CAT 2022 Slot 2 Exam Analysis 2022 (OUT): Paper Review, Difficulty Level, Good Attempts

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Exam Analysis 2022: IIM CAT 2022 Slot 2 paper review has been made available based on student’s reaction. The CAT 2022 Slot 2 exam concluded at 2.30 PM. CAT 2022 slot 2 analysis includes expert review on the difficulty level of questions asked, good attempts and other important details.

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Exam Analysis 2022: IIM Bangalore is conducting the Common Admission Test (CAT) today – November 27, in three slots. Now, the CAT 2022 second slot has started at 12:30 pm and got at 2:30 pm. There will be three sections in the IIM CAT 2022 question paper – Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension; Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. 

For all MCQ-type questions in CAT 2022, one mark will be deducted for every wrong answer marked. Candidates appearing for the Slot 2 exam can check here the CAT 2022 exam analysis provided by candidates, the difficulty level of questions, types of questions asked, expected cutoff and what to expect in the upcoming slots. Candidates can check here CAT slot 2 paper review 2022 for the VARC, DILR, and QA sections.  

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Analysis by T.I.M.E. Delhi

CAT 2022 was on the expected lines in the morning slot. While there were a few changes in the paper compared to the last year, the paper retained its overall structure/pattern. The following was the pattern of examination in the second slot. CAT 2022 was paper in the afternoon slot was very similar to that in the morning slot. The difficulty level varied slightly across sections, but overall, the paper was similar in structure and feel. The following was the pattern of examination in the second slot. 

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Exam Analysis 2022 – Section-wise 

The VARC section of slot 2 had 24 questions in the afternoon slot, 16 from Reading Comprehension and 8 from Verbal Ability. The break-up was similar to what was observed in the last couple of years. The RC passages were four in number, with four questions per passage.

The VA questions would have provided a welcome relief from the rather difficult passages overall, they were not very difficult. There were three Para-summary questions in this slot. All of these had passages which were moderately difficult and the questions were fairly doable. The distribution of the questions in the Verbal Ability area is as below – 

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Exam Analysis 2022 – DILR

The DILR section, as in the morning slot, had four sets with five questions each. With the number of questions once again becoming equal across all sets, set selection has become important as well as challenging. No longer can one rely on the number of questions as a proxy for the difficulty level of the set.

The set on the Warehouse network was very difficult set and required one to understand the situation and crack the logic. It was very time-consuming. Further, this was not a set which could be cracked in one go, i.e., the questions should also be solved independently. The set on product classification was also tough to solve, primarily because one needs to be careful in translating the given information into equations. Solving the equations was also difficult and could have taken up much time.

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Exam Analysis 2022 – QA

CAT 2022 Analysis By IMS 

The format CAT remained the same as in 2021. However, the DILR and Verbal sections saw some changes in segmentation and the number of MCQs and TITA. Both slots had the same pattern. The Verbal Section had 2 paragraph completion questions instead of the anticipated Odd Sentence questions. Overall Level of difficulty was on par with CAT 2022 Slot 1. 

Based on the feedback by several candidates, our initial estimate of the percentiles and score is as follows. These estimates will be suitably revised soon after the CAT releases the response sheets. 

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis Slot 2 – Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The VA-RC section had 16 Reading Comprehension questions and 8 Verbal Ability questions. The passages were of Medium difficulty level except for the one on Musicking and modern Humanity. Overall, Comprehension was more difficult than the VA questions. However, 10 to 12 questions could be attempted with high accuracy. The 2 Para-completion questions, which were new, consisted of a key sentence followed by a paragraph with four numbered blanks. There were 3 paragraph jumbles in TITA format, and 3 summary questions as MCQs. In VA, 5-6 attempts with high accuracy were possible. Overall the difficulty level of Slot 2 was comparable to the Morning slot. 

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis Slot 2 – Reading Comprehension

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis Slot 2 –  Verbal Ability 

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis Slot 2 – Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

The 2021 pattern has not been followed in CAT 2022 slot 2 also, as the DI-LR section had a total of 4 sets of 5 questions each. The sets were of Easy to Medium difficulty level. Overall, an attempt of 10 to 12 questions with high accuracy (85-90%) will be a good performance.

