CAT Exam Pattern 2024 at iimcat.ac.in Syllabus, Exam Pattern Here

CAT exam time duration

2 Hours (120 Minutes)

Name of the Section

• Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
• Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

• Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

Section-wise CAT exam duration

• 40 Minutes for Each Section (VARC, DILR, QA).

• 53 Minutes 20 Seconds for PwD candidates for each section.

CAT slot timings

• CAT slot 1 timing: 8:30 am - 10:30 am (Morning Session)
• CAT slot 2 timing: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm (Afternoon Session)

• CAT slot 3 timing: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm (Evening Session)

How many questions in CAT exam

66 Questions

CAT exam total marks

198 marks

Mode of the CAT 2024 exam

Computer-Based Mode (CBT)

CAT Marking Scheme

• For every right answer, +3 will be awarded
• For every wrong answer in MCQs, -1 will be deducted

• No negative marks for Non-MCQs

Section as per IIM CAT Exam Paper 2024

Total Questions

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

24

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

20

Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

22

Total

66

Section

Topics

Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

• Verbal Ability
• English Usage or Grammar
• Close Passage
• Synonyms Antonyms
• Facts-inferences-judgments
• Jumbled Paragraph
• Reading Comprehension

• Verbal Reasoning

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

• Caselets
• Blood Relations
• Calendars
• Bar Graphs
• Column Graphs
• Tables
• Cubes
• Clocks
• Binary Logic
• Line Charts
• Combination of two or more types linked to each other
• Syllogism
• Venn Diagrams
• Pie Chart
• Number and Letter Series
• Seating Arrangement

Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

• Algebra
• Higher Maths
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Mensuration
• Arithmetic