CAT 2023 Exam Analysis: Slot-Wise Insights, Difficulty Levels & Percentile Predictions

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	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.

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Note - All percentile estimates and question data have been taken from the analysis released by IMS & Career Launcher.