CAT 2020 Question Paper

CAT Previous Year Question Papers

• CAT 2019 Question Paper
• CAT 2018 Question Paper
• CAT 2017 Question Paper

CAT Exam Pattern for 2020

The fact that the CAT has traditionally been a test of surprises only adds to its difficulty for management candidates. It serves as the entrance to all Indian business schools, not only IIMs. The CAT MBA test aims to evaluate applicants’ fundamental aptitude and abilities in quantitative, critical & logical reasoning, thinking, and interpretation of data.

Before starting their preparations, applicants planning to take the Common Admission Test each year should review the CAT test pattern 2020. They will be better able to comprehend the structure of the question paper as well as the marking system if they are clear on the test pattern. 

The students must complete the mock exams to become used to the 2020 CAT examination format. These exams will give students a sense of the types of questions on the test and how challenging it will be. Additionally, for efficient practice, CAT examinees may consult the model test papers, questions from previous years’ papers, & sample papers.

CAT 2020 Eligibility Requirements

A participant’s caste or tribe must be recorded in the Government of India schedule if they fall under the SC or ST groups. The caste certification that the applicant provides to IIM must be in the format accepted by the government and must explicitly state the following:

• Caste or tribal name;
• If the applicant is a member of a scheduled caste or tribe;
• District, State, or Union Territory where the candidate resides most often;
• The applicable Schedule within which the Government of India has approved the candidate’s caste or tribe as a Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe.

CAT 2020 Solution Key

The board has released the tentative CAT 2020 answer key after the test. The solution manual was made available on December 8, 2020.

Candidates may also contest the answer key prior to its deadline if they find any errors in it. The board has made the final solution key available after taking the complaints into account. It was made available on December 31, 2020.

Also see:

• CAT Question Papers
• CAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria
• CAT 2022 Syllabus
• CAT 2022 Exam Pattern

CAT Result

The CAT results were published online on January 2, 2021. Candidates must enter their User identification and Password in order to check their results and obtain their scorecards. The board issued the list of applicants who passed the test and were chosen for further consideration in the admissions process after the results were announced.

The scorecard includes information on the applicants and their entrance test performance. It includes the applicants’ percentile, total, and sectional test scores.

Cut-off for CAT 2020

After announcing the results, the organisation responsible for the test released the cut-offs for several categories. The cut-off may also be made public after the written test. Candidates who get scores equal to or higher than the cut-off score may apply for admission. Every year, the cut-off will change for each category.

The cut-off marks have been made public by many IIMs. Candidates may use the online method to see the cut-off scores. Candidates should carefully review the cut-off scores and show up for the admission procedure at different participating universities following the relevant institutions’ cut-off scores.

Details of the CAT Pattern for 2020 

Exam Mode: Candidates may take this computer-based examination on their designated computer systems. They will have to use the mouse to mark the MCQ alternatives and input their responses to the descriptive questions.

Exam length: The CAT will last three hours (180 minutes). However, the CAT 2020 will last 4 hours for applicants who are PwD. Regardless of whether they need to use a scribe, PWD applicants will get a 20-minute time extension for each part.

Sectional Constraint: There will be a 60-minute time limit for each segment. The applicant cannot go on if they complete a portion in less time than the allotted 60 min for that section. Only once the test period has ended will the “Submit button” become active. Even if they finish the CAT 2020 exam early, the applicants must remain seated at their desks the whole time.

Question Type: The CAT 2020 test will consist of multiple-choice (MCQ) and type-in-the-answer (TITA) questions. The applicants will be given four alternatives for the objective-type questions and must choose the true one.

Number of Questions: There will be 100 questions per the 2020 CAT paper format. Every year, the total number of questions throughout the sections may change. However, the VARC & QA part typically consists of 34 questions. However, there is a sum of 32 questions in the DILR part.

A total of 3 sections—Visual Ability & Reading Ability, Interpretation Of data & Logical Reasoning, & Quantitative Aptitude—will be included in the test.

Section switching: There won’t be a section-switching option available to the applicants for the three parts.

Online Calculator – In accordance with the anticipated CAT 2020 test format, an online calculator would be available.

Online Test Guide: On the authorised IIM CAT portal, a tutorial will be made accessible for better comprehension of the CAT test structure and format. To learn how to take the test, the applicants must undergo this lesson.