CAT 2025 Slot 3 Analysis: Section Wise Questions, Difficulty Level, Good Attempts; Past Trends

Table of Content

1. CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Pattern (Expected) 
2. CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Timing and Analysis Release Timing
3. What information will be covered in CAT Slot 3 Analysis 2025?
4. CAT 2025 Slot 3 VARC Section Analysis: Expected Questions, Pattern 
5. CAT 2025 Slot 3 DILR Section Analysis: Expected Questions, Pattern  
6. CAT 2025 Slot 3 QA (Quantitative Abilities) Section Analysis: Expected Questions, Pattern 
7. CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Analysis by TIME, IMS, Arun Sharma
8. CAT 2024 Slot 3 Analysis 
9. CAT 2023 Slot 3 Analysis 
10. Free CAT Resources: CAT Cut Offs, Score Vs Percentile, Predictor 
11. CAT Cut Offs for IIMs and Non-IIM B-schools

1. CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Pattern (Expected) 

In the last few years, CAT exam pattern has 66-68 questions divided in three sections: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC); Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR); Quantitative Aptitude (QA). Check the expected CAT 2025 slot 3 exam pattern in the table below.

CAT Exam Pattern 2025 (Expected) 

2. CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Timing and Analysis Release Timing

CAT 2025 exam will begin at 4.30 PM and end at 6.30 PM. MBAUniverse.com will release the CAT Exam Slot 2 Analysis immediately after the exam gets over.

Table 2: CAT Slot 3 Exam Timing and Analysis Release Timing

3. What information will be covered in CAT Slot 3 Analysis 2025?
CAT Exam Analysis for Slot 3 will cover following areas:

• CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Pattern
• CAT 2025 Slot 3 Section wise Analysis with Topics and Type of Questions
• Changes in CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Pattern (if any)
• CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Surprise Elements (if any)
• CAT 2025 Slot 3 Difficulty Level Analysis by Experts
• CAT 2025 Slot 3 Good Attempts (Overall and Section wise) CAT 2024 99%, 95% and others  
• CAT 2025 Slot 3 Score Vs Percentile Predictions
• CAT 2025 Slot 3 Analysis by TIME, IMS and others top coaching institutes
• CAT Score Cut Off Predictions for IIMs, FMS, MDI, IIFT, SPJIMR and others

4. CAT 2025 Slot 3 VARC Section Analysis: Expected Questions, Pattern 
CAT 2025 Slot 2 VARC analysis will be published soon after the exam. Based on previous year question papers, the expected CAT Slot 2 VARC paper pattern is as follows:

Topics & Question Types (Expected) 

• 4 Passages with 4 Questions each.
• RC Passages: 4 question each with 26 Qs.
• VA: 2 odd one out (TITA), 3 summaries, 3 paragraph completion.  

5. CAT 2025 Slot 3 DILR Section Analysis: Expected Questions, Pattern  

CAT 2025 Slot 3 DILR analysis will be published soon after the exam. Based on previous year question papers, the expected CAT Slot 3 DILR paper pattern is as follows:

Topics & Question Types (Expected) 

• Stock Market
• Games & Tournament
• Set Theory
• Star Distribution by People
• Quant based Puzzle 

6. CAT 2025 Slot 3 QA (Quantitative Abilities) Section Analysis: Expected Questions, Pattern 

CAT 2025 Slot 3 Quant analysis will be published soon after the exam. Based on previous year question papers, the expected CAT Slot 3 Quant paper pattern is as follows:

Topics & Question Types (Expected) 

7. CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Analysis by TIME, IMS, Arun Sharma
MBAUniverse.com will also publish the CAT Sot 3 Exam Analysis from following CAT coaching institutes & experts:

• IMS CAT 2025 Slot 3 Analysis: Their analysis is indepth and released earliest than other.
• TIME CAT 2025 Slot 3 Analysis: Their analysis is also indepth but generally released after others.
• CL CAT 2025 Slot 3 Analysis
• Cracku CAT 2025 Slot 3 Analysis
• Arun Sharma CAT 2025 Slot 3 Exam Analysis

8. CAT 2024 Slot 3 Analysis 
After preview of CAT 2025 Slot 3 paper, read in-depth CAT 2024 Slot 3 analysis so you can understand trends in for all sections and prepare well.

CAT 2024 question paper for Slot 3 remained on the same pattern as last year except for some minor changes like increase in number of questions. Key highlights of CAT 2024 Slot 3 exam are:

• Total Number of Questions: Total Number of questions increased to 68 from 66 last year
• CAT 2024 Slot 3 Difficulty Level: Overall Paper was Easier than last year. 

Check CAT 2024 Slot 3 Exam Pattern in the table below. 

Slot-3 CAT 2024 - Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension Section

Slot-3 CAT 2024 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Section - Type of Questions

9. CAT 2023 Slot 3 Analysis 

Understanding CAT past year exam analysis will help you in cracking CAT. Here is the analysis of CAT 2023 Slot 3 paper. 

• Overall, there was no change in CAT 2023 Exam Pattern. Total Questions remained same at 66 like last year. But sectional composition of MCQs and Non MCQs had changed.
• A major change in CAT 2023 Slot 3 was difficulty level. CAT paper for Slot 3 was rated as more difficult than last year by Experts. 

CAT 2023 Slot 3 Exam Pattern 

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension Section: Topics & Question Types 

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Topics & Question Types

Quantitative Ability Section: Topics & Question Types

There were 7 TITA questions and 25 MCQ questions in this section. 

10. Free CAT Resources: CAT Cut Offs, Score Vs Percentile, Predictor 
MBAUniverse.com has launched free CAT 2025 resources to help you set clear CAT targets and optimise your preparation and college applications. First, check the required CAT Cut Offs 2025 percentiles for shortlisting at 21 IIMs and top Non-IIMs. Next, check the required score using CAT Score vs Percentile 2025. Finally, estimate your percentile before and after the exam using the CAT Percentile Predictor 2025. All tools are free to use and live now. Read more details below and try them now! 

CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile (Past Trends & Prediction)
CAT Score vs Percentile shows the marks needed to secure 99, 95, 90, 85 percentile and lower percentiles. For example, in CAT 2024, scoring around 93–94 marks resulted in a 99 percentile. Read this updated CAT Score vs Percentile 2025 guide to understand how CAT percentile is calculated, review previous years’ trends, and check predictions for CAT 2025.

CAT Percentile Predictor 2025
CAT Percentile Predictor is online calculator, developed by MBAUniverse.com, that helps you calculate your marks and percentile in the CAT exam based on your actual or expected performance. This free tool functions as both a CAT Marks Calculator 2025 and a CAT Percentile Predictor 2025, allowing you to estimate your CAT performance and decide which MBA colleges you should apply to.

11. CAT Cut Offs for IIMs and Non-IIM B-schools
CAT Cut Offs refer to the minimum percentile required to be shortlisted for the MBA admission process at IIMs and other top B-schools. This year, IIM Ahmedabad has increased its minimum CAT cut offs, while IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore continue with lower cut offs. Check CAT Cut Offs 2025 for all IIMs and leading non-IIM MBA colleges. This will motivate you to make the best use of the remaining days before CAT.

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In summary, CAT Exam Analysis 2025 for Slot 3 will be published on CAT exam day (November 30, 2024) as soon as the paper is over. CAT exam paper analysis for Slot 3 will include analysis of CAT Exam Pattern, Type of Questions, Topics/Theme of Questions, Difficulty level and other details.