CAT Exam Analysis 2022 by Career Launcher, TIME and IMS Available!

Topic	No. of Questions (MCQ/non-MCQ)	Ideal attempt
Reading Comprehension	16 (4+4+4+4)	14
Verbal Ability - Parajumbles	3	7
Verbal Ability - Summary	3
Verbal Ability - Odd Sentence Out	2

CAT 2022 Slot 3 VARC question-wise breakup

CAT 2022 Slot 3 VARC was the easiest of all the three slots. There were a total of 24 questions out of which 3 questions were Non-MCQs. The RC passages were of about 500 words each. 2 RC passages were easy whereas one was 1 was moderate and 1 was difficult.

Topic	No. of Questions (MCQ/non-MCQ)	Ideal Score/ Attempt
Reading Comprehension	16 (4+4+4+4)	8-10
Verbal Ability - Parajumbles	3	2
Verbal Ability - Summary	3	2
Verbal Ability - Para completion	2	1

CAT 2022 Slot 1 DILR question-wise breakup

The DILR section had 20 questions distributed across 4 sets with 5 questions each. The number of non-MCQs was 6. The total number of doable questions was around 8-10.

Subject	Topic	No. of Questions	Ideal Attempt
Data Interpretation + Logical Reasoning	Token	5	3
	University Team	5	4
	15 girls get together	5	3
	Metrolines	5	2

CAT 2022 Slot 2 DILR question-wise breakup

The DILR section of CAT 2022 slot 2 was also easy to moderate. The composition of DI and LR was same as slot 1.

Subject	Topic	No. of Questions	Ideal Attempt
Data Interpretation + Logical Reasoning	Revenue/Cost	5	4-5
	Cosmetic Item Sale	5	3-4
	Diagram - 4 destinations	5	3-4
	Salesman & 4 colonies	5	2-3

CAT 2022 Slot 3 DILR question-wise breakup

CAT 2022 Slot 3 DILR was more difficult DILR sections of Slot 2 and Slot 1. The Slot 3 DILR section had 20 questions distributed across 4 sets with 5 questions each.

Subject	Topic	No. of Questions	Ideal Attempt
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	COVID cases	5	2-3
	Computer Science-ratios	5	2-3
	Blue & pink- male female-graph	5	4-5
	Games (4 people)	5	2

CAT 2022 Slot 1 Quantitative Aptitude Questions-wise breakup

QA section had 8 non-MCQs. As expected, Arithmetic dominated this section. A score of 36-38 would be ideal for a 99+ percentile in the QA section of CAT 2022.

Topic	No. of Questions (MCQ/non-MCQ)	Ideal Attempt
Number System	1	1
Algebra	8	5
Arithmetic	8	5
Modern Math	2	2
Geometry & Mensuration	3	3

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Quantitative Aptitude Questions-wise breakup

The QA section of CAT 2022 slot 2 was also easy to moderate. The composition of QA was same as slot 1.

Topic	No. of Questions (MCQ/non-MCQ)	Ideal Attempt
Number System	1	1
Algebra	7	5
Arithmetic	9	6
Modern Math	1	1
Geometry & Mensuration	4	3

CAT Exam Analysis 2022 by T.I.M.E.

CAT 2022 exam was of the same difficulty level as last year’s paper. There were no changes in the exam pattern or structure. Check below CAT 2022 analysis by T.I.M.E.

CAT 2022 Slot 1 VARC Analysis

VARC section of the CAT 2022 Slot 1 had 24 questions – 16 from RC and 8 from VA. One of the RC passages, the one on Human rights & Technology was the toughest of all. Check the RC section below:

Number of Questions	Readability	Overall Difficulty Level
Undeads/Ghosts	4	Moderate
Emotions/Stoicism	4	Moderate
Chinese/Eastern Art Philosophy	4	Moderate
Human rights & Technology	4	Very Difficult

In the VA section, there were three questions on Para Formation, two questions on Sentence Placement and three questions on Para Summary. All the VA questions were of moderate difficulty.

CAT 2022 Slot 2 VARC Analysis

The composition of CAT 2022 Slot 2 VARC section was same as Slot 1. There were four RC passages with moderate to high difficulty level. Check the table below for RC topics.

Number of Questions	Readability	Overall Difficulty Level
Social Institutions	4	Difficult
Music	4	Very Difficult
Engineering Pedagogy	4	Moderate
Octopuses	4	Easy

In the Verbal Ability section, there were three para-formation questions, which were difficult, three para summary questions which were moderate to difficult and two sentence placement questions which were moderate.

CAT 2022 Slot 3 VARC Analysis

The composition of CAT 2022 Slot 3 VARC section was same as Slot 1 and Slot 2. There were four RC passages with moderate to high difficulty level. Check the table below for RC topics.

