CAT 2023 Slot 2 Exam Analysis: Section wise Analysis, Difficulty Analysis, Expected Score vs Percentile, Expected Results Date, Short-lists, GD-PI, Merit-list, Joining & Classes

The CAT 2023 Slot-2 Exam was conducted in the Afternoon Session, i.e. 12.30 PM to 2.30 PM on November 26, 2023. This year, the exam was conducted by IIM-Lucknow. This year also has a few surprises, but the CAT 2023 pattern is almost identical to last year’s paper. The exam was conducted in three slots with more or less similar difficulties. Quant was the toughest section of all the three.

CAT 2023 Slot-2 Question-wise Breakup

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CAT 2023 Slot-2 VARC Analysis

• The VARC section’s LOD is similar across all slots. The overall difficulty of Slot 2 VARC is Easy to Moderate. There are four passages with four questions each. VARC was considered more accessible than the previous year due to a rise in fact-based questions and a decrease in Inference questions. Each RC was about 400 words. This section also has mandatory question.
• This year, a significant change in the VA section was that the Odd Man Out questions, eliminated last year, are again present. The VA section had 2 Para Jumble, 2 Para Summary, 2 Para Insertion, and 2 Odd-one Out. A decent attempt is 17-19 questions.

 Reading Comprehension Analysis – Difficulty, Topic Distribution

Verbal Ability Analysis – Difficulty, Topic Distribution

CAT 2023 Slot-2 DILR Analysis

• The difficulty level of Slot 2 DILR Is closer to CAT 2023. There were 20 questions in 4 sets with five questions each. Overall, the Slot-2 DILR section was Difficult.
• A decent attempt is 12- 13, which is 12-13 questions. Also, it was heard that not all questions of the same set were doable; picking on the right questions and moving on when necessary is set to be the right key.
• As in the VARC section, choosing the suitable set to solve was imperative. Here, attempting all the sets and not getting stuck on a single section is the key. Solving two questions at least from all the four sets will help you crack DILR 2024. 

 DILR Analysis – Difficulty, Topic Distribution

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CAT 2023 Slot-2 QA Analysis

• The difficulty level of Slot 2 QA was the toughest of all the three. There were 22 questions, with the majority of questions from Arithmetic and Algebra. Overall, the Slot 2 QA section has seen a drastic rise in LOD compared to the Quant section in 2023. Slot-2 is slightly tougher than Slot-1.
• The only similarity between the 2023 and 2024 papers is that the same questions were asked about each topic in both years. The level of Difficulty has seen a drastic change even though IIM Lucknow didn’t expect it. A good attempt is 8-9.

QA Analysis – Difficulty, Topic Distribution

CAT 2023 Expected 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:

Note: These are only expected percentiles as per our deep understanding, and actual percentiles may vary from these.

CAT 2023 Expected Result Date, Results, Short-lists, GD-PI, Merit-list, Joining & Classes

The following details are based on the past contexts and experiences. The schedule would be more or less similar, and hence candidates are requested to also periodically check with the official notification.

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