CAT 2025 Review and Student Reaction (Slot 1 Available): Check Section wise Paper Review
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CAT 2026 exam
29 Nov '26
IIM Kozhikode is conducting the CAT 2025 exam today. Shiksha visited an examination centre in Delhi-NCR to check students’ opinion of the exam paper. Check here CAT 2025 review and students reaction after the first slot of the exam.
CAT 2025 analysis
CAT 2025 is being held today in three slots. The first slot has gotten over and we have the initial reaction of candidates who appeared for the exam in 8:30 am to 10:30 am shift. According to the CAT test takers, the exam commenced as per the schedule and went on smoothly. Some of the candidates told Shiksha that they found the CAT 2025 question paper easy but said Quants was lengthy, whereas some said the paper was doable in the given time limit. Read below CAT 2025 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 2025 Student Reactions and Reviews
Abhishek said his exam went pretty good. The exam was not that difficult, we just needed preparation. It was my first attempt and I was pretty easy based on my preparation. Even the quants section was easy compared to previous years. I saw similarity in DILR questions from previous years. The strategy I applied was basic common knowledge.
Saumya said, her exam went well. “For most of the parts, the questions were easy. The DILR and Quants questions were moderate. In VARC, I found that 2 RCs were a little difficult. My preparation strategy was coaching and YouTube videos and practice questions”, she said.
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Disha said, “I found DILR a bit difficult…as it was my first time. Quants was easy. The questions were doable Numbers were small so I could solve them quickly. I thought one profit and loss question was from previous years. I attempted all the TITA questions, which I think is the best strategy”, she said.
Pooja said, her exam was good. VARC was moderate and DILR was moderate. 2-3 sets were doable. Quant was a bit lengthy, but the difficulty level was moderate. I found Quant the toughest. There was nothing out of the box,” she said.
Divya’s exam also went well. “The DILR questions were not difficult, but there were multiple sets to be solved in the given time limit,” she said.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
hi,
For MBA admissions at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur through the Vinod Gupta School of Management, the CAT 2025 eligibility cutoff for shortlisting was 90 percentile for General/EWS candidates, 81 percentile for OBC, and 60 percentile for SC, ST, and PwD candidates. The sectional perce
Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 days ago
hi,
For MBA admission at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur through the Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM), the minimum CAT percentile required for shortlisting in 2026 is 90 percentile for General/EWS candidates, 81 percentile for OBC, and 60 percentile for SC, ST, and PwD candidates. H
Contributor-Level 9
Answered 3 days ago
No, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar has not mentioned that it accepts CAT score for MBA admissions on their portals. Candidates are instead required to appear for an in-house entrance exam that is conducted by GNDU itself.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, IBSAT exam is comparatively easier than CAT in terms of syllabus difficulty level and competition. CAT question paper requires high anlaytical solving skills to score well in exam, whereas IBSAT exam assesses candidate's speed and accuracy. The difficulty level of IBSAT exam is moderate.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 4 days ago
No, to gain admission to the MBA course at this institute, candidates have to appear for the CAT exam and then for the Group Discussion (GD) and/or Personal Interview (PI) rounds.
Students are only shortlisted for the GD and PI rounds based on their performance in the CAT exam. Students who clear bo
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Answered 4 days ago
Srinivas University - Bangalore Campus accepts national or state-level Management entrance exam scores for admission in MBA. Hence, aspirants can apply via CAT scores. They can also appear for SUAT conducted by the university for admission.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 5 days ago
The registrations for the exam generally start from the month of August and continue till September. The admit cards are released by November. Exam is conducted usually by last week of November. Students can download their results by December.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
Yes, COEP, Pune does accept CAT score to admit candidates for MBA admissions. During CAP rounds, if candidates have a valid score in CAT, they will be chosen based on those scores only. Thus, such candidates are not required to reappear for MAH-CET.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, to gain admission to the MBA course at this university, candidates have to either attempt the CAT or other accepted exams (MAT, SUAT, etc.) and then appear in the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.
Students are shortlisted for the GD and PI rounds based on their performa
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
IIT Madras CAT cutoff 2025 is generally not released to the public and is instead only visible to students with login credentials.
Based on the previous year's estimated CAT cutoff for the General AI category, the overall CAT percentile was 85.11.
Note: The cutoff data provided is not official. It i
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