CAT Syllabus

Section I. DI / DS / LR

This section had 38 questions of which Section I A had 26 questions with 1 mark per question while Section I B had 12 questions with 2 marks per question.

In Data Interpretation of the 20 questions, 16 were of easy to medium level of difficulty while 4 were difficult.

In Data Sufficiency of the 6 questions, 4 were of easy to medium level of difficulty while 2 were difficult.

In Logical reasoning of the 12 questions, 8 were of easy to medium level of difficulty while 4 were difficult.

Students had the opportunity to attempt 28 questions of easy to medium level of difficulty in the allotted time. In all an attempt of 20 questions (16 - I A & 4 - I B) with an accuracy of 85% was sufficient to clear the cut-offs assuming 25% negative marking.

Area	No. of Qts
Data Interpretation	20
Data Sufficiency	6
Logical Reasoning	12

Area-wise Break-up

Data Interpretation

Construct	No. of Qts
Bar Chart	4
Geometrical diagrams	4
Scatter Diagram	4
Table - Missing Data	4
Tables	4

Data Sufficiency

Construct	No. of Qts
Equations	3
Numeric logic	2
Percentages	1

Logical Reasoning

Construct	No. of Qts
Matrix Arrangement	4
Number Puzzle	4
Numeric Puzzle	4

Section II. Problem Solving

Area	No. of Qts
Problem Solving	35

Broadly this section had 35 questions of which Section II A had 20 questions with 1 mark per question while Section II B had 15 questions with 2 marks per question.

In Section II A, there were 8 questions which were sitters, 11 of medium level of difficulty and 1 difficult question.

In Section II B, there were 9 questions which were of medium level of difficulty while 6 questions were difficult.

Students had the opportunity to attempt 28 questions ranging from easy to medium level of difficulty in the allotted time. In all an attempt of 20 questions (15 - II A & 5 - II B) with an accuracy of 85% was sufficient to clear the cut-offs assuming 25% negative marking.

Area-wise Break-up

Construct	No.of Qts	Construct	No. of Qts
Circles	4	Numbers	1
Circles + Polygons	1	Numeric logic	2
Circles + Similarity	1	Permutations	2
Combinations	2	Quadratic equations	1
Equations	1	Ratios	2
Functions	3	Sequence, Series & Progressions	2
Logarithm	1	Sequences	1
Logic	2	Solids	1
Maxima and Minima	1	Triangles	1
Mensuration	1	TSD	3
Mensuration + Progression	1	TSD + Progression	1

Section III. Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Area	No. of Qts
Verbal Ability	29
Reading Comprehension	21

Section III A comprised 45 questions with 21 questions of Reading Comprehension and 24 questions of Verbal Ability, while Section III B comprised 5 questions, all of which were from Verbal Ability.

In reading comprehension 11 questions were easy, 8 questions were medium and 2 questions were difficult.

In verbal ability 13 questions were easy, 9 questions were medium & 2 questions were difficult.

Section III B comprised 5 questions of which 2 were medium and 3 were difficult.

Students had the opportunity to attempt 45 questions ranging from easy to medium level of difficulty. However, within the allotted time an attempt of 30 questions (20 VA + 8 RC - III A & 2 VA - III B) with an accuracy of 85% was sufficient to clear the cut-offs assuming 25% negative marking.

Area-wise Break-up

Reading Comprehension

Area	No. of Qts
Sociological Passage - Speed of Technological Change	4
Historical - The subject of a Painting	5
Historical - Comparison between New Imperialism & New Mercantilism	4
Health / Medicine - Malnutrition	4
Wildlife - Tsavo Lions	4

Verbal Ability

Area	No. of Qts
Contextual Usage	3
FIB	3
Jumbled paragraphs	5
Passage FIB	10
Sentence Correction	3
Summary passages	5

Cut-offs

For calls from all the IIMs the expected sectional cut-offs would be

	DI/DS/LR	Problem Solving	VA/RC	Net Score
Cut-offs	19 - 21	19 - 21	23 - 25	65+

Overall cut-offs for a call from some of the institutes that follow the IIMs in the pecking order like:

• NITIE, SP Jain, MDI Gurgaon, MICA, would be 55+
• TAPMI, Nirma, IMT, KJ Somaiya would be 45+