CAT 2023 Slot 2 Exam Analysis: CAT 2023 Slot 2 exam concluded across all 155 exam centers at 2:30 PM. Candidates got 2 hours to complete their paper, constituting 66 questions.
According to students' reactions and expert reviews the Slot 2 paper was moderate to difficult. The Slot 2 questions were(easier/difficult) compared to slot 1. Here PW experts have provided thorough analysis of the CAT Slot 2 papers and good attempts to secure a 99 percentile.Note: IIM Lucknow has published the CAT 2023 slot 2 answer key on its official website. Candidates are encouraged to access the CAT slot 2 answer key 2023 from the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
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CAT 2023 Slot 2 Exam Analysis Highlights | ||
CAT 2023 Slot 2 questions | 66 questions | |
VARC | 22 questions | |
Quant | 22 questions | |
DILR | 20 questions | |
Marking pattern |
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Time allotment | 120 minutes (40 minutes per section) | |
Good attempt | 98-100 raw score |
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CAT 2023 Section | No. of questions | Difficulty Level | Good Raw Score for 99 Percentile |
VARC | 24 | Easy-Moderate | 40-42 |
DILR | 20 | Moderate | 30-32 |
QA | 22 | Moderate-Tough | 30-34 |
VARC Part | Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension | Netflix, Psychology, History, and Politics | 16 | Easy to Moderate |
Verbal Ability | Para summary, Para jumble, Odd one out, Sentence completion | 8 | Easy |
RC Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Netflix | 4 | Easy |
Psychology | 4 | Moderate |
History | 4 | Easy |
Political | 4 | Moderate |
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Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Ranking | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
Average | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
Percentage | 5 | Easy |
Routes and Network | 5 | Easy |
Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Algebra | 7-8 | Moderate to Difficult |
Arithmetic | 7-8 | Moderate to Difficult |
Number System | 1-3 | Moderate to Difficult |
Geometry | 3-4 | Moderate to Difficult |
Modern Maths | 2-3 | Moderate to Difficult |
CAT 2022 Slot 2 VARC Analysis | ||
VARC Topics | No. of Questions | Ideal Attempts |
Reading Comprehension | 16 | 11-14 |
Odd-sentence out | 2 | - |
Para Jumbles | 3 | 2-3 |
Para Summary | 3 | - |
CAT 2022 Slot 2 DILR Analysis | ||
DILR Topic | No. of Questions | Ideal Attempts |
Sale of cosmetic items | 5 | 3-4 |
Revenue | 5 | 4-5 |
Salesman and colonies | 5 | 2-3 |
Diagram | 5 | 3-4 |
CAT 2022 Slot 2 QA Analysis | ||
QA Topic | No. of Questions | Ideal Attempts |
Algebra | 7 | 5 |
Geometry | 4 | 3 |
Arithmetic | 9 | 6 |
Modern Maths | 1 | 1 |
Number System | 1 | 1 |
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IIM CAT Cut off 2023 | General | ST | SC | OBC |
IIM Ahmedabad | 80 | 60 | 70 | 75 |
IIM Kozhikode | 85 | 55 | 65 | 75 |
IIM Calcutta | 85 | 65 | 70 | 75 |
IIM Lucknow | 90 | 65 | 70 | 82 |
IIM Udaipur | 92 | 40 | 54 | 74 |
IIM Bangalore | 85 | 65 | 75 | 75 |
IIM Raipur | 92 | 40 | 54 | 74 |
IIM Indore | 90 | 50 | 60 | 80 |
IIM Trichy | 92 | 40 | 54 | 74 |
IIM Kashipur | 92 | 40 | 54 | 74 |
IIM Shillong | 75 | 50 | 60 | 75 |
IIM Rohtak | 95 | 30 | 55 | 78 |
IIM Ranchi | 92 | 40 | 54 | 74 |
IIM Nagpur | 85 | 40 | 60 | 76.5 |
IIM Jammu | 90 | 37 | 52 | 72 |
IIM Amritsar | 85 | 40 | 55 | 75 |
IIM Sambalpur | 74 | 40 | 54 | 70 |
IIM Sirmaur | 92 | 40 | 54 | 74 |
IIM Visakhapatnam | 80 | 35 | 45 | 70 |
IIM Bodh Gaya | 92 | 40 | 54 | 74 |
VARC Score | DILR Score | QA Score | Overall Score | CAT Percentile |
42-45 | 31-33 | 46-48 | 102-104 | 99.5 |
40-42 | 30-32 | 36-38 | 98-100 | 99 |
31-33 | 22-24 | 30-34 | 70-72 | 95 |
27-29 | 18-20 | 24-26 | 58-60 | 90 |
24-26 | 16-18 | 13-15 | 49-51 | 85 |
20-21 | 14-16 | 12-14 | 44-45 | 80 |