CAT Previous Papers With Video Solutions, Download PDFs
CAT Previous papers are essential for preparing and understanding for CAT 2025. For cracking CAT exam, you must
look at how the exam has changed over the years, the different kinds of questions asked, and changes in each
section across the years. For that you can download the questions in PDF, practice them as CAT mock tests, or view
them directly.
Every question comes with a video and detailed solutions. Take a look at the CAT syllabus 2025 for a better understanding.
Practice CAT 2024 Question Paper, CAT 2023 Question Paper, CAT 2022 Question Paper, CAT 2021 Question Paper, etc. in both PDF and test format. You can also order CAT Previous Year Papers Book here.
CAT 2024 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT 2023 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT 2022 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT 2021 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT 2020 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT 2019 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT 2018 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT 2017 Previous Paper with Solutions
CAT Previous Papers with Solutions (2008 - 1990)
CAT 2024 Previous Papers Section-wise
CAT 2023 Previous Papers Section-wise
CAT 2022 Previous Papers Section-wise
CAT 2021 Previous Papers Section-wise
CAT 2020 Previous Papers Section-wise
CAT 2019 Previous Papers Section-wise
CAT 2018 Previous Papers Section-wise
CAT 2017 Previous Papers Section-wise
Topic-wise Questions from CAT Previous Year Papers
Go through the topic-wise CAT questions from all available past year CAT papers conducted by IIMs. All these questions are included with detailed solutions and can be attempted in CAT year-wise questions format.
Check out the Section-wise Topic previous year CAT Questions in below.
Overall Score Vs Percentile In CAT
Planning to score 99 percentile in CAT? CAT 2025 is expected to conducted on 30th November 2025 by IIM Kozhikode. CAT 2024 exam is conducted on 24th November 2024 by IIM Calcutta for a total of 2024 marks. So, check out last year's score vs percentile.
| Percentile | Marks in 2024 | Marks in 2023 | Marks in 2022 | Marks in 2021 |
| 99.9 | 127 | 101.43 | 109 | 124 |
| 99.5 | 103.97 | 84.29 | 92 | 110 |
| 99 | 95.13 | 76.15 | 84 | 98 |
| 97 | 78.9 | 61.45 | 72 | 82 |
| 95 | 70 | 54.86 | 62 | 73 |
| 90 | 58 | 44.36 | 49 | 60 |
| 80 | 44 | 35.5 | 36.02 | 45 |
| 70 | 25.3 | 28 | 29 | 37 |
| 60 | 19.5 | 21 | 22 | 29 |
100 Percentile in CAT Previous Year Paper 2024
14 candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2024 exam. Maruti sir is one of them, with a perfect score of 100 percentile in the quant section and 179.92 marks overall.
100 Percentile in CAT Previous Year Paper 2023
14 candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2023 exam. Maruti sir is one of them, with a perfect score of 100 percentile in the quant section and 150.99 marks overall.
100 Percentile in CAT Previous Year Paper 2022
11 candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2022 exam. Maruti sir is one of them, with a perfect score of 66/66 in the quant section and 145 marks overall.
100 Percentile in CAT Previous Year Paper 2021
9 candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2021 exam. Maruti sir is one of them, with an impeccable 99.99%ile in both Quant and VARC sections and 161 marks (after scaling) overall.
Listed below are the RCs that appeared in CAT 2023 papers in various slots along with the sources and the
answers.
