CAT 2016 is over. When entering the exam centre, there was nervousness and anxiety among the aspirants. For some, this was their first attempt at the exam, while some candidates had appeared for the exam previously also. Some aspirants were tensed about their exam performance while some were relaxed, and were confident about their preparations.
To know about the different approaches of CAT 2016 aspirants, Shiksha spoke to a few candidates who appeared in the first slot of the exam. Some candidates found paper easy while some had a tough time cracking the nut. This year, the marking scheme saw a major twist. Candidates were allotted 1 Mark for every correct answer as compared to 3 marks per correct answer until last year.
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Let’s have a look at the student reactions on CAT 2016:
Ayush Goel said, "This was my second attempt at CAT. This year, LR, Quant and VARC were easy and doable. If a candidate has done immense amount of practice, he/she can easily attempt 20 questions from these sections. DI was of moderate difficulty. Compared to last year, this year the paper was easy."
Vivek Sardana appeared for CAT for the first time. This is what he had to say about the exam, "Quant section was a little difficult for me. VA was extremely easy while DI was of moderate difficulty. In the English section, there were no questions based on vocabulary - it was all based on General English."
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Atishay who was appearing for the very first time said, "Though I had practiced well enough, I found the DI section tough. Quant and VA was easy for me. I could attempt a good number of questions in both the sections."
Namish too tried his hand at the exam for the first time and this is what he had to say about the exam paper, "The VR and RC sections were quite easy. DILR was tough tand Quant was of moderate difficulty."
Anand too spoke to Shiksha. "According to me, the DILR was of moderate difficulty. Talking about the Quant section, the questions in the beginning were tough, but as the paper progressed, the questions were easy.
Overall, CAT 2016 exam student reactions was a mixed bag with some calling it difficult and some calling it easy.
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