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CAT 2019 quick analysis for November 24 Slot 2 examination
CAT 2019 slot 2 analysis: The afternoon session of CAT 2019 appeared to be on similar lines as the forenoon session, with only minor differences
The afternoon session of CAT 2019 appeared to be on similar lines as the forenoon session, with only minor differences. As with the forenoon session, there was no change in pattern compared to CAT 2018 in any of the sections.
The VARC section was markedly more difficult compared to that of CAT 2018, with RCs proving to be quite challenging. The DI & LR section was marginally easier compared to that of CAT 2018. The QA section too was relatively easier compared to that of CAT 2018.
The overall structure of the paper is provided below.
The RC part of the VARC section was on the denser side, with some heavy reading involved. The questions too were not relatively as simple as those seen in the previous years. Unlike in the forenoon session, there was no respite for test-takers even in the VA part. This was since there were absolutely no sitters (something that was seen in the forenoon session and in CAT 2018).
Test-takers would have found the DI & LR section relatively easier compared to those from the last couple of years. This may slightly balance a difficult VARC section, in the overall tally. Of the eight sets, there were four which could be attempted by students with a reasonable degree of comfort, something that students are not used to expecting with the DI & LR section in general. Test-takers with conceptual clarity and speed would have greatly benefited from this not-so-difficult section.
The QA section, as with the forenoon session, had questions from expected topics like Arithmetic (Time, Work and Distance, P&L, Ratios, Equations, AMA and SI-CI), Geometry and Mensuration, Numbers, Algebra, etc. The section was significantly easier compared to that of CAT 2018, thanks to less wordy questions. There were some formula-based questions that could have been solved in a quick time.
Overall, the afternoon session of CAT 2019, like the forenoon session, appears a little easier than CAT 2018, with two sections (DILR and QA) being on the easier side than those of CAT 2018, and one section (VARC) being tougher.
(Author Ankur Jain, Chief Knowledge Expert, T.I.M.E. Delhi. Views expressed here are personal. Hindustan Tmes does not take any responsibility for any decision taken on basis of this analysis.)
