CAT 2020 was conducted in three slots. The CAT 2020 Paper Analysis provided by Career Launcher for the morning, afternoon and evening slots are available in this article.
- CAT 2020 Exam Pattern
- [PDF] CAT 2020 Answer Key by Career Launcher
- CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher
- Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 1
- Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 2
- Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 3
- CAT 2019 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 1
- CAT 2019 VARC Analysis Slot 1
- CAT 2019 DILR Analysis Slot 1
- CAT 2019 QA Analysis Slot 1
- CAT 2019 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 2
- CAT 2019 VARC Analysis Slot 2
- CAT 2019 DILR Analysis Slot 2
- CAT 2019 QA Analysis Slot 2
- CAT 2020 Analysis by Top Coaching Institutes
- CAT 2020 Cut-off of top B Schools
CAT 2020 was conducted on 29th November 2020. Career Launcher, one of the top CAT coaching institutes in Delhi/ NCR has released the CAT analysis for Slot 1 and has published the analyses of other slots as well once the exam gets over. Experts of Career Launcher analyzed all the sections of CAT and released a separate analysis for all the slots of CAT 2020 examination. The paper analysis of CAT 2020 will allow the candidates to know the difficulty level of the examination. CAT Aspirants who are appearing for the examination next year can also check the CAT 2020 Analysis to prepare their preparation plan. The CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher is provided in this article. Candidates can also check the expected CAT 2020 Cutoff and sectional analysis of CAT 2020 from this article.
CAT 2020 Exam Pattern
Candidates can check the table provided below to know the CAT exam pattern.
Section name | Total number of questions |
Quantitative Ability | 26 |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | 26 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning | 24 |
Total | 76 |
[PDF] CAT 2020 Answer Key by Career Launcher
Career Launcher will release the answer key for Slot 1, 2 & 3 of the CAT 2020 exam conducted on November 29. The PDF files for the CAT 2020 Answer Key released by Career Launcher have been attached below.
| Slot | Answer Key Download |
| Slot 1 | CAT 2020 Slot 1 Answer Key (CL) - PDF - coming soon |
| Slot 2 | CAT 2020 Slot 2 Answer Key (CL) - PDF - coming soon |
| Slot 3 | CAT 2020 Slot 3 Anwer Key (CL) - PDF - coming soon |
CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher
Since the exam pattern of CAT 2020 has been changed, candidates experienced a change in the number of problems asked in each section of the exam. The difficulty level of CAT 2020 was Moderate to Difficult. Candidates can check the paper analysis of CAT 2020 prepared by Career Launcher from here.
| CAT College Predictor 2020 | CAT Percentile Predictor 2020 |
Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 1
A total of 76 questions were asked in the exam. The overall level of difficulty for CAT 2020 slot 1 was slightly higher than that of CAT 2019 while the VARC section was lengthy and slightly tricky.
Section | No. of Questions | No. of Non-MCQ Questions | Level of Difficulty | Attempts for 99%ile |
VARC | 26 | 5 | Moderate to Difficult | 40 - 42 |
DILR | 24 | 6 | Easy to Moderate | 32 - 34 |
QA | 26 | 8 | Easy to Moderate | 46 - 48 |
Total | 76 | 19 | Moderate | 105 - 110 |
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CAT 2020 Slot 1 Analysis by CL: Section-Wise Break Up
Check the section-wise analysis of CAT 2020 Slot 1 here.
CAT 2020 Slot 1 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis
Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
Reading Comprehension | 18 (5+5+4+4) | 14 - 16 |
Verbal Ability - Summary | 3 | 3 |
Verbal Ability - Para Jumbles | 3 | 3 |
Verbal Ability - Odd-Sentence Out | 2 | 2 |
CAT 2020 Slot 1 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis
Subject | Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
| Data Interpretation | Students and Exams | 6 | 3 |
Data Interpretation | Drivers and Ratings | 4 | 4 |
Data Interpretation | Set on Patients | 4 | 3 |
Logical Reasoning | Set on Musicians | 4 | 4 |
Logical Reasoning | Institutes Vendors | 6 | 3 |
CAT 2020 Slot 1 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis
Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
Number System | 5 | 3 - 4 |
Arithmetic | 10 | 7 - 8 |
Algebra | 8 | 5 - 6 |
Modern Math | - | - |
Geometry & Mensuration | 3 | 1 - 2 |
Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 2
Section | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level | Attempts for 99%ile |
VARC | 26 | Moderate | 42-44 |
DILR | 24 | Difficult | 28-30 |
QA | 26 | Moderate to Difficult | 40-42 |
Total | 76 | Moderate to Difficult | 100-102 |
CAT 2020 Slot 2 Analysis by CL: Section-Wise Break Up
Check the section-wise analysis of CAT 2020 Slot 2 here.
