CAT 2019 Detailed Exam Analysis And Expected Scores

CAT 2019 Slot 2 was similar to Slot 1 in terms of the level of difficulty. VARC was definitely tougher than CAT 2018 with a 99%ile at around 60-62 marks. DILR was 1-2 questions easier than last year with a 99%ile at 46-49 marks. The level of difficulty of QA was between that of CAT 2017 and CAT 2018. 99%ile in QA would be anywhere between 57 and 60 marks. Discuss CAT 2019 tonight with Arkss, National Head - MBA at Career Launcher tonight at 10:45 pm here. (Webinar link below) Overall, the paper was similar of 1-2 questions easier than last year. A 99%ile will be at around 158-160. As predicted by Career Launcher.

CAT 2019 Slot 1 Detailed Exam Analysis And Webinar By Career Launcher

The overall structure of the CAT paper was as follows:

CAT 2019 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: Analysis

24 questions from RCs were broken up into 4 RCs of 5 questions each, and 1 RC of 4 questions. Akin to Slot 1, CAT 2019 Slot 2 was trickier than that of last year’s CAT paper. To be specific, there were 2 RCs that were tough to comprehend and, therefore, tough to answer. This was one on British Colonialism and the one on Languages in Egypt. A net correct of 24 - 26 questions should lead to a 99%ile in this section. Expect the cutoff of VARC to drop by about 8-10 marks, which is about 3-4 questions lesser than last year. And therefore, a 99%ile will be at 60 - 62 marks. Here is the break-up of what the RCs were like: The VA questions were of the following types:

CAT 2019 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Analysis

DILR was easier, as compared to last year. To be specific, DILR was 1-2 questions easier than last year with a 99%ile at 46-49 marks. 3 DI sets were easy and should have definitely been attempted. Apart from that, another 2 sets could have been attempted which makes it a total of 5 doable sets. Post 5 - 6 sets, it would have been a challenge to attempt more sets unless DILR is your favourite section. The cut-off for DILR is expected to increase by about 7-9 marks from last year, which is about 2-3 questions extra from CAT 2018.

CAT 2019 Quantitative Ability: Analysis

The level of difficulty of QA was between that of CAT 2017 and CAT 2018. There were a high number of questions from Arithmetic and Algebra. It is evident from both the slots that there were extremely few questions from Numbers.
A 99%ile in QA would be anywhere between 57 and 60 marks.

The cutoff for QA is expected to increase by about 5-7 marks from last year, which is about 1-2 questions extra from CAT 2018.

Expected Scores for 99%ile

Overall 99%ile expected 158-160 Please Note: All information on analysis and scores are based on the accuracy of attempts provided by you, as well as independent analysis and evaluation made by the Career Launcher Academic Team. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information. --------