- CAT 2020 exam was conducted on 29th November in three slots.
- To provide you the right analysis of the CAT 2020 question paper, we spoke to a bunch of students in our classroom and online courses.
- Based on the feedback that we received, given below is the detailed analysis of the CAT 2020 exam
Highlights of CAT 2020 Exam Analysis
- There were major changes in the CAT 2020 exam:
- The total number of questions was reduced to 76
- Duration of the CAT 2020 exam: 2 Hours which means that time per question is 1.6 minutes
- 40 Minutes for each section: VARC, DILR, and QA
- The section-wise distributions are as follows
- VARC 26 Questions
- DILR 24 Questions
- QA 26 Questions
- Overall the level of difficulty of CAT 2020 was moderate which was the same as CAT 19 and CAT 18
CAT 2020 Exam Analysis - Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
- The Verbal Ability section was slightly lengthy along with some tricky questions
- There were total 26 questions that were to be attempted in 40 minutes.
- Area wise break up:
| Topic | Total Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading comprehension | 18 |
| Para jumbles | 3 |
| Para summary | 3 |
| Odd sentence our | 2 |
CAT 2020 Exam Analysis - Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation
- The DILR section was moderate to difficult.
- The total number of question in this section was 24 out of which there was 6 non-MCQ's.
- There were 2 sets with 6 questions and 3 sets with 4 questions each
CAT 2020 Exam Analysis - Quantitative Ability
- The Quantitative Ability section was similar to CAT 19 in terms of the level of difficulty.
- Arithmetic dominated the Quantitative Aptitude section in the CAT 2020 exam.
- Area wise break up
| Topic | Total Questions |
|---|---|
| Arithmetic | 10 |
| Numbers | 2 |
| Geometry | 3 |
| Modern Maths | 5 |
| Algebra | 6 |
