CAT 2022 Live Updates: Exam in 3 Slots Concludes on Nov 27; 2.56 Lakh candidates vying for 20 IIMs

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Amit Agnihotri
Columnist & Author, MBAUniverse.com
Updated on November 27, 2022
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2022, the MBA entrance test for admission to 20 IIMs and 500+ MBA Colleges is being conducted on November 27, 2022 in 3 slots of 2 hours each. MBAUniverse.com, India’s No 1 MBA Portal, is bringing you CAT 2022 slot wise latest news and updates from across the country.
CAT 2022 Latest Live Updates

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Latest CAT 2022 NEWS & LIVE UPDATES:

CAT 2022 Highlights & Important News

  1. CAT Convening IIM: IIM Bangalore
  2. CAT Convener: Dr Ashis Mishra, Faculty at IIM Bangalore
  3. Total no of students registered for CAT 2022: 2.56 lakhs
  4. Total no of students expected to take CAT 2022 exam: 2.25 lakhs
  5. No of CAT Exam Slots: 3
  6. No of CAT Exam Centers: 150+ cities; 400+ Centres
  7. CAT Helpline: +91-080-26993388 / 3017 / 3013, [email protected]
  8. CAT Answer Key Release Date: December 3-4, 2022
  9. CAT Result Date: January 5, 2023
  10. IIM Shortlisting Starts: January 5, 2023 onwards

  11.20 AM, November 27, 2022

Breaking News: CAT 2022 Slot 1 Exam Over: Check Difficulty Level, Total Questions, Key Changes
CAT 2022 Slot 1 Exam has got over at 10.30 AM across 400 centers in 150+ Cities in India. As per information shared by candidates, Total number of Questions were 66 as last year. Key highlights follow:

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CAT 2022 Exam: Key Highlights

  • Total Question remain same 66 as were last year
  • Number of Non MCQs reduced to 15 from 18
  • VARC had new type of questions on fill in the blanks with sentences
  • ‘Odd Sentence Out’ questions missing from VARC section
  • DILR with 4 problem sets was found easier than last year

CAT 2022 Exam: Sectional Highlights

  • Each of the 3 Sections with 40 Minutes Individual Time Duration
  • Candidates Not allowed to move to next section till 40 minutes are over
  • No change in Order of Sections in CAT 2022 with Section-1 VARC, Section-2 DILR, Section-3 Quant
  • Candidates found it difficult to use CAT On Screen Calculator and preferred own calculation methodology

Section-1: VARC

  • Total No of Questions: 24
  • No of MCQS – 3
  • No of NMCQs – 21
  • 4 RC Passage with 16 Questions
  • New Type of VA questions to fill in the sentence in the blanks appeared
  • Odd sentence out type questions not appeared
  • Difficulty Level: Moderate with 2-3 questions difficult

Section-2: DILR

  • Total No of Questions: 20
  • No of MCQS – 14
  • Non MCQS – 4
  • LR 2 Sets: Each set was followed by 5 Questions
  • DI 2 Sets: Each set was followed by 5 Questions
  • Difficulty Level: Moderate

Section-3: Quantitative Ability

  • Total No of Questions: 22
  • No of MCQS – 14
  • Non MCQS – 8
  • Arithmetic commanded major part

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  10.15 AM, November 27, 2022

CAT 2022 Slot 1 Exam will get over at 10.30 AM across 400 centers in 150+ Cities in India. As per information shared by a CAT mentor, this year’s CAT question paper duration is 2 hours like last year, but has 66 total questions. This provided some relief to the test takers who could take exam with ease and maximize their score.

 7.00 AM, November 27, 2022

CAT 2022 Slot 1 Exam starts at 8.30 AM in 150 cities with more than 400 test centres in India. The reporting time is 7 AM for the first slot and the entry to test centres has just started.

MBAUniverse.com will release the CAT 2022 Slot 1 Analysis immediately after the exam is over at 10.30 AM. IIM Bangalore has issued guidelines on important do’s & don’ts for the exam day

What are the things to carry for CAT exam? Check Here
Please check whether you carry the following to exam centre:

  • Your CAT Admit Card with photo affixed on it
  • Covid Self Declaration form duly signed
  • Mask & Gloves
  • Personal hand sanitizer (50ml)
  • Transparent water Bottle
  • 2 simple pens  

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