The CAT 2020 question paper with solution PDF is available for download. A total of 76 questions were asked in the CAT 2020 exam, which was conducted on Nov 29, 2020.
The CAT 2020 question paper with solutions will help the candidates prepare for the current year. Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted for admission to post graduate management programs offered by the IIMs and other prestigious management and business schools of India.
The CAT 2020 exam was conducted on Nov 29, 2020 by IIM Indore. The exam duration of the CAT 2020 exam was reduced from 3 hours to 2 hours and the number of questions were reduced from 100 to 76 because of the Covid 19 pandemic.
CAT 2020 Question Paper with Solutions PDF
The candidates who are aiming to crack the upcoming CAT examination need to practice and get familiarised with the question paper pattern, types of questions and their solutions.
Hence, we have compiled the CAT 2020 question papers with solutions PDF for the different sections of the examination across the three slots.
| Section | CAT 2021 Slots | Question Paper | Answer Key |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | Slot 1 | Download | Download |
| Slot 2 | Download | Download | |
| Slot 3 | Download | Download | |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Slot 1 | Download | Download |
| Slot 2 | Download | Download | |
| Slot 3 | Download | Download | |
| Verbal and Reading Comprehension | Slot 1 | Download | Download |
| Slot 2 | Download | Download | |
| Slot 3 | Download | Download |
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CAT 2020 Question Paper Pattern
The usual CAT exam duration is three hours but due to the Covid 19 pandemic in 2020, the CAT 2020 examination duration was reduced to 2 hours.
The number of questions in the CAT 2020 question paper was reduced to 76 instead of the usual pattern of 100 questions. The following is the exam pattern of the CAT 2020 Question Paper.
| Name of the Section | No. of Questions | Time Allotted |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 26 | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 26 | 40 minutes |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 24 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 76 | 120 minutes |
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CAT 2020 Question Paper Marking Scheme
The marking scheme of the CAT 2020 examination for multiple choice questions and descriptive questions was as follows.
| Marking Scheme | MCQs | Descriptive |
| Correct Answers | +3 Marks | +3 Marks |
| Incorrect Answers | -1 Mark | No negative marking |
| Unanswered Questions | 0 | 0 |
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CAT 2020 Question Paper Analysis
The CAT 2020 exam was conducted across three slots and the question paper was different for each slot and he CAT 2020 examination was claimed to be extremely difficult. The following is the CAT 2020 question paper analysis.
CAT 2020 Question Paper - Slot 1
All three sections were found challenging and the most difficult section was VARC. The CAT 2020 slot 1 question paper had 57 MCQs and 19 descriptive questions.
CAT 2020 Question Paper - Slot 2
The slot 2 question paper was as complex as the question paper of slot 1. However, the DILR section which the slot 1 candidates found relatively easy when compared to VARC was difficult in slot 2.
CAT 2020 Question Paper - Slot 3
The slot 3 question paper was said to be the toughest of all three slots’ question papers both overall and section wise. The DILR section was the most difficult with tricky questions when compared to the other two sections. A candidate must have accurately attempted a minimum of 44 questions to score a percentile of 99.
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