{"id":65674,"date":"2021-11-28T19:30:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=65674"},"modified":"2022-09-05T08:47:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T03:17:49","slug":"cat-exam-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-exam-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT 2021 Exam Analysis | Difficulty Level, Types of Qs Asked | Slot 1, 2 &#038; 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-exam-analysis\/#CAT_2021_Exam_Analysis_Exam_Pattern\" >CAT 2021 Exam Analysis | Exam Pattern<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-exam-analysis\/#CAT_2021_Exam_Analysis\" >CAT 2021 Exam Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-exam-analysis\/#CAT_Previous_Year_Exam_Analysis_2020_%E2%80%93_All_Shifts\" >CAT Previous Year Exam Analysis | 2020 &#8211; All Shifts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-exam-analysis\/#CAT_Previous_Year_Exam_Analysis_Cut-Off\" >CAT Previous Year Exam Analysis &amp; Cut-Off<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-exam-analysis\/#What_Do_We_Have_In_Cart_For_You\" >What Do We Have In Cart For You?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/cat-exam-analysis\/#Ebooks\" >Ebooks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2021<\/strong> is being conducted today i.e <strong>28 November 2021<\/strong> across India in multiple shifts. This year CAT exam is similar to the 2020 Exam pattern. Let us begin with the detailed <strong>section-wise CAT 2021 Exam analysis <\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=dj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Register here for a Free Mock Test &amp; also get Daily Exam &amp; Upcoming Offers<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2021_Exam_Analysis_Exam_Pattern\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2021 Exam Analysis | Exam Pattern<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The CAT<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 2021 will be of 120 minutes. There will be three sections:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Section I:<\/strong>\u00a0Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Section II:<\/strong>\u00a0Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0Section III<\/strong>: Quantitative Ability<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Candidates will be allotted exactly 40 minutes for answering questions in each section, and they will not be allowed to switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some questions in each section may not be of multiple-choice type. Instead, direct answers will have to be typed on the screen. Also, they will allow the use of a basic on-screen calculator for computation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; width: 599px; height: 446px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 173px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 88px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 140px;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Section Name<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Time Limit<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Marking Scheme<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 Minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/-1 (for MCQs)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/0 (for non-MCQs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 Minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/-1 (for MCQs)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/0 (for non-MCQs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 Minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/-1 (for MCQs)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/0 (for non-MCQs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">120 Minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/-1 (for MCQs)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">+3\/0 (for non-MCQs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Free Mock Test For CAT! Yes, It\u2019s For Free<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=dj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attempt Now<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2021_Exam_Analysis\"><\/span><strong>CAT 2021 Exam Analysis<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>CAT 2021 Slot 1 Analysis <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Slot 1 of CAT 2021<\/strong> has concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The overall difficulty level of CAT 2021 First Shift was<strong> easier as compared to last year<\/strong>. There was a change in No. of Questions in the 3 sections, <strong>VARC had 24 Questions. DILR had 20 Questions &amp; Quant had 22.<\/strong> <strong>Time Management<\/strong> was the key in the first shift as <strong>DILR<\/strong> section as usual was <strong>lengthy<\/strong>. <strong>VARC<\/strong> was a <strong>little trickier<\/strong> but doable. <strong>Quant<\/strong> was on the easier side.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Sections<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Total number of questions<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Difficulty Level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">20<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate to Difficult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Easy to Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Total<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">66<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>VARC section had 4 RC Questions, 3 Parajumble Questions, 3 Para Summary Questions and 2 Odd man out Questions<\/p>\n<p>DILR had Bar Chart, Table, Venn Diagram. Time management was the key in this section<\/p>\n<p>Quant &#8211; Hexagon Area type question<\/p>\n<p>99 percentile can be around 100 to 110 marks<\/p>\n<p>Check the complete list of <a href=\"https:\/\/unstop.com\/blog\/best-books-for-cat-preparation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best CAT books<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CAT 2021 Slot 2 Analysis <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Slot 2 of CAT 2021<\/strong> has concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The overall difficulty level of CAT 2021 Slot 2 was just a little <strong>difficult then Slot 1,<\/strong> especially <strong>Quant<\/strong>. There was no change in No. of Questions in the 3 sections as compared to Slot 1 &#8211; <strong>VARC had 24 Questions. DILR had 20 Questions &amp; Quant had 22.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Sections<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Total number of questions<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Difficulty Level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">20<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate to Difficult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Easy to Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Total<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">66<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>VARC section of Slot 2 was same as Slot 1 &#8211; 4 RC Questions, 3 Parajumble Questions, 3 Para Summary Questions and 2 Odd man out Questions<\/p>\n<p>DILR had Bar Chart 4 Qs, Arrangement \/ Rating point 6 Qs, Tournament &#8211; 4 Qs, Assignment &#8211; 4 Qs<\/p>\n<p>Quant &#8211; This was Arithmetic heavy.<\/p>\n<p>99 percentile can be around 97 to 101 marks<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CAT 2021 Slot 3 Analysis <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Slot 3 of CAT 2021<\/strong>\u00a0has concluded.<\/p>\n<p>There was no change in No. of Questions in the 3 sections as compared to Slot 1 and Slot 2- <strong>VARC had 24 Questions. DILR had 20 Questions &amp; Quant had 22. <\/strong><strong>Time Management<\/strong> was the key in the third shift as a few questions in <strong>DILR<\/strong> section were <strong>lengthy<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>VARC<\/strong> was on the easier side. <strong>Quant<\/strong> was lengthy.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Sections<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Total number of questions<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Difficulty Level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">20<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Easy to Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Total<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">66<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>VARC section had 4 RC Questions (2 difficult) , 3 Parajumble Questions, 3 Para Summary Questions and 2 Odd man out Questions<\/p>\n<p>DILR had Graph, Javelin throw based question, Mixture based question and puzzle.