MICAT II 2021 Exam & Question Paper Analysis (Out), Answer Key & Solutions

Updated On: January 30, 2021 02:11 pm IST

Candidates appearing for the MICAT II exam can check the exam analysis of MICAT II provided here. They can also check the question paper/ answer key of MICAT II exam here.

MICAT II 2021 Exam & Question Paper Analysis (Live), Answer Key & Solutions

MICAT II was conducted on January 30, 2021, from 9:00 AM to 11:15 AM. The exam was conducted in the online mode. MICAT II was based on the same revised exam pattern with 80 questions in Section C. The difficulty level of MICAT II 2021 was reported to be quite difficult. Students reported that the MICAT II Difficulty level was higher as compared to MICAT I. The Quantitative Aptitude section was reported to be very difficult this year. Students have reported that the difficulty level of the Quant section in MICAT II 2021 was more difficult than the Quant sections in CAT 2020 and XAT 2021. The Verbal Ability section was Moderate, DCT and General Awareness sections were of Moderate difficulty. Candidates who appeared for the MICAT II 2021 exam can check the paper analysis of MICAT II provided here to get an idea about the expected cutoff of MICAT. The paper analysis of MICAT II will also allow the candidates to know the difficulty level of the exam. It should be noted that the answer key/ solutions of MICAT II will also be updated here.

MICAT II 2021 Exam Pattern and Difficulty Level

The detailed exam analysis for MICAT II can be checked here. The analysis is prepared on the basis of student reactions.

Sections	Name of the Section	Total No. of Questions	Duration	Difficulty Level
A	Psychometric Test	150	30 minutes	--
B	Descriptive Test	4	25 minutes	--
C	Divergent & Convergent Thinking	20	80 minutes	Moderate to Difficult
	Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	20		Very Difficult
	Verbal Ability	20		Moderate
	General Awareness	20		Moderate
	TOTAL	234	135 minutes	Difficult

MICAT II 2021 Number of Good Attempts and Good Score

The section-wise number of good attempts and expected good score in MICAT II 2021 can be checked in the table below.

Section	Total No. of Questions	Expected Good Score	Good Attempts
Divergent & Convergent Thinking	20	8 - 10	10 - 12
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	20	5 - 7	8 - 10
Verbal Ability	20	10 - 12	12 - 13
General Awareness	20	10 - 12	14 - 15
Overall	80	35 - 40	40 - 50

Section-wise Analysis of MICAT II 2021 - Live Analysis

SECTION A - Psychometric Test

The Psychometric Test section in MICAT II 2021 had 150 questions this year as per the expected pattern. Students had around 30 minutes to attempt this section. The Psychometric Test had 33 questions that were True and False questions with two options and the remaining 117 questions had 8 options and candidates had to select the best matching option as per their preference.

Section B - Descriptive Test

The Descriptive Test was conducted as per the reduced time duration of 25 minutes this year. There were a total of 4 questions in this section. The topics for the Descriptive Test in MICAT II 2021 were as follows.

Picture Perception Test
Rock, Paper, Scissors - Bitterest Rivals Make the Best Team - argue for the topic
Rock, Paper, Scissors - Bitterest Rivals Make the Best Team - argue against the topic
How Young Managers can Optimize the Managerial Output

SECTION C - Aptitude Section

Divergent And Convergent Thinking Analysis

The difficulty level of the Divergent and Convergent Thinking section in MICAT II 2021 ranged from Moderate to Difficult. The questions were reported to be generally Moderate but the section was quite time-consuming. The number of questions from each topic in this section can be checked below.

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Word Association	7	To be Updated
Statement & Assumption	3	Moderate
Coding & Decoding	3	Moderate & Lengthy
Visual Reasoning	2	To be Updated


Analogy	2	To be Updated
Logical Data Sufficiency	1	Lengthy
Odd One Out	1	To be Updated
Blood Relations	1	Lengthy
Blood Relations	1	Lengthy

Also Read:What is a Good MICAT 2021 Score?

Verbal Ability Analysis

Verbal Ability in MICAT II 2021 was a Moderately difficult section. There were 2 RC passages, one on Priming Effect and a short passage on Climate Change.

Topics	No. of Questions
RC Passage 1: Priming Effect	5
RC Passage 2: Climate Change	4
Synonyms & Antonyms	2
Grammatically correct sentence	2
Jumbled Paragraph	3
Vocabulary	1
Fill in the Blanks	2
One-Word Substitution	1

Quantitative Ability And Data Interpretation Analysis

The Quantitative Ability section of MICAT II 2021 was reported to be very difficult this year. The difficulty level was much higher as compared to MICAT I and previous year MICAT exams. This section was reported to be even more difficult than the quant sections in CAT 2020 and XAT 2021.

Topics	Types of Questions	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Arithmetic - 6 questions	Profit & Loss	1	To be Updated
	Percentage	1	To be Updated
	SI & CI	2	Moderate
	Time Speed & Distance	1	To be updated
	Partnership	1	To be Updated
Heights & Distance	Heights & Distance	2	Moderate
Statistics	Mode	1	To be updated
Modern Maths	Permutation & Combination	1	To be Updated
Modern Maths	Probability	1	Moderate
Distance & Direction	Distance & Direction	1	To be Updated
Algebra	Maxima & Minima	2	To be Updated
Data Interpretation	Line Graph	1	Easy
Data Interpretation	Pie Chart	5	Very Difficult

General Awareness Analysis

The General Awareness section in MICAT II 2021 was Moderate this year.

Topic	No. of Questions
Brands-Tagline and Logos	6
Current Affairs	4
Awards	To be updated
Economics	To be updated
Science	To be updated
Geography	To be updated

MICAT II Exam Timings

MICAT exam started at 9:00 AM and ended by 11:15 AM. The reporting time for the candidates was before 8:00 AM.

Reporting Time	Exam Time
8:00 AM	9:00 AM- 11:15 AM

MICAT 2021 Answer Key/ Solutions

The answer key of MICAT II is expected to be released in the second week of February 2021. Candidates can check the answer key/ solutions of MICAT II here.