Passage	Number of Questions	Readability	Overall Difficulty Level
Orientalism and Interpretation of India’s past	4	Difficult	Moderate-Difficult
Automation	4	Easy	Moderate-Easy
Biology & Technology	4	Moderate	Moderate
Social Disorganization	4	Moderate	Moderate

Similar to slot 2 and 3, the VARC section of CAT 2022 slot 3 also had 8 VA questions which included 3 para formation questions (high difficulty), 2 sentence placement questions of moderate difficulty and three para summary questions which were moderate to high in terms of difficulty level.

CAT 2022 Slot 1 DILR Analysis

Check the table below for sectional composition of CAT 2022 Slot 1 DILR. This section was of slightly high difficulty compared to last year’s paper.

DILR	No. of Questions	Difficulty level
Boys & Girls (Venn Diagram)	5	Very Difficult
Funding Tokens (LR Puzzle)	5	Difficult
Goals (Games & Tournament)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Metro (Routes & Networks)	5	Very Difficult

CAT 2022 Slot 2 DILR Analysis

Check the table below for sectional composition of CAT 2022 Slot 2 DILR. This section was of slightly high difficulty compared to last year’s paper.

DILR	No. of Questions	Difficulty level
Warehouses (Routes & Networks)	5	Very Difficult
Products Types (Venn Diagrams)	5	Difficult
Households and Salesmen (Quant Based Reasoning)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Revenues, Cost (Scatter Chart)	5	Moderate

CAT 2022 Slot 3 DILR Analysis

The CAT 2022 Slot 3 DILR section has four sets with five questions each. Though the selection of sets was difficult but those who chose the correct ones would have done well in this section.

DILR	No. of Questions	Difficulty level
Mortality rates (Bar Graph)	5	Moderate
Diseases (Distribution)	5	Difficult
Students (Quant Based Reasoning)	5	Very Difficult
Rounds and Bets (Games and Tournaments)	5	Difficult

CAT 2022 Slot 1 Quantitative Aptitude Analysis

This section had a total of 22 questions, out of which eight were non-MCQs. It was dominated by arithmetic and the difficulty level was moderate.

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
ERPV	2	Easy
Percentages, Profit & Loss	2	Moderate - Difficult
SI-CI	1	Easy
Time & Distance	1	Moderate
Numbers	3	Moderate-Difficult
Geometry	2	Moderate
Progressions/Series	2	Moderate
Sets	1	Moderate
Quadratic Equations	1	Difficult
Inequalities & Modulus	2	Difficult
Averages Mixtures & Allegations	3	Easy-Moderate
Coordinate Geometry	1	Moderate
Permutations & Combinations	1	Difficult

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 

This section had a total of 22 questions, out of which eight were non-MCQs same as CAT 2022 slot 1 and slot 2. Check the topic wise weightage below:

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Percentages, Profit & Loss	1	Moderate
SI-CI	1	Easy
Time & Distance	1	Moderate
Time & Work	1	Difficult
Numbers	1	Moderate
Geometry	2	Moderate
Progressions/Series	2	Moderate - Difficult
ILS	2	Difficult
Functions	1	Difficult
Quadratic Equations	2	Difficult
Averages Mixtures & Alligations	4	Moderate-Difficult
Trigonometry	1	Difficult
Permutations & Combinations	1	Moderate
Special Equations	2	Moderate

CAT 2022 Slot 3 Quantitative Aptitude

The CAT 2022 Slot 3 Quantitative Aptitude section saw a slight change. Geometry and Quadratic equations dominated the section with 4 questions each, unlike Slot 1 and 2, which were dominated by Arithmetic and Algebra.

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
AMA	3	Moderate
Functions	1	Difficult
Geometry	4	Moderate-Difficult
Indices & Logs	1	Difficult
Special Equations	1	Difficult
Quadratic Equations	4	Moderate-Difficult
Numbers	1	Difficult
Progressions	1	Easy
SI CI	1	Easy
Time & Work	2	Easy-Difficult
Time & Distance	2	Easy-Difficult
P & C	1	Moderate

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis by IMS India

CAT 2022 Slot 1 VARC Analysis

Given below is the sectional break up and difficulty level of VARC section of CAT 2022 slot 1, by IMS India.

Area / Questions	No. of Questions	Type	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension	16	MCQ	Overall: Medium
RC-1: Supernatural Figures	4	MCQ	Medium
RC-2: The Chinese and western views on imitation	4	MCQ	Medium to Difficult
RC-3: Stoicism	4	MCQ	Medium
RC-4: Political Philosophy	4	MCQ	Difficult
Verbal Ability	08	MCQ & TITA	Overall: Medium
Para jumbles (4 sentences)	3	TITA	2 Easy, 1 Medium
Para-completion	2	MCQ	1 Easy, 1 Difficult
Summary	3	MCQ	2 Easy, 1 Medium

CAT 2022 Slot 1 DILR Analysis

Given below is the sectional break up and difficulty level of DILR section of CAT 2022 slot 1, by IMS India.

