - a major relief. A number of questions could be easily
linked to specific parts of the
passages, leading to fast and accurate attempts. It was possible
to read the questions first,
and mark the answer as you read the passage.
The ideal attempt strategy was to attempt more questions -
around 25.
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25
RC Critical Reasoning Verbal Reasoning Errors in Usage
Vocabulary
Verbal Ability: Topic-Wise Breakup
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Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Continuing from CAT 2007, there were enough traditional DI
questions. One was expected to
calculate percentages, differences, manipulate quantities and
the like. There were quite a few
doable questions that would help you reach closer to the desired
sectional scores.
However, the section was tougher than CAT 2007. There were some
marked changes. Logical
reasoning questions made a comeback after being conspicuously
absent last year (they had
made a thumping entry in CAT 2005 and CAT 2006). Most of the
questions were deceptively
tricky, hence which ones to be attempted and which ones to left
was a time consuming
decision. In fact, in most questions, one needed to start
attempting the question and then
decide on the need to attempt or skip that question.
Due to a combination of all these reasons, the overall attempts
and consequentially the
required cut-offs for DI LR would go down.
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Data Interpretation Data sufficiency Logical Reasoning
DILR: Topic-Wise Breakup
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Cut-offs:
Below are the expected sectional and overall cut-offs:
Sectional Cut-offs:
Section Cut-off
QA 34-37(Out of 100)
DILR 32-35(Out of 100)
VA 48-52(Out of 160)
Overall Cut-offs:
To get 1 IIM Call 126+
To get 2-3 IIM Calls 134+
To get more than 3 IIM Calls 142+
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