CAT 2019 Exam Analysis for Slot 1 – Check here CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis by students and experts. Most easy section in the exam was VARC but it was togher than last year. Sections for QA and DILR was easy to moderate in level of difficulty. Number of good attepmts in CAT 2019 slot 1 is considered to be around 65+. With the help of CAT 2019 Exam Analysis for Slot 1 candidates can know the difficulty level of the exam, the expected cutoff, topics asked in the exam, good attempts, etc. To check CAT 2019 slot 1 analysis, be with us and read below.
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CAT 2019 Exam Analysis for Slot 1
CAT is the most popular MBA entrance of the exam and about 2 lakh candidaes appear for the exam to take admission in prestigious IIMs. The exam is held in 2 shifts and in an entire online mode across the nation.
- CAT 2019 date: November 24, 2019
- CAT 2019 slot 1 start time: 9 am
- CAT 2019 slot 1 end time: 12 pm
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CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis by Career Launcher
The candidates can check below the analysis of slot 1 as per career launcher:
- As per them the paper was simple and there were not surprises
- VARC was slightly trickier, as per Career Launcher with 2 passageson difficult size
- Overall paper was slightly less difficult as compared to last year
The expected score to get 99 percentile as career launcher in each section are:
| Section | Expected score for 99%ile |
| VARC | 65-67 |
| DILR | 48-50 |
| Quant | 55-58 |
| Overall | 157-160 |
CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis for VARC
For the section Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), the candidates can check the analysis here:
- Difficulty level was trickier and tougher than last year.
- Cutoff of VARC might drop by about 6-8 marks.
| Section | RC questions | VA questions | No. of TITAs | Total |
| VARC | 24 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Type of questions asked in VA sections were:
- 5 passages
- 4 parajumbles
- 3 Para Summaries
- 4 Odd one out
The reading passages that were asked in the exam were:
- RC-1: British folk music
- RC- 2: Topophilia
- RC-3: Emperor Penguins
- RC-4: Internet Shopping and choice anxiety
- RC-5: Origin of story of Aladdin
Marks V/S percentile in VARC section:
| 99 percentile | ~ 74 marks |
| 95 percentile | ~ 62 marks |
| 85 percentile | ~ 54 marks |
CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis for DILR
For the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section, the following analysis can be figured:
- DILR was easier as compared to last year.
- Cutoff for DILR is expected to increase by about 7-9 marks
| Section | MCQs | No. of TITAs | Total |
| DILR | 24 | 8 | 32 |
Type of questions asked in the exam are:
- 3 case sets werer very easy
- 1 was a radar chart based DI questions
- Bar chart based question was there
- Linear Arrangement in Super Market – 4 questions
- Archery – 4 questions
- Prizes to be put in 100 boxes – 4 questions
- Coding – 4 questions
- Spider Chart on 5 vendors and 6 attributes – 4 questions
- Streets Intersection – 4 questions
- Dancers and Composers – 4 questions
Marks V/S percentile in DILR section:
| 99 percentile | ~ 45 marks |
| 95+ percentile | ~35 marks |
| 85 percentile | ~24 marks |
CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis for QA
For the Quantitative Aptitude section, the following analysis can be figured:
- QA was also a bit easier than last year
- cutoff for QA is expected to increase by about 5-7 marks
| Section | MCQs | No. of TITAs | Total |
| QA | 22 | 12 | 34 |
Type of questions asked in the exam are:
- Algebra with 8-9 questions
- Arithmetic with 9-10 questions
- Numbers with 7-8 questions
- Geometry with 6-7 questions
- Modern Maths with 1-2 questions
Marks V/S percentile in QA section:
| 99 percentile | ~ 63-65 marks |
| 95 percentile | ~ 56-57 marks |
| 85 percentile | ~ 45-46 marks |
CAT 2019 Analysis for Slot 1 – Live!
Check here live analysis of CAT 2019 slot 1:
12:25 PM: Watches, sandals and sweaters were not allowed inside the exam centers of Patna. These details were mentioned inadmit card.
12:00 PM: The exam has ended, the candidaes have started to come out of the exam rooms one by one.
11:50 AM: Nearly 2.44 lakh candidates have registered for CAT 2019.
9:00 AM: The exam started with candidates settled in their respective exam rooms. Candidates were asked to use the reference number in the admit card to locate their exam room.
CAT 2019 Answer Key
Candidates can check the answer key of CAT 2019 right after the exam. This answer keys are the memory based answer key and many unofficial sources release the same. The candidates can check such answer keys in PDF format, video format and in social media uploads by the test takers.
Apart from that, the conducting IIM, IIM Kozhikode shall release the answer keys online on the website of CAT 2019. the answer keys are made available under the login of the candidates and to check the same CAT 2019 login details are needed. To check scores using the answer key of CAT 2019, the following formula can be used:
CAT raw score = 3 X (no. of correct answers) – 1 X (number of wrong answers)
*For a Non-MCQ type question, the candidates need not require to deduct any marks for a wrong answer.
Top IIMs and their CAT 2019 Cutoff Percentile
Check the table below for top IIMs and their CAT 2019 cutoff percentile. Each IIM release their cutoff percentile before the exam. The candidate who achieves more than or equal to the cutoff percentile of an IIM can apply for admission after the CAT resut is out.
| Indian Institute of Management | CAT 2019 overall cutoff percentile | Rank |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | – | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 80 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | 85 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | 90 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Management Indore | 90 | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | 85 | 8 |
| Indian Institute of Management Udaipur | 90 | 13 |
| Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | 95 | 14 |
| Indian Institute of Management Raipur | 95 | 19 |
| Indian Institute of Management Rohtak | 95 | 23 |
| Indian Institute of Management Shillong | – | 24 |
CAT 2019
CAT 2019 exam isheld on November 24, 2019 and in entirely online mode. The exam is distributed in 2 slots, slot 1 and 2. Each slot is of 3 hours duration. Qyalifying the exam leads the candidates to take admission in any one of the prestigious IIMs of the nation. Apart from that, more than 200 B-schools also accept CAT score for MBA/ PGDM admission.
About Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) inatkes admission in their PGP or MBA courses based on CAT 2019 scores only. Thus, the candidates aspiring to join any of the IIMs, have to qualify CAT. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are a group of 20 public, autonomous institutes. The list of the 20 IIMs is given below:
- Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
- Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
- Indian Institute of Management Indore
- Indian Institute of Management Shillong
- Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
- Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
- Indian Institute of Management Raipur
- Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
- Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
- Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
- Indian Institute of Management Nagpur
- Indian Institute of Management Amritsar
- Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
- Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur
- Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam
- Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
- Indian Institute of Management Jammu
Each of the IIM take turn every year to conduct CAT. In 2019, IIM Kozhikode is the CAT condcuting body. Also, IIMs are declared as institutions of national importance.
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