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CAT – Some trends
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At a Glance CAT’06 CAT’07 CAT ‘08Total
Questions 75 75 90
Total Marks 300 300 360
Time150 min
150 min
150 Min
Marking Scheme +4/-1 +4/-1 +4/-1
Options 5 5 5Differential
marking No No No
Section
CAT 2006 CAT 2007
Q'sMark
sQ's
Marks
Verbal 25 100 25 100
Quant 25 100 25 100
LDI 25 100 25 100
CAT 2008
Q's Marks
40 160
25 100
25 100
Sectional Snapshots
Total Number of Questions
123
90
75 75
90
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Source: T.I.M.E.
Total Marks
150 150
300 300
360
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Source: T.I.M.E.
Marks per question Vs Negative Marks per incorrect answer
1 1
4 4 4
0.33 0.33
1 1 1
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Marks per question
Negative marks / incorrectanswer
Source: T.I.M.E.
T.I.M.E. preliminary Cut-off Estimates –
CAT 2008• Quant: 15 – 21 Marks
• LDI: 26 – 30 Marks
• Verbal: 39 – 45 Marks
• Overall: 118 – 124 marks
CAT 2008 – Exam Pattern
• 3 Sections– Quantitative Aptitude– Reading Comprehension/ Verbal Ability– Data Interpretation/ Logic
• 90 Questions– Quant and LDI section had 25 questions– Verbal had 40 questions
•Last time there were more question in Verbal than in the other two sections was CAT 1998
– All questions were worth 4 marks– Negative marking 1 per question
Errors in CAT 2008
• Minor typo in one question, but overall paper was free from any major errors!
CAT 08: Logic & DI Overview
• This was similar to CAT 2007.
• The section was classical DI, with sets on logic as well (in addition to sets on Data Interpretation)
• Was tricky and like CAT2007 involved calculations.
CAT 08: QA Overview
• More difficult than CAT 2007
• Was easily the toughest section of Cat 2008– Fewer questions on
Arithmetic– More questions on “higher
math” like functions.
CAT 08: Verbal Overview
• Less ambigous than last year• Had more weightage as there
were more questions in this section than in the other 2 sections.– 40 in Verbal compared to 25 in
Quant and 25 in LDI
• 20 Questions in RC and 20 in Verbal Ability– Shorter passages than last year– Higher level of vocab based
questions– VA weightage at 50% of section
after 1998.
CAT 2007 – Surprise factors
• Feel of the paper
• Positives
• Surprise element
CAT 2007 – Exam pattern• 3 Sections
– Quantitative Aptitude– Reading Comprehension/ Verbal Ability– Data Interpretation/ Logic
• 75 Questions– Each section had 25 questions– All questions were worth 4 marks– Negative marking 1 per question
• Cut-Offs– VA/RC : 15-16– QA : 33-34– DI : 34-35– Overall: 110
CAT 2006 – Surprise factors
• Feel of the paper– Fewer Questions ~ 25 per section
– Increased time available
– Very ‘ambiguous’ VA section– Toughest ever Verbal section– Changed scheme of marks
• Positives– Less Time pressure– QA and DI sections were easy to negotiate
• Surprise element– Record Low number of Q’s
CAT 2006 – Exam pattern
• 3 Sections– Quantitative Aptitude– Reading Comprehension/ Verbal Ability– Data Interpretation/ Logic
• 75 Questions– Each section had 25 questions– All questions were worth 4 marks– Negative marking 1 per question
• Cut-Offs– VA/RC : 15-16– QA : 33-34– DI : 34-35– Overall: 110
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