Area	Set Description	No. of Questions	Type	Level of Difficulty
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning		20	MCQ and TITA	Medium
Data Interpretation	(Reasoning based DI)Venn Diagram of 3 variables	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Medium to Difficult
Logical Reasoning	(Games & Tournament) 4 people making 12 goals in 8 games	5	5 MCQ	Easy to Medium
Logical Reasoning	Distribution of tokens	5	2 MCQ, 3 TITA	Medium to Difficult
Data Interpretation	(Routes & Networks) Metro Map – 4 metro lines	5	4 MCQ, 1 TITA	Easy to Medium

CAT 2022 Slot 1 Quantitative Aptitude Analysis

Given below is the sectional break up and difficulty level of Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT 2022 slot 1, by IMS India. There were 14 MCQs and 8 TITA questions. The overall difficulty level is moderate. 

Area/Q Type	No. of Questions
Arithmetic	8
Algebra	5
Geometry	3
Modern Math	3
Numbers	3

CAT 2022 Slot 2 VARC Analysis

The VARC section of Slot 2 was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. There were 16 RC questions and 8 VA questions. Check sectional composition.

Area / Questions	No. of Questions	Type	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension	16	MCQ	Overall: Medium
RC-1: Cephalopods’ camouflage – 550 words	4	MCQ	Easy
RC-2: Musicking and modern Humanity – 550 words	4	MCQ	Medium
RC-3: Institutions – 600 words	4	MCQ	Difficult
RC-4: Technical social Dualism – 550 words	4	MCQ	Medium
Verbal Ability	08	MCQ & TITA	Overall: Medium
Para jumbles (4 sentences)	3	TITA	2 Easy, 1 Medium
Para-completion	2	MCQ	1 Easy, 1 Medium
Summary	3	MCQ	3 Medium

CAT 2022 Slot 2 DILR Analysis

This section of CAT 2022 Slot 2 was same as Slot 1. There were four sets of five questions each. Check the sectional composition below:

Area	Set Description	No. of Questions	Type	Level of Difficulty
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning		20	MCQ and TITA	Medium
Data Interpretation	(Scatter Plot) Revenue and costs of 4 companies	5	5 MCQ	Easy to Medium
Data Interpretation	(Caselet) 3 sales representatives selling products over two days	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Easy to Medium
Logical Reasoning	(Network Diagram) A warehouse and 4 destinations	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Easy to Medium
Logical Reasoning	Cosmetic and nutrition products with FDA and one other approval	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Easy to Medium

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Quantitative Aptitude Analysis

The CAT 2022 Slot 2 Quantitative Aptitude section was of moderate difficulty level. Like Slot 1, it was also dominated by Arithmetic. Check the topics from which questions were asked.

Area/Q Type	No. of Questions
Arithmetic	8
Algebra	6
Geometry	3
Modern Math	4
Numbers	1

CAT 2022 Slot 3 VARC Analysis

The VARC section of Slot 3 was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. There were 16 RC questions and 8 VA questions. Check sectional composition.

Area / Questions	No. of Questions	Type	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension	16	MCQ	Overall: Medium
RC-1: Impact of Oriental Literature	4	MCQ	Difficult
RC-2: Social Disorganisation and Crime	4	MCQ	Easy
RC-3: Log of Bios and Technos	4	MCQ	Medium
RC-4: Effect of active and passive software	4	MCQ	Easy
Verbal Ability	08	MCQ & TITA	Overall: Medium
Para jumbles (4 sentences)	3	TITA	2 Easy, 1 Medium
Para-completion	2	MCQ	1 Easy, 1 Medium
Summary	3	MCQ	2 Easy, 1 Medium

CAT 2022 Slot 3 DILR Analysis

This section of CAT 2022 Slot 3 was same as Slot 1 and Slot 2. There were four sets of five questions each. Check the sectional composition below:

Area	Set Description	No. of Questions	Type	Level of Dfficulty
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning		20	MCQ and TITA	Medium
Data Interpretation	(Bar Graph) Mortality rate	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Easy
Data Interpretation	(Caselet) Computer Science-Non Computer Science students	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Difficult
Logical Reasoning	(Tournaments) A tournament of 4 people over 8 rounds	5	3 MCQ, 2 TITA	Medium
Logical Reasoning	(Arrangement) Number of cases over 5 days	5	5 MCQ	Easy

CAT 2022 Slot 3 QA Analysis

The CAT 2022 Slot 3 Quantitative Aptitude section was of moderate difficulty level. There were 14 MCQs and 8 TITA questions in this section. Check the topics from which questions were asked.

Area/Q Type	No. of Questions
Arithmetic	8
Algebra	6
Geometry	4
Modern Math	3
Numbers	2

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