<\/p>\n<p>Quant \u2013 Algebra (5-7), Geometry (4), Arithmetic\u00a0 (10)<\/p>\n<p>99 percentile can be around 100 to 105 marks<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_Previous_Year_Exam_Analysis_2020_%E2%80%93_All_Shifts\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT Previous Year Exam Analysis | 2020 &#8211; All Shifts<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Overall Exam Analysis | Slot 3<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just like the 1st shift CAT 2020, 76 questions were asked in the 2nd shift as well and the time duration of 120 minutes. VARC had 26 questions, DILR contains 24 questions and the quant part comprises 26 questions.\u00a0 TITA questions were easy again, 2 puzzles (Time slot for seminars and election data) in DILR part was easily solvable giving you 8 correct answers in first 10 minutes. Quant questions were less tricky compared to 2019 as the length of question (in terms of words) were less and candidates could figure out the solutions in lesser time. Just like the 1st shift RC was tough and time-consuming. A right approach would have been finding out the paragraph that was familiar and answering then first followed by paragraph summary, sequencing of sentences, and picking the odd on out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; width: 496px; height: 302px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 223px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 131px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 113px;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Sections<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Total number of questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Difficulty Level<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate to Difficult<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Easy to Moderate<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Total<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">76<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Section-Wise Exam Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The MCQ &amp; Non MCQ Bifurcation of each section is given in the following table:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 231px;\" width=\"432\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Section<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Total MCQs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">Total Non-MCQs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">21<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 VARC sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The VARC consisted of the following sections:<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"256\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Topic<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">No. of Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Reading Comprehension<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">18 (4 passages )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Para jumbles<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Para Summary<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Out of context Sentences<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>99 Percentile Score can be achieved with 17-18 attempts with high accuracy.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR) sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<table width=\"256\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Topic<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">No. of Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Logical Reasoning<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Data Interpretation<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In CAT 2020 examination <strong>DILR<\/strong> section had 5 sets with 2 sets having 6 questions while the remaining 3 sets had 4 questions each. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The difficulty level of the\u00a0<strong>DILR<\/strong> section was hardest of all shifts of CAT 2019. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>An attempt of 12-15 questions with good accuracy will fetch 99%ile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Quantitative Ability (QA) sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>This section consisted of 26 questions and the maximum questions were asked from arithmetic &amp; algebra (TSD, Percentage, etc.). Other questions were based on topics like on Geometry, Roots, Log, etc. and the level of questions asked was easy.<\/li>\n<li>The difficulty level of this section was also similar to the CAT 2006 examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>An attempt of 15-19 questions with good accuracy level will fetch 99%ile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Want To Attempt A Free Mock Test?<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=dj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take A Free Mock Test Now<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Overall Exam Analysis | Slot 2<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just like the 1st shift CAT 2020, 76 questions were asked in the 2nd shift as well and the time duration of 120 minutes. VARC had 26 questions, DILR contains 24 questions and the quant part comprises 26 questions.\u00a0 TITA questions were easy again, 2 puzzles (Time slot for seminars and election data) in DILR part was easily solvable giving you 8 correct answers in first 10 minutes. Quant questions were less tricky compared to 2019 as the length of question (in terms of words) were less and candidates could figure out the solutions in lesser time. Just like the 1st shift RC was tough and time-consuming. A right approach would have been finding out the paragraph that was familiar and answering then first followed by paragraph summary, sequencing of sentences, and picking the odd on out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; width: 496px; height: 302px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 223px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 131px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 113px;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Sections<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Total number of questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Difficulty Level<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate to Difficult<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Easy to Moderate<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Total<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">76<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Section-Wise Exam Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The MCQ &amp; Non MCQ Bifurcation of each section is given in the following table:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 231px;\" width=\"432\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Section<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Total MCQs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">Total Non-MCQs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 VARC sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The VARC consisted of the following sections:<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"256\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Topic<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">No. of Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Reading Comprehension<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">18 (4 passages )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Para jumbles<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Para Summary<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Out of context Sentences<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Expected 99 Percentile Score: 38-40 marks.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR) sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<table width=\"256\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Topic<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">No. of Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Logical Reasoning<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Data Interpretation<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In CAT 2020 examination <strong>DILR<\/strong> section had 5 sets with 2 sets having 6 questions while the remaining sets had 4 questions each. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The difficulty level of the\u00a0<strong>DILR<\/strong> section was found easier than that of CAT 2019. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Expected 99 Percentile Score: 32-34 marks.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Quantitative Ability (QA) sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This section consisted of 26 questions and the maximum questions were logarithms-3, TSD\u20133, P&amp;L-1, Averages-1, Geometry-4, Algebra-5, Time and Work \u2013 2, Alligation-2, others-2. Commercial maths and ratio based topics like percentage, profit &amp; loss and others had the most number of questions. Overall the quant section was easy.