CAT 2025 slot 1 easy to moderate; arithmetic tricky, no change in exam pattern
Vagisha Kaushik | November 30, 2025 | 11:04 AM IST | 2 mins read
CAT 2025 slot 1 was held from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. Candidates found DLRI section doable, some reported quant section was tough.
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Download EbookThe Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 slot 1 was easy to moderate, according to the expert analysis and candidates’ reactions on CAT slot 1 question paper 2025. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode conducted CAT slot 1 exam 2025 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am today, November 30. CAT 2025 live updates.
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The CAT 2025 question paper contained 66 questions divided into three sections – Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA). Examinees were given 40 minutes to attempt each section.
Aspirants found the CAT exam pattern 2025 same as last year, VARC section contained 24 questions with four reading comprehension (RC) passages. Arithmetic in quant was 'tricky', as per the candidates. DLRI was 'doable' and had questions on circle arrangement, round table with chairs, among others.
A candidate, Harshil, said that the CAT exam 2025 overall moderate to easy. Contrary to the public opinion, he found English and Quant easy. DILR was easy too. Quant section had more questions on arithmetic and algebra as compared to geometry. He reported no change in CAT 2025 exam pattern.
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Another student Pragya found the CAT slot 1 paper easy but DILR was tough for her. Sets were hard compared to previous year, she said. Quant had the same difficulty level as last year but questions were lengthy. She is aiming for IIM Mumbai.
CAT 2025 slot 1 review
IIM CAT 2025 slot 1 analysis, topics asked, and section-wise difficulty level, as per expert analysis, are given below.
|
CAT 2025 |
Key topics and questions asked |
Difficulty level |
|
VARC |
4 Reading comprehension. 1 music-based (electronic instruments), complex system mathematics Verbal Ability had 2 questions each in para completion, para summary, para jumble, and odd one out |
Moderate |
|
DILR |
Export-import relation set Round-table arrangement with chairs was tricky. Circle arrangement set Bar chart. 22 questions - 11 in TITA, 11 MCQs |
Doable |
|
QA |
Arithmetic Simple questions on train reservation problems, and chart-based questions. 8 TITA out of 22 Quant questions |
Easy to moderate |
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