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