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Nov. 28, 2021 | 8:00 PM IST

In the final session on InsideIIM's CAT Day Live, we bring to you Arks Srinivas (National MBA Head - Career Launcher), who will deep-dive into all the three exam slots of CAT 2021, and will share his thoughts on the level of difficulty, the expected cut-offs, and more. Join us at 10:30 PM!

CAT 2021 Analysis - Cut Offs And Predictions | Arks Srinivas, National MBA Head - Career Launcher

 

Nov. 28, 2021 | 7:51 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 3 Attempts Vs Expected Percentile

Overall Attempt VA & RC
Attempt
DI & LR Attempt QA
Attempt
Probable Score
Expected Percentile
53+ 17-20 13-16 17-20 112 99.5
47-53 15-19 12-15 16-19 102 99
39-47 13-17 10-12 15-18 87 97
32-39 12-15 8-11 13-16 75 95
23-32 9-13 6-9 7-11 55 90
16-23 6-10 5-8 5-8 47 80
Source: HitBullsEye

You can check InsideIIM's CAT 2021 Percentile Predictor Here!

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Nov. 28, 2021 | 7:40 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 3: Attempts Vs Percentile

VARC Section: Overall an attempt of 16-20 with high accuracy will fetch 99%ile.
DILR Section: An attempt of 12-15 questions with good accuracy will fetch 99%ile.
QA Section: An attempt of 16-19 questions with a good accuracy level, will fetch 99%ile.
Source: HitBullsEye

Nov. 28, 2021 | 7:30 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 3: Level Of Difficulty

  1. The VA-RC section was Moderate-Difficult.
  2. The DI-LR section was Difficult.
  3. The QA section was Moderate-Difficult.

Nov. 28, 2021 | 7:00 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 3 Exam Discussion and Analysis

 

Nov. 28, 2021 | 3:51 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 2 Attempts Vs Expected Percentile

Overall Attempt VA & RC
Attempt
DI & LR Attempt QA
Attempt
Probable Score Expected Percentile
51+ 17-20 13-16 13-18 108 99.5
45-51 15-19 12-15 12-17 97 99
37-45 13-17 10-12 10-14 82 97
30-37 12-15 8-11 8-12 70 95
21-30 9-13 6-9 7-10 52 90
14-21 6-10 5-8 4-7 43 80
Source: HitBullsEye

You can check InsideIIM's CAT 2021 Percentile Predictor Here!

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Nov. 28, 2021 | 3:45 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 2: Attempts Vs Percentile

VARC Section: Overall an attempt of 15-19 with high accuracy will fetch 99%ile.
DILR Section: An attempt of 12-15 questions with good accuracy will fetch 99%ile.
QA Section: An attempt of 12-17 questions with a good accuracy level, will fetch 99%ile.
Source: HitBullsEye
Nov. 28, 2021 | 3:42 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 2: Level Of Difficulty

  1. The VA-RC section was Easy-Moderate.
  2. The DI-LR section was Difficult.
  3. The QA section was Moderate-Difficult.
Nov. 28, 2021 | 3:40 PM IST

The difficulty level as compared to CAT 2021 Slot:
1)VARC – Moderate to Easy
2)DILR - Difficult
3) QA - Slightly Difficult

Nov. 28, 2021 | 3:35 PM IST
Slot 1 - Based on 700+ Test Takers Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude
Average Attempts 15.654 14.361 14.75
Average Expected Accuracy 0.89 0.74 0.82
Slot 2 - Based on 250+ Test Takers Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude
Average Attempts 16.126 15.765 16.451
Average Expected Accuracy 0.84 0.8 0.78
Nov. 28, 2021 | 3:20 PM IST If you are confident of your CAT attempt, we recommend you to start preparing for the WAT-PI phase. To help you out, we present to you InsideIIM's MBA Admissions - WAT-PI Edge. You can check the details here! If CAT didn't go as per your expectations, then also we have you covered. Please check out the following:
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Nov. 28, 2021 | 3:00 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 2 Exam Discussion and Analysis

