CAT 2014 Second Day Third Slot Analysis
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Parasharan Chari
COO, Endeavor Careers
Updated on Nov 22, 2014 16:49 IST
So
CAT 2014 also produced
Humshakals on 16th November and 22nd November 2014 but this was a master
piece unlike.... umm ... ok stop!
Well, there wasn’t any difference at all in the first slot of both these days.
Not an iota of change.
CAT 2014 Second day Live updates: Student reaction videos on the CAT 2014 exam.
Let us have a bird’s eye view at each section. CAT 2014 analysis of second day third slot:
CAT 2014 analyis:
Section 1
Same composition of 34 and 16 questions for Quant and DI respectively with an overall
level of difficulty being Easy to Moderate. The variety of topics covered in Quant was quite
exhaustive and covered almost all standard concepts. What worked as bonus were the sitter
questions in topic like Time & Work, Alligation, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Time, Speed & Distance
and even Area. Close to 16 questions were very easy and answerable within one minute per
question. Concepts on Progression, Log, Inequalities and Function can be classified as moderate and
answerable within two minutes per question. Around 5 questions can be classified as tough which
could have consumed a little over 3 minutes per questions. A well prepared student could have
comfortably attempted around 25-26 questions out of 37 within 50-55 Minutes.
Data Interpretation
(DI) sets were more traditional focusing Tabular form of Data. Divided into 4 sets of 4 questions
each, questions were mostly based on comparison, additional conditions and evaluative. Two sets
were easy while one was moderate. One set was slightly tricky and time consuming. That was the
only set involving some pure calculations. So, DI can also be classified as easy to moderate.
Around 11-12 questions can be attempted in 25-30 minutes. Good attempt overall in first section can be
36+.
CAT 2014 analysis: Section 2
Break up of 18 + 16 + 16 questions viz Verbal Ability (VA) and Grammar, Reading
Comprehension (RC) and Analytical Reasoning (AR) with Easy to Moderate level of difficulty overall,
that’s section 2 for you. Subsection of VA too followed the same pattern (please refer to First Day
report). Questions on Parajumbles were moderate except one question which took more time to
pick first lead as all options started with different statements. Critical reasoning questions were
mostly direct except two which took little over three minutes to crack. One question in Grammar was
slightly deceptive because of the close option combination. Rest of the questions were easily
solvable within 3-4 minutes in total. Two questions out of four questions in finding the sentence out
of context were easy, while rest of the two can be considered moderate.
Reading Comprehension (RC) was divided in 4
passages each having 4 questions. Unlike day 1, this time all 4 questions per passage were part of
same group. So the error reported in first day report was addressed. Two RC passages were bit
lengthy and could have taken 10-11 minutes each while other two were easy to moderate. If
question selection is done carefully, 23-25 questions could have been attempted from VA and RC
within 45-50 minutes. One AR set based on simple arrangement of 5 names was really simple. Two
sets were moderate which could take around 6-7 minutes per set. One set was slightly time
consuming and could have taken close to 10 minutes. Or in other language this set could have been
avoided if one is operating on time crunch.
Approximately 12-14 questions can be considered a wise attempt in AR if attempted in within 25-27 minutes. Good attempt overall in second section can be 37+.
Overall
With consistent pattern, similar level of difficulty and standard question sets, we expect deserving
candidates will get the due on the day or result. Wise question selection and high accuracy rate will
surely help candidates across all 4 slots. Let us hope normalisation process reduces the element of
luck and rewards candidates who deserved so.
Wishing all the best for results !
Team Endeavor
Stay tuned for CAT 2014 analysis of second day final slot and student reactions.
About the Author
Parasharan Chari
COO, Endeavor Careers
Parasharan Chari is an alumnus of SP Jain and is currently serving as the chief operating officer at Endeavor Careers and is also associated with the design and development of its online testing portal CatGurus.com
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