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CAT 2019 Answer Keys (Slot 1 & 2), Response Sheets, Question Papers and Paper Analysis

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Candidates can now challenge CAT 2019 Answer Key through the Objection Management Tab which has been activated by IIM Kozhikode till December 6, 2019 (5.00 PM). You can raise an objection post-login against responses given in the official CAT Answer Key for a charge INR 1200. This amount will be refunded to you, if your claim is found to be correct after expert verification.

CAT 2019 Answer Keys, Response Sheets and Question Papers for both slot 1 and 2 were released on November 29, 2019. CAT Answer Key PDFs contain all the questions, candidate’s response and the correct answer to the questions asked in CAT 2019. Answer keys for both the slots i.e. Forenoon and Afternoon have been released separately. CAT 2019 was conducted on November 24, 2019.

Direct Link to Challenge CAT 2019 Answer Key

About CAT – CAT 2019 received a total of 2.44 lakh applications, which is the highest in the past 10 years. Common Admission Test or popularly recognized as CAT, is the most significant management entrance examination of the country. Read More

The exam is a gateway to 20 IIMs and 100+ premier management institutes and is conducted annually by one of the older IIMs on a rotational basis. CAT judges a candidate’s ability through 3 sections - Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.

CAT 2019 Answer Keys PDF (Released)

Particulars	CAT 2019 Answer Keys
CAT 2019 Slot 1 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	CAT 2019 Answer Key PDF
CAT 2019 Slot 2 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM	CAT 2019 Answer Key PDF

Candidates can download CAT 2019 Answer Key from the official website.
There will be a single PDF which will have the questions asked in CAT 2019, your responses to them and their correct answers.
Objections can be raised to the responses given in CAT Answer Key by paying an amount of Rs. 1200 which will be refunded if the claim is found to be correct.
CAT 2019 Paper Analysis for Slot 1 and 2 is now available. Surprisingly, this year, VARC was the toughest section as compared to DILR and QA sections. Read Detailed CAT Paper Analysis
CAT Result will be released on January 7, 2020 (tentative)

CAT 2019 Answer Key Sample

Also Read CAT Score Vs Percentile

How to Download CAT 2019 Answer Keys?

Candidates need to follow the given steps to download CAT 2019 Answer Key:

Step 1: Visit the official portal of CAT 2019, i.e. iimcat.ac.in- Direct link to Download CAT Answer Keys

Step 2: On the homepage, click on ‘Candidate login’ Link.

Step 3: Enter your issued Registration/ User ID and Password to go ahead.

Step 4: After login, click on “Candidate’s Response” option that is available at the top bar.

Your CAT Answer Key PDF will be displayed on the screen which will also show your responses along with the correct answers. You can download the PDF and match your recorded responses from the response sheet with CAT 2019 Answer Key to calculate their score.

Check CAT 2019 Paper Analysis

Steps to Challenge CAT 2019 Answer Keys

Candidates who are not satisfied with the released responses in CAT answer key can challenge any answer by submitting an objection form along with an amount of Rs 1200.

If an objection raised by a candidate is found to be valid, the remedial measures taken by IIMs will be applicable to all the candidates. The form will be available for a limited period of time. The objections received by the CAT center will be reviewed. If there is no change perceived by experts in the CAT answer key, the objection will not be entertained.

Candidates who want to raise an objection against CAT 2019 Answer Key can follow these steps:

On logging on for answer key using your CAT Registration ID and password, you will find an ‘Objection Form’
Use ‘+’ icon to raise any objection.
Select details like section name, question number, type of question from the dropdown menu.
Pick one of the options out of the 3- i) None of the options are correct; ii) More than one option is the correct choice; iii) The answer key is not correct
You can add remarks (up to 500 words) in support of your claim.
An applicant can file as many objections as they want.
Once submitted, no objection will be available for an edit/addition.

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CAT 2019 Question Paper

CAT 2019 Question Paper is now available to the candidates at the official website of CAT 2019. CAT 2019 Exam Pattern remained the same as the previous years. Features of CAT 2019 Question Paper are as follows:

CAT Question paper comprises 3 sections and candidates can attempt the next section only after submitting the previous section.
Order in which sections appear in CAT 2019 Question Paper is fixed. No flexibility is given to the aspirant in this regard. The order is: i) VARC section; ii) DILR section; iii) QA section
Candidates can’t devote any extra time to a particular section. Sectional time limit of 1 hour is fixed for each section and is this remains unaffected if there is any extra time remaining in a particular section.
Candidates must save and move to the next question for an attempt to count in CAT 2019 Question Paper.
MCQs and Non- MCQs were asked in CAT Question Paper. The marking scheme for MCQs is +3 for a correct response and -1 for an incorrect response. Non- MCQ questions carry +3 for correct responses and no negative marking. There is no negative marking for unattempted questions.

