CAT 2020 Exam was held on 29th November 2020, The Examination was conducted in 157 Cities. The Common Admission Test is conducted by the IIM Indore in various of the Cities, This year a total number of 2.7 lakh Candidates will appear in the Examination. The examination will be held across 157 Cities. The Slot 1 of the CAT Exam is over now, check below the CAT Exam Analysis.
CAT Exam Analysis
CAT Exam is Over Now, Check Below CAT Exam Analysis
CAT 2020 Exam Pattern has been changed, Click Here to Check CAT Exam Pattern.
Some Major Changes in the CAT Exam Pattern
This year due to the COVID-19 the authority make some changes in the CAT Exam Pattern. the CAT Exam duration of the exam has been changed from 3hrs to 2 hrs exam. and the sectional time duration also reduces from 60 min to 40 min. check below some of the changes;
- The Number of the Question will be 70 which is earlier 100.
- The Duration of the Exam will be 2 Hrs which is earlier 3 Hrs.
- The Difficulty level of the exam will be the same as in previous years.
- The Sectional Timing reduced from 60 min to 40 min.
- The Exam will be held in Online Mode.
- MCQ Question carries 1/3 Negative Marking for every wrong answer.
- Non MCQ Question does not Carry any negative marking.
- For Every Correct Correct Answer, Candidates will be awarded to 3 Marks.
Also Check: CAT 2020 Exam Syllabus
CAT Slot 1 Exam Analysis
| CAT Exam Section |
Question Asked
|
MCQs Questions (Include negative marking)
|
Non-MCQs Questions (Without negative marking)
|
|
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
|
26 | 18 | 8 |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
|
24 | 18 | 6 |
|
Quantitative Ability
|
26 | 18 | 8 |
|
Total
|
76 | 54 | 22 |
- According to the Students, the Level of the Exam was Moderate.
- The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Section was Moderate to Difficult.
- The Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Section was Easy to Moderate.
- The Quantitative Ability Section was Easy to Moderate.
CAT Slot 2 Exam Analysis
| CAT Exam Section |
Question Asked
|
MCQs Questions (Include negative marking)
|
Non-MCQs Questions (Without negative marking)
|
|
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
|
26 | 18 | 8 |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
|
24 | 18 | 6 |
|
Quantitative Ability
|
26 | 18 | 8 |
|
Total
|
76 | 54 | 22 |
- According to the Students, the Level of the Exam was Moderate to Difficult.
- The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Section was Moderate to Difficult.
- The Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Section was Moderate.
- The Quantitative Ability Section was Moderate.
CAT Slot 3 Exam Analysis
| CAT Exam Section |
Question Asked
|
MCQs Questions (Include negative marking)
|
Non-MCQs Questions (Without negative marking)
|
|
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
|
26 | 18 | 8 |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
|
24 | 18 | 6 |
|
Quantitative Ability
|
26 | 18 | 8 |
|
Total
|
76 | 54 | 22 |
- According to the Students, the Level of the Exam was Moderate to Difficult.
- The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Section was Moderate to Difficult.
- The Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Section was Moderate to Difficult.
- The Quantitative Ability section was Moderate to Difficult.
CAT New Exam Centers
The CAT 2020 Exam will be held in 157 cities in India, the authority has been added some new CAT Exam Centers, check below the New CAT Exam Centers.
| Bhatinda in Punjab | Purnea in Bihar | Waknaghat in Himachal Pradesh |
| Samba in J&K | Dharwad and Gulbarga in Karnataka | Ernakulam in Kerala |
| Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra | Dhenkanal in Odisha | Bankura in West Bengal |
CAT Exam Marking Scheme
Due to the COVID- 19 the Exam authority changed the CAT Exam Pattern, check below the CAT Exam Marking Schemes:
| Section | No. of Question | Duration |
| Quantitative Ability | 34 | 40 Min |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | 34 | 40 Min |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning | 32 | 40 Min |
| Total | 100 | 120 Min |
CAT Exam Slot
| EXAM SESSION | REPORTING TIME AT CENTER | LAST ENTRY AT CENTER | CAT EXAM TIMING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Shift | 7:00 AM | 8:15 AM | 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM |
| Afternoon Shift | 11:00 AM | 12:15 PM | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
| Evening Shift | 3:00 PM | 4:15 PM | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
CAT Expected Cutoff
CAT Cutoff will be calculated on the basis of the difficulty level of the exam and the number of the candidates appeared in the exam. The IIM Will release the Cutoff After the CAT 2020 Exam, check below the expected CAT Cutoff.
| IIM | EXPECTED CUT OFF 2020 (PERCENTILE) |
|---|---|
| IIM Ahmedabad | 100-99 |
| IIM Bangalore | 100-99 |
| IIM Calcutta | 99 |
| IIM Lucknow | 97-98 |
| IIM Indore | 97-98 |
| IIM Kozhikode | 97-98 |
| IIM Amritsar | 95-96 |
| IIM Nagpur | 95-96 |
| IIM Sambalpur | 95-96 |
| IIM Trichy | 94-95 |
| IIM Raipur | 94-95 |
| IIM Ranchi | 94-95 |
| IIM Kashipur | 94-95 |
| IIM Vizag | 92-94 |
| IIM Udaipur | 92-94 |
| IIM Bodhgaya | 92-94 |
| IIM Shillong | 90 |
| IIM Sirmaur | 90 |
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