CAT 2023 Slot 2 Exam Analysis: Review, Difficulty Level Questions Asked, Good Attempts, Expected Cut Off

CAT Exam Slot 2 Analysis 2023: Slot 2 of CAT 2023 was similar to Slot 1 in terms of level of difficulty. As per CAT Exam Analysis 2023, the exam pattern of CAT Slot 2 remained similar to CAT Slot 1 with 66 questions. This Slot had a surprise in terms of one Odd One Out Parajumble Question was mandatory for the candidates to attempt and without attempting it they were not able to move further to the next question. It was also interesting to note that there was no question on Modern Maths in this Slot. As per the CAT Exam Analysis 2023, given by BYJU’S exam Prep Experts the number of questions were 66. Slot 2 had the same level of difficulty i.e. Moderate as compared to Slot 1. BYJU’S Exam Prep Experts are covering the CAT 2023 Analysis for all three slots.

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The CAT 2023 Analysis article given below covers the following:

• Exam Highlights
• Exam Pattern
• Difficulty Level
• Section-wise Review
• Score Vs Percentile

CAT 2023 Analysis (Slot 2) – Highlights

The following are the highlights of Slot 2 as per the CAT 2023 Analysis, Slot 2:

• The total number of questions was similar to Slot 1 i.e 66 questions
• There was one mandatory question asked in the VARC section
• There was no question on Modern Maths
• The overall difficulty level of Slot 2 was Moderate
• Reading Comprehension was more difficult than last year

CAT 2023 Analysis – Slot 2 – Exam Pattern

The CAT 2023 Slot 2 paper was similar to Slot 1. The overall difficulty level of the paper was Moderate. 

CAT 2023 Paper Pattern – Slot 2

Section	Questions	Non-MCQ Questions	Time (in minutes)	Difficulty Level
VARC	24	4	40	Moderate
DILR	20	8	40	Moderate
QA	22	8	40	Mod. – Difficult (Lengthy)
Total	66	20	120	Moderate

Marking Scheme

• +3 marks for every correct answer
• For MCQs: -1 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer
• TITA (Non-MCQ): There is No Negative Marking for TITA-type (Non-MCQ) questions

CAT 2023 Analysis – Slot 2 – Level of Difficulty

The overall level of the paper was Moderate. As per the CAT Analysis 2023, given by our Experts QA was Moderate to difficult while VARC and DILR were Moderate. QA questions were lengthy to solve. Candidates can check the table given below to understand in detail the level of difficulty of the paper and get a comparative analysis of Slot 1 and Slot 2 :

Section	Number of Questions		Number of  Non-MCQ Questions		Difficulty  Level
	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 1	Slot 2
VARC	24	24	4	4	Moderate	Moderate
DILR	20	20	8	8	Moderate	Moderate
QA	22	22	8	8	Mod. – Difficult (Lengthy)	Mod. – Difficult (Lengthy)
Total	66	66	20	20	Moderate	Moderate

CAT 2023 Analysis – Slot 2 – Sectional Analysis

The CAT 2023 Exam Analysis section-wise of Slot 2 is given below:

CAT 2023 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis 

It was interesting to see 1 mandatory question in the VARC section in this slot. The Verbal Ability had 4 RCs consisting of 16 questions and 8 VA Questions. Reading Comprehension difficult than last year. The options were pretty close. One odd one-out PJ was mandatory to attempt. Candidates can check the topic wise segregation of the Verbal Ability:

	Passages	Total	LOD
Verbal Ability (8 Questions)	Para Summary	2	Easy-Moderate
	Para Completion	2	Easy-Moderate
	Para Jumbles (2 PJ + 2 Odd one out)	4	2 (Easy – Moderate) 2 (Moderate)

RC dominated the VARC section with 16 questions. 

Area	Topic	No. of Questions	Description
Reading Comprehension (16 Questions)	Reading Comprehension	16	There were total of 4 passages (4 + 4 + 4 + 4)
			RCs slightly more difficult to read. Also, slightly more difficult than last year.

