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CAT 2020 Analysis Questions and Pattern

CAT Exam

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CAT 2020 First Cut Analysis by Ck 

Total Questions: 76

Summary

 

Overall Target Attempts for CAT 2020

Percentile Attempts
99%ile 55 – 60
95%ile 48 – 52
90%ile 40 – 42
80%ile 30 – 33
70%ile 24 – 28

Verbal Section of CAT 2020

Overall Level: Moderate
Total Questions: 26

RC Questions: 18

Non RC Verbal: 8

Breakup of Verbal Section of CAT 2020

Topic Questions
RC Social 5
RC Business 5
RC History 5
RC Science 5
ParaJumbles 4
Para Completion 3
Odd man out 3
Para Summary 0
Total 34

Ideal Attempts in CAT 2020 Verbal Section

Percentile Attempts
99%ile 20 – 24
95%ile 20 – 22
90%ile 14 – 18
80%ile 11 – 13
70%ile 8 – 10

DILR Section of CAT 2020

Overall Level: Moderate
Total Questions: 24

Breakup of DILR Section of CAT 2020

Topic Questions
Logic based DILR 8
Calculations based DILR 4
Quant based DILR 4
Arrangement based 4
Fill in Blanks / Castlet 4
New type DILR 8
Total 32

Ideal Attempts in CAT 2020 DILR Section

Percentile Attempts
99%ile 16 – 20
95%ile 14 – 16
90%ile 11 – 13
80%ile 8 – 10
70%ile 6 – 8

Quant Section of CAT 2020

Overall Level: Moderate
Total Questions: 26

Breakup of Quant Section of CAT 2020

Topic Questions
Arithmetic 10
Modern maths 10
Geom Numbers 7
TSD, TW, PnC 7
Total 34

Ideal Attempts in CAT 2020 Quant Section

Percentile Attempts
99%ile 20 – 24
95%ile 18 – 20
90%ile 13 – 15
80%ile 9 – 11
70%ile 7 – 9

CAT 2020 Timeline and tentative Dates

CAT Important Dates

CAT 2020 Notification Date

July 27, 2020

CAT 2020 Registration Start Date

August 4, 2020

Last Date to Apply for CAT 2020

September 18, 2020 

CAT 2020 Registration & Application Fee

Rs.2000/-

CAT 2020 Admit card Download Start date

October 24, 2020

Last Date for CAT 2020 Admit Card Download

November 29, 2020

CAT 2020 Exam date

November 29, 2020

CAT 2020 Result date

January 10, 2021 

CAT 2020 IIM GDPI Dates Feburary 10, 2021
Final Results April End, 2021
IIM Colleges Commence June Mid 2021
Other Features of CAT 2020  
IIM Conveyor IIM Indore
Testing Partner TCS
Cities 150
Venues 400
Mode Computer based
Slots 2 Morning Afternoon

Maximum Age Limit to appear in IIM CAT

No Age Limit, Graduates with 50% marks can apply

Number of Questions in CAT 2020

100 questions divided in 3 sections

Time duration of CAT 2020

3 hours

Sectional Time limit

1 hour for 1 section

Name of sections and number of questions

VARC-34 Questions; DILR-32 questions; Quant-34 questions

Difficulty level of CAT 2020

Quant Moderate
DILR Moderate
Verbal Difficult

Order of Sections

Pre-fixed, Verbal > DILR > Quant (1 hour each)

Colleges Accepting CAT 2020 for MBA admission

20 IIMs, FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, JBIMS & 500 other MBA colleges in India

CAT 2020 Application Fee

Rs.2000/-,

How to Apply for CAT

Application process is online only

IIMs’ Application Fee

No Separate Application Fee to apply for IIM. CAT  Registration Fee covers application fee of all 19 IIMs . IIM Rohtak Charges Separate fees.

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Verbal Section:

Difficulty High

Shift Type Area Total
Shift 1 RC Business 5
    History 9
    Science 5
    Social 5
  RC Total   24
  Verbal Odd Sentence 3
    Para Jumbles 4
    Para Summary 3
  Verbal Total   10
Shift 1 Total     34
Shift 2 RC Business 5
    History 5
    Science 5
    Social 9
  RC Total   24
  Verbal Odd Sentence 3
    Para Jumbles 4
    Para Summary 3
  Verbal Total   10
Shift 2 Total     34

DILR

Medium to High Level

Shift Area Total
Shift 1 Arrangement 12
  Logic Based DI 8
  Quant based DI 4
  Games 4
  Traditional DI 4
Shift 1 Total   32
Shift 2 Logic Based DI 8
  Arrangement 8
  Venn  Diagram 4
  Games 4
  Quant based DI 4
  Traditional DI 4
Shift 2 Total   32

Quant

Medium (Easier than last year)

Shift Type Total
Shift 1 Modern 11
  Arithmetic 9
  GN 7
  TSWPnC 7
Shift 1 Total   34
Shift 2 Modern 11
  GN 9
  Arithmetic 9
  TSWPnC 5
Shift 2 Total   34

Detailed Breakup

Shift Type Area Total
Shift 1 Modern Coodinate 2
    Modulus 2
    Functions 2
    Trignometry 1
    Polynomials Series 1
    Sets 1
    APGP 1
    Logs 1
  Modern Total   11
  Arithmetic Percentage 4
    Ratio 1
    Mixtures 1
    SICI 1
    Average 1
    Profit Loss 1
  Arithmetic Total   9
  GN Numbers 3
    Circles 2
    Triangle Sides 1
    Area 1
  GN Total   7
  TSWPnC Time Speed 4
    Time Work 2
    PnC 1
  TSWPnC Total   7
Shift 1 Total     34
Shift 2 Modern Quad Equations 5
    Polynomials Series 2
    Logs 2
    APGP 1
    Functions 1
  Modern Total   11
  GN Sides 4
    Numbers 3
    Surface areas 1
    Circles 1
  GN Total   9
  Arithmetic Profit Loss 2
    Ratio 2
    Percentage 2
    Mixtures 1
    SICI 1
    Average 1
  Arithmetic Total   9
  TSWPnC Time Speed 3
    Time Work 2
  TSWPnC Total   5
Shift 2 Total     34

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