{"id":219887,"date":"2023-11-28T11:03:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T05:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/?p=219887"},"modified":"2023-11-28T11:03:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T05:33:53","slug":"cat-2023-exam-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/cat-2023-exam-update\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT 2023: 2.88 Lakh Candidates Appeared (66,000 More Than Last Year)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>CAT 2023: 2.88 Lakh Candidates Appeared (66,000 More Than Last Year)<\/h1>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Monday, after the day of the CAT 2023 Exam IIM-L, the authority responsible for conducting CAT 2023 gave an official report regarding the exam. Most of the details are similar to the CAT 2022. There was a <strong>28% increase<\/strong> in the number of aspirants over the previous year, as reported by IIM-L.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Increase in the Number of Candidates<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the last year, 2.22 lakhs appeared for CAT 2022. In the current year, about 3.38 lakh registrations and <strong>2.88 lakh<\/strong>\u00a0candidates are reported to have appeared for the exam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Test Centres &amp; Attendance<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2022 was reported to be conducted <strong>across 300 test centres in 150 cities<\/strong> across India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2023 was conducted across <strong>375 test centres in 167 cities<\/strong> across India, which shows about a 25 % leap in test centres in 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The increase in the number of cities is also to make test locations convenient for all the 2023 aspirants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also, the attendance was reported to be <strong>88% <\/strong>this year which was 86% last year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2023 Exam Update &amp; Pattern<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-219893\" src=\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-28_09-41-2.png\" alt=\"CAT 2023 Exam Update\" width=\"614\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-28_09-41-2.png 688w, https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-28_09-41-2-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-28_09-41-2-28x30.png 28w, https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-28_09-41-2-396x420.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The statement also confirmed the same number of questions in each section for both the years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(The report stated that 24 questions were asked in QA, 20 in DILR, and 22 in VARC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2023 Test Duration<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The test duration is the same as per the official statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Each section is allowed <strong>40 minutes<\/strong>, which concludes <strong>120 minutes<\/strong> of the total exam duration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also, candidates under PwD are said to be allowed for <strong>160 minutes<\/strong>, where <strong>53 minutes and 20 seconds<\/strong> were allowed for each section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All this information confirms that the test was similar to CAT 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also Read:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/cat-2023-slot-1-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2023 Slot-1 Exam Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/cat-2023-slot-2-exam-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2023 Slot-2 Exam Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/cat-2023-slot-3-exam-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2023 Slot-3 Exam Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/xat-crash-course\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-warning \">Enroll to XAT 2024 One-Month Crash Course <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/xat-mock-test\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-danger \">Get XAT 2024 Mocks at 499<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAT 2023: 2.88 Lakh Candidates Appeared (66,000 More Than Last Year) On Monday, after the day of the CAT 2023 Exam IIM-L, the authority responsible for conducting CAT 2023 gave an official report regarding the exam. 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