CAT 2020 Slot 2 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis
Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
Reading Comprehension | 18 (5+5+4+4) | 14 - 16 |
Verbal Ability - Summary | 3 | 3 |
Verbal Ability - Para Jumbles | 3 | 3 |
Verbal Ability - Odd-Sentence Out | 2 | 2 |
CAT 2020 Slot 2 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis
Subject | Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
| Data Interpretation | Voters | 6 | 4 |
Data Interpretation | Parking Caselet | 4 | 2-3 |
Data Interpretation | Revenue & Cost | 4 | 2 |
Logical Reasoning | Grid-Based Filling | 4 | Best left alone |
Logical Reasoning | Arrangement | 6 | 4 |
CAT 2020 Slot 2 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis
Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
Number System | 3 | 2 |
Arithmetic | 10 | 6-7 |
Algebra | 7 | 4 |
Modern Math | 2 | 1 |
Geometry & Mensuration | 4 | 2-3 |
Overall CAT 2020 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 3
Section | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level | Attempts for 99%ile |
VARC | 26 | Moderate | 40-42 |
DILR | 24 | Difficult | 26-28 |
QA | 26 | Moderate | 40-42 |
Total | 76 | Moderate to Difficult | 103-105 |
CAT 2020 Slot 3 Analysis by CL: Section-Wise Break Up
Check the section-wise analysis of CAT 2020 Slot 3 here.
CAT 2020 Slot 3 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis
Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
Reading Comprehension | 18 (5+5+4+4) | 14 - 15 |
Verbal Ability - Summary | 3 | 3 |
Verbal Ability - Para Jumbles | 3 | 3 |
Verbal Ability - Odd-Sentence Out | 2 | 2 |
CAT 2020 Slot 3 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis
Subject | Topic | Total Questions | LOD |
| Data Interpretation | HI-LO | 6 | Difficult |
Logical Reasoning | People & Area | 6 | Difficult |
Logical Reasoning | Vials & People | 4 | Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | Venn Diagram | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | Orders | 4 | Moderate |
CAT 2020 Slot 3 Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis
Topic | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
Number System | 3 | 2 |
Arithmetic | 10 | 6-7 |
Algebra | 5 | 3 |
Co-ordinate Geometry | 3 | 2 |
Geometry & Mensuration | 5 | 2-3 |
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CAT 2019 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 1
The difficulty level slot 1 paper of CAT 2019 paper was moderate. Both Quant and DILR sections were slightly easier than last year. Candidates who have attempted 157-160 questions with 100% accuracy were able to fetch 99 percentile.
Section | No. of Questions | No. of Non-MCQ questions | Difficulty Level | Attempts for 95%ile | Attempts for 99%ile |
QA | 34 | 11 | Easy - Moderate | 18 - 20 | 24 - 26 |
VARC | 34 | 7 | Moderate - Difficult | 23 - 25 | 26 - 28 |
DILR | 32 | 8 | Easy - Moderate | 14 - 16 | 18 - 20 |
Total | 100 | 26 | ~ 60 | ~ 65 |
CAT 2019 VARC Analysis Slot 1
A total of 5 passages were covered in this section. One of the passages had 4 choices while the rest of the passages had 5 questions each. All the passages were asked from different sections. The 10 TITA questions were slightly difficult than last year. The difficulty level of para jumble questions was moderate. Besides this, the difficulty level of summary questions was relatively easier. Check the table provided below to know the analysis of CAT 2019 reading comprehensions.
Passages | Understanding | Attempts |
Online Marketing | Easy | Easy |
Emperor Penguins | Easy | Easy |
Topophilia | Moderate - Difficult | Moderate - Difficult |
Aladdin | Easy | Difficult |
British Folk | Moderate - Difficult | Moderate |
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CAT 2019 DILR Analysis Slot 1
As per the analysis prepared by Career Launcher for Slot 1, Questions about the summation of two 6-digit numbers, 12 different junctions, different types of gifts in 100 boxes were easy. Check all the type of questions asked in the DILR section from the table provided below.
No. of Questions | No. of Questions | Doable |
| Summation of Two six-Digit Numbers | 4 | 3 |
Crime Rate across States | 4 | 4 |
100 Boxes of Gifts | 4 | 4 |
Tournament – Shooting Bullseye | 4 | 3 |
Arrangement of Books on Shelves | 4 | 3 |
Dancers and Choreographers | 4 | 3 |
12 Junctions | 4 | 2 |
Rating of Vendors(Radar Graph) | 4 | 4 |
CAT 2019 QA Analysis Slot 1
The CAT QA section comprised questions from Time Speed Distance, Percentage, Time & Work, Geometry, Algebra, Numbers. The overall difficulty of the QA section was easier.
