CAT 2018 Slot 1 Analysis: Quant, DILR Difficult, VARC Easy; Slot 1 gets over

CAT 2018 Slot-1 exam got over a few minutes earlier at 12.00 Noon. CAT 2018 slot 1 exam was held from 9 AM to 12 Noon on November 25, 2018. CAT 2018 Exam Analysis for Slot-1 had number of changes as compared to last year CAT, although the CAT 2018 exam remained on the similar pattern.

CAT 2018 Exam Analysis: Slot 1 Pattern

Total Questions
Non MCQs
MCQs
Difficulty Level

VARC
34
7
27
Moderate

DILR
32
8
24
Difficult

Quant
34
12
22
Somewhat Difficult

CAT2018ExamAnalysis:Key changes inexam pattern

• Total number of Non-MCQ type of questions have increased to 27 inCAT2018as compared to 26 inCAT2017 with different number ofquestions in each section as compared to last year.
• Number ofNon-MCQs inVARCsectionhaveincreased to 7
• Quantsection had highest number of 12 Non-MCQs as compared to 10 Non-MCQs inCAT2017slot-1.
• More Arithmetic intensive questions appeared inCAT2018slot-1.
• No change inScoring pattern:Scoring patterninCAT2018has remained to +3 for correct answer and -1for wrong answer for MCQs and +3 for correct answer and0negativemarking for wrong answer in Non-MCQs
• Manynon MCQShad answer options also. The correct answers had to be typed in the given space.

CATSECTION WISE ANALYSIS

VARC

The first section onVARChad 34 questions.
Non MCQs were 7 without negative marking
4 RC Passages on Economics & Happiness, Use of Plastic Bags, War Memorial being built in Delhi and others appeared with 24 questions in MCQ format

DILR
Most of the candidates found the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) questions moredifficultand could not attempt beyond 10 questions out of 32.
Quantitative Ability
Quantitative Ability section despite having highest number of 12 Non-MCQs out of 34 questions was found on slightly higher difficulty side. Geometry part was however, found to be a bit moredifficultinCAT2018.