Comparative Analysis of VARC: Slot 1 Vs Slot 2

To know the difference between the VARC Slot 1 and Slot 2 candidates can check the section given below:

Verbal Ability (8 Questions)	Topic	Questions
		Slot 1	Slot 2
	Para Summary	2	2
	Para Completion	2	2
	Para Jumbles	4	4

Slot 1 Vs Slot 2 – Reading Comprehension

RCs	Slot 1		Slot 2
	Passages	LOD	Passages	LOD
1	Human Psychology (Geographical & Non-Geographical)	Moderate	Culture & Lifestyle (Second Hand Clothing)	Moderate
2	Indian Ocean	Easy	Content Produced by Streaming Platform (options were very close)	Moderate
3	Wolves & its impact	Easy – Mod. (Lengthy)	Liberalism (Book Review) (options were very close)	Mod.-Diff
4	Colonialism	Moderate	Positivists	Moderate

CAT 2023 Quantitative Ability (QA) Analysis

The Quantitative Ability section had a difficulty level of Moderate to difficult. There was no question from Modern Maths in Slot 2. Candidates can refer to the table given below to know the topic wise segregation of Slot 2

Section	Topic	Questions	Level of Difficulty
Quantitative Ability	Arithmetic	9	Easy- Moderate
	Algebra	7	Moderate- Difficult
	Number System	3	Moderate
	Modern Math	0	–
	Geometry and Mensuration	3	Moderate-Difficult

The Slot 1 vs Slot 2 QA Analysis is given below

Slot 1			Slot 2
Topic	Qs	Doable	Topic	Qs	Level of Difficulty
Arithmetic	9	Moderate (Lengthy)	Arithmetic	9	Easy- Moderate
Algebra	8	Moderate	Algebra	7	Moderate- Difficult
Number System	1	Moderate	Number System	3	Moderate
Modern Math	1	Easy	Modern Math	0	–
Geometry and Mensuration	3	Mod. – Difficult	Geometry and Mensuration	3	Moderate-Difficult

CAT 2023 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

As per CAT 2023 Analysis Slot 2 the DILR section had a difficulty level of Moderate. The number of questions remained the same as in Slot 1. There were 4 sets consisting of 5 questions each. As per the CAT 2023 Analysis , given by our Experts the topic-wise segreagtion is given below

Section	Topic	No. of Questions	LOD
Data Interpretation &  Logical Reasoning	Scheduling (Amusement Park)	5	Easy-Mod.
	Median (9 Boxes, 3 Pouches, Coins)	5	Difficult
	Reasoning based DI (Companies)	5	Moderate
	Mathematical AR (Balls)	5	Moderate

Slot 1 vs Slot 2 – DILR 

Slot 1			Slot 2
Topic	Qs	Doable	Topic	Qs	Doable
Mean, Median, Mode (Rating of Restaurants)	5	Moderate	Scheduling (Amusement Park)	5	Easy-Mod.
Visa Application (Scheduling)	5	Easy	Median (9 Boxes, 3 Pouches, Coins)	5	Difficult
House (Routes and Networks)	5	Moderate	Reasoning based DI (Companies)	5	Moderate
Professor (Selection)	5	Moderate	Mathematical AR (Balls)	5	Moderate

CAT Exam Analysis 2023 Slot 2: Score Vs Percentile

 The CAT Score Vs Percentile basis Slot 2 is given below

Percentile	Marks in	Marks in	Marks in	Marks in	Marks in
	CAT 2023 (Expected)	CAT 2022	CAT 2021	CAT 2020	CAT 2017
Total Marks	198	198	198	228	300
99.9	103-105	110.72	120	131	208
99.5	89-90	93	107	115	183
99	79-80	82.5	97	102	173
95	55-56	60	71	77	139
90	44-45	48.5	59	63	121
80	32-33	35.5	45	49	98

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