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IIM Calcutta is conducting CAT 2024 exam in three slots in around 375 test centres across 170 test cities. Check here CAT 2024 review and students reaction after the first slot of the exam.
CAT 2024 Student Reaction and Review
CAT 2024 is being held today in three slots. In an exclusive conversation with Shiksha, CAT test takers from the first slot shared their CAT exam experience. According to the CAT test takers, the exam commenced as per the schedule, i.e. at 8:30 AM. The exam responses were submitted exactly 120 minutes after the start. Candidates who took the exam did not find any technical glitches or surprise elements in the CAT exam.
Regarding the CAT difficulty level, candidates said the first slot exam was moderate. Scroll down for CAT 2024 student reactions and review, along with the video on what test takers have to say about the CAT slot 1 exam.
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CAT 2024 Student Reactions and Reviews
Ananya took the first slot of CAT 2024 exam and reported that she found Quantitative Aptitude as the toughest section, solving questions from DILR depends on analytical thinking. Additionally, she reported that VARC was the easiest section among all.
Another test taker reported that the overall CAT slot 1 exam was moderate. On comparing it with the CAT 2023 slot 1 exam, he found CAT 2024 to be on a tougher side. He found QA and DILR to be doable. The question weightage was similar to the previous year and had a mix of all the topics as per the CAT syllabus.
Smiti from CAT slot 1 exam found the VARC was the toughest section. She found DILR to be easy. As per her, DILR had a slight change with question sets of both 4 and 5 questions. She found the 4-question SET to be easier as compared to 5-question SET. Smiti found QA to be on the easier side with most of the questions being doable. The overall CAT difficulty level as per Smiti was moderate.
Sidhant found the CAT 2024 slot 1 exam to be easier that the previous session. Since he found the exam easy than the last term, he is expecting the CAT 2024 cutoff to rise this year. Sidhant found QA to be easy. In the DILR section, he found 3 Sets with four questions and 2 Sets with five questions. Sidhant was able to easily complete two Sets from DILR.
Another test taker, Murnal, found the first slot of CAT 2024 to be "very easy" if compared with the CAT exam pattern. Detailing the section wise structure and difficulty level, he found Quant to be moderate, while he found VARC and DILR to be easier than QA.
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Check out the video below to get the detailed CAT 2024 student reactions and reviews for Slot 1:
Commonly asked questions
CAT exam is conducted by any one of the top 6 Indian Institute of Management on rotation basis. Each of the top IIM conducts the exam after a gap of five years. The responsibility to conduct the CAT 2024 was given to IIM Calcutta. For CAT 2025, IIM Kozhikode will be the exam convening institute. IIM Kozhikode will be responsible for preparation and conduct of the exam without glitches, in collaboration with TCS for test labs and centres. The institute will design the question papers, exam pattern and guidelines, as well as manage the conduct of exam and preparation of admit card, answer key and result. CAT Conducting Indian Institute of Management Over the Years:
2024: IIM Calcutta
2023: IIM Lucknow
· 2022: IIM Bangalore
· 2021: IIM Ahmedabad
· 2020: IIM Indore
· 2019: IIM Kozhikode
· 2018: IIM Calcutta
· 2017: IIM Lucknow
· 2016: IIM Bangalore
· 2015: IIM Ahmedabad
· 2014: IIM Indore
· 2013: IIM Indore
· 2012: IIM Kozhikode
· 2011: IIM Calcutta
· 2010: IIM Lucknow
· 2009: IIM Ahmedabad
The CAT 2025 exam was conducted in November 2025. The CAT exam is usually conducted on the last Sunday of November. The exam is conducted on a single day in three slots.
CAT 2025 notification will be released online as well as offline. The online notification of CAT 2025 exam will be released at iimcat.ac.in website and the offline notification will be issued in all the national dailies – Hindi, English and Vernacular. Aspirants can either check the notification and CAT 2025 exam dates online at the official website or in the newspapers (to be published in the last week of July 2025).
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
No, CAT is not compulsory for MBA at SOA University. Candidates without CAT scores can appear for SAAT conducted by SOA for admission in MBA. Aspirants can choose any of these of admission pathways.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, candidates can get admission to specific executive or online MBA programs at IIM Mumbai without the CAT by using alternative exams like GMAT or GRE, or by clearing the institute's own entrance test. However, the regular, full-time flagship MBA programme strictly requires a valid CAT score.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
CAT coaching institutes in Ludhiana that offer weekend batches are TIME, IMS, Master Mind, Bulls Eye and Career Launcher.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
To choose the best CAT Coaching institute in Ludhiana, candidates must consider the following points:
- Ask about batch size, number of full-length mocks, recorded sessions/notes
- Compare classroom vs. online/hybrid formats
- Final fee structure and refund/installment policy.
- Success Rate of the centre.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The average fee in Ludhiana is from ₹50,000 to ₹85,000 for offline classroom courses and ₹18,000 to ₹35,000 for online courses.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
CAT coaching institutes in Kerala that offer weekend batches are IMS (Kochi), Career Launcher (Trivandrum) and T.I.M.E.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
To choose the best CAT Coaching institute in Kerala, candidates must consider the following points:
- Success Rate of the centre
- Compare classroom vs. online/hybrid formats
- Ask about batch size, number of full-length mocks, recorded sessions/notes
- Final fee structure and refund/installment policy.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
The average fee ranges in Kerala from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000 for offline classroom courses and ₹18,000 to ₹35,000 for online courses.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
CAT coaching institute in Goa that offers weekend batches is T.I.M.E. IMS is also said to run the batches on weekends.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
To choose the best CAT Coaching institute in Goa, candidates must consider the following points:
- Success Rate of the centre
- Compare classroom vs. online/hybrid formats
- Ask about batch size, number of full-length mocks, recorded sessions/notes
- Final fee structure and refund/installment policy.
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Contributor-Level 10
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