<\/li>\n<li>Overall the quant section was moderate to difficult.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Expected 99 Percentile Score: 48-50 marks.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Want To Attempt A Free Mock Test?<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=dj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take A Free Mock Test Now<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Overall Exam Analysis | Slot 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A total of 76 questions were asked and the time duration of 120 minutes is given. VARC part contains 26 questions, DILR contains 24 questions and the quant part comprises 24 questions. According to a candidate who had appeared in the exam, TITA questions were easy and one should attempt them on priority. DILR part was easier among all and English consists of tricky questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; width: 496px; height: 302px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 223px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 131px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 113px;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Sections<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Total number of questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Difficulty Level<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate to Difficult<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Easy to Moderate<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Total<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">76<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #333;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Section-Wise Exam Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The MCQ &amp; Non MCQ Bifurcation of each section is given in the following table:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 231px;\" width=\"432\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Section<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Total MCQs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">Total Non-MCQs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 VARC sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The VARC consisted of the following sections:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"256\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Topic<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">No. of Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Reading Comprehension<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">18 (4 passages )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Parajumbles<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Para Summary<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Out of context Sentences<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Expected 99 Percentile Score: 40-42 marks..<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR) sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<table width=\"256\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Topic<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">No. of Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Logical Reasoning<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\">Data Interpretation<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In CAT 2020 examination DILR section had 5 sets with 2 sets having 6 questions while the remaining sets had 4 questions each. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The difficulty level of the\u00a0<strong>DILR<\/strong> section was found similar to that of CAT 2019. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Expected 99 Percentile Score: 32-34 marks.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2020 Quantitative Ability (QA) sectional Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This section consisted of 26 questions and the maximum questions were asked from arithmetic &amp; algebra (TSD, Percentage, etc.). Other questions were based on topics like on Geometry, Roots, Log, etc. and the level of questions asked was easy.<\/li>\n<li>The difficulty level of this section was also similar to the CAT 2019 examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Expected 99 Percentile Score: 46-48 marks.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Want To Attempt A Free Mock Test?<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=dj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take A Free Mock Test Now<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_Previous_Year_Exam_Analysis_Cut-Off\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT Previous Year Exam Analysis &amp; Cut-Off<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2019 Exam Analysis &amp; Cut-Off<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; width: 622px; height: 446px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 145px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 108px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 103px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 99px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 54px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 54px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 53px;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Section Name<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Total Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Total number of MCQs<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Non-MCQs<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\" colspan=\"3\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cut Off<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">99%ile<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">95%ile<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">90%ile<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">65<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">57<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">48<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">39<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">55<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">43<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">33<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">100<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">74<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">160<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">123<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">108<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT 2018 Exam Analysis &amp; Cut-Off<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 563px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 138px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 123px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 115px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 111px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 76px;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Section<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">No. of Questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">No. of non-MCQ questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Difficulty Level<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Good Attempts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Verbal Ability and Reading comprehension<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">28+<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16+<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quantitative Ability<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Difficult<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15+<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">100<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">60+<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Do_We_Have_In_Cart_For_You\"><\/span><span id=\"What_Do_We_Have_In_Cart_For_You\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What Do We Have In Cart For You?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tests\/cat\/?ref=dj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>1<\/strong><strong>0 Mock Tests<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unlimited Online Tests with 10,000+ Questions &amp; Detailed Solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ebooks\"><\/span><span id=\"8_Ebooks\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"5_Ebooks\"><span id=\"Ebooks\"><b>Ebooks<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can download 200+ ebooks important for SSC, Banking, Railway, Insurance, and other government exams here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/free-ebook-pdf-download\/?ref=dj\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ebook-blog.png\" alt=\"ebook\" width=\"495\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is all from us in this blog \u201cCAT Exam Analysis\u201d. 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