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CAT 2023 Exam Analysis: Slot 1, 2, & 3 Difficulty & Percentiles Prediction

Nov 28, 2023 | 4 minutes |
Sanket Bhosale

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CAT 2022 DILR SLOT 3

Participants: 50

LRDI 5 - CAT Champions 2

Participants: 198

Quants 8-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 8

Quants 7-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 46

Quants 6-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 83

LRDI 8 - CAT Champions 2

Participants: 12

LRDI 7 - CAT Champions 2

Participants: 44

LRDI 6 - CAT Champions 2

Participants: 64

LRDI 3- CAT Champions 2

Participants: 167

LRDI 4 - CAT Champions 2

Participants: 87

VARC-3 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 460

Quants 3-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 178

Quants 5-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 73

VARC-8 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 71

VARC-7 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 103

VARC-6 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 130

VARC-5 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 138

VARC-4 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 163

Quants 2-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 193

LRDI 2- CAT Champions 2

Participants: 152

VARC-1 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 577

Quants 1-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 311

VARC-2 CAT Champions 2

Participants: 318

Quants 4-CAT Champions 2

Participants: 122

LRDI 1- CAT Champion 2

Participants: 292

Lesson 7 | Pre-Session Test | RC Application - 2

Participants: 286

Lesson 6 | Pre-Session Test | RC Application - 1

Participants: 231

Lesson 4 | Pre-Session Test | Option Elimination Skill

Participants: 152

Lesson 3 | Pre-Session Test | Effective Reading Skill

Participants: 181

CAT 2023 DILR SLOT 3

Participants: 195
CAT 2023 presented a similar exam structure as previous years with 66 questions across Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (24 questions), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (20 questions), and Quantitative Aptitude (22 questions). In this article we will present a CAT 2023 Exam Analysis. Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension: The section covered diverse topics with 4 Reading Comprehension passages with 4 questions each. There were 2 questions for each of Parajumbles, Fill in the sentence, Odd one out, and ParaSummary. Here is a detailed overview of the passages across the three slots.
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
Easy Return of wolves’ predation in a French region Second-hand Shopping and Fast Fashion Colonialism and Global Warming (The Nutmeg’s Curse)
Current economies of North and South Korea. Translated Streaming in Europe Understanding Romantic Aesthetics
Difficult Indian Ocean Literature Why Liberalism Failed (Book Review) Cultural Patrimony Laws
Modern materialism versus ancient societies What is a Historical Fact Rationality by Steven Pinker
Good Attempts: 16-18 Good Attempts: 17-19 Good Attempts: 16-18

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Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning: CAT 2023’s DILR section tested logical prowess with 4 sets of 5 questions each. Here is a detailed overview of the types of sets asked across the three slots.
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
Easy Professors in departments 5 firms – Funds raised in consecutive years Number of enrollments in offline and online courses
Gig workers and Restaurants, Mathematical Reasoning
Involved Measures of Central Tendency		 Draw competition Six Police Stations with map (route-based)
Difficult Houses on sale 3 friends visited a park.
Many rides. Scheduling questions		 Projects and scores of 3 boys and 3 girls
Visa Office Special Equation handling Nine Boxes – sudoku type puzzle AC Company – 4 Dealers
Good attempts: 9-11 Good attempts: 10-12 Good attempts: 9-11
Quantitative Aptitude: In the QA section, questions from arithmetic, algebra, modern math, geometry, and numbers were asked. Each slot presented unique challenges for aspirants.
Area Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
Arithmetic 7 7 8
Algebra 8 8 4
Modern Math 2 3 4
Geometry 4 2 3
Numbers 1 2 3
Good attempts 9-11 9-11 9-11
The Quantitative Aptitude section was notably the toughest in the last 5 years, challenging test-takers’ mathematical skills.

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Percentile Projections: As per the CAT 2023 Exam Analysis, For 99.9%ile seekers, the score targets ranged between 102 and 105, with section-wise breakdowns provided. Detailed percentile estimates are given for Verbal, DI & LR, and Quant. Initial Estimates: Overall
Percentile Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
99.9%ile 102 105 101
99.5%ile 89 91 87
99%ile 80 81 77
98%ile 71 73 70
95%ile 57 59 56
90%ile 49 50 48
85%ile 40 41 39
80%ile 36 36 35
Initial Estimates: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Percentile Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
99.9%ile 48 50 46
99.5%ile 44 46 42
99%ile 40 42 38
98%ile 36 38 34
95%ile 30 32 28
90%ile 25 26 23
85%ile 21 22 20
80%ile 19 20 18
Initial Estimates: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Percentile Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
99.9%ile 36 38 36
99.5%ile 32 34 32
99%ile 28 30 28
98%ile 25 26 25
95%ile 19 20 19
90%ile 16 17 16
85%ile 13 13 13
80%ile 11 11 11
Initial Estimates: Quantitative Aptitude
Percentile Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
99.9%ile 40 40 40
99.5%ile 30 30 30
99%ile 27 26 26
98%ile 23 23 23
95%ile 18 18 18
90%ile 15 14 14
85%ile 12 12 12
80%ile 10 10 10
It's important to note that these scores are initial estimates, and the real story will unfold with revised estimates coming out 2-3 days after the CAT Response Sheet is available. Aspirants are cautioned against making big decisions about B-School applications based solely on these initial estimates. Consider them as the opening act in the CAT 2023 performance journey, promising more clarity in the revised projections. While waiting for the release of the official answer key, know your expected percentile with the help of InsideIIM's percentile predictor tool. Note - All percentile estimates and question data have been taken from the analysis released by IMS & Career Launcher.