CAT 2023 Slot 3 was more difficult than Slot 1&2. However, there was no mandatory question in the VA/RC section as in Slot 2. The paper consisted of 66 questions which were to be attempted in 120 minutes. The sections, which were in a predetermined order, were to be attempted in 40 minutes each and there was no provision of submission of section before time. The division of the questions also remained the same.
The section-wise level of difficulty was as follows:
- VARC was difficult compared to Slot 1&2
- DILR maintained the difficulty was the same as last year and as CAT 2023 Slot 1 & 2.
- QA was more difficult as compared to last year and CAT 2023 Slot 1&2
|
No. of questions |
TITA |
Level of Difficulty |
|
|
VARC |
24 | 4 |
Moderate |
|
DILR |
20 | 6 |
Moderate- Difficult |
|
QA |
22 | 7 | Difficult |
|
Total |
66 | 17 |
Moderate – Difficult |
Marking Scheme was as follows:
- +3 marks for every right answer
- -1 mark for every wrong answer in MCQs
- TITA had no negative marking
VA/RC Section Analysis
- The VA/RC section was more difficult than CAT 2023 Slot 1 & 2. However, there was no mandatory question as in Slot 2.There were 24 Questions out of which 4 were TITA. Passages were of around 450 words. Odd Sentence elimination and Paragraph Completion questions were included this year.
- There were 4 passages which comprised of 16 Questions. Passage on Cultural Property Law was easy as was passage on Rational Thinking.
- Passage on Philosophy was difficult to read whereas passage on Environmental Degradation was moderate.
- Questions on Sentence Rearrangement were moderate whereas questions on Odd Sentence Elimination were difficult. Questions on Paragraph Completion and Paragraph Summary were moderate.
- An overall score of around 37-40 would be enough for a 99 percentile whereas a score of 26-28 would fetch around 95 percentile.
DI/LR Section Analysis
- The DI/LR section was of the same level of difficulty as the last year and similar to CAT 2023 Slot 1 & 2. There were 4 sets with 5 Questions per set. There were 6 TITA questions in this section.
- There was one set on Route Based Diagram and was easy in nature.
- There was one set on Online Sites and was moderate in nature as was the set on Girls/ Boys. There was a Window/ Split AC which was difficult in nature.
- An overall score of around 26-29 would be enough for a 99 percentile whereas a score of 16-18 would fetch around 95 percentile.
QA Section Analysis
- QA section of CAT 2023 Slot 3 was difficult in nature compared to CAT 2022 Slot 1&2 of CAT 2023.Questions on Arithmetic and Algebra dominated the paper. There were around 4 Questions from Number System which included questions from Factors & Integral values.8 Questions from Arithmetic and 7 from Algebra comprising of questions from TSD, T&W, SI CI, Ratio, Log, Algebraic Expressions, Sequence & Series, Functions. There were no questions from Modern Maths. There were 3 questions from Geometry & Mensuration which were moderate in nature.
- An overall score of around 26-28 would be enough for a 99 percentile whereas a score of 17-19 would fetch around 95 percentile.
- An overall composite score of around 76-79would be enough for a 99 percentile whereas an overall composite score of 56-58 would fetch around 95 percentile.
** This Article has been Published by Mr. Amit Kumar Sen, Director Cf Patna and is on based on inputs from students and the numbers therein are Indicative in nature.