Check CAT 2019 Syllabus

CAT 2019 Response Sheet

CAT Response Sheet is the record of responses marked by candidates in the exam and is released along with CAT Answer Key.
It can be accessed using the login credentials of candidates.
By comparing CAT Answer Key with your responses, you can count correct or incorrect responses and calculate your score.

How to Calculate CAT Score Using CAT 2019 Answer Key?

To calculate your CAT Score with the help of CAT 2019 Answer Key, candidates can follow the given steps:

Compare the answers in your response sheet and official CAT 2019 Answer Key.
Count the number of correct and incorrect responses by you. Marking scheme for CAT 2019 is tabulated below:

Marking Scheme	MCQs	Non-MCQs
Correct Answer	+3	+3
Incorrect Answer	-1	0

Use the following formula to calculate your CAT Raw Score:

3 X (Number of correct responses) – 1 X (Number of incorrect MCQ responses)

Please note that there is no negative marking for unattempted questions.

CAT 2018 Answer Keys

IIM Calcutta had released the answer keys of CAT 2018 on December 7, 2018. The management exam was conducted on November 25, 2018 in two slots in CBT mode.

CAT 2018 Answer Key	Link
CAT 2018 Shift 1 Answer Key	Click Here
CAT 2018 Shift 2 Answer Key	Click Here

CAT Answer Key by T.I.M.E.

After CAT 2019 will be conducted, popular coaching institutes like T.I.M.E, Career Launcher etc will release the answer keys for the CAT 2019 Paper. Since the official answer key won’t be out till a weak after the exam. Candidates can refer to these answer keys and based on the memory of their responses get an idea of their score.

CAT Answer Key by T.I.M.E. for the previous year is as follows:

Particulars	2019	2018
CAT Slot 1 Answer Key	Available Soon	Click Here
CAT Slot 2 Answer Key	Available Soon	Click Here

CAT 2018 Paper Analysis

Once CAT 2019 exam will conclude, we will come up with a detailed paper analysis, till then, candidates can go through the previous year paper analysis given below.

CAT Year	2018	2017	2016	2015
Exam Date	November 25	November 26	December 4	November 29
CAT Exam Conducting IIM	IIM Calcutta	IIM Lucknow	IIM Bangalore	IIM Ahmedabad
Total Questions	100	100	100	100
Sections \| Duration	3 \| 3hrs	3 \| 3hrs	3 \| 3hrs	3 \| 3hrs
Marking Scheme	Correct Answer: +3	Correct Answer: +3	Correct Answer: +1	Correct Answer: +3
Marking Scheme	Wrong Answer: -1	Wrong Answer: -1	Wrong Answer: -1	Wrong Answer: -1
Number of MCQs	75	74	75	72
Number of Non-MCQs	25	26	25	28
Difficulty Level	Difficult	Few questions were easy, few were moderate and some were difficult	Moderate to Difficult	Moderate to Difficult
Name of Sections and Number of Questions	VARC – 34 DILR – 32 QA – 34	VARC – 34 DILR – 32 QA – 34	VARC – 34 DILR – 32 QA – 34	VARC – 34 DILR -32 QA – 34

CAT 2018 Section-wise Analysis

Check the table given below to get an idea about the section wise analysis of CAT 2018 exam:

CAT 2018 was conducted by IIM Calcutta on November 25. More than 2 lakh candidates appeared to take the test.

The overall difficulty level of the exam was high.
DILR was difficult and the quant section was intensively calculative
RC passages were very lengthy

Section	Total Number of Questions		Non-MCQs		MCQs		Difficulty Level
	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 1	Slot 2
VARC	34	34	7	7	27	27	Moderate	Moderate
DILR	32	32	8	8	24	24	Moderate – Difficult	Difficult
Quant	34	34	12	12	22	22	Moderate – Difficult	Moderate – Difficult

CAT Previous Year Analysis: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Difficulty Level: Easier than expected
Pattern: Didn’t match that of the sample paper provided by CAT officials.
Total Questions: 34 with 7 Non-MCQs

Area	Topic	Max. Ques.	Description
Reading Comprehension	Reading Comprehension	24	There were 5 passages of around 500 – 550 word limit each.
			Genetics passage had four questions and was tedious to read
			The other four passages were from familiar areas like India’s view on its legacy of 2^nd world war, Plastic Pollution, Elephant Society and Consumer Behaviour.
			Each of these passages had 5 questions.
Verbal Ability	Para-jumble	4	All four sentences were easy and concise. As there was no negative marking, one should have attempted all without wasting any time.
Verbal Ability	Summary	3	The para was short but difficult to read.

Conclusion:

There were quite a few inference-based questions, but these were easy to attempt.
Only 4-5 questions from RC were tricky. However, a student should have followed the POE (the process of elimination) to be able to achieve a decent accuracy rate as the options were not straight forward.
VA section had one major change. There were 4 Subjective Para Jumble questions, and all of these had 4 sentences each.
The three summary questions were difficult. The paragraphs focused entirely on research methodology and academic concepts. So, they were difficult to read and comprehend.

