|
Section |
No. of Questions |
No. of Non-MCQ Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Attempts for 95%ile |
Attempts for 99%ile |
|
VARC |
34 |
7 |
Moderate - Difficult |
23 - 25 |
26 - 28 |
|
DILR |
32 |
8 |
Easy - Moderate |
14 - 16 |
21 - 24 |
|
QA |
34 |
11 |
Easy - Moderate |
18 - 20 |
24 - 26 |
|
Total |
100 |
26 |
~ 60 |
~ 70 |
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.
|
Area |
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Description |
|
Reading Comprehension |
Reading Comprehension |
24 | There were 5 passages - All of them had similar word limit (around 550-600 words each).
The passage on British Colonialism was tough to read as well as tough to answer. Many chose to not attempt the RC altogether. On the contrary, the RC on Shifting of Capitals was a breezy read and was easy to solve as well. Other RCs on Ecology, Languages in Egypt and on History, Art & Museums were of Easy to Moderate level of difficulty. |
Here is the break-up of what the RCs were like:
| Passages |
Understanding |
Attempt |
|
British Colonialism |
Difficult |
Difficult |
|
Ecology |
Easy - Moderate |
Moderate |
|
Languages in Egypt |
Moderate |
Easy - Moderate |
|
History, Art & Museums |
Easy - Moderate |
Moderate |
|
Shifting of Capitals |
Easy |
Easy - Moderate |
The VA questions were of the following types:
|
Passages |
Easy |
Moderate |
Difficult |
Total |
|
|
Verbal Ability |
Para Summary |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Odd Sentence |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Para Jumbles |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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.
|
Section |
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Doable |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
6 Languages, 5 people |
4 |
4 |
|
3 Doctors (Arrangements) |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Venn Diagram on Voting on 2 Proposals |
4 |
2 - 3 |
|
|
Profit Loss Statement (Spider Graph) |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Rainfall Average (Scattered Diagrams) |
4 |
4 |
|
|
3x3 Matrix - Pouches & Coins |
4 |
2 - 3 |
|
|
6 Profs, 6 sections, Mid-term & End-terms |
4 |
1 - 2 |
|
|
Tournaments- 6 Rounds |
4 |
2 -3 |
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.
|
Section |
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Doable |
|
Quantitative Ability |
Number System |
3 |
1 |
|
Algebra |
11 |
5 - 6 |
|
|
Arithmetic |
14 |
9 - 10 |
|
|
Modern Math |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Geometry and Mensuration |
6 |
3 - 4 |
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
|
Percentiles |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
|
99 |
60 - 62 |
46 - 49 |
57 - 60 |
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.
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First-Cut Analysis For Slot 2 by Career Launcher - It is always a painful wait for this all-important exam (that students make it out to be) which can determine the future of their careers. CAT 2019 is finally over and as CL has expected, there were no major surprises. Discuss CAT 2019 tonight with Arkss, National Head - MBA at Career Launcher tonight at 10:45 pm here.
In fact, there were many students who came out of the exam hall and said that the paper and especially VARC was similar to the papers that Career Launcher has given in its mocks!
CAT 2019 – Slot 2 Pattern
| Section | No of Questions | Time Allotted |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 34 | 60 minutes |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning(DILR) | 32 | 60 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 34 | 60 minutes |
CAT 2019 Slot 1 Detailed Exam Analysis And Webinar By Career Launcher
After the end of the slot 1, the students who knew that there was no change in pattern, would have welcomed the slot 2 paper well.
The slot 2 paper was very much similar the last two years papers with a few differences. The overall paper, however, can be considered similar the paper of CAT 2018 (in terms of marks).
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VARC : The VARC section difficult as compared to the last year. Students reported that there were at least one or two passages which were difficult to understand and the questions also were very much of the critical reasoning variety. The VA section however was, the students felt, doable.
DILR : The DILR section was on the easier side as compared to the last two years. Though there were tricky sets, there were at least couple of sets that could be easily done if one were careful in the paper.
The 99 percentile for the DILR section could be closer to 46 or 48.
QA : There were many Arithmetic questions which were straight forward, as per the
The cutoff for QA section hence may go up by a few marks and the 99 percentile could be closer to 57 to 60.
The overall 99 percentile for slot 2 (without scaling) could be around 153 to 157 marks. Expect detailed analysis from Career Launcher by 9 pm. Join this webinar
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