CAT Exam 2022: Check Past Scores to Percentile Mapping and Important Topics for This Year
CAT Exam 2022 is scheduled to be conducted on Nov 27. Candidates appearing for the exam must check out the important topics mentioned below to help them strengthen their preparation and confidence.
CAT Exam 2022: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, will conduct the CAT 2022 exam on Nov 27. Candidates aspiring to pursue MBA programmes from top management institutes must appear for the CAT exam 2022. With just a few days left for the exam, candidates must strategise their further preparation to ace the CAT exam 2022. Check out the list of topics important for this year’s CAT 2022 exam and the past years score to percentile mapping to get an idea of the paper pattern.
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CAT Exam 2022 - Important Topics
CAT is an aptitude test which requires time management and accuracy. To ace this exam, you must know which section contains how many marks and which topics are important to strategize your preparation. Check out the list of below mentioned section-wise topics which are important for the CAT exam 2022:
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: 21 out of 54 passages in the last 5 years (201721) were from Aeon, New York Times, The Guardian, and Smithsonian Magazine. 29 out of 54 passages in the last 5 years (201721) were from 4 genres: Sociology and Anthropology, Science and Technology, Zoology/Biology, and History.
- Data Interpretation and Logical reasoning: Matrix, reasoning-based DI, Venn diagrams, and unconventional games & tournaments
- Quantitative ability: Arithmetic, algebra, time, speed, distance, time and work, geometry, number systems, and modern maths combined.
CAT Exam 2022 - Score to Percentile Mapping for Previous Years
Check out the below-mentioned table to get an idea of score to percentile mapping in CAT over the last 6 years:
Percentile |
Marks in CAT 2021 |
Marks in CAT 2020 |
Marks in CAT 2019 |
Marks in CAT 2018 |
Marks in CAT 2017 |
Marks in CAT 2016 |
Total marks |
198 |
228 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
99.9 |
120 |
131 |
196 |
192 |
208 |
191 |
99.5 |
107 |
115 |
170 |
170 |
183 |
168 |
99 |
97 |
102 |
157 |
155 |
173 |
153 |
95 |
71 |
77 |
120 |
125 |
139 |
123 |
90 |
59 |
63 |
90 |
110 |
121 |
108 |
85 |
51 |
55 |
87 |
90 |
103 |
93 |
80 |
45 |
49 |
75 |
80 |
98 |
84 |
70 |
36 |
36 |
57 |
62 |
83 |
68 |
Candidates must take ample mock tests before appearing for the CAT exam 2022. Every day, practise two to three LRDI sets and go through the previous year’s question paper so that you can understand the type and level of the questions asked in the exam.
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