CAT Previous Year Analysis: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

CAT 2019 was held on November 25, 2019 in two slots
There were a total of 32 questions in the DILR section of CAT
Among 32 questions, there were 8 non MCQs without negative marking
The overall difficulty level of the section was difficult

CAT 2018 Slot 1 DI / LR Paper Analysis

Section	Topic	Number of Questions	Level	Good Attempt
Date Interpretation	Happiness Index	4	Difficult	2
	Matrix	4	Moderate	3
	Routes	4	Moderate – Difficult	2
	Flight Operation	4	Moderate	2
Logical Reasoning	Projects	4	Difficult	1-2
	Burgers / Fries	4	Easy – Moderate	4
	Children Survey	4	Easy	4
	PCM	4	Difficult	1

CAT 2018 Slot 2 DI / LR Paper Analysis

Section	Topic	Number of Questions	Level	Good Attempt
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	Chess	4	Easy – Moderate	3-4
	Pizza	4	Easy	4
	Dorms	4	Medium – Difficult	2-3
	Asset Management	4	Medium	2-3
	Airplane	4	Difficult	1-2
	Biometric	4	Difficult	1
	Tea	4	Easy – Moderate	2
	Elective	4	Difficult	Too difficult to attempt

Check Detailed DI / LR Paper Analysis

CAT Previous Year Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

CAT 2018 was held on November 25, 2019 and was conducted in two slots – morning and afternoon
Quantitative section consisted of 34 questions in total
Section had a time limit of 60 minutes

CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA Paper Analysis

11 questions were non-MCQ and 23 questions were MCQs
The level of questions was easy
Arithmetic and Algebra dominated the section with 20 – 21 questions
A good attempt of 25 – 27 questions with 90% accuracy could fetch 99%ile

Topic	Number of Questions	Good Attempt
Number System	4	4
Algebra	10-11	8-10
Arithmetic	11	7-9
Modern Math	2	2
Geometry and Mensuration	6-7	4-5

CAT 2018 Slot 2 QA Paper Analysis

8 questions were non- MCQ, and 24 questions were MCQs

Topic	Number of Questions	Good Attempt
Number System	4	2-3
Algebra	12	9 -10
Arithmetic	12	9-10
Modern Math	2	1
Geometry and Mensuration	4	2-3

Check Detailed CAT Paper Analysis of QA Section

Conclusion:

This section came as a shocker and the toughest of all sections. However, for the ‘engineering-dominated’ group, this was not impossible to attempt.
The questions were calculation and logic intensive, not theory intensive.
It was arguably the toughest QA section in the last four years.
The questions were designed to test the grasp of the basic fundamentals of the concepts.
Arithmetic and Geometry questions dominated the section. In some of MCQs, options were very confusing to get the answer.
Number System and Logarithm each had at least 2 questions.

CAT 2019 Result

IIM Kozhikode will release CAT 2019 Result expectedly in the 1^st week of January. CAT Result will be based on the final CAT Answer Key. The raw scores of the candidates will be calculated which shall be further converted into scaled scores and percentile. You can access CAT 2019 Result on the official CAT website using your login credentials.

CAT Answer Keys FAQs

Ques. What if any given response in the official answer key is wrong?

Ans. Candidates can challenge the official CAT 2019 Answer Key by filling an objection form on the CAT official website. The steps to challenge CAT 2019 Answer Key are as follows:

Step 1: Visit CAT 2019 official website.

Step 2: Click on ‘CAT 2019 Answer Keys’ Link, on the homepage.

Step 3: Enter the issued Registration ID and Password to go ahead.

Step 4: After login, an option to download the answer key will be available there, download it as the slot they appeared in.

Ques. What is the amount for challenging CAT Answer Key?

Ans. In 2018, the amount of challenging the answer key had been increased from INR 1000 to INR 1200. It is expected to remain the same this year.

Ques. How to calculate score using CAT Answer Key?

Ans. Candidates can calculate their CAT Score by comparing CAT Answer Key with your response sheet. Count your correct and incorrect responses and use the following formula:

CAT Raw Score= 3 X Number of correct responses – 1 X Number of incorrect responses.

Please note that there will be no negative marking for Non-MCQ questions and unattempted questions.

Ques. Will I get a refund for the amount I pay for challenging the official answer key?

Ans. If your claim is found to be correct, only then your amount shall be refunded. Otherwise, there will be no initiation of refund by the conducting body.

Ques. When will CAT 2019 Answer Key be released?

Ans. CAT 2019 Answer keys have been released on November 29, 2019 containing the questions and candidate’s responses. Students can calculate their score by comparing CAT Answer Key with their responses.

Ques. What if my challenge claim is rejected as wrong and I am not satisfied?

Ans. Upon receiving a claim that challenges the official CAT answer key, it will be crosschecked and verified by experts. However, the decision of the conducting authority shall be considered final.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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