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MBAUniverse.com, Indias No.1 MBA portal will release its indepth CAT 2021 slot 3 exam analysis at 7 PM, immediately after the CAT exam third slot on November 28 is over. MBAUniverse.com expert team will assess the key changes in CAT exam, overall and sectional difficulty level and will be the first to publish CAT 2021 exam slot 3 analysis with likely cut offs.
MBAUniverse.com will release its indepth CAT 2021 Slot 3 Exam Analysis at 7 PM immediately after the slot-3 of CAT exam is over on November 28. IIM Ahmedabad is conducting CAT 2021 exam on Sunday November 28, 2021 in three slots of 2 hours each. More than 2.31 lakh candidates have applied for CAT this year and out of them 1.95 lakh are expected to appear in CAT at 400+ test centres located in 159 cities. Expert team from MBAUniverse.com would be taking CAT 2021 exam to share first hand CAT 2021 exam slot 3 analysis.
MBAUniverse.com CAT Exam Slot 3 Analysis will reflect upon the key changes in overall & sectional CAT exam pattern, difficulty level, predictions on CAT cut offs among others to help the test takers to gauge their performance in CAT 2021 and their admission chances in top B-schools. To offer a wider perspective, MBAUniverse.com will also share Slot 3 CAT 2021 Exam Analysis by experts of leading institutions and top CAT coaching institutes like Arun Sharma, IMS, CL, T.I.M.E. among others.
CAT 2021 Exam Slot 3 Analysis: Time Slot & Release Schedule for CAT Exam Analysis
This year CAT exam is conducted by IIM Ahmedabad. The CAT test duration is reduced to two hours and the exam is scheduled in three slots Morning, Afternoon and Evening on the same day. The MBAUniverse.com CAT Exam Analysis will reflect upon CAT 2021 paper difficulty level, key changes in question paper, good attempts and likely cut off score for different percentile range in the changed CAT exam pattern with reduced number of questions.
Below is shared the CAT 2021 Slot-3 Question Paper time and schedule for release of CAT 2021 Slot 3 Exam Analysis
CAT 2021 Exam Slot-3 Time on Nov 28 | MBAUniverse CAT Exam Slot 3 Analysis - Expected Release time |
CAT 2021 Slot 3 Exam Analysis: 4.30 PM to 6.30 PM | Between 7PM and 7.30 PM on Nov 28 |
MBAUniverse.com CAT Exam Analysis Slot 3: Key Highlights
MBAUniverse.com will publish CAT 2021 Slot 3 Exam Analysis immediately after the exam is over. MBAUniverse CAT 2021 Slot 3 Exam Analysis will cover the following:
CAT Exam Slot 3 Analysis by Top CAT Coaching Institutes & Experts
MBAUniverse.com will also separately publish the CAT Exam Slot 3 Analysis from top CAT coaching institutes & CAT experts like TIME, IMS, CL, Arun Sharma with their take on exam difficulty level, sectional and overall changes and expected cut offs. The expected time schedule for release of CAT Test Slot 3 Analysis is as given below.
CAT 2021 Exam Slot-3: Nov 28, 2021 | Slot 3 CAT 2021 Exam Analysis by IMS -Expected Time | Slot 3 CAT 2021 Exam Analysis by CL – Expected Time | Slot 3 CAT 2021 Exam Analysis by T.I.M.E. – Expected Time |
CAT Exam Analysis 2021 Slot 3: 4.30 PM to 6.30 PM | 8.30 PM | 9.00 PM | 10.00 PM |
CAT 2021 Slot-3 Question Paper Analysis
Given the reputation of CAT exam over the years, the CAT 2021 Test paper has been changed again by IIM Ahmedabad. Although the actual CAT 2021 slot-3 question paper analysis by experts will be made after the exam is over, all the leading CAT prep institutes and CAT experts expect following changes in CAT exam and expect the following CAT pattern
CAT 2021 Slot-3 Question Paper: Expected Pattern
The CAT 2021 slot-3 question paper with key changes is likely to have the following pattern and sectional composition. CAT exam keeps on getting revamped at least to some extent after each CAT exam. IIM Ahmedabad which is conducting CAT 2021 will conduct the exam in 3 slots of 2 hours duration each.
CAT 2021 Exam Components | CAT 2021 Pattern |
Test duration | 2 hrs (120 Minutes) |
Test sessions/Slots | 3 (Morning, Afternoon and Evening) |
Total questions | 64 to 68 (Expected) |
Total score | 192 to 204 (Expected) |
Number of Sections in CAT question paper | 3 (VARC; DILR; QA) |
Time Allotted for Each Section in CAT exam | 40 Minutes |
Total questions in VARC Section | 22-24 (Likely) |
Total Questions in DILR section | 20-22 (Likely) |
Total Questions in QA section | 22-24 (Likely) |
CAT 2021 Exam Slot 3 Analysis: Expected Sectional Composition
CAT Exam 2021 Section Wise Analysis, immediately after the exam, is likely to be based on the following exam pattern. The table below shares the CAT exam 2021 section wise analysis with sectional order from Section-1 to Section-3, expected number and type of questions in each section, questions with and without negative marking and total maximum marks available for each section for the 2 hours CAT exam.
CAT 2021 exam components | Total questions | Total MCQs (With negative marking) | Total Non-MCQs (Without negative marking) | Highlights |
Section-1: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 22 to 24 | 14-16 | 8 | 4 RC Passages with MCQs; VA Non MCQs divided into Para jumbles, Para Summary, and Out of Context Sentences |
Section-2: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 20 | 14 | 6 | LR – 10 Ques DI – 10 Ques All in Sets of 3 & 4 Qs |
Section-3: Quantitative Ability (QA) | 22 to 24 | 14-16 | 8 | High on Arithmetic. Other on Log, Geometry, Roots, Algebra |
Total | 64 to 68 | 42- 46 | 22 | |
Source: MBAUniverse.com analysis
CAT 2021 Exam Slot 3 Analysis: Actual To be Updated at 7 PM on Nov 28
Since IIM Ahmedabad has neither shared nor updated overall or sectional number of number of questions, the CAT Test Slot 3 Analysis will be released immediately after the slot-3 of CAT is over at 6.30 PM. The CAT 2021 Exam Slot 3 Analysis will share the actual number of section wise questions, split into MCQs and Non MCQs, respective sectional and overall difficulty level slot wise. The following CAT exam analysis tables will be updated on November 28.
CAT 2021 exam components | Expected Total questions | Actual Total Questions (To be Updated) | Expected Difficulty Level | Actual Difficulty Level (To be Updated) |
Section-1: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 22 to 24 (MCQs: 14; Non MCQs:8) | | Moderate to High | |
Section-2: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 20 (MCQs:14; Non-MCQs: 6) | | Moderate | |
Section-3: Quantitative Ability (QA) | 22 to 24 (MCQs:14; Non-MCQs:8) | | Moderate to High | |
Overall | 64 to 68 | | Moderate | |
Source: MBAUniverse.com analysis
CAT 2021 Slot 3 Exam Analysis: At 7 PM on November 28
This analysis will cover following
Major Changes introduced in CAT 2021 Exam
CAT 2021 Centre has introduced following key changes in CAT 2021 exam
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