Nov. 28, 2021 | 1:30 PM IST
Slot 1 - Based on 510+ Test Takers Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude
Average Attempts 13.718 9.174 9.721
Average Expected Accuracy 0.71 0.84 0.89
Nov. 28, 2021 | 12:45 PM IST If you are confident of your CAT attempt, we recommend you to start preparing for the WAT-PI phase. To help you out, we present to you InsideIIM's MBA Admissions - WAT-PI Edge. You can check the details here! If CAT didn't go as per your expectations, then also we have you covered. Please check out the following:
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Nov. 28, 2021 | 12:35 PM IST
Slot 1 - Based on 300+ Test Takers Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude
Average Attempts 14.37671233 8.363013699 9.226027397
Average Expected Accuracy 0.68 0.8 0.81
Take the InsideIIM Attempts Live Poll here! Nov. 28, 2021 | 12:15 PM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 1 Attempts Vs Expected Percentile

You can also check InsideIIM's CAT 2021 Percentile Predictor Here!

Overall Attempt VA & RC
Attempt
DI & LR Attempt QA
Attempt
Probable Score
Expected Percentile
55+ 17-20 10-12 17-20 110+ 99.5
50-55 15-19 9-11 16-19 100 99
45-50 13-17 8-10 15-18 85 97
32-36 12-15 7-9 13-16 73 95
24-32 9-13 5-8 7-11 55 90
18-24 6-10 4-7 5-8 46 80
Source: HitBullsEye Nov. 28, 2021 | 11:45 AM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 1: Attempts Vs Percentile

VARC Section: Overall an attempt of 15-20 with high accuracy will fetch 99%ile
DILR Section: An attempt of 8-12 questions with good accuracy will fetch 99%ile
QA Section: An attempt of 15-19 questions with a good accuracy level, will fetch 99%ile
Source: HitBullsEye
Nov. 28, 2021 | 11:30 AM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 1: Level Of Difficulty

  1. The VA-RC section was Easy-Moderate.
  2. DI was Easy-Moderate, whereas LR was Moderate-Difficult
  3. The QA section was Easy-Moderate.
  4. The overall difficulty level was slightly easier than CAT 2020.
Nov. 28, 2021 | 11:00 AM IST

CAT 2021 Slot 1 Exam Discussion and Analysis

Nov. 28, 2021 | 10:50 AM IST The overall number of questions was reduced to 66 as compared to 76 questions in CAT 2020. Here's the breakdown of the section0wise MCQ and TITA questions for every section in CAT.
Section Name Total No. of Ques. No. of Multiple Choice Ques.
Number of Non-MCQs (TITA Ques.)
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 24 19 5
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning 20 15 5
Quantitative Ability 22 15 7
TOTAL 66 49 17
Nov. 28, 2021 | 10:40 AM IST CAT 2021 is done and dusted and shortly after all the detailed analysis by CAT mentors, you will have a fair idea as to where you stand. You can try InsideIIM's CAT 2021 Percentile Predictor as well to check your expected percentile. Once you know your expected percentile, the step step (and the most important one) is to know which B-Schools you should target. Here is a compiled list of MBA colleges that might give you a shortlist call.

B-Schools To Apply Based On Your CAT 2021 Expected Percentile

Nov. 28, 2021 | 10:30 AM IST
To help you get to know the percentile you're likely to score in CAT 2021, we present to you InsideIIM's CAT 2021 Percentile Predictor! Predict your percentile based on the number of correct and incorrect questions you attempted All you need to do is input your details in the respective fields!
Nov. 28, 2021 | 10:30 AM IST

Take the InsideIIM Attempts Live Poll here!

Nov. 28, 2021 | 10:05 AM IST
CAT 2021 Slot 1 will conclude at 10:30 AM IST. In CAT Day Live by InsideIIM, we will bring to you all the analysis of CAT 2021, get on calls with CAT takers, have Career LAuncher's National MBA Head Arks Srinivas come and talk about the exam. Stay tuned!