CAT 2025 Slot 1 Analysis

CAT 2025 Exam Analysis - Slot 1: Key Highlights

Overall difficulty was similar to CAT 2023, but did not look so scary → marginally better
VARC – Almost the same as last year
DILR – Marginally difficult than last year and similar to CAT 2022 and CAT 2023.
QA – More of Number System questions - Straightforward questions

CAT Slot 1 Detailed Analysis

Students can look for the CAT 2025 detailed exam analysis and analyse their performance. Following is a brief analysis of CAT 2025 for each section.

Section	No. of questions	Questions	Difficulty Level
VARC	24	4 Passages * 4 Questions 2 Para summary, 2 Para Jumble 2 Para completion, 2 Odd one out	Moderate
DILR	22	2 Sets * 5 Questions 3 Sets * 4 Questions	Moderate - Difficult
QA	22	Algebra - 8, Arithmetic- 7, Geometry- 2, Number System- 4-5, Modern Maths- 1	Moderate
Total	68		Moderate

CAT 2025 Slot 1 - VARC Analysis

The VARC section was on the easier side. The RCs passage seemed difficult at first glance; however options were easier to eliminate and the answer can be reached. The topics para summary, para jumbles, para completion and odd one out, had two questions each.

There were a total of 24 questions to be attempted in 40 minutes.

4 questions were Non-MCQs or TITA questions
The RC passages were around 400-450 words each.
Unlike last year, para jumbles had 2 questions.
The passages from RCs were dense compared to last year.
VA section is similar to CAT 2022.

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Analysis: Reading Comprehension

Passage Number	Passage Topic/ Area	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level	Number of Doable Questions
1	Income Inequality	4	Moderate - High	Dense - difficult to read - 2
2	Electronic Music	4	Moderate - High	Dense - difficult to read - 2
3	Mental Insanity	4	Moderate - High	Dense - difficult to read - 2
4	Complex System	4	Moderate - High	Dense - difficult to read - 2
Total	To Be Updated	16	Moderate - High	7-8

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Analysis: Verbal Ability

Question Type	No of Questions	Difficulty Level	Description/doable
Para Summary (Zombie Cells, Inspiration)	2	Moderate	2
Para Completion (Silver, Guitar Making)	2	Moderate - Difficult	1
Odd One Out (Bayeux Tap, Legalized Assisted)	2	Moderate - Difficult	1
Total	8	Moderate	4-5

CAT 2025 Slot 1 - DILR Analysis

The DILR section difficulty level was moderate to difficult. There were 5 questions drawn from AR-based arrangements and 4 questions from circular arrangements.

CAT 2025 DILR was difficult than compared to the CAT 2024 DILR section. The DILR section had 22 questions. Have a look at the breakup of CAT DILR section as follows: In terms of difficulty level CAT 2025 DILR was similar to CAT 2023.

CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question-wise Breakup

Set Number	Set – Topic/ Area	No of Questions	Difficulty Level	Description/ Doable
1	LRDI Based - Ticket	5	Moderate	2
2	Circular Arrangement	4	Difficult	1-2
3	Radar Graph - Import Export	4	Easy	4
4	DILR Based - Taps	4	Moderate- Difficult	2
5	AR Based Arrangement	5	Moderate	2-3
Total		22	Difficult	8-9

CAT 2025 Slot 1 - Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Analysis

QA is moderate when compared to last year. A good number of questions were from the number system. 6 questions were from Algebra, and 8 questions were from Arithmetic.

It had 22 questions to be attempted in 40 minutes.
The section had 9 non-MCQ or TITA questions.
Arithmetic dominated the section, followed by Algebra.
In terms of difficulty level QA was similar to CAT 2023

CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA Questions-wise Breakup:

Sub-section/ Module	Description	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Number System	Factors-1,Digits Based-1,Set Based -1	3	Easy to Moderate
Algebra	Log-1, Linear Equations-2, Functions-2, Inequality-1	6	Moderate
Arithmetic	TSD-1, T&W-1, SI CI-1, Percentage-1, Ratio-1 PLD-1, Mixture-1,, Maxima/Minima -1	8	Moderate
Modern Math	P&C -1	1	Easy
Geometry & Mensuration	Circle- 1, Polygon-1, Coordinate Geo - 2	4	Moderate
Total		22	Moderate

Overall Structure Comparison with CAT 2024, and 2023

Section	No. of Questions	No. of non-MCQ questions	Time (in minutes)	Difficulty Level CAT 2025	Difficulty Level CAT 2024	Ideal Score (Attempts) for CAT 2025	Ideal Score for CAT 2024	Ideal Score for CAT 2023
VARC	24	4	40	Easy - Moderate	Moderate	12 ( 5-6 VA)	41	37
DILR	22	10	40	Moderate - Difficult	Moderate- Difficult	10 (2 -2.5 sets)	38	27
QA	22	9	40	Moderate	Difficult	11-12	33	26
Total	68	23	120	Moderate	Moderate- Difficult	34	95	76

CAT 2025 Exam Analysis - Slot 1 (First Impressions)

The overall breakup of CAT 2025 - Slot 1 paper is to be announced with section-wise marking scheme and difficulty level of the exam at the day of the CAT exam:

CAT Exam Sections	Total No. of Questions	Questions/Topics	MCQs	TITA (type in the answer)	Difficulty Level	No. of Doable Questions
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	24	4 Passages * 4 Questions 2 Para summary, 2 PJ 2 Para completion, 2 Odd one out		4	Easy - Moderate	12 ( 5-6 VA)
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	22	5 Sets		10	Moderate - Difficult	10 (2 -2.5 sets)
Quantitative Ability (QA)	22	Algebra - 8, Arithmetic- 7, Geometry- 2, Number System- 4-5, Modern Maths- 1		9	Moderate	11-12
TOTAL	68			23	Moderate	12 ( 5-6 VA)

CAT 2025 Marking Scheme

The marking scheme of CAT 2025 was as follows:

+3 marks for every correct answer
-1 mark for every wrong answer in MCQs
TITA had no negative marking

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