By IIMKing
CAT 2020 First Cut Analysis by iimking
Total Questions: 76
Summary
Overall Target Attempts for CAT 2020
| Percentile | Attempts |
| 99%ile | 55 – 60 |
| 95%ile | 48 – 52 |
| 90%ile | 40 – 42 |
| 80%ile | 30 – 33 |
| 70%ile | 24 – 28 |
Verbal Section of CAT 2020
Overall Level: Moderate
Total Questions: 26
RC Questions: 18
Non RC Verbal: 8
Breakup of Verbal Section of CAT 2020
| Topic | Questions |
| RC Social | 5 |
| RC Business | 5 |
| RC History | 5 |
| RC Science | 5 |
| ParaJumbles | 4 |
| Para Completion | 3 |
| Odd man out | 3 |
| Para Summary | 0 |
| Total | 34 |
Ideal Attempts in CAT 2020 Verbal Section
| Percentile | Attempts |
| 99%ile | 20 – 24 |
| 95%ile | 20 – 22 |
| 90%ile | 14 – 18 |
| 80%ile | 11 – 13 |
| 70%ile | 8 – 10 |
DILR Section of CAT 2020
Overall Level: Moderate
Total Questions: 24
Breakup of DILR Section of CAT 2020
| Topic | Questions |
| Logic based DILR | 8 |
| Calculations based DILR | 4 |
| Quant based DILR | 4 |
| Arrangement based | 4 |
| Fill in Blanks / Castlet | 4 |
| New type DILR | 8 |
| Total | 32 |
Ideal Attempts in CAT 2020 DILR Section
| Percentile | Attempts |
| 99%ile | 16 – 20 |
| 95%ile | 14 – 16 |
| 90%ile | 11 – 13 |
| 80%ile | 8 – 10 |
| 70%ile | 6 – 8 |
Quant Section of CAT 2020
Overall Level: Moderate
Total Questions: 26
Breakup of Quant Section of CAT 2020
| Topic | Questions |
| Arithmetic | 10 |
| Modern maths | 10 |
| Geom Numbers | 7 |
| TSD, TW, PnC | 7 |
| Total | 34 |
Ideal Attempts in CAT 2020 Quant Section
| Percentile | Attempts |
| 99%ile | 20 – 24 |
| 95%ile | 18 – 20 |
| 90%ile | 13 – 15 |
| 80%ile | 9 – 11 |
| 70%ile | 7 – 9 |
| CAT 2020 Timeline and tentative Dates | CAT Important Dates |
| CAT 2020 Notification Date | July 27, 2020 |
| CAT 2020 Registration Start Date | August 4, 2020 |
| Last Date to Apply for CAT 2020 | September 18, 2020 |
| CAT 2020 Registration & Application Fee | Rs.2000/- |
| CAT 2020 Admit card Download Start date | October 24, 2020 |
| Last Date for CAT 2020 Admit Card Download | November 29, 2020 |
| CAT 2020 Exam date | November 29, 2020 |
| CAT 2020 Result date | January 10, 2021 |
| CAT 2020 IIM GDPI Dates | Feburary 10, 2021 |
| Final Results | April End, 2021 |
| IIM Colleges Commence | June Mid 2021 |
| Other Features of CAT 2020 | |
| IIM Conveyor | IIM Indore |
| Testing Partner | TCS |
| Cities | 150 |
| Venues | 400 |
| Mode | Computer based |
| Slots | 2 Morning Afternoon |
| Maximum Age Limit to appear in IIM CAT | No Age Limit, Graduates with 50% marks can apply |
| Number of Questions in CAT 2020 | 100 questions divided in 3 sections |
| Time duration of CAT 2020 | 3 hours |
| Sectional Time limit | 1 hour for 1 section |
| Name of sections and number of questions | VARC-34 Questions; DILR-32 questions; Quant-34 questions |
| Difficulty level of CAT 2020 | Quant Moderate DILR Moderate Verbal Difficult |
