While the instructions page indicated 3 marks for every correct, the corresponding values displayed alongside individual questions was 1 & (-0.33) respectively. However since the ratio remains the same we do not see this as a major cause of concern. There was no negative marking for TITA questions.
Area/Questions | No. of Qs. | Question Type | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension | 24 | MCQ | |
Passage 1 (Decline of languages) | 6 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Passage 2 (Environmental conservation in Bhutan) | 3 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Passage 3 (Problem with universal primary education) | 6 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Passage 4 (Bonding through suffering) | 6 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Area/Questions | No. of Qs. | Question Type | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension | 24 | MCQ | |
Passage 1 (Decline of languages) | 6 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Passage 2 (Environmental conservation in Bhutan) | 3 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Passage 3 (Problem with universal primary education) | 6 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Passage 4 (Bonding through suffering) | 6 | MCQ | Easy-medium |
Passage 5 (Economic importance of housework) | 3 | MCQ | Easy |
Verbal Ability | 10 | TITA | |
Jumbled Paragraphs | 4 | TITA | Medium-difficult |
Summary Questions | 3 | TITA | Easy-medium |
Odd Sentence Out of the Paragraph | 3 | TITA | Medium |
Set No. | Area | Set Description | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty | Question Type |
1 | Data Interpretation | Calculation-based involving ratios & percentages of movies in different languages | 4 | Moderate | MCQ+TITA |
2 | Data Interpretation | Calculation-based involving percentage of male and female exam takers | 4 | Easy-Moderate | MCQ |
3 | Data Interpretation | Reasoning-based involving male and female vegetarians and non-vegetarians | 4 | Easy-Moderate | MCQ+TITA |
4 | Data Interpretation | Set theory based on gadgets bought | 4 | Easy-Moderate | MCQ |
5 | Logical Reasoning | Puzzle on derangement of documents across folders | 4 | Easy-Moderate | MCQ+TITA |
6 | Logical Reasoning | Puzzle based on question paper with two sections and variable marking | 4 | Easy | MCQ |
7 | Logical Reasoning | Grouping-Conditionality involving train travel and fares | 4 | Moderate | MCQ+TITA |
8 | Logical Reasoning | Matrix arrangement involving persons and T-shirt colours | 4 | Easy | MCQ |
Area | Topic | No. of Questions | Total No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Numbers | Divisibility & Remainders | 1 | 3 | Easy |
Number Properties | 2 | Easy-Moderate | ||
Algebra | Simple Equations | 1 | 5 | Easy |
Quadratic Equations | 2 | Moderate | ||
Polynomial Equations | 1 | Moderate | ||
Inequations | 1 | Moderate | ||
Arithmetic | Simple & Compound Interest | 2 | 11 | Easy-Moderate |
Ratio & Proportion | 1 | Moderate | ||
Averages & Mixtures | 2 | Easy-Moderate | ||
Time-Speed-Distance | 2 | Easy-Moderate | ||
Profit & Loss | 2 | Easy-Moderate | ||
Work & Pipes | 2 | Easy | ||
Geometry | Triangles | 4 | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
Quadrilaterals | 2 | Moderate | ||
Circles | 1 | Moderate | ||
Coordinate Geometry | 1 | Moderate | ||
Mensuration | 1 | Easy | ||
Modern Math | Set Theory | 1 | 6 | Easy |
Permutation & Combination | 1 | Moderate | ||
Sequence & Series | 3 | Easy-Moderate | ||
Logarithm | 1 | Moderate | ||
TOTAL | 34 | 34 |
CAT 2016, 2015 and 2014 Results
According to CAT 2016 results, a score between 220.09- 287.83 was equivalent to 100 percentile, a score of 218.43 was equivalent to 99.99 percentile, a score of 204.73 was equivalent to 99.97 percentile, a score 191.2 was equivalent to 99.9 percentile, a score of 157 was equivalent to 98.82 percentile.
For your reference and a better understanding of the test, we have also mentioned CAT 2015 and 2014 results.
According to CAT 2015 results, a score between 254.61 – 249.9 was equivalent to 100 percentile, a score of 242.33 was equivalent to 99.99 percentile, a score of 235.33 was equivalent to 99.98 percentile, a score between 215.54-215.43 was equivalent to 99.89 percentile, a score of 180.02 was equivalent to 99 percentile.(Please note there were 3 sections in CAT 2015).
According to CAT 2014 results, a score between 268.700-261.740 was equivalent to 100 percentile, a score of 245.92 was equivalent to 99.97 percentile, a score of 227.65 was equivalent to 99.87 percentile, and a score of 178.02 was equivalent to 98.07 percentile. (Please note there were 2 sections in CAT 2014).