CAT 2019 was conducted on November 24, 2019, in 2 slots. CAT 2019 Question Paper consisted of 100 questions worth 300 marks distributed into 3 sections- VARC (34), DILR (32), and QA (34). The exam duration was 3 hours. CAT Question Paper for VARC was the toughest with complex vocabulary and lengthy RC passages. Check CAT 2022 Exam Pattern
CAT DILR question paper was of moderate difficulty. CAT QA was comparatively easier than the rest of the 2 sections with 15+ direct questions from Arithmetic. However, it did contain lengthy calculations. CAT 2022 aspirants can download CAT 2019 Question Paper with Solution PDFs provided below. Check CAT 2022 Syllabus
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CAT DILR Slot 1 | Download |
CAT DILR Slot 2 | Download |
CAT VARC Slot 1 | Download |
CAT VARC Slot 2 | Download |
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If you are aiming for old IIMs such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, you will need to score above 99 percentile in CAT. For IIMs and other top-tier B-Schools in India, the CAT cutoff stays above 90 percentile.
If you have a good profile, and 99+ CAT score, you can expect to get calls from old IIMs, XLRI, JBIMS, IIFT, FMS, etc.
Here are some of the things that you will realize after appearing for the CAT examination.
CAT doesn’t test your knowledge. The only thing matters are how much you score. So, try to attempt as many questions as you can correctly.
Take a look at the below table to know what CAT score will fetch what CAT percentile, for 2022.
Percentile | Score VA-RC | Score DI-LR | Score QA | Overall Score |
90% | 29 | 1 | 26 | 72 |
95% | 32 | 20 | 29 | 81 |
In 2021, for 90 percentile the required score was 59 and for 95 percentile the required score was 72.