CAT 2022 Slot-2 Analysis:
The Second slot of the CAT 2022 Exam took place between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. As compared with CAT 2021, the exam pattern remained pretty much the same in CAT 2022. According to inputs from students, the overall difficulty level of the second slot was considered difficult. The conduct of the test in the three slots was nearly smooth and without glitches. This article will look at the CAT 2022 Slot-2 Analysis (section-wise) and the expected CAT 2022 Score vs. Percentile.
| Section | Number of Questions | Duration | MCQs | TITA |
| VARC | 24 | 40 min | 21 | 3 |
| DILR | 20 | 40 min | 14 | 6 |
| QA | 22 | 40 min | 14 | 8 |
| Total | 66 | 120 min | 49 | 17 |
Similar to the earlier slot, the test started with VARC, followed by DILR, and followed by the QA section. One can’t skip a section and should complete 40 min in each section to proceed to the next section.
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Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Analysis (CAT 2022 Slot-2 Analysis)
The VARC section in all three slots is similar, with the majority of the RCs asking Inference type of questions. The overall difficulty of Slot 2 VARC is Moderate-Difficult. There are 4 passages with 4 questions each. Verbal is easier compared with RC. A Major change in the VA section this year was that, the Odd Man Out questions were eliminated, and Fill in the Blanks/Para Completion Type questions were asked instead of them.
The VA section had 3 Parajumbles, 3 Para Summary and 2 Fill in the Blank/Para Completion Type questions. A decent attempt would be 17-19 questions.
| Areas of Questions | Number of questions | Overall Difficulty level |
| RC 1 | 4 | Moderate – Difficult |
| RC 2 | 4 | Moderate |
| RC 3 | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| RC 4 | 4 | Difficult |
| Verbal Ability | ||
| Para Summary | 2 Easy – Moderate, 1 Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
| Para Jumbles | 2 Easy-Moderate, 1 Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
| Fill the blanks/Para completion | 1 Easy 1 Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
| Over All | 24 | Moderate |
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Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Analysis (CAT 2022 Slot-2 Analysis):
The difficulty level of Slot 2 DILR is slightly less than Slot 1. Like Slot 1
there were a total of 20 questions in 4 sets with 5 questions each. Overall, the Slot 2 DILR section was Moderate-Difficult. A decent attempt would be 11-13 questions.
| Set Type | Topic | Number of Questions | Overall Difficulty |
| Logical Reasoning | Cosmetic Items Sales | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | Destinations Diagram | 5 | Moderate – Difficult |
| Logical Reasoning | Salesmen & colonies | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | Cost-Revenue | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| Over All | 20 | Moderate – Difficult |
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Quantitative Aptitude Analysis (CAT 2022 Slot-2 Analysis):
The difficulty level of Slot 2 QA was the Most Difficult slot. Like Slot 1
there were a total of 22 questions, with the majority of questions from Arithmetic. Overall Slot 2 QA section is considered Difficult. A decent attempt would 12-14 questions.
| Topic | No of questions | Difficulty |
| Arithmetic | 9 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Algebra | 7 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Geometry & Mensuration | 4 | Difficult |
| Modern Math | 1 | Moderate |
| Number System | 1 | Difficult |
| Over All | 22 | Difficult |
CAT Score Vs Percentile:
Based on the feedback received from Cracku students and our team, the estimated marks vs percentile for individual sections and overall is as follows:
| Percentile | VARC | DILR | QA | Total |
| 99 | 40-42 | 30-32 | 34-36 | 98 |
| 95 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 71 |
| 90 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 58 |
| 85 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 50 |
| 80 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 70 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 39 |
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Note: These are only expected percentiles as per our deep understanding, and actual percentiles may vary from these.
CAT 2022 RESPONSE SHEET
The cutoffs are very difficult to predict as of now; the overall difficulty of CAT was considered difficult this year. Hence, the cutoffs are expected to drop slightly this year. Also, the CAT 2022 questions and CAT 2022 Response Sheet (with CAT answer key) are expected to release in a week. We will update you immediately once the CAT offcial answer key is out.
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