CAT 2021 Slot 3 Question Paper Analysis, Answer Key (Out)

Sukriti Vajpayee

Updated On: November 30, 2021 07:24 pm IST

CAT 2021 Slot 3 was conducted on November 28, 2021, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Go through the detailed analysis of the third slot of CAT 2021 to know about the overall and sectional difficulty levels of the exam.

CAT 2021 Slot 3 Analysis

Slot 3 of CAT 2021 was held in the evening session from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The duration of the exam was 2 hours (120 minutes). This is the third and final shift of CAT 2021 for admission to the academic cycle of 2022-23. 

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CAT 2021 Slots 1 and 2 have been successfully conducted. Candidates can check the paper analysis of both the slots below.

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The overall and section-wise CAT 2021 Slot 3 analysis is prepared on the basis of the feedback received from the test-takers. Candidates will get to know the difficulty level of the exam, total number of questions, topics with the most weightage, etc. here. They will also get to download the question paper of CAT 2021 Slot 3 and CAT 2021 Unofficial Answer Key.

Highlights of CAT 2021 Slot 3 Analysis

Go through the table given below to know the major highlights of the CAT 2021 Slot 3 exam analysis.

Overall Difficulty Level of Slot 3

Moderate

Difficulty Level of VARC Section

Easy to Moderate

Difficulty Level of DILR Section

Moderate

Difficulty Level of QA Section

Moderate but lengthy

Total Number of Questions in CAT 2021

66

Total Number of Questions in VARC Section

24

Total Number of Questions in DILR Section

20

Total Number of Questions in QA Section

22

Topics with Most Weightage in VARC Section

To be Updated

Topics with Most Weightage in DILR Section

To be Updated

Topics with Most Weightage in QA Section

Algebra, Arithmetic

CAT 2021 Slot 3 Latest Updates

Check out the latest updates from Slot 3 of CAT 2021 here.

  • CAT 2021 Slot 3 concluded at 6:30 pm. The CAT 2021 Slot 3 question paper followed the same 24-20-22 pattern again.
  • There were 4 RC questions, 2 of which are reported to be easy while the other two were on the more difficult side.
  • Students said that the QA section was easier as compared to Slot 2 of the exam.

CAT 2021 Section-wise Difficulty Level & Good Attempts

SectionNo. of QuestionsDifficulty LevelGood Attempts
VARC24 (19 MCQs + 5 non-MCQs)Easy-ModerateTo be updated
DILR20 (15 MCQs + 5 non-MCQs)ModerateTo be updated
QA22ModerateTo be updated
Overall66To be updatedTo be updated

CAT 2021 Slot 3 VARC Analysis

The paper analysis of the VARC section in Slot 3 of VARC has been given below.

Latest Updates

  • The VARC section followed the same pattern as Slot 1 and Slot 2.
  • There were 4 RC questions in the section with 4 questions each. There were 3 questions each from Para jumbles & Para-summary and 2 questions from Odd-One-Out.
  • 2 of the RC passages were reportedly quite doable while the other 2 landed on the difficult end of the spectrum.

CAT 2021 VARC Topics & No. of Questions

TopicNo. of QuestionsDifficulty Level
Reading Comprehension4 passages of 4 questions each = 16 questionsEasy - Moderate
Parajumbles3Moderate
Para-summary3Moderate
Odd-One-Out2Moderate

RC Passages in CAT 2021 Slot 3

TopicNo. of QuestionsDifficulty Level
RC Passage 1: Language-based RC passage4Easy
RC Passage 2: X-Men Comics-based passage4Easy
RC Passage 3: Science-based passage4Difficult
RC Passage 44To be updated

CAT 2021 Slot 3 DILR Analysis

Given below is the sectional analysis of DILR in Slot 3 of the CAT 2021 question paper.

Latest Updates

  • Again the pattern followed in the DILR section was the same as the first 2 slots.
  • There were 2 DI questions of 6 questions each and 2 LR questions with 4 questions each.

CAT 2021 Slot 3 DILR Topics

TopicNo. of QuestionsDifficulty
DI Set 16To be updated
DI Set 26To be updated
LR Set 14To be updated
LR Set 24To be updated

CAT 2021 Slot 3 QA Analysis

Here is the analysis of the Quant section of Slot 3 of the CAT 2021 exam.

Latest Updates

  • Students faced difficulty in solving the Quant section in Slot 3 of the CAT 2021 exam.
  • The difficulty level was on the Moderate side. However, the questions were lengthy, which made time management crucial for students appearing in this shift.

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CAT 2021 Slot 3 Question Paper: Download PDF

Candidates will be able to download the PDF of the CAT 2021 Slot 3 question paper from here. The link will be updated below after the exam has ended.

CAT 2021 Slot 3 Question Paper (PDF) Out - Download Memory Based Questions Paper of Slot 1, 2 and 3 Here

CAT 2021 Slot 3 Answer Key/ Solutions

Given below are the answer key or solutions of Slot 3 of CAT 2021.

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