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CAT 2022 Live Updates: Slot 2 more challenging, says expert; Analysis here
CAT 2022 Exam Live Updates: IIM CAT slot 3 begins. Admit card link, paper analysis, answer key updates and more.
CAT 2022 Exam Live Updates: Common Entrance Test (CAT) 2022, the entrance exam for Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) is being held today, November 27, in three slots. The third slot is being conducted from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Candidates can download CAT admit cards and check exam day guidelines on iimcat.ac.in....Read More
Aspirants have been asked to bring a printed copy of the admit card along with a valid photo ID to the exam hall. They are required to reach the exam venue as per reporting time mentioned on admit cards.
Electronic devices, metallic objects are banned from the CAT exam venue. One pen and one scribble pad will be provided to each candidate for rough work.
CAT paper analysis and candidates' reactions, answer key and expected cut-off percentile updates here.
CAT 2022 result expected date
Though the exact date for CAT 2022 result has not been confirmed, it is expected by the second week of January, 2023, as per an official statement.
CAT 2022: Slot 3 ends shortly
The third slot of CAT 2022 will end at 6:30 pm.
CAT 2022 QA Analysis
Quants in slot 2 of CAT 2022 was tough . It contained 22 short questions to be answered in 40 minutes. There were 8 non-MCQs in the section.
(Analysis by Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing)
CAT 2022 DILR analysis
There were 20 questions total in the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning part in slot 2, broken up into 4 sets.
DILR was moderate to challenging in slot 2 of CAT 2022. Two sets had 4 questions and other 2 sets had 6 questions.
(Analysis by Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing)
CAT 2022 VARC
The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension sections of slot 2 of CAT 2022 was at moderate level of difficulty. In total, 24 questions were to be answered in the allotted 40 minutes.
Two passages were simple to read, 2 passages were challenging, and each had 2 questions that could be answered.
(Analysis by Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing)
CAT 2022 final slot begins
Slot 3 of CAT 2022 started at 4:30 pm. The paper will end at 6:30 pm.
CAT 2022 section-wise analysis of Slot 2
Quants: At the tougher side
VCRC: Easy to moderate
LRDI: Easy to moderate.
CAT 2022 slot 2 analysis
Slot 2 of CAT 2022 was “a little more challenging” compared to slot 1, says Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing.
CAT 2022: Slot 3 exam begins shortly
Slot 3 of CAT 2022 begins at 4:30 pm. The paper will end at 6:30 pm.
CAT 2022 in-depth analysis
For detailed analysis of CAT 2022 slot 1, click here.
CAT 2022 slot 2 analysis shortly
CAT 2022 slot 2 exam analysis will be available soon. Stay tuned for more updates.
Marking scheme in CAT 2022
For MCQs: +3 for the correct answer and -1 incorrect answer
For non-MCQs: +3 for correct and no negative marking for incorrect answers.
(This is as per slot 1. Details about slot 2 exam will be available shortly.)
CAT 2022: Section-wise questions
CAT 2022 VARC: Total 24 questions
CAT 2022 DILR: Total 20 questions
CAT 2022 QA: Total 22 questions
CAT 2022 slot 2 ends
CAT 2022 slot 2 exam ends. Paper analysis soon.
CAT 2022 analysis: Quants in slot 1
The QA section of CAT 2022 was as expected comparable to CAT 2019 and CAT 2021. It contained 22 short questions that could be answered in 40 minutes. There were 8 non-MCQs in the section.
CAT 2022: DILR analysis of slot 1
There were 20 questions total in the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning part, broken up into 4 sets. DILR was moderate to challenging to the CAT 2021 level of difficulty. There were 5 non-MCQs.
The bar chart was simple and simply based on DI. The other three required a lot of time. One set had a combination of LR and DI.
(Analysis by Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing)
CAT 2022 paper analysis: VARC in slot 1
VARC had a moderate difficulty level in slot 1. It had 24 questions to be answered in 40 minutes. Contrary to what was predicted, this section was a little longer than average.
There were 5 non-MCQ questions (all Verbal). Each RC paragraph contained between 470 and 500 words. Two passages were simple to read, 2 passages were challenging, and each had 2 questions that could be answered.
(Analysis by Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing)
CAT 2022 marking scheme: No negative marking for non-MCQs
In the morning slot of CAT 2022, there was no negative marking for non- CQs.
Each question carried +3 for both MCQs and non-MCQs with -1 for wrong answers in MCQs.
(Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing)
CAT 2022 slot 1 analysis: 66 questions
In total, 66 questions were asked in slot 1 of CAT 2022.
VARC: Total 24 questions
DILR: Total 20 questions
QA: Total 22 questions
(Inputs from Sumit Singh Gandhi, Founder, CATKing)
CAT 2022 slot 2 exam begins
The second slot of CAT 2022 will be held from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm.
CAT 2022 slot 2 starts shortly
CAT 2022 slot 2 exam begins at 12:30 pm. Gates will be closed at 12:15 pm.
CAT 2022 answer key
CAT coaching institutes may release unofficial answer keys at the end of the exam. The official CAT answer key, which will be used for calculation of results, will be published later on iimcat.ac.in.
CAT 2022 slot timings
CAT slot 1: 8:30 am to 10:30 am (exam over)
CAT slot 2: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
CAT slot 3: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
CAT 2022 slot 1 analysis soon
How was the CAT exam paper in slot 1? What was the difficulty level of each section? Find answer to these questions and more. CAT slot 1 analysis will be available soon.
CAT 2022 slot 1 exam ends
The first slot of CAT 2022 exam ended at 10:30 am.