| Order of Sections | Pre-fixed, Verbal > DILR > Quant (1 hour each) |
| Colleges Accepting CAT 2020 for MBA admission | 20 IIMs, FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, JBIMS & 500 other MBA colleges in India |
| CAT 2020 Application Fee | Rs.2000/-, |
| How to Apply for CAT | Application process is online only |
| IIMs’ Application Fee | No Separate Application Fee to apply for IIM. CAT Registration Fee covers application fee of all 19 IIMs . IIM Rohtak Charges Separate fees. |
Verbal Section:
Difficulty High
| Shift | Type | Area | Total |
| Shift 1 | RC | Business | 5 |
| History | 9 | ||
| Science | 5 | ||
| Social | 5 | ||
| RC Total | 24 | ||
| Verbal | Odd Sentence | 3 | |
| Para Jumbles | 4 | ||
| Para Summary | 3 | ||
| Verbal Total | 10 | ||
| Shift 1 Total | 34 | ||
| Shift 2 | RC | Business | 5 |
| History | 5 | ||
| Science | 5 | ||
| Social | 9 | ||
| RC Total | 24 | ||
| Verbal | Odd Sentence | 3 | |
| Para Jumbles | 4 | ||
| Para Summary | 3 | ||
| Verbal Total | 10 | ||
| Shift 2 Total | 34 |
DILR
Medium to High Level
| Shift | Area | Total |
| Shift 1 | Arrangement | 12 |
| Logic Based DI | 8 | |
| Quant based DI | 4 | |
| Games | 4 | |
| Traditional DI | 4 | |
| Shift 1 Total | 32 | |
| Shift 2 | Logic Based DI | 8 |
| Arrangement | 8 | |
| Venn Diagram | 4 | |
| Games | 4 | |
| Quant based DI | 4 | |
| Traditional DI | 4 | |
| Shift 2 Total | 32 |
Quant
Medium (Easier than last year)
| Shift | Type | Total |
| Shift 1 | Modern | 11 |
| Arithmetic | 9 | |
| GN | 7 | |
| TSWPnC | 7 | |
| Shift 1 Total | 34 | |
| Shift 2 | Modern | 11 |
| GN | 9 | |
| Arithmetic | 9 | |
| TSWPnC | 5 | |
| Shift 2 Total | 34 |
Detailed Breakup
| Shift | Type | Area | Total |
| Shift 1 | Modern | Coodinate | 2 |
| Modulus | 2 | ||
| Functions | 2 | ||
| Trignometry | 1 | ||
| Polynomials Series | 1 | ||
| Sets | 1 | ||
| APGP | 1 | ||
| Logs | 1 | ||
| Modern Total | 11 | ||
| Arithmetic | Percentage | 4 | |
| Ratio | 1 | ||
| Mixtures | 1 | ||
| SICI | 1 | ||
| Average | 1 | ||
| Profit Loss | 1 | ||
| Arithmetic Total | 9 | ||
| GN | Numbers | 3 | |
| Circles | 2 | ||
| Triangle Sides | 1 | ||
| Area | 1 | ||
| GN Total | 7 | ||
| TSWPnC | Time Speed | 4 | |
| Time Work | 2 | ||
| PnC | 1 | ||
| TSWPnC Total | 7 | ||
| Shift 1 Total | 34 | ||
| Shift 2 | Modern | Quad Equations | 5 |
| Polynomials Series | 2 | ||
| Logs | 2 | ||
| APGP | 1 | ||
| Functions | 1 | ||
| Modern Total | 11 | ||
| GN | Sides | 4 | |
| Numbers | 3 | ||
| Surface areas | 1 | ||
| Circles | 1 | ||
| GN Total | 9 | ||
| Arithmetic | Profit Loss | 2 | |
| Ratio | 2 | ||
| Percentage | 2 | ||
| Mixtures | 1 | ||
| SICI | 1 | ||
| Average | 1 | ||
| Arithmetic Total | 9 | ||
| TSWPnC | Time Speed | 3 | |
| Time Work | 2 | ||
| TSWPnC Total | 5 | ||
| Shift 2 Total | 34 |