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Steps to Download CAT Previous Year Papers PDF's
- Visit the "Cracku CAT Previous Papers" page
- Scroll down to find the year for which papers you are looking for
- Select the slot and click on the "PDF" button
- Open the downloaded PDF and try to solve the questions
- If you are not able to understand text solutions, click on the "Video Solution" button below the question
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CAT Previous Papers Analysis 2024
The section-wise difficulty level of all the 3 CAT slots is given below
Sections | Total Questions | Difficulty Level | No of MCQ Questions | No of TITA Questions |
| Slot 1 | 68 | Easy-Moderate | 48 | 20 |
| Slot 2 | 68 | Moderate | 48 | 20 |
| Slot 3 | 68 | Easy-Moderate | 48 | 20 |
Major Changes in CAT Past Year Papers
| Changes | Year |
| Total questions in DILR increased from 20 to 22 and PJ removed from VARC. | 2024 |
| No major changes in the CAT exam pattern | 2023 |
| No major changes in the CAT exam pattern | 2022 |
| Further reduction in the number of questions to 66 from 76 | 2021 |
| No. of exam slots changed to three from two. The total number of questions was decreased to 76 (from 100). |
2020 |
| An on-screen calculator is introduced | 2015 |
Sectional-time limit introduced. QA & DI, LR &VA; were the two sections. |
2011 |
| The CAT exam went online | 2009 |
Year-wise CAT papers - IIM Conducted
| CAT Papers | Conducted By |
| CAT 2024 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Calcutta |
| CAT 2023 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Lucknow |
| CAT 2022 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Bangalore |
| CAT 2021 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Ahmedabad |
| CAT 2020 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Indore |
| CAT 2019 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Kozhikode |
| CAT 2018 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Calcutta |
| CAT 2017 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Lucknow |
| CAT 2016 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Bangalore |
| CAT 2015 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Ahmedabad |
| CAT 2014 Previous Year Question Paper | IIM Indore |
How To Utilize CAT Previous Papers
These are a great reference to understand the kind of questions that can appear in the exam. CAT don't have defined syllabus, so going through the old quesion papers can give the candidates the topics tests and the difficulity level.
- Take them as topic wise tests
- Attempt them as sectional tests
- Take full-length CAT previous papers as mock
- Watch video solutions for difficult questions
- Analyse mistakes and improve Concept & Practice Gaps
Frequently Asked Questions
Solving previous year CAT papers is very important for understanding the format of the exam and the type of questions asked. However, you should also know the concepts behind those questions and take mock tests to practice and develop a test-taking strategy. CAT is known to throw surprises every year, and taking mocks will help you tackle any surprises in the final exam.
You can easily download CAT previous year papers with video solutions in PDF format in just one click. Click on the PDF button beside the CAT paper and open the file in Chrome or a PDF reader.
No, the same questions do not repeat in the CAT, but the concepts tested can be similar to previous asked questions for a section like quant. Also, though the exam is held in multiple slots, the questions are different across the slots.
Yes, the IIMs/CAT convenor releases CAT papers for each slot every year. Our experts have added video and text solutions and provided them here for you to download the 2017-2024 CAT papers PDF.
Cracku's website contains all the past papers from 1990 to 2024 with detailed video and text solutions. You can download them in PDF format. Please note that CAT Question Papers 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 were never released by the IIMs. So, the ones available in other websites are just pattern-based.
The CAT exam has only one paper, but the exam is conducted in multiple slots (so each slot has a separate CAT question paper). Each candidate will be allotted one slot. CAT 2024, CAT 2023, CAT 2022, CAT 2021, and CAT 2020 were held in 3 slots. Before 2020, the exam was in 2 slots. The scores obtained will be scaled across the slots.
Yes, Cracku provides the option of taking the past year papers in actual test format either as a full-length mock or individual sectional test. Click on the "Take test" option and start your test.
The difficulty level of CAT varies for each student. Cracking CAT is not a very tough job if you are well-versed in the basics of the topics tested (VARC, LRDI, and Quants). Starting your preparation early, having a proper study plan, and the right material makes CAT preparation feasible. Download the PDF of the detailed topic-wise CAT study plan here to start your preparation today.
We have seen many students with average and even below average academics excelling in CAT with our courses. You can find the interview of the student who had 10 backlogs in graduation but was still able to score 99.51% in CAT through Cracku courses. You can crack CAT with dedication, the right approach, and Cracku's study material.