 CAT 2022 Exam Analysis Slot 2 – Quantitative Ability 

 This section was Medium in terms of Level of difficulty and was dominated by Arithmetic (8 questions), followed by Algebra (6 questions). Selecting the right questions to attempt was the key. Students should have been able to attempt about 13/14 questions in the given time with 85-90% accuracy. This section was similar as CAT 2022 slot 1 in structure with number of TITA (8) and MCQ (14) questions. 

CAT 2022 Slot 2 Test Interface 

The test interface was quite user-friendly and exactly the one provided in the official CAT Mock Test. There were no subdivisions within each section. A simple calculator was provided, and not a scientific one. There was an arrow provided near the question palette which when clicked expanded the question window to full-screen view by hiding the question palette & vice versa

CAT 2022 Analysis By CATKing 

As per the experts, the second slot of CAT 2022 was a little more challenging. VARC had a moderate difficulty level comparable to the VARC part from the previous year. Due to fewer set options, DILR went to the level and was moderate to challenging In terms of difficulty In terms of LOD 2-3  QA was simple.

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis of Slot 2 – Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Question-wise Breakup

The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension sections of Slot 2 CAT 2022 is at moderate level of difficulty. In total, 24 questions were to be answered in the allotted 40 minutes. Also, there were 2 passages were simple to read, 2 passages were challenging, and each had 2 questions that could be answered. The questions on the RC Passages were very similar to those on the CATKingEducare All India Mock

•  Reading Comprehension – 16 Questions
• RC 1 Topic: Music
• RC 2 Topic- Engineering technology (easy)
• RC 3 Topic: octopus (easy)
• RC 4: philosophy (abstract tough) 
• Verbal Ability – Para jumbles 3 Questions
• Verbal Ability – paraSummary
• Verbal Ability – No Questions of Odd One Out

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis of Slot 2 – Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Question-wise Breakup

 There were 20 questions total in the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning part, broken up into 4 sets. DILR was moderate to challenging in Slot 2 CAT 2022 level of difficulty. 2 sets of 4 Questions and other 2 sets has 6 Questions .

•  Set 1: Company revenue and profits
• Set 2: Tabular data of domestic and foreign products
• Set 3: network diagram Shortest path – left in option
• Set 4: Scheduling type of but complex so left

CAT 2022 Exam Analysis of Slot 2 – Quantitative Ability Question-wise Breakup

In terms of LOD In slot 2 of CAT 2022 is Tough. It had 22 short questions that could be answered in 40 minutes. There were 8 non-MCQs in the section.

•  Algebra – max (6-8)
• Geometry (3 – 4)
• Arithmetic (8)
• Numbers (2)
• Modern maths (PnC 1)
• How many numbers can be made from the given set of digits

CAT 2022 Analysis – Slot 2 (Student’s Reaction) 

As per the updates, the IIM CAT slot 2 was smoothly conducted. According to some of the student’s reactions, CAT 2022 slot 2 overall was moderately difficult. DILR and QA sections were a bit more difficult than Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC). The diversity of questions was also not as expected. Questions were asked about unexpected topics.  An aspirant stated that the CAT slot 2 exam was slightly tough, and most of the questions were asked from number systems. 

A normalization process will be applied before releasing the CAT percentile so that no candidates are unfairly given advantages or disadvantages. Apart from the students, the subject experts will share also share the CAT slot 2 paper review 2022 soon. The detailed exam analysis will be available after the CAT slot 2 exam and the same will be updated here, once available. 

CAT Exam 2022 Review

IIM CAT entrance exam has three sections namely Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR), and Quantitative Ability (QA). Each question asked will carry 3 marks. Candidates marking the wrong answer will lose one mark per question. They are not allowed to switch between different sections. This year, there will be no changes in the CAT exam pattern 2022.  

CAT Exam Pattern 2022 

As per IIM Bangalore’s released notification, the CAT 2022 paper pattern till now is the same as last year. The exam pattern will help candidates to understand the structure of the CAT question paper and marking scheme which will also help in better exam preparation. 

Also Read: CAT 2022 Exam Analysis: Check Slot 1 Paper Review and Expected Cut Off