CAT 2025 Exam (Nov 30, 2025) Slot-wise Analysis

Exam Format OverviewCAT 2025 was a computer‑based test of 120 minutes (2 hours) duration, held in three fixed slots (Morning 8:30–10:30, Afternoon 12:30–14:30, Evening 16:30–18:30).The test comprised 3 sections – Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Aptitude (QA) – each allotted 40 minutes.In total there were 68 questions 24 in VARC22 in DILR22 in QA.Question types included multiple‐choice (MCQ) and “type-in-the-answer” (TITA) items, with a marking scheme of +3 for correct MCQs, –1 for wrong MCQs, and +3 for correct TITA (0 for wrong).The sectional order was fixed (VARC → DILR → QA) and no inter-section switching was allowed.Slot-wise Sectional DifficultyEach slot’s paper followed the same pattern (68 Qs, 40 min/section).:Slot 1 (Morning 8:30–10:30)VARC: moderate difficulty (fair mix of passages; new question types like vocabulary-in-Context).DILR: moderate-to-difficult (five sets, including some tougher puzzles).QA: moderate (mixed arithmetic and algebra, nothing unusually hard).Slot 2 (Afternoon 12:30–14:30)VARC: moderate (passages and VA questions similar to Slot 1)DILR: moderate-to-difficult (half TITA; slightly tougher than Slot 1)QA: moderate ( arithmetic + algebra focus).Slot 3 (Evening 16:30–18:30)VARC: easy-to-moderate (passages generally less dense; resumed para‑jumbles).DILR: moderate (similar structure; overall doable).QA: difficult (trickier arithmetic/algebra questions; highest QA difficulty across slots)  Slot VARC DILR QA Slot 1 (AM) Moderate Moderate – Difficult Moderate Slot 2 (Noon) Moderate Moderate – Difficult Moderate Slot 3 (PM) Easy – Moderate Moderate Difficult Expected Cutoff Scores by Slot and Percentile Slot 1 (Morning) – Raw Score vs. Percentile: Raw Score (out of 204) Percentile 124 99.9 105 99.5 94 99.0 83 98.0 72 95.0 55 90.0 45 85.0 40 80.0 34 75.0 Slot 2 (Afternoon) – Raw Score vs. Percentile: Raw Score Percentile 118 99.9 99 99.5 87 99.0 78 98.0 68 95.0 55 90.0 44 85.0 39 80.0 35 75.0 Slot 3 (Evening) – Raw Score vs. Percentile: Raw Score Percentile 119 99.9 104 99.5 89 99.0 79 98.0 68 95.0 54 90.0 45 85.0 37 80.0