Topic | Number of Questions | Doable |
Modern maths | 1 | 1 |
Algebra | 13 | 8 |
Geometry & Mensuration | 4 | 2 |
Number system | 2 | 1 |
Arithmetic | 14 | 6-7 |
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CAT 2019 Analysis by Career Launcher Slot 2
The difficulty level of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was almost similar to the Slot 1. VARC section of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was difficult than the CAT 2028 Slot 2 while the DILR Section was slightly easier. The overall difficulty level of the slot was between that of CAT 2017 and CAT 2018. Candidates can check the table provided below to know the overall structure of the CAT 2018 Slot 2.
| Section | Number. of Que | Number of Non-MCQ Que | Difficulty Level | Attempts for 95%ile | Attempts for 99%ile |
| QA | 34 | 11 | Easy to Moderate | 18 - 20 | 24 - 26 |
| VARC | 34 | 7 | Moderate to Difficult | 22 - 25 | 26 - 28 |
| DILR | 32 | 8 | Moderate | 14 - 16 | 21 - 24 |
| Total | 100 | 26 | Moderate to Difficult | ~ 60 | ~ 70 |
CAT 2019 VARC Analysis Slot 2
VARC section of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was slightly trickier than the CAT 2019 Slot 1. Two RCs passages of CAT 2019 VARC Slot 2 were tough to answer. An attempt of 24 - 26 questions was good in CAT 2019 VARC Slot 2. Besides this, 4 questions were asked from Para Jumbles, 3 from Odd Sentence and 3 from Para Summary. The difficulty level of Para Jumbles section was Easy to Moderate. The table provided below will help the candidates know the analysis of CAT 2019 reading comprehensions.
Passages | Understanding | Attempt |
British Colonialism | Difficult | Difficult |
Shifting of Capitals | Easy | Easy to Moderate |
Languages in Egypt | Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
Art, History & Museums | Easy to Moderate | Moderate |
Ecology | Easy to Moderate | Moderate |
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CAT 2019 DILR Analysis Slot 2
The difficulty level of CAT 2019 Slot 2 was slightly easier than Slot 1. 3 of the DI sets were easier and were easily doable. The difficulty level of the logical reasoning section was moderate. Candidates can check the table provided below to know the analysis of the DILR section of CAT 2019 Slot 2.
Section | Topic | No. of Questions | Doable |
DILR | Rainfall Average (Scattered Diagrams) | 4 | 4 |
3 Doctors (Arrangements) | 4 | 3 | |
6 Languages, 5 people | 4 | 4 | |
Profit Loss (Spider Graph) | 4 | 4 | |
6 sections, 6 Profs, Mid-term & End-terms | 4 | 1 - 2 | |
3x3 Matrix - Coins & Pouches | 4 | 2 - 3 | |
Venn Diagram on Voting on two Proposals | 4 | 2 - 3 | |
Tournaments for 6 Rounds | 4 | 2 -3 |
CAT 2019 QA Analysis Slot 2
The majority of the questions asked in the CAT 2019 Slot 2 were from Arithmetic and Algebra. Besides this, 6 questions were asked from the Geometry and Mensuration section. Candidates can view the table provided below to know the sectional analysis of CAT 2020 Slot 2 for the QA section.
Section | Topic | No. of Questions | Doable |
Quantitative Ability | Geometry and Mensuration | 6 | 3-4 |
Number System | 3 | 1 | |
Modern Math | 0 | 0 | |
Arithmetic | 14 | 9 - 10 | |
Algebra | 11 | 5 - 6 |
CAT 2020 Analysis by Top Coaching Institutes
The table provided below will help you know the CAT 2020 analysis provided by Bulls Eye, IMS and T.I.M.E
Source: Career Launcher
CAT 2020 Cut-off of top B Schools
Candidates can check the table provided below to get an idea about the cutoff of CAT 2020 of top MBA colleges of India.
Percentile | Institutes |
99.5+ | IIM A, IIM Lucknow, FMS Delhi, IIM Indore, IIM B, IIM C, IIM Kozhikode |
98+ | |
96.5+ | |
94.5+ | Fore School of Management, TAPMI Manipal, XLRI Jamshedpur, IIM Amritsar |
90+ | Goa Institute of Management, MICA Ahmedabad, SIMSREE, SPJAIN Mumbai, IIM Sambalpur |
87+ | Great Lakes Chennai, Welingkar Mumbai, IIM Shillong, IIM Jammu, IIM Trichy |
83+ | Chandigarh University, Garden City University, Bangalore, Amity University Manesar, LPU Punjab, |
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