Percentage of Topics from 2022-2017
| TOPICS | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Arrangements | 18% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 19% | 25% |
| Grouping & Conditionality | 20% | 10% | 25% | 6% | 6% | 0% |
| Games & Tournaments | 17% | 17% | 8% | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Puzzles | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 25% |
| Scheduling | 0% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Miscellaneous | 10% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 0% |
| DI - Reasoning Based | 10% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 31% |
| DI - Calculation Based | 10% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 31% | 19% |
| DI - Observ. Based | 10% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
*note- This table is taken from a previously published article on insideIIM . The data is a mix of analysis done by different coaching institutes and personal judgment. The data can vary slightly due to overlapping of topics. It does not represent the syllabus entirely.
- Purely DI-based sets have reduced over the years.
- Caselets, which include two or more topics and quant-based LR puzzles have seen a rise.
- In games and Tournaments, Grouping Questions have seen a rise while purely arrangement-based questions have seen a reduction.
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Score vs. Percentile 2023 vs 2022 vs 2021
| Percentile | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| 99 %tile | 27 | 30 | 34 |
| 95 %tile | 19 | 21 | 24 |
| 90 %tile | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| 85 %tile | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 80 %tile | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Number of Correct Attempts
| Percentile | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| 99 %tile | 9-10 | 10 | 11-12 |
| 95 %tile | 6–7 | 7-8 | 8-9 |
| 90 %tile | 5-6 | 6-7 | 6-7 |
| 85 %tile | 4-5 | 4-5 | 6 |
| 80 %tile | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Note- Values in both tables are rounded off.
For CAT 2024DILR, your focus should be picking up the right set and solving it correctly. Solving a single set with 100% accuracy can fetch you around 85%tile. Aim to solve 2 sets entirely for the top percentiles. The key is finding the doable questions. Do not get stuck on a set for more than 5-7 minutes if you can not find the way ahead.
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