CAT 2020 exam was held by IIM Indore on Sunday, 29th November 2020. Nearly 2.27 lakh students appeared for the exam. The CAT 2020 paper pattern and difficulty level were on expected lines however the overall questions and time limit was reduced.
Top 10 Highlights of CAT 2020:
- CAT 2020 exam was conducted in three slots instead of two –
- Slot 1 – Morning – 8.30 am to 10.30 am
- Slot 2 – Afternoon – 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm
- Slot 3 – Evening – 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm
- The duration of the exam was reduced to two hours from three hours.
- The sectional time limit was 40 minutes instead of the usual 60.
- The exam was conducted across 430 centres un 159 cities.
- There were no major technical glitches experienced.
- There was no change in the CAT marking scheme –
- Correct Answer MCQs: +3
- Correct Answer non-MCQs: +3
- Incorrect Answer MCQs: -1
- Incorrect Answer non-MCQs: 0
- The overall questions were 76
- VARC – 26
- DIRL – 24
- QA – 26
- The overall difficulty of the CAT 2020 paper across the slots was moderate as compared to previous years
- As per popular and expert opinion, Slot 2 was trickiest of all three slots.
- All the CAT exam centres followed strict health protocols w.r.t COVID-19.
The difficulty of any section/exam per say is subjective. The below analysis is based in the set of students and experts who have interacted with MBA Rendezvous.
VARC Section-wise Analysis – Slot 1,2 & 3
Duration: 40 mins
Total Questions: 26
Overall Difficulty: Moderate
|
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension |
Slot 1 |
Slot 2 |
Slot 3 |
|
|
MCQs |
21 |
21 |
21 |
|
|
Non MCQs |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
Reading Comprehension |
Total Questions |
18
|
18 |
18 |
|
Topics |
Science, Language, Political Science, Economics |
Environment, Trade, Psychology, Philosophy |
Literature, Economics, Current Affairs |
|
|
Level of Difficulty |
Moderate |
Difficult |
Moderate |
|
|
Verbal Ability |
Total Questions |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
Break Up |
PJs – 3 Summary – 3 Odd Sentence Out – 2 |
PJs – 3 Summary – 3 Odd Sentence Out – 2 |
PJs – 3 Summary – 3 Odd Sentence Out – 2 |
|
|
Level of Difficulty |
Moderate |
Tough |
Moderate |
|
|
Ideal Attempts |
17 – 20 |
16 – 19 |
16 – 20 |
|
DILR Section-wise Analysis – Slot 1,2 & 3
Duration: 40 mins
Total Questions: 24
Overall Difficulty: Tough
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
Slot 1 |
Slot 2 |
Slot 3 |
|
|
MCQs |
18 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
Non-MCQs |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
DI |
Total Questions |
14 (6+4+4) |
14 (6+4+4) |
14 (6+4+4) |
|
Topics |
Drivers & Ratings, Students, Patients, |
Revenue & Costs, Parking, Voters |
Veinn diagram, Cumulative tables, Game based |
|
|
Level of Difficulty |
Tough |
Moderate |
Tough |
|
|
LR |
Total Questions |
10 (6+4) |
10 (6+4) |
10 (6+4) |
|
Topics |
Vendors and Musicians |
Colour Beads Arrangement and Seminar Schedule |
Orders, Blood Test |
|
|
Level of Difficulty |
Tough |
Moderate |
Tough |
|
|
Ideal Attempts |
12 - 14 |
9 - 13 |
10 - 12 |
|
QA Section-wise Analysis – Slot 1,2 & 3
Duration: 40 mins
Total Questions: 26
Overall Difficulty: Tough
|
Quantitative Ability |
Slot 1 |
Slot 2 |
Slot 3 |
|
|
MCQs |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
|
Non-MCQs |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Topics |
Arithmetic |
11 |
10 |
10 |
|
Algebra |
9 |
8 |
5 |
|
|
Numbers |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Geometry |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Modern Math |
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
Level of Difficulty |
Moderate |
Tough |
Tough |
|
|
Ideal Attempts |
17 - 19 |
15 - 17 |
16 - 18 |
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