Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Year-Wise Comparison
DILR is one of the important sections of the CAT exam. Most of the candidates find this section a bit challenging. Earlier the sectional duration of this exam was of 60 minutes but from 2020 onwards the sectional duration has been changed to 40 minutes. In CAT 2021, the DI sets of Slot-1 were Easy to Moderate and the LR was Moderate- Difficult in terms of the LOD. However, for Slot 2 & Slot 3 the LOD was Moderate. In the table below the year-wise comparison of the DILR Section of the CAT exam has been discussed:
Particulars | CAT 2019 | CAT 2020 | CAT 2021 |
Time (in minutes) | 60 | 40 | 40 |
No. of Questions | 32 | 24 | 20 |
Data Interpretation | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Logical Reasoning | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Note: A set can consist of both Data and Logic-Based questions. It cannot be differentiated.
DILR Question-Wise Breakup Slot-1 CAT 2021
Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation | 2 sets- 6+4 Questions | Easy-Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | 2 sets i.e 10 Questions | Moderate-Difficult |
The questions asked included:
- Table - Arranging People into Countries & Categories
- Bar Graph - Percentages (The bar graph wasn't clear)
- Table - 3 Girls making a drink
- Table - Relationship (Acquaintance, Friend, and Stranger)
DILR Question-Wise Breakup Slot-2 CAT 2021
Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation | 1 Set | Bar graph based 1 set doable |
Logical Reasoning | 3 Sets | Number based Reasoning (Tough & Lengthy) |
The 4 sets are mentioned below:
- Games and Tournament- 4 Questions
- Rating- 6 Questions
- Stacked Horizontal bar graph- 4 Questions
- Number based Reasoning - 6 Questions
DILR Question-Wise Breakup Slot-3 CAT 2021
Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation | 2 sets (4 questions were easy, 6 questions were difficult) | 1 set was Easy to Moderate, 1 was Difficult |
Logical Reasoning | 2 Sets (10 Qs) | 1 Moderate, 1 Moderate to difficult |
- Games and Tournaments - 6 Questions
- Mixtures - 4 Questions
- Gantt Chart - 4 Questions
- Content Creation - 6 Questions
Score Vs Percentile
Candidates preparing for the CAT 2022 exam need to know the CAT Score Vs Percentile. According to past years trend, CAT Score Vs Percentile is given in the table below:
Score | CAT 2018 | CAT 2019 | CAT 2020 |
99%ile | 44 | 53 | 34 |
95%ile | 34 | 38 | 25 |
90%ile | 27 | 32 | 20 |
80%ile | 22 | 24 | 16 |
Learnings from CAT 2021 to Ace the DILR Section
- Candidates should focus on solving new puzzles.
- Candidates should practice Sudoku/Kakuro.
- There was no question from Venn Diagram.
- Candidates should try to learn tricks to solve the questions in minimum time.
- Time management is an important factor in this section.
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