CAT 2026 Slot 2 Exam Analysis: The CAT 2026 exam will be conducted on November 29, 2026. The exam will be administered throughout the day in three separate shifts. The second shift of CAT 2026 will be concluded at 02:30 PM.
The CAT 2026 exam analysis will be updated here post-exam slot 2 in detail based on the data provided by CAT takers. We will revise the data to match the displayed trends, make predictions, and provide an updated comparison across all slots and expected percentiles.
The marking scheme of CAT 2026 was as follows:
The overall breakup of CAT 2026 - Slot 2 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 |
MCQs |
TITA (type in the answer) |
Difficulty Level |
No. of Doable Questions |
|
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
24 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
22 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
|
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
22 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
|
TOTAL |
68 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
|
Section |
No. of questions |
Questions |
Non MCQ Questions |
Time in Minutes |
Difficulty Level |
No. of Doable Questions |
|
VARC |
24 |
4 Passages * 4 Questions 2 Parajumbles, 2 Parasummary, 2 Paracompletion, 2 Odd one out |
4 |
40 |
Moderate |
2 RC + 4 VA (10-12) |
|
DILR |
22 |
2 Sets * 5 Questions 3 Sets * 4 Questions |
10 |
40 |
Moderate - Difficult |
2-2.5 sets |
|
QA |
22 |
Algebra - 7, Arithmetic- 8, Geometry- 3 , Number System- 4, Modern Maths- 0 |
7-8 |
40 |
Moderate |
6-7 Qs |
|
Total |
68 |
22-23 |
120 |
Moderate |
24-28 |
The VARC section of CAT 2025 Slot 2 was easy to moderate in difficulty level. There were a total of 24 questions to be attempted in 40 minutes.
|
Passage Number |
Passage Topic/ Area |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Description/ Number of Doable Questions |
|
1 |
Blind Fish |
4 |
Moderate to Difficult |
2 |
|
2 |
Literature |
4 |
Moderate to Difficult |
2 |
|
3 |
Use Of Language In AI |
4 |
Moderate |
2-3 |
|
4 |
Human being- Ecology |
4 |
Moderate |
2-3 |
|
Total |
16 |
8-10 |
|
Question Type |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Number Of Doable Questions |
|
Para Summary |
2 |
Easy |
2 |
|
Para Jumble |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
1-2 |
|
Odd One Out |
2 |
Moderate |
1-2 |
|
Para Completion |
2 |
Moderate - Difficult |
1 |
|
Total |
8 |
Easy to Moderate |
4-6 |
CAT 2025 DILR was tougher compared to the CAT 2024 DILR section in terms of difficulty. The DILR section had 22 questions. Have a look at the breakup of CAT DILR section as follows:
|
Set Number |
Set – Topic/ Area |
No of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Description/ Doable |
|
1 |
Point Graph (Sustainability Index) |
4 |
Easy -Moderate |
2-3 |
|
2 |
LRDI: Bar Graph (Set Theory) |
5 |
Difficult |
2 |
|
3 |
Hoops and Balls (Arrangement Based) |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
2-3 |
|
4 |
Training Based (Ordering & Scheduling) |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
1 |
|
5 |
Pollution Index (AQI Based) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
1-2 |
The QA section of CAT 2025 was comparatively more challenging than last year’s paper in terms of difficulty level.
|
Sub-section/ Module |
Description |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Number System |
Digit -1, Reminder-1, Divisors - 1 |
3 |
Moderate |
|
Algebra |
Log-1, Linear Equations- 2, Functions -1 , Sequence & Series-1, Algebraic Expression-, Maxima/Minima-1, Quadratic Equation -2 |
8 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Arithmetic |
TSD-1, T&W-1, SI CI-1, Percentage-0, PLD-2, Mixture-1, Averages -1, Ratio-1 |
8 |
Moderate |
|
Modern Math |
- |
||
|
Geometry & Mensuration |
Circle/Tangent- 1, Polygon (Hexagon Based)-1, Triangle-1 Coordinate Geo - 0 |
3 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Total |
|
22 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Section |
No. of Questions |
No. of non-MCQ questions |
Time (in minutes) |
Difficulty Level CAT 2025 (Slot-2) |
Difficulty Level CAT 2025 (Slot-1) |
Ideal Score (Attempts) for CAT 2025 (Slot-2) |
Ideal Score (Attempts) for CAT 2025 (Slot-1) |
|
VARC |
24 |
4 |
40 |
Moderate |
Moderate |
2 RC + 4 VA (10-12) |
12 ( 5-6 VA) |
|
DILR |
22 |
10 |
40 |
Moderate - Difficult |
Moderate- Difficult |
2-2.5 sets |
10 (2 -2.5 sets) |
|
QA |
22 |
7-8 |
40 |
Moderate |
Difficult |
6-7 Qs |
11-12 |
|
Total |
68 |
22-23 |
120 |
Moderate |
Moderate- Difficult |
24-28 |
34 |
