CAT 2022 Slot 2 did not throw any major surprises as compared to CAT 2022 Slot 1. The element of ambiguity regarding the number of questions was resolved in CAT 2022 Slot 1 itself. The CAT 2022 Slot 2 pattern continued to be along the same lines as the morning slot with 66 questions in total to be solved in 2 hours with 40 minutes allotted to each section.
Based on the expectation and CL predictions, CAT aspirants the following section-wise distribution of questions:
The marking scheme remained the same: +3/-1 for MCQs, and +3/0 for non-MCQs. The overall level of difficulty for CAT 2022 slot 2 was similar to that of CAT 2022 Slot 1. In terms of the section-wise level of difficulty, the VARC of slot 2 was easy to moderate. DILR was difficult in terms of LOD. QA of slot 2 was similar to last year and had a moderate level of difficulty.
An overall raw score of around ~98-100 should fetch a 99%ile in CAT 2022 Slot 2.
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Section Name |
Total Questions |
Time Limit |
Marking Scheme |
Score for 99%ile |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
24 |
40 Minutes |
+3/-1 (for MCQs) |
40-42 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
20 |
40 Minutes |
+3/-1 (for MCQs) |
30-32 |
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
22 |
40 Minutes |
+3/-1 (for MCQs) |
30- 34 |
The CAT 2022 VARC section of Slot 2 continued to be easy to moderate in terms of difficulty. There were a total of 24 questions to be attempted in 40 minutes.
6 questions were Non-MCQs. The RC passages were around ~500 words each. 2 were easy to read. Since there were 4 passages, 11-14 questions would have been an ideal attempt.
Overall, a score of 40-42 can be considered enough for a 99+%ile.
CAT 2022 VARC Question-wise Breakup:
Topic |
No. of Questions (MCQ/non-MCQ) |
Ideal Score/ Attempt |
Reading Comprehension |
16 (4+4+4+4) |
11-14 |
Verbal Ability - Parajumbles |
3 |
7 |
Verbal Ability - Summary |
3 |
|
Verbal Ability - Parajumbles (Odd-sentence out) |
2 |
|
Slot 2 DILR was difficult. The DILR section had 4 sets with 5 questions each, much like slot 1. Again, the number of non-MCQs was 6. 2 sets were easy to solve and an ideal attempt for this section was 12-13.
A score of 30-32 marks can be considered ideal for a 99+ percentile in DILR.
CAT 2022 DILR Question-wise Breakup:
Subject |
Topic |
No of Questions |
Ideal Attempt |
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning |
Revenue / cost |
5 |
4-5 |
Cosmetic item sales |
5 |
3-4 |
|
Diagram- 4 destination |
5 |
3-4 |
|
Salesman & four colonies |
5 |
2-3 |
The QA section of CAT 2022 Slot 2 was the same as last year. Of the 22 questions, 15 questions were an ideal attempt for the section. The section had 8 non-MCQs. As seen in the Slot 1 QA section, the Slot 2 QA section continued to be dominated by Arithmetic followed by Algebra.
A score of 30-34 would be ideal for a 99+ percentile in the QA section of CAT 2022 Slot 2.
CAT 2022 QA Questions- wise Breakup:
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 |
Based on the overall and section-wise scores, level of difficulty and good attempts, given below are the score required for various percentiles:
| Percentile | Sections |
Overall |
||
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
||
99 |
40-42 |
30-32 |
36-38 |
98-100 |
95 |
31-33 |
22-24 |
30-34 |
70-72 |
90 |
27-29 |
18-20 |
24-26 |
58-60 |
85 |
24-26 |
16-18 |
13-15 |
49-51 |
80 |
20-21 |
14-16 |
12 |
44-45 |
Candidates would have done well to maintain their calm and follow the guidelines shared by Career Launcher, in all its sessions. The overall cutoff for a 99+ percentile is expected to range around 98-100.