CAT 2025 Exam Analysis: Section-Wise Difficulty, Slot Comparison, and Expected Score Impact

Slot 1’s DILR section was the trickiest among the three sections . Five sets were asked, of which Spider + Bar chart was the most scoring. Others involved time-consuming logic structures.

Good Attempts: 8–10

➤ Quantitative Ability (Slot 1)

QA remained predictable with heavy weightage on Arithmetic & Algebra . Geometry questions were manageable and fewer in number.

Topic Distribution:

• Arithmetic & Algebra → Majority

• Geometry → 3 Questions

• Modern Math → Low presence

• Numbers → Only 1 Question

Good Attempts: 11–12

📍 CAT 2025 SLOT 2 ANALYSIS

Overall: More balanced than Slot 1 — scoring opportunities available

Several institutes noted that Slot 2 followed CAT 2024-style sequencing , with two solvable DILR sets and moderate VARC. A notable RC passage was based on ChatGPT — highly discussed by test takers.

➤ VARC (Slot 2)

• Mixed RC + VA format continued

• At least two RC themes were predictable

• Reading passages slightly dense but answers were inferentially clear

Difficulty: Moderate
Good Attempts: ~12–14