CAT 2022: Slot 1 exam concludes; Students reactions, question asked and exam analysis
CAT 2022 is being held in three slots. CAT exam slot 1 has concluded and CAT slot 2 exam will start from 12:30.
Sunil Kumar Sharma | November 27, 2022 | 12:08 PM IST
NEWS DELHI: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore has concluded the CAT 2022 slot 1 exam today at 10:30. The test started in the morning at 8:30 am. The exam was held in 150 cities across India as CBT test. Candidates who appeared for the exam shared their opinions about the exam. Here is an analysis of the CAT exam based on the inputs from the Candidates who took the exam in the morning slot.
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CAT 2022 slot exam has concluded as scheduled, and studenes started leaving the exam centre after 10:45 am. Candidates who appeared for the slot 1 exam had different opinions about the CAT 2022 when they were asked about the difficulty level, diversity of questions. However, the majority of them believed that the CAT exam this year was easy to moderate. Though there were some tricky and difficult questions, most questions were easy to moderate. The cutoff is expected to go up. There were no big technical glitches; the CAT exam concluded smoothly. There were proper arrangements done by the exam conducting authorities to fare and smooth conduct of the exam. Candidates who prepared properly did well in this IIM entrance exam.
CAT 2022 slot 1 exam pattern
Mode of exam |
CBT |
Duration of the exam |
2 hours |
Marking scheme |
Negative marking for wrong answer |
Sections |
3 ( QA, VARC, DILR) |
CAT 2022 is being held in three slots, and slot 1 exam has already concluded. Slot 2 exam is scheduled to start from 12:30 pm. The duration of the exam will be the same ( 2 hours). Slot 2 will conclude at 2:30 All three slots will be held in a single day. After the CAT slot 2 exam concludes, the slot 3 exam will start. The exam timings for slot 3 scheduled as 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
CAT Slot 1 sectional analysis
Section name |
Total |
Time limit |
Score for 99 percentile |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
24 |
40 minutes |
37-38 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
20 |
40 minutes |
30-32 |
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
22 |
40 minutes |
40-42 |
The Common Admission Test, CAT is a computer based test held for admission to postgraduate management programs of IIMs. Candidates with a valid CAT score can also apply at other CAT accepting B-schools in India.The test includes three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability.
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